Co-supervised PhD and Master's theses

"Evolutionary history of a photosymbiodeme-forming lichen: Sticta canariensis", Master's thesis, Andrea J. Goss, University of Munich, submitted in May 2021.

"Biochemical detection of innate immunity induction in lcihens and the transcriptomic response in Lobaria pulmonaria", Master's thesis, Christopher Tominello Ramirez, submitted in May 2021.

"Automated comparison of alignmeent tools: BBMap, Bowtie and NextGenMap", Master's thesis, Daniel M. Juarez Rodriguez, University of Munich, submitted in March 2020.

"The influence of environmental variables on diversity of epiphytic lichens in the valley of Hinterstein, Allgäu", Master's thesis, Tobias Karlowski, University of Munich, submitted February 2020.

"De Novo genome assembly of six lichen-forming fungal species", Master's thesis, Peter Meidl, University of Munich, submitted May 2019.

"Gene expression of lichen fungi and photobionts", Master's thesis, Jasmin Almer, University of Graz.

“Effects of climate change and land use gradients on the genetic structure of Lobaria pindarensis in Nepal.” Shiva Devkota, WSL, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, and University of Berne. Defended PhD thesis in December 2017.

“Effects of land use and climate change on gene flow of the endemic tree Taxus wallichiana Zucc. (Taxaceae) in Nepal.” Jyoti Gajurel, WSL and Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Defended PhD thesis in May 2016.

“Fungal and cyanobacterial gene expression in a lichen symbiosis: Acclimatization and adaptation to temperature and habitat”, Sophie S. Steinhäuser, University of Iceland. Defended Master's thesis in September 2015.

“The pattern of symbiont selectivity of Lobaria pulmonaria and its photobiont Dictyochloropsis reticulata”. Saran Cheenacharoen, WSL and University of Berne. Defended PhD thesis in December 2014.

“Population genetics of the fen specialist moss Scorpidium cossonii in eastern Switzerland.” Yuppayao Kophimai, WSL and University of Berne. Defended PhD thesis in December 2014.


Bachelor's theses

Effects of antibiotic treatment on lichen vitality. Katja M. Pöllot, University of Munich. Submitted in August 2021.

THe effects of heat stress and manipulation of the microbiome on gene expreession in Lobaria pulmonaria. Theresa P. Weisheit, University of Munich. Submitted in May 2021.

Environmental influences on the diversity of epiphytic lichen communities in mountainous forest of southern Bavaria. Isabelle Buschmann, University of Munich. Submitted in March.2020.

Towards a lichen inventory of Murnauer Moos. Johannes Speer, University of Munich. Submitted in September 2020.

Species diversity of epiphytic lichens in the valley of Hinterstein, Bavaria. Stefan Dehos, University of Munich. Sumitted in August 2019.

Diversity of epiphytic lichens in the city of Munich in relation to air pollution. Veronica Sebald, Systematic Botany and Mycology, University of Munich. Submitted July 2019.

A phylogenetic analysis of the DICER protein in lichenized fungi. Benedikt Hempel, Systematic Botany and Mycology, University of Munich. Submitted March 2019.

Genetic evidence of lichenicolous fungi on Lobaria. Timna Bergmann, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz. Submitted April 2016. Published in Herzogia.

Stressed out: The effects of heat stress and parasitism on gene expression in Lobaria pulmonaria and Dictyochloropsis reticulata. Miriam Kraft, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz. Submitted March 2016.

The diversity of myxomycetes along an elevational gradient at Mount Schöckl, Styria, Austria. Maximilian Ahammer, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz. Submitted January 2016

Growth of the lichen Peltigera membranacea in dependency on the substrate and light conditions. Jasmin Almer, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz. Submitted August 2015.