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    Dr. Robert Peuß
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    Dr. Robert Peuß
    Research Group Animal Evolutionary Ecology (Prof. Kurtz)
    Room 110
    Hüfferstrasse 1
    48149 Münster
    T: +49 251 83-32550
    robertpeuss@uni-muenster.de
    Consultation hours: Wed.-Fr.: 9.00-10.00 a.m.
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    • Research Foci

      • Evolutionary Physiology
      • Eco-Immunology
    • CV

      Academic Education

      2009 – 2016
      Dissertation
      2006 – 2009
      M.Sc. Biology
      2003 – 2006
      B.Sc. Biology

      Positions

      since 2020
      Senior Lecturer
      2016 – 2020
      Senior Research Associate
    • Teaching

      • Vorlesung: Laboratory methods of biology [130004]
        (in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Michael Hippler, Dr. Uwe Lammel, Prof. Dr. Iris Finkemeier, Dr. Rainer Waadt, Dr. Stefan Weinl, Prof. Dr. Jörg Kudla, Prof. Dr. Nicolas Rohner, Prof. Dr. Stefan Luschnig, Dr. Jürgen Eirich, apl. Prof. Bettina Zeis, Prof. Dr. Christian Klämbt, Priv.-Doz. Michele Boiani, Prof. Dr. Antje von Schaewen)
        [Fr., 04.04.2025 , 10:00 - 11:00 | SP 7 | Prof. Dr. Michael Hippler]
        [07.04.2025 | SP 7 | Prof. Dr. Michael Hippler]
      • Praktikum: *) Laboratory course: cell biology and physiology [130065]
        (in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Michael Hippler, Dr. Uwe Lammel, Dr. Rainer Waadt, Dr. Stefan Weinl, Prof. Dr. Ralf Stanewsky, Prof. Dr. Jörg Kudla, Prof. Dr. Nicolas Rohner, Dr. Jürgen Eirich, Prof. Dr. Christian Klämbt, apl. Prof. Bettina Zeis, Priv.-Doz. Michele Boiani, Dr. Andrea Oeckinghaus, Prof. Dr. Antje von Schaewen, Prof. Dr. Stefan Luschnig, Prof. Dr. Iris Finkemeier)
        [07.04.2025 | 14:00 - 18:00 | wöchentlich | Mo | SP8 141 (HP 141) | Dr. Uwe Lammel]
        [08.04.2025 | 14:00 - 18:00 | wöchentlich | Di | SP8 141 (HP 141) | Dr. Uwe Lammel]
        [09.04.2025 | 14:00 - 18:00 | wöchentlich | Mi | SP8 141 (HP 141) | Dr. Uwe Lammel]
        [10.04.2025 | 14:00 - 18:00 | wöchentlich | Do | SP8 141 (HP 141) | Dr. Uwe Lammel]
        [11.04.2025 | 14:00 - 18:00 | wöchentlich | Fr. | SP8 141 (HP 141) | Dr. Uwe Lammel]
        Details
      • Praktikum: *+) Aspects of evolutionary physiology [130314]
        (in cooperation with Dr. Ana Santacruz Vázquez, Prof. Dr. Nicolas Rohner)
        [n. V. | Dr. Robert Peuß]
      • Praktikum/Seminar: *+) Teaching-learning laboratory: teaching human biology with digital tools [130113]
        (in cooperation with Marie Neumann, Prof. Dr. Nicolas Rohner, Prof. Dr. Benedikt Heuckmann, Sarah Wilken)
        [Fr., 11.04.2025 , 09:00 - 12:00 | VSH 243 | Marie Neumann]
        [25.04.2025 - 18.07.2025 | VSH 243 | Marie Neumann]
        [25.04.2025 - 16.05.2025 | SP8 141 (HP 141) | Marie Neumann]
      • Projektveranstaltung: *+) Metabolic adaptation to extreme environments [130311]
        (in cooperation with Dr. Ana Santacruz Vázquez, Prof. Dr. Nicolas Rohner)
    • Current Projects

      • CRC TRR 212 B06 - Genetic and phenotypic characterisation of immunological niche conformance in cavefish (2022 – 2025)
        Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre | Project Number: TRR 212/2
      • The influence of parasite diversity on the evolution and function of the immune system of the Mexcian Cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus (since 2020)
        Own Resources Project
    • Research Articles (Journals)

      • 2025
      • 2024
      • 2023
      • 2022
      • 2021
      • 2020
      • 2019
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
      • 2015
      • 2014
      • 2013

      2025

      • Kaiser, Charlotte Sophia, Lubisch, Milena, Schröder, Emma, Ressmann, Luka, Nicolaus, Maria, Leusder, Dustin, Moyzio, Sven, Peuss, Robert, Miranda-Vizute, Antonio, and Liebau, Eva. et al. 2025. “Unraveling the functional dynamics of Caenorhabditis elegans stress-responsive omega class GST-44.” The FEBS Journal, № 2025 doi: 10.1111/febs.70088.

      2024

      • Bauhus, Marc B., Mews, Sina, Kurtz, Joachim, Brinker, Alexander, Peuß, Robert, and Anaya-Rojas, Jaime M. 2024. “Tapeworm infection affects sleep-like behaviour in three-spined sticklebacks.” Scientific Reports, № 14 23395. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-73992-7.
      • Riddle, Misty R, Nguyen, Nguyen K, Nave, Maeve, Peuß, Robert, Maldonado, Ernesto, Rohner, Nicolas, and Tabin, Clifford J. et al. 2024. “Host evolution shapes gut microbiome composition in Astyanax mexicanus.” Ecology and Evolution, № 14 (4) doi: 10.1002/ece3.11192.

      2023

      • Olsen, Luke, Levy, Michaella, Medley, Kyle J, Hassan, Huzaifa, Miller, Brandon, Alexander, Richard, Wilcock, Emma, Yi, Kexi, Florens, Laurence, Weaver, Kyle, McKinney, Sean A, Peuß, Robert, Persons, Jenna, Kenzior, Alexander, Maldonado, Ernesto, Delventhal, Kym, Gluesenkamp, Andrew, Mager, Edward, Coughlin, David, and Rohner, Nicolas. et al. 2023. “Metabolic reprogramming underlies cavefish muscular endurance despite loss of muscle mass and contractility.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, № 120 (5) doi: 10.1073/pnas.2204427120.

      2022

      • Schulz, Nora K. E., Mohamed, Fakry F., Lo, Lai Ka, Peuß, Robert, de Buhr, Maike F., and Kurtz, Joachim. 2022. “Paternal knockdown of tRNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase (Dnmt2 ) increases offspring susceptibility to infection in red flour beetles.” Insect Molecular Biology, № 2022 doi: 10.1111/imb.12798.
      • Krishnan, Jaya, Wang, Yan, Kenzior, Olga, Hassan, Huzaifa, Olsen, Luke, Tsuchiya, Dai, Kenzior, Alexander, Peuß, Robert, Xiong, Shaolei, Wang, Yongfu, Zhao, Chongbei, and Rohner, Nicolas. et al. 2022. “Liver-derived cell lines from cavefish Astyanax mexicanus as an in vitro model for studying metabolic adaptation.” Scientific Reports, № 12 (10115) doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-14507-0.
      • Medley, Kyle J, Persons, Jenna, Biswas, Tathagata, Olsen, Luke, Peuß, Robert, Krishnan, Jaya, Xiong, Shaolei, and Rohner, Nicolas. et al. 2022. “The metabolome of Mexican cavefish shows a convergent signature highlighting sugar, antioxidant, and Ageing-Related metabolites.” eLife, № 11 (e74539) doi: 10.7554/eLife.74539.
      • Krishnan, Jaya, Seidel, Chris W., Zhang, Ning, Singh, Narendra P., VanCampen, Jake, Peuß, Robert, Xiong, Shaolei, Kenzior, Alexander, Li, Hua, Conaway, Joan W., and Rohner, Nicolas. et al. 2022. “Genome-wide analysis of cis-regulatory changes underlying metabolic adaptation of cavefish.” Nature Genetics, № 54: 684–693. doi: 10.1038/s41588-022-01049-4.
      • Xiong, S, Wang, W, Kenzior, A, Olsen, L, Krishnan, J, Persons, J, Medley, K, Peuß, R, Wang, Y, Chen, S, Zhang, N, Thomas, N, Miles, JM, Alvarado, AS, and Rohner, N. et al. 2022. “Enhanced lipogenesis through Pparγ helps cavefish adapt to food scarcity.” Current biology doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.038.

      2021

      • Accorsi, A, Box, AC, Peuß, R, Wood, C, Sánchez, Alvarado A, and Rohner, N. 2021. “Image3C, a multimodal image-based and label-independent integrative method for single-cell analysis.” eLife, № 10: e65372C1 - eLife 2021;10:e65372DO - 10.7554/eLife.65372. doi: 10.7554/eLife.65372.
      • Warren, WC, Boggs, TE, Borowsky, R, Carlson, BM, Ferrufino, E, Gross, JB, Hillier, L, Hu, Z, Keene, AC, Kenzior, A, Kowalko, JE, Tomlinson, C, Kremitzki, M, Lemieux, ME, Graves-Lindsay, T, McGaugh, SE, Miller, JT, Mommersteeg, MTM, Moran, RL, Peuß, R, Rice, ES, Riddle, MR, Sifuentes-Romero, I, Stanhope, BA, Tabin, CJ, Thakur, S, Yamamoto, Y, and Rohner, N. et al. 2021. “A chromosome-level genome of Astyanax mexicanus surface fish for comparing population-specific genetic differences contributing to trait evolution.” Nature Communications, № 12 (1): 1447. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21733-zDO-10.1038/s41467-021-21733-z.

      2020

      • Peuß, R, Box, AC, Chen, S, Wang, Y, Tsuchiya, D, Persons, JL, Kenzior, A, Maldonado, E, Krishnan, J, Scharsack, JP, Slaughter, BD, and Rohner, N. et al. 2020. “Adaptation to low parasite abundance affects immune investment and immunopathological responses of cavefish.” Nature Ecology and Evolution, № 2020 doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1234-2.
      • Krishnan, J, Persons, JL, Peuß, R, Hassan, H, Kenzior, A, Xiong, S, Olsen, L, Maldonado, E, Kowalko, JE, and Rohner, N. et al. 2020. “Comparative transcriptome analysis of wild and lab populations of Astyanax mexicanus uncovers differential effects of environment and morphotype on gene expression.” Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, № 1-10 doi: 10.1002/jez.b.22933.

      2019

      • Ferro, K, Peuß, R, Yang, W, Rosenstiel, P, Schulenburg, H, and Kurtz, J. 2019. “Experimental evolution of immunological specificity.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, № 116 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1904828116.
      • Loomis, C, Peuß, R, Jaggard, JB, Wang, Y, McKinney, SA, Raftopoulos, SC, Raftopoulos, A, Whu, D, Green, M, McGaugh, SE, Rohner, N, Keene, AC, and Duboue, ER. et al. 2019. “An Adult Brain Atlas Reveals Broad Neuroanatomical Changes in Independently Evolved Populations of Mexican Cavefish.” Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, № 13: 88. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2019.00088.
      • Peuß, R, Zakibe, Z, Krishnan, J, Merryman, MS, Baumann, DP, and Rohner, N. 2019. “Gamete Collection and In Vitro Fertilization of Astyanax mexicanus.” Journal of Visualized Experiments, № 2019 (147): e59334.
      • Stahl, BA, Peuß, R, McDole, B, Kenzior, A, Jaggard, JB, Gaudenz, K, Krishnan, J, McGaugh, SE, Duboue, ER, and Keene, AC. et al. 2019. “Stable transgenesis in Astyanax mexicanus using the Tol2 transposase system.” Developmental Dynamics, № 248 (8): 679–687. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.32.

      2018

      • Xiong, S, Krishnan, J, Peuß, R, and Rohner, N. 2018. “Early adipogenesis contributes to excess fat accumulation in cave populations of Astyanax mexicanus.” Developmental Biology, № 441 (2): 297–304. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.06.003.
      • Riddle, MR, Aspiras, AC, Gaudenz, K, Peuß, R, Sung, JY, Martineau, B, Peavey, M, Box, AC, Tabin, JA, and McGaugh, S. et al. 2018. “Insulin resistance in cavefish as an adaptation to a nutrient-limited environment.” Nature, № 555 (7698): 647–651. doi: 10.1038/nature26136.

      2017

      • Greenwood, JM, Milutinović, B, Peuß, R, Behrens, S, Esser, D, Rosenstiel, P, Schulenburg, H, and Kurtz, J. et al. 2017. “Oral immune priming with Bacillus thuringiensis induces a shift in the gene expression of Tribolium castaneum larvae.” BMC Genomics, № 18 (1): 329.

      2016

      • Milutinovic, B, Peuß, R, Ferro, K, and Kurtz, J. 2016. “Immune priming in arthropods: an update focusing on the red flour beetle.” Zoology, № 119 doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2016.03.006.
      • Peuß, R, Wensing, KU, Woestmann, L, Eggert, H, Milutinović, B, Sroka, MGU, Scharsack, JP, Kurtz, J, and Armitage, SAO. et al. 2016. “Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule 1: testing for a role in insect immunity, behaviour and reproduction.” Royal Society Open Science, № 3 (4): 160138.

      2015

      • Peuß, R, Eggert, H, Armitage, SAO, and Kurtz, J. 2015. “Downregulation of the evolutionary capacitor Hsp90 is mediated by social cues.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, № 282 doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.2041.
      • Armitage, SAO, Peuß, R, and Kurtz, J. 2015. “Dscam and pancrustacean immune memory - A review of the evidence.” Developmental and Comparative Immunology, № 48 doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2014.03.004.

      2014

      • Behrens, S, Peuß, R, Milutinović, B, Eggert, H, Esser, D, Rosenstiel, P, Schulenburg, H, Bornberg-Bauer, E, and Kurtz, J. et al. 2014. “Infection routes matter in population-specific responses of the red flour beetle to the entomopathogen Bacillus thuringiensis.” BMC Genomics, № 16 (1): 445.

      2013

      • Milutinovic, B, Stolpe, C, Peuß, R, Armitage, SAO, and Kurtz, J. 2013. “The red flour beetle as a model for bacterial oral infections.” PloS one, № 8 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064638.
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