- Group leader (Evolution and Biodiversity of Plants Group)
- Director (Botanical Garden)
Professor Dr. Kai Müller
Publications
- Fischer, Eberhard, Killmann, Dorothee, Gerlach, Johanna, Schütte, Claudia, Leh, Burkhard, Müller, Kai, and Quandt, Dietmar. . “Hoefkenia hunsrueckensis, a New Genus and Species from Europe, and the Identity of Virescentia vogesiaca (F.W.Schultz ex Skuja) Necchi, D.C.Agostinho & M.L.Vis (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta).” Diversity 16 (8) 473. doi: 10.3390/d16080473.
- Wiechers, S, Kösters, LM, Quandt, D, Borsch, T, Wicke, S, and Müller, KF. . “BarKeeper – A versatile web framework to assemble, analyze, and manage DNA barcoding data and metadata.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution Early View. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.14047.
- KF, Müller. . “Magnoliopsida (Angiosperms) p.p. Subclass Rosidae p.p. (Trochodendranae to Saxifraganae).” in Syllabus of Plant Families - Part 5/1, edited by W Frey. Stuttgart: Borntraeger.
- Müller, KF, Fischer, and E. . “Magnoliopsida (Angiosperms) p.p. Subclass Rosidae p.p. (Rosanae to Berberidopsidanae).” in Syllabus of Plant Families - Part 5/1, edited by W Frey. Stuttgart: Borntraeger.
- Kösters, LM, Wiechers, S, Lyko, P, Müller, KF, and Wicke, S. . “WARPP - web application for the research of parasitic plants.” Plant Physiology 185: 1374–1380. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiaa105.
- Stöver, BC, Wiechers, S, and Müller, KF. . “JPhyloIO: A Java library for event-based reading and writing of different phylogenetic file formats through a common interface.” BMC Bioinformatics 20 (1): 402. doi: 10.1186/s12859-019-2982-3.
- Maul, K, Krug, M, Nickrent, DL, Müller, KF, Quandt, D, and Wicke, S. . “Morphology, geographic distribution, and host preferences are poor predictors of phylogenetic relatedness in the mistletoe genus Viscum L.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 131: 106–115. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.10.041.
- Borsch, T, Flores-Olvera, H, Zumaya, S, and Müller, KF. . “Pollen characters and DNA sequence data converge on a monophyletic genus Iresine (Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllales) and help to elucidate its species diversity.” Taxon 67: 944–976. doi: 10.12705/675.7.
- Poppinga, S, Westermeier, AS, Fleischmann, A, Müller, KF, and Speck, T. . “Evolution of a sucker: Functional principles of traps in carnivorous bladderworts (Utricularia, Lentibulariaceae).” Atlas of Science 1.
- Westermeier, AS, Fleischmann, A, Müller, K, Schäferhoff, B, Rubach, C, Speck, T, and Poppinga, S. . “Trap diversity and character evolution in carnivorous bladderworts (Utricularia, Lentibulariaceae).” Scientific Reports 7: 12052.. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12324-4.
- Barré, P, Stöver, BC, Müller, KF, and Steinhage, V. . “LeafNet: A computer vision system for automatic plant species identification.” Ecological Informatics 40: 50–56. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2017.05.005.
- Röschenbleck, J, Wicke, S, Weinl, S, Kudla, J, and Müller, KF. . “Genus-wide screening reveals four distinct types of structural plastid genome organization in Pelargonium (Geraniaceae).” Genome Biology and Evolution 9 (1): 64–76. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evw271.
- Grimm, J, Hoffmann, M, Stöver, BC, Müller, KF, and Steinhage, V. . “Image-Based Identification of Plant Species Using a Model-Free Approach and Active Learning.” in KI 2016: Advances in Artificial Intelligence, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, edited by G Friedrich, M Helmert and F Wotawa. Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-46073-4_16.
- Wicke, S, Müller, KF, dePamphilis, CW, Quandt, D, Bellot, S, and Schneeweiss, GM. . “Mechanistic model of evolutionary rate variation en route to a nonphotosynthetic lifestyle in plants.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113 (32): 9045–9050. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1607576113.
- Geiger, M.F., Astrin, J.J., Borsch, T., Burkhardt, U., Grobe, P., Hand, R., Hausmann, A., Hohberg, K., Krogmann, L., Lutz, M., Monje, C., Misof, B., Morinière, J., Müller, Kai F., Pietsch, S., Quandt, Dietmar, Rulik, B., Scholler, M., Traunspurger, W., Haszprunar, G., and Wägele, W. . “How to tackle the molecular species inventory for an industrialized nation-lessons from the first phase of the German Barcode of Life initiative GBOL (2012-2015).” Genome 59: 661–670.
- Kilian, N, Henning, T, Plitzner, P, Müller, A, Güntsch, A, Stöver, BC, Müller, KF, Berendsohn, WG, and Borsch, T. . “Sample data processing in an additive and reproducible taxonomic workflow by using character data persistently linked to preserved individual specimens.” Database 2015: bav094.. doi: 10.1093/database/bav094.
- Stöver, BC, and Müller, KF. . “AlignmentComparator - Comparing and annotating alternative alignments of the same data set.” contribution to the IPAM Multiple Sequence Alignment Workshop, Los Angeles, USA
- Stöver, BC, and Müller, KF. . “LibrAlign - A powerful Java GUI library for MSA and attached raw and meta data.” contribution to the IPAM Multiple Sequence Alignment Workshop, Los Angeles, USA
- Stöver, BC, and Müller, KF. . “LibrAlign - A Java library with powerful GUI components for multiple sequence alignment and attached raw and meta data.” contribution to the German Conference on Bioinformatics (GCB), Bielefeld, Germany
- Fleischmann, A, Michael, T, Rivadavia, F, Wang, W, Temsch, E, Greilhuber, J, Müller, KF, and Heubl, G. . “Evolution of genome size and chromosome number in the carnivorous plant genus Genlisea (Lentibulariaceae), with a new estimate of the minimum genome size in angiosperms.” Annals of Botany 114 (8): 1651–1663. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcu189.
- Stöver, BC, and Müller, KF. . “AlignmentComparator - A GUI application to efficiently visualize and annotate differences between alternative multiple sequence alignments.” contribution to the 4th annual Münster Graduate School of Evolution Symposium, Münster, Germany
- Wicke, S, Schäferhoff, B, dePamphilis, CW, and Müller, KF. . “Disproportional plastome-wide increase of substitution rates and relaxed purifying selection in genes of carnivorous Lentibulariaceae.” Molecular Biology and Evolution 31 (3): 529–545. doi: 10.1093/molbev/mst261.
- Stöver, BC, and Müller, KF. . “LibrAlign - A GUI library for displaying and editing multiple sequence alignments and attached data.” contribution to the BioDivEvo 2014, Dresden, Germany
- Röschenbleck, J, Albers, F, Müller, KF, Weinl, S, and Kudla, J. . “Phylogenetics, character evolution and a subgeneric revision of the genus Pelargonium (Geraniaceae).” Phytotaxa 159 (2): 31–76.
- Wicke, S, Müller, KF, dePamphilis, CW, Quandt, D, Wickett, NJ, Zhang, Y, Renner, SS, and Schneeweiss, GM. . “Mechanisms of functional and physical genome reduction in photosynthetic and nonphotosynthetic parasitic plants of the broomrape family.” The Plant Cell 25: 3711–3725. doi: 10.1105/tpc.113.113373.
- Fischer, E, Schäferhoff, B, and Müller, KF. . “The phylogeny of Linderniaceae - The new genus Linderniella, and new combinations within Bonnaya, Craterostigma, Lindernia, Torenia and Vandellia.” Willdenowia 43: 209–238. doi: 10.3372/wi.43.43201.
- Testroet, P, Quandt, D, Santos-Guerra, A, Müller, KF, and Lobin, W. . “Population genetics and conservation of Sideroxylon canariense (Sapotaceae) on the Canary Islands.” Vieraea 41: 295–308.
- Stöver, BC, Quandt, D, and Müller, KF. . “Complex mutations and multiple sequence alignment - Example: Hairpin-initiated repeats (HIRs).” contribution to the 2nd annual Münster Graduate School of Evolution Symposium, Münster, Germany
- Stöver, BC, and Müller, KF. . “Software in the BioInfWeb project.” contribution to the 2nd annual Münster Graduate School of Evolution Symposium, Münster, Germany
- Fischer, E, Schäferhoff, B, and Müller, KF. . “The new monotypic genus Bardotia (Orobanchaceae) from Madagascar and remarks on the phylogenetic relationships of the African and Madagascan genera Micrargeria, Parastriga, Radamaea, Rhamphicarpa and Sieversandreas.” Phytotaxa 46: 19–33.
- Barniske, A, Borsch, T, Müller, KF, Krug, M, Worberg, A, Neinhuis, C, and Quandt, D. . “Phylogenetics of early branching eudicots: comparing phylogenetic signal accross chloroplast introns, spacers, and genes.” Journal of Systematics and Evolution 50: 85–108. doi: 10.1111/j.1759-6831.2012.00181.x.
- Naumann, J, Symmank, L, Samain, M, Müller, KF, Neinhuis, C, dePamphilis, CW, and Wanke, S. . “Chasing the hare - Evaluating the phylogenetic utility of a nuclear single copy gene region at and below species level.” BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 357.. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-357.
- KF, Müller. . “McPherson S. (ed. by Fleischmann A. and Robinson A.): Carnivorous plants and their habitats. (Book review).” Willdenowia 42: 387–388.
- Korotkova, N, Borsch, T, Quandt, D, Taylor, NP, Müller, KF, and Barthlott, W. . “What does it take to resolve relationships and to identify species with molecular markers? An example from the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae).” American Journal of Botany 98 (9): 1549–1572. doi: 10.3732/ajb.1000502.
- KF, Müller. . “Biodiversität und Evolution.” in Perspektiven - Forschungsfragen der Zukunft, edited by J Behler, S Fischer, A Funke, B Hartmann, U Heimhofer, W Martens, KF Müller, K Schmidt, C Schuchart, M Spehr, O Trapp, M Wagner and C Zwierlein. Ferdinand Schöningh.
- Wicke, S, Schneeweiss, GM, dePamphilis, CW, Müller, KF, and Quandt, D. . “The evolution of the plastid chromosome in land plants: gene content, gene order, gene function.” Plant Molecular Biology 76 (3-5): 273–297. doi: 10.1007/s11103-011-9762-4.
- Schäferhoff, B, Fleischmann, A, Fischer, E, Albach, DC, Borsch, T, Heubl, G, and Müller, KF. . “Towards resolving Lamiales relationships: insights from rapidly evolving chloroplast sequences.” BMC Evolutionary Biology 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-10-352.
- Simmons, MP, Müller, KF, and Norton. . “Alignment of, and phylogenetic inference from, random sequences: the susceptibility of alternative methods to artifactual resolution and support.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (3): 1004–1016. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.004.
- Fleischmann, A, Schäferhoff, B, Heubl, G, Rivadavia, F, Barthlott, W, and Müller, KF. . “Phylogenetics and character evolution in the carnivorous plant genus Genlisea A. St.-Hil. (Lentibulariaceae).” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56 (2): 768–783. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.009.
- Simmons, MP, Webb, CT, and Müller, KF. . “The deterministic effects of alignment bias in phylogenetic inference.” Cladistics 27 (4): 402–416. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2010.00333.x.
- Simmons, MP, Zhang, LB, and Müller, KF. . “Phylogenetic inference using non-redundant coding of dependent characters vs. alternative approaches when applied to protein-coding genes.” Cladistics 27 (2): 186–196. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2010.00327.x.
- Stöver, BC, and Müller, KF. . “TreeGraph 2: combining and visualizing evidence from different phylogenetic analyses.” BMC Bioinformatics 11: 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2105-11-7.
- Müller, KF, and Albach, DC. . “Evolutionary rates in Veronica L. (Plantaginaceae): Disentangling the influence of life history and breeding system.” Journal of Molecular Evolution 70 (1): 44–56. doi: 10.1007/s00239-009-9307-5.
- Schäferhoff, B, Müller, KF, and Borsch, T. . “Caryophyllales phylogenetics: disentangling Phytolaccaceae and Molluginaceae and description of Microteaceae as a new isolated family.” Willdenowia 39: 209–228.
- Simmons, MP, Müller, KF, and Webb, CT. . “The relative sensitivity of different alignment methods and character codings in sensitivity analysis.” Cladistics 24 (6): 1039–1050. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2008.00230.x.
- Knoop, V, and Müller, KF. . Gene und Stammbäume: Ein Handbuch zur molekularen Phylogenetik 2. edt. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.
- Beck, SG, Fleischmann, A, Huaylla, H, Müller, KF, and Borsch, T. . “Pinguicula chuquisacensis (Lentibulariaceae), a new species from the Bolivian Andes, and first insights on phylogenetic relationships among South American Pinguicula.” Willdenowia 38: 201–212.
- Wahrmund U, Rein T, Frahm, Müller KF, and Groth-Malonek M, Knoop V. . “Fifty mosses on five trees: Comparing phylogenetic information in three types of non-coding mitochondrial DNA and two chloroplast loci.” Plant Systematics and Evolution 282: 241–255. doi: 10.1007/s00606-008-0043-x.
- Wall, PK, Leebens-Mack, J, Müller, KF, Field, D, Altman, NS, and dePamphilis, CW. . “PlantTribes: A gene and gene family resource for comparative genomics in plants.” Nucleic Acids Research 36 (IS 1): D970–D976. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkm972.
- Jansen RK, Cai Z, Daniell H, Raubeson L, DePamphilis CW, Leebens-Mack J, Müller KF, Guisinger-Bellian M, Haberle RC, Hansen AK, Chumley TW, Lee, Peery R, McNeal JR, and Kuehl JV, Boore JL. . “Analysis of 81 Genes from 64 Chloroplast Genomes Resolves Relationships in Angiosperms and Identifies Genome-Scale Evolutionary Patterns.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104 (49): 19369–19374. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0709121104.
- Barakat, A, Müller, KF, and Sáenz, de Miera. . “Molecular evolutionary analysis of the Arabidopsis L7 ribosomal protein gene family.” Gene 403: 143–150. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.08.002.
- Simmons, MP, Müller, KF, and Norton, AP. . “The relative performance of indel-coding methods in simulations.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 724–740. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.04.001.
- Simmons MP, Zhang, and Webb CT, Müller KF. . “A penalty of using anonymous dominant markers (AFLPs, ISSRs, and RAPDs) for phylogenetic inference.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 528–542. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.008.
- Müller, K, Borsch, T, Legendre, L, Porembski, S, and Barthlott, W. . “Recent progress in understanding the evolution of Lentibulariaceae.” Plant Biology 8: 748–757. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-924706.
- Greilhuber, J, Borsch, T, Müller, KF, Worberg, A, Porembski, S, and Barthlott, W. . “Smallest angiosperm genomes found in Lentibulariaceae, with chromosomes of bacterial size.” Plant Biology 8: 770–777. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-924101.
- Müller, KF, Borsch, T, and Hilu, KW. . “Phylogenetic utility of rapidly evolving DNA at high taxonomical levels: contrasting matK, trnT-F and rbcL in basal angiosperms.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41 (1): 99–117. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.06.017.
- Knoop, V, and Müller, KF. . Gene und Stammbäume. Ein Handbuch zur molekularen Phylogenetik Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.
- KF, Müller. . “Incorporating information from length-mutational events into phylogenetic analysis.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38 (3): 667–76. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.07.011.
- Müller, KF, and Borsch, T. . “Multiple origins of a unique pollen feature: stellate pore ornamentation in Amaranthaceae.” Grana 44: 266–281. doi: 10.1080/00173130500477787.
- KF, Müller. . “The efficiency of different search strategies in estimating parsimony jackknife, bootstrap, and Bremer support.” BMC Evolutionary Biology 5: 58.. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-5-58.
- T, Cieslack, Polepalli, A, White, KF, Müller, T, Borsch, W, Barthlott, J, Steiger, A, Marchand, and L, Legendre. . “Phylogenetic Analysis of Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae): Chloroplast DNA Sequences and Morphology Support Several Geographically Distinct Radiations.” American Journal of Botany 92: 1723–1736. doi: 10.3732/ajb.92.10.1723.
- Borsch, T, Löhne, C, Müller, KF, Hilu, KW, Wanke, S, Worberg, A, Barthlott, W, Neinhuis, C, and Quandt, D. . “Towards Understanding Basal Angiosperm Diversification: Recent Insights Using Rapidly Evolving Genomic Regions.” Nova Acta Leopoldina 92 342: 85–110.
- Müller, KF, and Borsch, T. . “Phylogenetics of Amaranthaceae based on matK/trnK sequence data - evidence from parsimony, likelihood, and Bayesian analyses.” Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 92 (1): 66–102.
- KF, Müller. . “SeqState - primer design and sequence statistics for phylogenetic DNA data sets.” Applied Bioinformatics 4: 66–69.
- Müller, Kai. . “Evolution of Amaranthaceae - A case study integrating molecular phylogenetics and pollen data.” Dissertation thesis, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhems-Universität Bonn.
- Rahmanzadeh, R, Müller, KF, Fischer, E, Bartels, D, and Borsch, T. . “The Linderniaceae and Gratiolaceae (Lamiales) are further lineages distinct from Scrophulariaceae.” Plant Biology 7 (1): 67–78. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-830444.
- Müller, KF, and Borsch, T. . “Phylogenetics of Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) and molecular evolution of the trnK intron in a lineage with high substitutional rates.” Plant Systematics and Evolution 250: 39–67. doi: 10.1007/s00606-004-0224-1.
- Neinhuis, C, Wanke, S, Hilu, KW, Müller, KF, and Borsch, T. . “Phylogeny of Aristolochiaceae based on parsimony, likelihood, and Bayesian analyses of trnL-trnF sequences.” Plant Systematics and Evolution 250: 7–26. doi: 10.1007/s00606-004-0217-0.
- Müller, J, and Müller, KF. . “TreeGraph: automated drawing of complex tree figures using an extensible tree description format.” Molecular Ecology Notes 4: 186–788. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00813.x.
- Müller, KF, Borsch, T, Legendre, L, Porembski, S, Theisen, I, and Barthlott, W. . “Evolution of carnivory in Lentibulariaceae and the Lamiales.” Plant Biology 6: 477–490. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-817909.
- Quandt, D, Müller, KF, Stech, M, Hilu, KW, Frey, W, Frahm, J-P, and Borsch, T. . “Molecular evolution of the chloroplast trnL-F region in land plants.” in Molecular Systematics of Bryophytes, Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden, edited by B Goffinet, V Hollowell and R Magill. St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
- Huttunen, S, Ignatov, MS, Müller, KF, and Quandt, D. . “The phylogeny and evolution of epiphytism in three moss families Meteoriaceae, Brachytheciaceae, and Lembophyllaceae.” in Molecular Systematics of Bryophytes, Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden, edited by B Goffinet, V Hollowell and R Magill. St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
- KF, Müller. . “PRAP - computation of Bremer support for large data sets.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31 (2): 780–782. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2003.12.006.
- Hilu KW, Borsch T, Müller KF, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Savolainen V, Chase M, Powell M, Alice, Evans R, Sauquet H, Neinhuis C, Slotta, Rohwer, and Campbell, Chatrou L. . “Angiosperm phylogeny based on matK sequence information.” American Journal of Botany 90: 1758–1776. doi: 10.3732/ajb.90.12.1758.
- Quandt, D, Müller, KF, and Huttunen, S. . “Characterisation of the chloroplast DNA psbT-H region and the influence of dyad symmetrical elements on phylogenetic reconstructions.” Plant Biology 5: 400–410. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-42715.
- Müller, J, and Müller, KF. . “QuickAlign: A New Alignment Editor.” Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 21: 1–5. doi: 10.1007/BF02773390.
- Müller, KF, Borsch, T, Legendre, L, Theisen, I, and Barthlott, W. . “Evolution of carnivory in the Lentibulariaceae: considerations based on molecular, morphological, and physiological evidence.” Proceedings of the 4th International Carnivorous Plant Conference, Tokyo, Japan 2002: 63–73.
- Frahm, KF, Müller, and M, Stech. . “The taxonomic status of Eurhynchium crassinervium from river banks based on ITS sequence data.” Journal of Bryology 22: 291–306.
Research Focus
- Molecular Phylogenetics
CV
Academic Education
- Dr. rer. nat., University of Bonn; Evolution of Amaranthaceae - A case study integrating molecular phylogenetics and pollen data; summa cum laude
- Doctoral studies, Nees-Institut für Biodiversität der Pflanzen, University of Bonn
- University studies in Biology, Bonn University
- Graduation from Bonn University (Diploma in Biology); A phylogenetic analysis of Lentibulariaceae based on sequences of matK and adjacent non-coding regions; grade 1.0, mark of distinction
Positions
- Professor for Botany, Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, WWU Münster
- Assistent professor at the Nees Institute (Prof. Barthlott), head of the Systematics and Evolution working group and lab
- Postdoctoral research assistant at the lab of Prof. C. dePamphilis, Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics, and Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Honors
- Scholarship of the Deutsche Telekom Stiftung – Deutsche Telekom Stiftung
- PhD scholarship of the Eduard-Rhein-Stiftung – Eduard-Rhein-Stiftung
- Scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) – German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
- Appointment as member of the Young Academy of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences – North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences
- Förderpreis Biodiversität der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur zu Mainz – Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur zu Mainz (AdW-Mainz)
External Functions
- Young Academy of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences
- Editorial board member, Systematic Biology
- International Association for Plant Taxonomy
- German Botanical Society
Projects
- Multiscale Green Biology Münster - from molecule to ecosystem: Green knowledge for education, research and society in times of climate change ()
Internally at the University of Münster Funded Project: Universität Münster-interne Förderung - Topical Programmes - Wildpflanzenschutz Deutschland ()
Individual Granted Project: Universität Potsdam - The German-Ecuadorian Biodiversity Consortium – BIO-GEEC ()
Participation in other joint Project: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst | Project Number: 57520227 - GBOL-Verbund: German Barcode of Life – Von der Wissenschaft zur Anwendung (GBOL-2) – Teilprojekt 11: Datenfluss und Analyse der Sequenzdaten. Bioinformatik Sanger & NGS Daten ()
Participation in Federally Funded Joint Project: Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt | Project Number: 01LI1501L - Münster Graduate School of Evolution - Unterstützung des Evolution Think Tank – MGSE ()
Individual Granted Project: Santander Consumer Bank AG - Aufbau einer wissenschaftlichen Kooperation zwischen der Universität Münster und der Universität Kopenhagen zur Entschlüsselung genetischer Netzwerke in parasitischen Pflanzen ()
Individual Granted Project: DFG - Internationale Kooperationsanbahnung | Project Number: WI 4507/2-1| MU 2875/4-1 - German Barcode of Life: Subproject 5b: Botany - Moss, Fern – GBOL ()
Individual Granted Project: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn - Development of a subject indexing system for collections of the north hemispherical flowering plant genus Campanula ()
Individual Granted Project: DFG - Wissenschaftliche Literaturversorgung und Informationssysteme | Project Number: MU 2875/3-1 - Carnivory in Lamiales: understanding character evolution, substitution rate plasticity, and genome miniaturization – Carnivory in Lamiales ()
Individual Granted Project: DFG - Sachbeihilfe/Einzelförderung | Project Number: MU 2875/2-1
Supervised Doctoral Studies
- Wiechers, Sarah (): Development of software components for and analysis of DNA barcoding data of the German flora
- Supervisors
- Bornberg-Bauer, Erich
- Quandt, Dietmar
- Stöver, Ben (): Software Components for increased Data Reuse and Reproducibility in Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics
- Supervisors
- Quandt, Dietmar
- Makalowski, Wojciech
- Röschenbleck, Joachim (): Taxonomy, phylogenetics, and plastome evolution in Pelargonium
- Further Supervisor
- Kudla, Jörg
- Testroet, Philip (): DNA-Barcoding and ex-situ cultures: a floristic and molecular biological analysis of soil spore banks
- Schäper, Katharina (): Taxonomic and phylogenetic studies in hemiparasitic genera of Orobanchaceae
- Krug, Michael (): Attributing differences in phylogenetic structure to molecular structural elements
- Schäferhoff, Bastian (): Carnivory in Lamiales: Phylogeny, taxonomy, and chloroplast genome evolution
- Supervisors
- Quandt, Dietmar
- Fischer, Eberhard
- Wicke, Susann (): Assessing the Evolutionary Patterns of Plastid Genome Reduction in a Group of Non-Photosynthetic Parasitic Angiosperms (Orobanchaceae)