Prof. Dr. Martin Kaltenpoth
Evolutionary Ecology
Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution
Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 15
55128 Mainz, Germany
Tel. 06131 / 39 24411
Fax 06131 / 39 23731
mkaltenpoth@uni-mainz.de
Curriculum Vitae
| Since 2015 | Full Professor for Evolutionary Ecology at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute for Zoology (now iomE) |
| 2009 - 2015 | Max Planck Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany (Research Group Insect Symbiosis) |
| 2007 - 2009 | Postdoctoral research with Prof. Dr. Colin Dale, Prof. Dr. Robert Weiss, and Prof. Dr. Jon Seger, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA |
| 2006 - 2009 | Postdoctoral research with Prof. Dr. Erhard Strohm, Zoological Institute, University of Regensburg |
| 2006 | PhD in Biology (summa cum laude) with Prof. Dr. Erhard Strohm, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, University of Würzburg |
| 2003 | Diploma in Biology (with honors), University of Würzburg |
Honors, Grants, and Awards
| 2014 | Thuringian Research Prize for Basic Research of the Thuringian Ministry of Economy, Research, and Digital Society |
| 2014 - 2017 | Jena School of Microbial Communication (JSMC), PhD project (funded within the German Excellence Initiative) |
| 2012 - 2015 | DFG research grant KA2846/2-1 |
| 2011 - 2014 | International Max Planck Research School, PhD project (funded by Max Planck Society) |
| 2008 - 2010 | DFG research grant STR532/2-2 (Co-PI, with Prof. Dr. Erhard Strohm) |
| 2007 - 2009 | Postdoctoral fellowship, Volkswagen Foundation, Germany |
| 2007 | Young Scientist Award, Society for Experimental Biology, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 2007 | Postdoctoral fellowship, German Science Foundation |
| 2007 | Ingrid Weiss/Horst Wiehe Award German Society for General and Applied Entomology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie) |
| 2006 | Biocenter Science Award 2006, University of Würzburg |
| 2005 | Travel grant, German National Academic Foundation |
| 2005 | Travel grant, Arthur-von-Gwinner Foundation |
| 2005 | Research Grant, UNIBUND Würzburg |
| 2004 - 2006 | PhD fellowship, German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes) |
| 2002 | Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant American Museum of Natural History, USA |
| 2002 | Student research grant, Department of Biology, Duke University, USA |
| 2001 - 2002 | Student Research Grant Award, Animal Behaviour Society, USA |
| 2001 - 2002 | ISA-scholarship (Integrated Studies Abroad), DAAD |
| 2000 | Travel grant, German National Academic Foundation |
| 1999 - 2003 | Student fellowship of the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes) |