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Scientific research

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OVERVIEW

I am a biologist and ecologist that is passionate about the ocean and marine predators. Most of my research has thus focused on sharks' population ecology, trophic ecology, and shark conservation. Through my role as a 

research fellow at a medical laboratory, I'm also investigating cardio- vascular risk factors in a human study cohort.    

STUDY FOCUS 1: JUVENILE SHARKS / NICHE ECOLOGY

For my PhD I've been investigating the coexistence of two juvenile shark species and the possible effects of competition on the species' ecological niches. This work has been conducted in Seychelles and French Polynesia through collaborations with the CRIOBE & the Save Our Seas Foundation - D'Arros Research Centre (SOSF - DRC).

See my publication list for study findings.

 

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STUDY FOCUS 2: TROPHIC ECOLOGY / ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS

I'm involved in multiple international collaborations investigating the trophic ecology and anthropogenic impacts on the ecology and physiology of sharks. This research takes place in Moorea, French Polynesia with the Physioshark Project, in Southern Florida in collaboration with the American Shark Conservancy, and in the Gulf of Mexico in a collaboration with Texas A&M University at Galveston.

See my publication list for study findings.

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STUDY FOCUS 3: CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS

Through my current job as a postdoctoral scientist at the Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein (UFL), I'm working in the field of cardiovascular research. We are investigating genetic and phenotypic determinants of blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors (GAPP-Study) in a long-term study cohort of young and healthy adults (~2'000 participants) in Liechtenstein

See my publication list and the GAPP-Webpage.

The research I've been conducting is possible due to a range of collaborations with great partner organizations and funding bodies from around the world.

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