Professorship for Molecular Evolutionary Biology (Prof. Gadau)

Status: Organisation is active

Website: http://www.uni-muenster.de/Evolution/

Address:

Hüfferstr. 1

48149 Münster

Germany

Publications

Castes and developmental stages of the harvester ant P. californicus differ in genome-wide and gene specific DNA methylation Tania Chavarria-Pizarro, Mohammed Errbii, Janina Rinke, Lukas Schrader, Jürgen Gadau (2025) In: bioRxiv Research article in digital collection \| Preprint \| accepted / in press (not yet published)
HSP90 as an Evolutionary Capacitor Drives Adaptive Eye Size Reduction via atonal Sayed, Rascha; Şahin, Özge; Errbii, Mohammed; Prüser, Tobias; Schrader, Lukas; Schulz, Nora; Kurtz, Joachim (2025) In: Nature Communications, 16. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-65027-0 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
An interdisciplinary linked-lives approach to individual differences in social behaviour Kuper, Niclas; Breitmoser, Yves; Caspers, Barbara; Dammhahn, Melanie; Gadau, Jürgen; Kaiser, Marie I; Kandler, Christian; Kroh, Martin; Krüger, Oliver; Kurtz, Joachim; Lemola, Sakari; Rauthmann, John; Richter, Helene; Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia; Back, Mitja (2025) In: Nature Human Behaviour, 9(10). doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02301-7 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Exploring the interplay of epigenetics and individualization Meuthen, Denis; Hoffman, Joseph I; Kurtz, Joachim; Berthelsen, Ane Liv; Chakarov, Nayden; Chen, Rebecca Shuhua; Coculla, Angelica; Gadau, Jürgen; Gossmann, Toni I; Mühlenhaupt, Max; Chavarria-Pizarro, Tania; Rapp, Tim M.; Sepers, Bernice; Vellnow, Nikolas; Xu, Shuqing; Vendrami, David (2025) In: EcoEvoRxiv Research article in digital collection \| Preprint \| Published
Evolutionary genomics of socially polymorphic populations of <i>Pogonomyrmex californicus</i>. Errbii M, Ernst U, Lajmi A, Gadau J, Schrader L (2024) In: BMC Biology, 22. doi:10.1186/s12915-024-01907-z Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published

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Projects

Kaskadeneffekte des klimabedingten Waldumbaus auf Zoonoseerreger in Säugetieren - Nahrung und Mikrobiom (ANTIZOONS) Duration: 01/07/2025 - 30/06/2028 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project
Animal Personality Meets Personality Psychology Duration: 26/05/2025 - 25/05/2027 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programmes Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project
SPP 2349 - Subproject: Genomic and gene regulatory basis of rapid evolutionary diversification of a multifunctional trait Duration: 01/02/2023 - 30/04/2024 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Priority Programme Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Entwicklung einer Methode zur Gewinnung von Pflanzenextrakten aus GVO für die Testung von Nicht-Zielorganismen Duration: 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2024 Funded by: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project
SPP 2349: Genomic Basis of Evolutionary Innovations (GEvol) Duration: 01/09/2022 - 31/01/2026 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Priority Programme Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster

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Preisverleihungen

Feordor Lynen Awarded by: Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Award given to: Gadau J Announced at: 11/05/1997 Type of distinction: Scholarship
Postdoctoral scholarship Awarded by: IOCB, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Science (CAS) Award given to: Ernst, Ulrich Announced at: 01/01/2016 Type of distinction: Scholarship
PhD scholarship Awarded by: IWT (Flemish agency for Innovation by Science and Technology) Award given to: Ernst, U Announced at: 01/01/2008 Type of distinction: Scholarship

Promotionen

The role of evolutionary capacitance for adaptability in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum Candidate: R, Reshma \| Supervisors: Kurtz, Joachim; Müller, Caroline; Gadau, Jürgen \| Reviewers: Kurtz, Joachim; Müller, Caroline; Gadau, Jürgen Period of time: 19/07/2018 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
A Bulk Segregation Analysis for an HSP90-released reduced eye phenotype in Tribolium castaneum Candidate: Şahin, Özge \| Supervisors: Kurtz, Joachim; Gadau, Jürgen; Flatt, Thomas \| Reviewers: Kurtz, Joachim; Gadau, Jürgen; Flatt, Thomas Period of time: 01/04/2018 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Reconstructing de novo gene emergence Candidate: Heames, Brennen \| Supervisors: Bornberg-Bauer, Erich; Soumillion, Patrice; Gadau, Jürgen Period of time: 01/03/2017 - 29/02/2020 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Benefits and hazards of novel protein coding genes Candidate: Dowling, Daniel \| Supervisors: Bornberg-Bauer, Erich, Stoll Monika, Gadau, Jürgen Rudolf; Kemena, Carsten \| Reviewers: Bornberg-Bauer, Erich; Stoll, Monika; Gadau, Jürgen; Kemena, Carsten Period of time: 03/04/2017 - 20/05/2019 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster

Parent organisational units

University of Münster
- Schools and Faculties
  - FB13 - Faculty of Biology
    - Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity