Professor Dr. Kai Müller
Current affiliations
- Group Evolution and Biodiversity of Plants (Prof. Müller)
- Münster Graduate School of Evolution (MGSE)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Molecular Phylogenetics
Academic Education | |
| 2005 | Dr. rer. nat., University of Bonn; Evolution of Amaranthaceae - A case study integrating molecular phylogenetics and pollen data; summa cum laude |
| 2002 - 2005 | Doctoral studies, Nees-Institut für Biodiversität der Pflanzen, University of Bonn |
| 2001 | 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 |
| 1996 - 2001 | University studies in Biology, Bonn University |
Work Experience | |
| since 2009 | Professor for Botany, Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, WWU Münster |
| 2006 - 2009 | Assistent professor at the Nees Institute (Prof. Barthlott), head of the Systematics and Evolution working group and lab |
| 2006 | 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 |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2008 | Young Academy of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences |
| since 2007 | Editorial board member, Systematic Biology |
| since 2006 | International Association for Plant Taxonomy |
| since 2005 | German Botanical Society |
Publications
Fischer, Eberhard; Killmann, Dorothee; Gerlach, Johanna; Schütte, Claudia; Leh, Burkhard; Müller, Kai; Quandt, Dietmar (2024) In: Diversity, 16(8) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Wiechers S; Kösters LM; Quandt D; Borsch T; Wicke S; Müller KF (2023) In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Early View Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Müller KF (2022) In: Frey W (eds.), Syllabus of Plant Families - Part 5/1. Stuttgart: Borntraeger. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Müller KF, Fischer, E (2022) In: Frey W (eds.), Syllabus of Plant Families - Part 5/1. Stuttgart: Borntraeger. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Kösters LM, Wiechers S, Lyko P, Müller KF, Wicke S (2021) In: Plant Physiology, 185 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) |
Projects
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2021 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
Duration: 01/04/2020 - 31/03/2021 Funded by: German Academic Exchange Service Type of project: Participation in other joint projects | |
Duration: 15/08/2018 - 31/12/2022 Funded by: University of Potsdam Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/01/2016 - 30/06/2019 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project | |
Duration: 01/12/2015 - 30/11/2016 Funded by: DFG - Initiation of International Collaboration Type of project: Individual project |
Prizes
| Election as Member of the Young Academy of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences (Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften). Awarded by: Academy of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences Award given to: Müller, Kai Date of awarding: 01/01/2008 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Biodiversity Award 2004 of the Academy of Sciences Mainz Awarded by: Academy of Sciences Mainz (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur zu Mainz) Award given to: Müller, Kai Date of awarding: 01/01/2004 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) Awarded by: German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) Award given to: Müller, Kai Announced at: 01/01/1996 Type of distinction: Scholarship | |
| Scholarship of the Deutsche Telekom Stiftung Awarded by: Deutsche Telekom Stiftung Award given to: Müller, Kai Announced at: 01/01/2005 Type of distinction: Scholarship | |
| PhD scholarship of the Eduard-Rhein-Stiftung Awarded by: Eduard-Rhein-Stiftung Award given to: Müller, Kai Announced at: 01/01/2001 Type of distinction: Scholarship |
Doctorates
| Development of software components for and analysis of DNA barcoding data of the German flora Candidate: Wiechers, Sarah | Supervisors: Müller, Kai; Bornberg-Bauer, Erich; Quandt, Dietmar Period of time: 02/01/2017 - 30/01/2020 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Software Components for increased Data Reuse and Reproducibility in Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics
Candidate: Stöver, Ben | Supervisors: Müller, Kai; Quandt, Dietmar; Makalowski, Wojciech Period of time: 01/03/2011 - 13/12/2018 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Taxonomy, phylogenetics, and plastome evolution in Pelargonium Candidate: Röschenbleck, Joachim | Supervisors: Müller, Kai; Kudla, Jörg Period of time: 01/01/2009 - 16/10/2015 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| DNA-Barcoding and ex-situ cultures: a floristic and molecular biological analysis of soil spore banks Candidate: Testroet, Philip | Supervisors: Quandt, Dietmar Period of time: 01/01/2012 - 01/07/2015 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster) | |
| Taxonomic and phylogenetic studies in hemiparasitic genera of Orobanchaceae Candidate: Schäper, Katharina | Supervisors: Müller, Kai Period of time: 01/11/2011 - 01/12/2014 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |