Prof. Dr. Susann Wicke, Dipl.-Biol.
Current affiliations
- Professorship of Evolution of Plant Biotic Interactions (Prof. Wicke)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Evolution and functional adaptation of parasitic plants
- Genetic causes and consequences of lifestyle changes in plants
- Comparative parasitic plant/host interactions
- DNA barcoding - Establishing molecular-diagnostic markers to identify plant germplasm
- Land plant evolution (evolution and systematics of early diverging land plants, molecular evolution of early vascular plants, symbiotic relationships of early land plant lineages)
Academic Education | |
| 05/2007 - 03/2012 | Dissertation at the University of Vienna, Austria. Dissertation and defense with distinction (summa cum laude). |
| 10/2002 - 04/2007 | Studies of biology at the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. Majors: Botany, genetics, and microbiology. |
Work Experience | |
| since 2019 | Professor (W1) for Plant Evolutionary Biology |
| since 2017 | Research Group Leader |
| 2012 - 2016 | Postdoctoral scholar at the University of Muenster |
| 2007 - 2012 | Pre-doctoral researcher at the University of Vienna, Austria. |
| 2005 - 2007 | Student research assistent in the Plant Phylogenetics & Phylogenomics Research group at the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 12/2017 | Scientific Advisory Board - "Renewed Strategies for Striga control", – International Alliance of African, European, Asian scientists for Striga research coordination and weed control |
| 2017 - 2019 | Deputy chair: “Rectorate’s Committee for Equal Opportunity Measures”, WWU Münster |
| 12/2013 - 12/2015 | Member of the Commission for research, young scientists, and structure at the WWU Muenster |
Appointments | |
| 2019 | Offer to a Professorship for Evolutionary Biology (W1) , University of Münster (accepted) |
| 2018 | Offer to a Professorship for Higher Plants, University of Graz (rejected) |
| 2017 | Offer to a Assistant-Professorship for Speciation Genomics, Uppsala University (rejected) |
| 2016 | Offer to a Assistant-Professorship for Evolutionary Biology, University of Wales (rejected) |
Publications
Kösters LM, Wiechers S, Lyko P, Müller KF, Wicke S (2021) In: Plant Physiology, 185 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Li F-W, Nishiyama T, Waller M, Frangedakis, E, Keller J, Li Z, Fernandez-Pozo N, Barker MS, Bennett T, Blázquez MA, Cheng S, Cuming AC, de Vries J, de Vries S, Delaux P-M, Diop IS, Harrison CJ, Hauser D, Hernández-García J, Kirbis A, Meeks JC, Monte I, Mutte SK, Neubauer A, Quandt D, Robison T, Shimamura M, Rensing SA, Villarreal JC, Weijers D, Wicke S, Wong GK-S, Sakakibara K, Szövényi P (2020) In: Nature Plants, 6 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Charoenwattanasatien R, Zinzius K, Scholz M, Wicke S, Tanaka H, Brandenburg JS, Ikegami T, Matsumoto T, Oda T, Sato M, Hippler M, Kurisu G (2020) In: Journal of Biological Chemistry, 295(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Chen X, Fang D, Wu C, Liu B, Liu Y, Sahu SK, Song B, Yang S, Yang T, Wei J,
Wang X, Zhang W, Xu Q, Wang H, Yuan L, Liao X, Chen L, Chen Z, Fu Y, Chang Y, Lu L, Yang H, Wang J, Xu X, Liu X, Wicke S, Liu H (2020) In: Genome Biology and Evolution, 12(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Qu XJ, Fan SJ, Wicke S, Yi TS (2019) In: Genome Biology and Evolution, 11(10) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) |
Projects
Duration: 01/04/2017 - 31/03/2020 Funded by: DFG Emmy Noether Programme Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2017 Funded by: German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2017 Funded by: German Academic Exchange Service Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/12/2015 - 30/11/2016 Funded by: DFG - Initiation of International Collaboration Type of project: Individual project |
Prizes
| Preis zur Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses 2019 Awarded by: Universitätsgesellschaft Münster e.V. Award given to: Wicke, Susann Announced at: 09/07/2019 | Date of awarding: 15/07/2019 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |