Carolin Nieder

Carolin Nieder

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Marine Biologist - Postdoctoral Investigator

  • Education

    • UMass Boston College of Public and Community Service

      2010 - 2011
      Graduate Exchange Student Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography

      Activities and Societies: Baden-Württemberg Germany Exchange Program, Studied ballet, worked as Tutor for Biology and Statistics at the UMASS Boston Academic Support Program.

    • Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau

      2006 - 2013
      M.Sc. in Biology Neurobiology & Biophysics and Genetics

      Activities and Societies: Member of the Synthetic Biology Research Team of Prof. Mueller, participated at the 2009 International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM) at the MIT in Cambridge, MA.

    • The University of Auckland

      2018 - 2023
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Marine Sciences Dean's List recognition of excellence achieved

      My PhD research evolved around the assessment and comparison of hearing abilities in different species of sharks.

    • Université des Antilles

      2007 - 2008
      Graduate Exchange Student Tropical Ecology and Marine Biology

      Activities and Societies: ERASMUS Study Abroad Program, conducted an inventory of Iguana populations on Basse Terre, Guadeloupe with Prof. Jérôme Guerlotté, volunteered for the BREACH association "Les Voiles Pour Les Cétacés" to collect data on cetaceans in the waters around Guadeloupe.

  • Experience

    • Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics

      Feb 2008 - Jun 2009
      Lab Technician

      Worked in the B-cell development lab of Prof. Michael Reth and Dr. Elias Hobeika to help with DNA extractions and PCR.

    • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

      Jul 2011 - Mar 2013
      Visiting Scholar

      Joined the research lab of Dr. Darlene Ketten to study the dolphin auditory system as my Master's thesis project. Volunteered for the IFAW Cape Cod stranding network, assisting in marine mammal necropsy.

    • Boston University School of Medicine

      Nov 2011 - Mar 2013
      Visiting Scholar

      Joined the Neurobiology & Neuroanatomy lab of Prof. Douglas Rosene to conduct immunohistochemistry and stereology on the auditory nuclei in the dolphin brain.

    • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

      Jul 2013 - Jul 2014
      Research Assistant

      Worked as field assistant with Prof. Oscar Puebla and PhD student Sophie Picq to study the behavior of hamlet fish.

    • Tunghai University

      Oct 2015 - May 2024
      Research Assistant

      Joined the seaweed ecology and molecular biology lab of Prof. Shao-Lun Liu. Our research project is focused on macroalgae herbivore interactions and the effects of macroalgae on the resilience of coral reefs at Dongsha Atoll, South China Sea.

    • The University of Auckland

      Apr 2023 - Dec 2024
      Teaching, Research and Administrative Assistant
    • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

      Sept 2024 - now
      • Postdoctoral Investigator

        Dec 2024 - now
      • Guest Investigator

        Sept 2024 - Dec 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Rescue Diver

      PADI
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Carolin Nieder
      Mary Sears Visitor Award 2011 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution May 2011