Amelie Prinz

Experience

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  University of Vienna

  Aug 2017 - Sept 2017

  International Field Course in Tropical Ecology and Rapid Biodiversity Assessment

  International student field course in tropical ecology and rapid biodiversity assessment dealing with recolonization dynamics on the Krakatoa Archipelago by the surrounding National Parks (Sumatra and Java). This internship was a collaboration between the Bogor Agricultural University (Indonesia) in cooperation with the University of Vienna (Austria).

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  Red Sea Environmental Centre (RSEC)

  Aug 2019 - Sept 2019

  Dahab Reef Monitoring Project

  This reef monitoring programme is based on an extension of the standard Reef Check procedure comprising the assessment of invertebrate -, fish. and substrate- assemblages at selected sites in the Red Sea. The aim of the extended Protocol is to provide more well-defined data describing the status of coral reef health with respect to anthropogenic and natural impact.

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  Meeresschule Pula

  Sept 2019 - Oct 2019

  Marine Environmental Education Programme

  focusing on raising awareness and sensibilizing young adults towards the marine environment

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  Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR)

  Jan 2020 - Sept 2020

  MSc Student Research Assistant

  MSc Thesis Title: “The Evolutionary History of the Fucus spiralis / Fucus guiryi Complex”The research that was performed within the frame of my master’s thesis addresses a large-scale biogeographical question, the distribution and evolutionary history of a marine species complex with a vast distribution in the northern hemisphere This complex includes two intertidal brown macroalgae, Fucus spiralis and Fucus guiryi, whose boundaries, degree of isolation and ranges are imperfectly known. This study tries to broaden the knowledge on the geographical distribution of this species complex and aims to identify determining factors, especially in the face of global warming and rising sea surface temperature. A genetic diversity and differentiation analysis was applied, using microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA for assessing the influence of historical and ongoing processes in explaining species distributions, range limits and gene-pools, which are driven by great climate events such as the last glacial maximum as well as historical and ongoing hybridization. In addition to the genetic methods, species distribution models were developed to investigate niche differences and assess potential near-future range shifts under two contrasting climate change scenarios. Show less

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  Instituto Superior Técnico

  Apr 2021 - Nov 2022

  Research Fellow / Aquaculture Technician

  The PHYCOSPT project aimed at research in the laboratory and on a pilot scale in the open sea, which allows the development, testing and determination of the best conditions and techniques for the cultivation and sustainable growth of macroalgae along the Portuguese coast promoting efficient, innovative and competitive aquaculture.

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  Science Pool

  Mar 2023 - Jul 2023

  Science Outreach

  Science Clubs are courses that were offered to children focusing on topics related to physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology.

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  Leipzig University

  Jan 2024 - now

  Laboratory Technician

  The Plant Physiology Research Team of the University of Leipzig explores available genome sequences from algae to find hints for yet unknown metabolites, and to identify biosynthetic pathways to known compounds. In the laboratory, we are using the model organism Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and combine genetic strategies with physiological and chemical-analytical methods to elucidate the benefit of specific compounds and proteins for the algal cell.This research provides ecological insights into algal lifestyle and improves our understanding of how algae interact with their environment and other organisms. In addition, the investigation of algal metabolism may lead to the discovery of biotechnologically or pharmaceutically useful compounds and processes. Show less