Thomas Wilke, Professor
Department of Animal Ecology & Systematics
Justus Liebig University
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32 IFZ
D-35392 Giessen

phone: +49 (0) 641 99-35720
fax: +49 (0) 641 99-35709
E-mail: tom.wilke@allzool.bio.uni-giessen.de

• Phylogeny, biodiversity, and evolutionary strategies in selected gastropod groups
• Population genetics, phylogeography, infectivity, and coevolution of Oncomelania hupensis (intermediate host of schistosomiasis) in China
• Speciation and radiation of benthic invertebrate groups in ancient lakes
• Phylogeography of selected migrating bird groups in Europe, Australia and South America

• 1989: Diploma in Biology, Potsdam College/Humboldt University Berlin with summa cum laude
• 1989 - 1992: Ph.D. stipendee, University of Potsdam
• 1992 - 1994: Scientific Assistant at the Research Station of Waterfowl and Wetland Ecology, Potsdam
• 1994: Ph.D., Department of Zoology, University of Potsdam
• 1995: Scientific Assistant at the Institute of Ecology and Conservation, University of Potsdam
• 1995 - 1996: Research Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen
• 1996 - 1997: Research Fellow of the German Academic Exchange Service at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (Davis Lab)
• 1998 - 2001: Postdoctoral Associate at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (Davis Lab)
• 2001: Habilitation, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Germany): Cryptic radiations in the superfamily Rissooidea (Gastropoda): morphostasis, population genetics and phylogenetic relationships, Venia legendi in Zoology
• 2001 - 2003: Assistant Research Professor at the George Washington University in Washington D.C., Department of Microbiology and Tropical Medicine
• since 2004: Professor and Head of the Systematics and Biodiversity Group at Justus Liebig University in Giessen

Publications

• Current h-index: 13
• List of peer-reviewed and book publications since 2000
  

Awards & grants

• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Research Stipend (1995-1996)
• Jessup Award, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 1998
• DFG "Habilitanden-Stipendium" (2000-2002)
• Vise President, German Malacological Society (2005 to date)
• President Elect, Society for Speciation in Ancient Lakes (SIAL) (2006 to date)
• Member of the DAAD-Committee South America (2007 to date)
• Board member of the Research Centre for BioSystems, Land Use and Nutrition (IFZ), Giessen (2008 to date)

• Semester: Wednesday 2.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Semester: Mittwochs von 14:00 bis 15:00 Uhr)
  

• Semester break: by appointment only (Zwischensemester: nach Vereinbarung)