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Dr. Juan Sebastián Celis Melo

Dr. Juan Sebastián Celis Melo, Postdoctoral researcher
Department of Animal Ecology & Systematics
Justus Liebig University
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32 IFZ
D-35392 Giessen
Phone: +49 (0) 641 99-35726
Fax: +49 (0) 641 99-35709

 

Fields of interest/focus of work

  • Coral genomics and trascriptomics
  • Coral reef ecology
  • Harmful algal blooms
  • Marine sustainable development

 

Scientific career

  • 2002-2007: Bachelor degree in Biology at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2011-2013: Master degree in Caribbean Studies at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. San Andrés Islas, Colombia. Focus on coastal development, harmful algal blooms, coral ecology.
  • Since 2013: Ph.D. student at the Centre of Excellence in Marine Sciences (CEMarin), Department of Animal Ecology and Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen.
  • Member of the International Giessen Graduate Centre for the Life Sciences (GGL), Justus Liebig University Giessen.

 

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

  • Celis, J.S.; Wibberg, Ramírez-Portilla, D.C.; Rupp, O.; Sczyrba, A.; Winkler, A.; Kalinowski, J. & Wilke, T. (2018): Binning enables efficient host genome reconstruction in cnidarian holobionts. GigaScience 7, 1-12.
  • Celis, J.S.; Edgell, D.R.; Stelbrink, B.; Wibberg, D.; Hauffe, T.; Blom, J.; Kalinowski, J. & Wilke, T. (2017): Evolutionary and biogeographical implications of degraded LAGLIDADG endonuclease functionality and group I intron occurrence in stony corals (Scleractinia) and mushroom corals (Corallimorpharia). PLoS ONE, 12, e0173734.
  • Celis, J.S.; Wibberg, D.; Winkler, A.; Wilke, T. & Kalinowski, J. (2016): Complete mitochondrial genome of the scleractinian coral Porites rus. Mitochondrial DNA, 27, 3695-3696.


Conference contributions

Oral presentation. XII National Seminar of Marine Science and technology. SENALMAR. May 2008. San Andrés islands, Colombia.

Work Title: Evaluation of the rotifer community during the rainy season in the Pajarales Lagoon Complex after the channels reopening.

 

Oral Presentation. International Marine Sciences Congress MARCUBA 2012. October  2012. La Habana, Cuba.

Work title: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in the Caribbean Islands: Incidence analyses (1980-2010)

 

Oral presentation. International Coral Genome workshop: From Whole Genome Data to RADseq and Beyond. June 2014. Justus Liebig University. Giessen, Germany.

Work title: Major threats to coral reefs: ocean acidification and rising ocean temperature.

 

Poster presentation. International Giessen Centre for the Life Sciences Conference. September 2014. Justus Liebig University. Giessen, Germany.

Work Title: Genetic stress responses in hermatypic corals under climate change scenarios.

 

Awards & grants

  • PhD student stipendium. German Academic Research Service DAAD-Colfuturo (2013).