Dr. Christiane Ritz

new adress: Senckenberg Museum für Naturkunde, Görlitz

email: christiane.ritz@senckenberg.de

Research interests

• Evolution of succulents
• Population genetics and biogeography of Weingartia and Rebutia (Cactaceae)
• Convergent evolution in Lithops (Aizoaceae)
• Phylogeny and adaptations of growth forms of succulent Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae)
• Hybridisation and polyploidy
• Hybridogenic origin in Rosa (Rosaceae)
• Establishment of hybrid species (Rosa micrantha)
• Host-parasite evolution in hybrid systems (dogroses-Phragmidium)

Scientific career

• 1996 - 2002:   Studies in Biology, TU Dresden, Germany
• 2002:   Diploma (MSc) Biology: Molecular, morphological and anatomical investigations on the phylogeny of the Meleuphorbia-complex of the genus Euphorbia L., Institute of Systematic Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany

• 2002 - 2008:   Research Associate, Institute of Systematic Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
• 2005:   PhD:   „Evolution of dogroses (Rosa L. sect. Caninae (DC.) Ser.), Institute of Systematic Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
• since 2009:   Research Associate, Institute of General Botany, Systematic Botany group, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany

Scientific memberships

• German Botanical Society (DBG)
  
• Botanical Society of America (BSA)
  
• International Organization of Succulent Plant Study (IOS)
• Studiengemeinschaft Südamerikanische Kakteen e.V. (SSK)
  

• Supervision of undergraduates and graduate students
• Practical courses in Botany (V-BO-DIP, M-BO-BFS, Bio-FL3-4a)