Freie Universität Berlin

Michael Gruenstaeudl

Research

The focus of my research is the development and application of computational methods to explore the phylogenetic relationships of flowering plants. Specifically, I develop and apply bioinformatics software and workflows to conduct phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses in the context of process automation and genomic data mining. Using these tools, I explore real-world questions in plant systematics and evolution.

Writing bioinformatic software

Teaching

I conduct academic teaching and thesis supervision in both plant biology and bioinformatics. I hereby place great emphasis on the publication of student theses as scientific papers. Hence, my students typically have their first publication when they finish their Master’s thesis with me. Incidentally, I have won several academic teaching awards.

Publication statistics

Number of peer-reviewed publications:

21

              of those, first author:

12

              of those, last author:

 3

(Last updated: Aug. 2021)

For details on my publications, please see my full publications list at:

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1666-1773

Teaching plant systematics

About me

After completing a Ph.D. in plant biology at the University of Texas at Austin, I conducted postdoctoral research in the fields of evolutionary biology and bioinformatics at the Ohio State University. I then proceeded to the Freie Universität Berlin to conduct postdoctoral research in plant phylogenetics and bioinformatics,  teach as a lecturer, and have submitted a habilitation thesis.

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