Dr. Sonja Kleinertz - Marine Parasitology Site

Sonja Kleinertz
Curriculum Vitae
CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Sonja Kleinertz
Institute of Parasitology, Justus Liebig University
Rudolf-Buchheimstrasse 2, Giessen, D-35 392,
Germany
Office Phone: (+49)-(0)641-99-38477
E-mail: sonja.kleinertz@vetmed.uni-giessen.de
PROFILE
PhD in Life Sciences; experienced employee; teaching experience of courses and student supervision
(M.Sc); third party funds: BMBF: €204,000: “Marine biodiversity, food security and sustainability”,
Indonesian Government: €5.000: “Zoonotic potential of Anisakis spp. in Balinese waters, Indonesia.”;
Publication records: five publications in peer reviewed journals, one book publication, two
monographs, posters/ oral presentations to international audiences; 14 months research abroad in
Southeast Asia; most important research results: Development of a system to visualise long-term
environmental change based on parasitological and biodiversity data; recent post-doc position:
broadening of range of parasitological methods and applications in veterinary and wildlife parasitology,
diagnostics and diseases
PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth: 05 th October 1979
Citizenship:
German
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in Life Sciences (magna cum laude)
University of Bremen, Institute for Marine Zoology
Thesis: ‘Fish parasites as bioindicators: Environmental status of coastal marine
ecosystems and a grouper mariculture farm in Indonesia’
M.Sc. (Diploma) in Life Sciences (magna cum laude)
Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
Thesis: ‘Zoogeographical distribution of metazoan fish parasites from striped
red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) and European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in the
Atlantic and adjacent Oceans‘
(B.Sc. equivalent) Undergraduate student in Life Sciences
Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
Sep 2007 - Sep 2010
Bremen, Germany
Dec 2004 - Nov 2006
Düsseldorf, Germany
Oct 1999 - Dec 2004
Düsseldorf, Germany
EMPLOYMENT
Postdoctoral Researcher – Justus Liebig University Gießen
Faculty of veterinarian medicine, Institute of Parasitology
Postdoctoral Researcher – University Rostock
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Research Assistant – ZMT
Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology
Academic Assistant - Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
Institute of Zoomorphology, Cell Biology and Parasitology
(DFG grant KL 2087/1-1, 1-2)
Scientific Assistant - Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
Institute of Zoomorphology, Cell Biology and Parasitology
Nov 2011 – Oct 2013
Gießen, Germany
Jan 2011 – Aug 2011
Rostock, Germany
Sep 2007 – Dec 2010
Bremen, Germany
April 2007 – July 2007
Jan 2007 – Feb 2007
Oct 2006 – Dec 2006
Düsseldorf, Germany
April 2006 – July 2006
Oct 2005 – Nov 2005
Düsseldorf, Germany
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Researcher – Justus Liebig University Gießen
Nov 2011 – present
Faculty of veterinarian medicine, Institute of Parasitology
Gießen, Germany
Topics: Veterinary Parasitology/ Protozoology/ Cell Biology/ Wildlife parasitology/ Molecular
parasitology
Research Area: Gene expression studies and system establishment of TaqMan q-PCR
Systems (qualitative/quantitative PCR, DNA, RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis, cloning, probe
and primer design, system establishment); wildlife parasitology studies on faecal samples
(marine and terrestrial habitats); laser confocal microscopy; cell culture
Duties: parasitological diagnostic responsibility (animal and human samples) and differential
diagnostics; cell culture (BUVEC, VERO-cells): Endothelial-cell-isolation (from umbillical cord),
-cultivation, -passage, -infection with Eimeria bovis, kinetics post infection; teaching assistant;
preparation of examination materials and documents; writing publications
Specific Interests: marine and terrestrial wildlife parasitology of mammals; parasite-host cellinteractions
and molecular analysis; sample collection
Postdoctoral Researcher – University Rostock
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Topics: „ Environmental health and bioindication“
Jan 2011 – Aug 2011
Rostock, Germany
Duties: Preparation and composition of a research project in frame of BMBF-announcement to
the bilateral German - Indonesian cooperation in marine sciences (SPICE III) (Topic 1: Marine
biodiversity, food security and sustainability) together with Prof. Palm; composition of
international publications; instruction and supervision of students and courses; preparation of
lectures; parasite specimen collection and collaboration from Prof. Palms collection
Research Assistant – ZMT
Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Harry W. Palm
Project: Utilisation of fish parasites as biological indicators [within the
frame work of the BMBF funded SPICE II Project (Science for the
Protection of Indonesian Coastal Marine Ecosystems)]
Topics: Marine Biology/ Marine ecology/ Zoology/ Parasitology/ Tropical Ecology
Sep 2007 – Dec 2010
Bremen, Germany
Duties: Sampling collection and analysis, writing of project reports; writing an indonesian fish –
parasite checklist; instruction and supervision of students during fieldwork
Specific Interests: Biodiversity of marine invertebrates; protozoan and metazoan parasites
Morphological and taxonomical parasite identification (and other invertebrates)
Aquatic ecology and organism collection
Molecular determination and zoogeographical distribution of zoonotic nematodes (e.g.
Anisakis spp.)
Fish parasites in mariculture facilities for sustainable use and from free living fish
Biodiversity and infracommunity analyses
Commercial fisheries and sustainability (aquacultures/mariculture)
Development of bioindicator-systems
Doctoral Research – University Bremen/ ZMT Bremen/ Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
Institute of Marine Zoology, Department 2 (Biology/Chemistry),
University Bremen
Sep 2007 - Sep 2010
Bremen, Germany
Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), Bremen
Advisors: Prof. Dr. H.W. Palm, Prof. Dr. W. Hagen
Examiners: Prof. Dr. U. Saint-Paul, Dr. W. Ekau
Project: ‘Fish parasites as bioindicators: Environmental status of coastal marine ecosystems
and a grouper mariculture farm in Indonesia’
Masters (Diploma) Research – Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
Institute of Zoomorphology, Cell Biology and Parasitology, Heinrich-Heine University
Advisors: Prof. Dr. H. Mehlhorn, Prof. Dr. G. Schmahl, Prof. Dr. S. Klimpel
Main subjects: Zoology/ Parasitology/ Genetics/ Ecology/ Microbiology
Masters Project: ‘Zoogeographical distribution of metazoan fish
parasites from striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) and European
sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in the Atlantic and adjacent Oceans‘. (Mark:
1.0)
Dec 2004 - Oct 2006
Düsseldorf, Germany
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GRANT APPLICATIONS
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – ICOPA Conference travel grant
(€1759)
Aug 2010
THIRD-PARTY- FUNDS
Applicant:
Applicant:
Preparation, composition and coordination of a research
project proposal in frame of BMBF-announcement to the
bilateral (German – Indonesian) cooperation in marine
sciences (SPICE III) in Topic 1: “Marine biodiversity,
food security, sustainability” (€204,000) (PI: Prof. Palm)
In case of collaboration and international research for
the purpose to publish in frame of international
journals. (Usul penelitian hibah competitive penelitian
kerjasama internasional dalam rangka publicasi
internasional), 2009. Title: “Zoonotic potential of
Anisakis spp. in Balinese waters, Indonesia. 70 mio
Rupiah (€5000) (PI: Prof. Palm)
February-April 2011
Sep 2009
ADVANCED TRAINING
Genetic:
Microscopy:
Certificate to become project leader: Acquisition of
competency in field of “Secure working in genetic
engineering facilities” (§ 15 Abs. 4 GenTSV) at
Umweltinstitut Offenbach GmbH
Course-certificate in Confocal Laser Scanning
microscopy (CLSM, Leica Sp2 AOBS)
Oct 2012
Aug 2012
SKILLS AND LICENSES
Languages:
Computing skills:
Licenses:
Microscopy:
German (native speaker), English (fluent), Latin (latinum), Bahasa Indonesia
(working knowledge fluent), Spanish (basic knowledge)
Data analysis (Statistica, Primer, MS Office and others), digital image analysis
(Adobe, Photoshop), Bioinformatics: Clustal-W, Beacon Designer (Primer and
probe design, TaqMan), CLC Sequence Viewer, Chromas Lite
Driver’s license (car and motorcycle), diving license (CMAS*, **, *** and
assistant instructor (PADI Divemaster equivalent))
Light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, confocal Laser Scanning
microscopy
PUBLICATIONS
MONOGRAPHS
1 Kleinertz S. (2010): Fish parasites as bioindicators: Environmental status of coastal marine
ecosystems and a grouper mariculture farm in Indonesia. Ph.D. Thesis of natural sciences,
Department 2 (Biology/Chemistry), University of Bremen, 263 pages (in German).
2 Kleinertz S. (2006, unpublished): Zoogeographical distribution of metazoan fish parasites
from striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) and European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in the
Atlantic and adjacent Oceans. Master thesis, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences,
Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, 93 pages (in German).
BOOKS
3 Klimpel S., Busch M.W., Kellermanns E., Kleinertz S., Palm H.W. (2009): Metazoan Deep-
Sea Fish Parasites. Acta Biologica Benrodis, Supplement 11, Verlag: Natur & Wissen,
Solingen, 384 pp.
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PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS
4 Kleinertz S., Damriyasa M., Hagen W., Theisen S., Palm H.W. (2012): An environmental
assessment of the parasite fauna of the reef-associated grouper Epinephelus areolatus from
Indonesian waters. Journal of Helminthology. doi:10.1017/S0022149X12000715.
5 Kleinertz S., Klimpel S., Palm H.W. (2011): Parasite community and feeding ecology of the
European sprat (Sprattus sprattus L.) over its range of distribution. Parasitology Research 110
(3): 1147-1157.
6 Palm H.W., Kleinertz S., Rückert S. (2011): Parasite diversity as an indicator of environmental
change? - An example from tropical grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) mariculture in
Indonesia. Parasitology 138: 1-11. doi: 10.1017/S0031182011000011.
7 Klimpel S., Kleinertz S., Palm H.W. (2008): Distribution of parasites from red mullets (Mullus
surmuletus L., Mullidae) in the North Sea and Mediterranean Sea. Bulletin of Fish Biology 10:
25-38.
8 Klimpel S., Kleinertz S., Hanel R., Rückert S. (2007): Genetic variability in Hysterothylacium,
a raphidascarid nematode isolated from sprat (Sprattus sprattus) of different geographical
areas of the northeastern Atlantic. Parasitology Research 101: 1425-1430.
PUBLICATIONS IN SUBMISSION/PREPARATION (IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS)
9 Kleinertz S., Palm H.W. (SUBMITTED): Fish parasites of Epinephelus coioides (Serranidae)
as environmental indicators in Indonesian coastal marine ecosystems. Journal of
Helminthology.
10 Palm H.W., Muawanah A., Sudjiharno, Rueckert S., Kleinertz S. (in prep.): Epinephelus
fuscoguttatus mariculture in Lampung Bay, Indonesia: Implications from fish parasite
infections. Journal of Aquaculture.
11 Kleinertz S., Hermosilla C., Ziltener A., Hirzmann J., Abel-Ghaffar F., Taubert A., (in prep.):
Gastrointestinal endoparasite fauna of free-living Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Turiops
aduncus) from the Northern Red Sea, Egypt.
12 Hermosilla C., Kleinertz S., Hirzmann J., Taubert A., (in prep.): Endoparasite fauna of wild
wolves from Croatia.
Conference contributions AND POSTERS
Oral Presentations
Kleinertz S. (2010): „Fish parasite diversity in Indonesian coastal ecosystems“. 24th annual
Conference of the German society for Parasitology and 29th annual Conference of the German
society for Protozoology, 16. – 20. März, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Kleinertz S. (2009): „Fish parasite biological indicators to monitor grouper and environmental health in
Segara Anakan Lagoon, Indonesia“. International Workshop on Progress and Plan of SPICE Cluster 2
Phase II on February 25, Purwokerto, Indonesia.
Kleinertz S., Palm H.W., Rückert S. (2008): „A new method to use parasites as biological indicators
for fish and environmental health“. International Workshop on Progress and Plan of SPICE Cluster 2
Phase II on February 28, Purwokerto, Indonesia.
Posters
S. Kleinertz, H.W. Palm (2012): Fish parasite diversity in Indonesia. Congress of German veterinarian
society (DVG); Section parasitology and parasitic diseases. 2 th – 4th July, Hannover, Germany.
S. Kleinertz, H.W. Palm (2012): Fish parasite diversity in Indonesia and its use as biological
indicators: A novel environmental assessment approach. 25th annual Conference of the German
society for Parasitology and 102th annual Conference of the society for Tropical Medicine and
Parasitology 14th - 17 th March, Heidelberg, Germany.
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S. Kleinertz, H.W. Palm (2010): Fish parasite diversity in Indonesia and its use as biological
indicators. The XIIth International Congress of Parasitology, 15th - 20th August 2010, Melbourne,
Australia.
S. Theisen, S. Kleinertz, H.W. Palm (2010): Fish feeding ecology and parasite diversity at the
southern Java coast, Indonesia. 24th annual Conference of the German society for Parasitology and
29th annual Conference of the German society for Protozoology, 16th – 20th March 2010, Düsseldorf,
Germany.
Kleinertz S., H.W. Palm (2009): Parasite bioindicators to monitor grouper and environmental health in
the Segara Anakan Lagoon and adjacent coastal waters, Java, Indonesia. World Ocean Conference,
15th-19th May 2009, Manado, Indonesia.
S. Theisen, S. Kleinertz, H.W. Palm (2009) Parasite fauna of commercially important fish species of
the Segara Anakan Lagoon, southern Java, Indonesia. World Ocean Conference, 15th-19th May
2009, Manado Indonesia.
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
Member of the following societies:
German Society for Parasitology (DGP)
CO-SUPERVISED STUDENTS
Cornelia Hennen, M.Sc. (Diploma), October 2010. Thesis: The basal cestode community of
elasmobranchs from Indonesia. Current Employment: School teacher, Krefeld, Germany.
Stefan Theisen, M.Sc. (Diploma), April 2009. Thesis: Fish parasites from the southern Java coast,
Indonesia. Current Employment: PhD student, University Rostock, Germany.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Examinations in veterinarian parasitology at Justus Liebig University Giessen 2012
Organisation and preparation of examination material and documents
Research Assistant – Justus Liebig University Giessen
Parasitological course for veterinary students SS 2012/ WS 2012/13
Practical applications within veterinary parasitology and diagnostic
Teaching assistant – University Rostock
Practical applications in aquaculture [within the Master of Science Course ISATEC
(International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology)] at ZMT Bremen
Special course: ‘Fish diseases and nutrients’
Supervised the practical part, covering the anatomy through the parasitological
phyla/taxonomy and fish dissection, stomach content analyses and diet ecology,
preparation of otoliths for age measurements
Assistant trainer – UDAYANA University, Bali
Aug - Sep
2012
Oct – Feb
2012/13
April - Juli
2012
Jan 2011
Demonstration course for Indonesian lecturer: Identification and taxonomy of fish parasites and the
use as biological indicator [Pelatihan Aplikasi diagnosis infeksi parasit ikan sebagai indikator kualitas
ekologi perairan]
Supervised the practical part, covering material organisation, fish dissection,
parasite isolation, identification, taxonomy, data acquisition and analysis
Teaching assistant – Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT) Bremen
Practical applications in aquaculture [within the Master of Science Course ISATEC (International
Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology)]
Special course: ‘Fish parasites in aquacultures’
Supervised the practical part, covering the anatomy throughout
parasitological phyla and fish dissection
June 2009
Nov 2009
Dec 2008
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Teaching assistant - Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
A Module: ‘Parasitic diseases of fishes’
Lecture in “Parasites as bioindicators”
Supervised the practical part, covering fish dissection, parasite isolation,
identification, preparation, data acquisition and analysis
Parasitological demonstration course for undergraduate medical students
Special course: ‘Parasites and diseases’
Supervised the practical part, covering the anatomy throughout
zoological phyla and taxonomy
Module Bio 3: ‘Zoology’, for undergraduate students of biology
Supervised the practical part, covering the anatomy through the
zoological phyla, marking drawings and oral examination
Dec 2009
Dec 2008
Sep 2009
Sep 2008
April 2007 - July 2007
April 2006 - July 2006
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