Dandan Izabel-Shen

Microbial Ecology/ Molecular Ecology
Portrait Dandan Izabel-Shen
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Contact

ed.bmfih@nehs.nadnad

+49 471 4831-2539

Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB)
Im Technologiepark 5
26129 Oldenburg

Publications

Team

Marine Molecular Ecology

Status group

Postdoc

Research Area

Biodiversity Change, Ecosystem Functions

Vita

2023 – today

Postdoc, Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) at University of Oldenburg, Germany

2019 – 2022

Postdoc & Researcher, Stockholm University, Sweden

2018-2019

Postdoc (Leibniz Association fellowship), Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Germany

2014-2018

PhD in Biology (Magna cum laude), Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Germany

2012-2013

Research Assistant, Uppsala University, Sweden

2010-2012

Master in Aquatic Ecology, Linnaeus University and Uppsala University, Sweden

2005-2009

Bachelor in Marine Science, Hebei University, China

Research Interests

My research interests lie on understanding the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of microbiome within their communities and in their habitats, focusing on two fundamental questions: How does a microbial community achieve stability in the face of environmental or biological change?  How do changes in microbial community composition translate into functional changes? In my work I have pursued answers to these questions in studies of aquatic ecosystems. I combine theory, experiments, or synthesis with molecular / bioinformatic tools and quantitative ecology to study how microbiome responds to stressors, and what microbial traits promote their resilience to changing environments. I aspire that my work will advance fundamental and predictive microbiome science broadly.

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