B E E g r o u p

Personal data

Date of birth :  20.07.1980
Place of birth : Mosbach (Baden)
Nationality :     German

Education

1991-2000  Nikolaus Kistner Gymnasium Mosbach
2000-2006  Study of Biology at the University of Würzburg
                   Diploma thesis (Department of zoology):
                   “Analysis of the relationship between food composition and fitness of the Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.)”
                   Advisor: Prof. Dr. J. Tautz; Prof. Dr. H. J. Gross
Since 2006  Study of teaching Biology and Chemistry for academic high school
                   (Lehramt an Gymnasien) at the University of Würzburg
Since 2008  Graduate training in the BEEgroup (Biocenter)at the University of Würzburg:
                   PhD thesis: “Die Expression humoraler und zellulärer Immunreaktionen bei     Drohnenlarven und adulten Drohnen der Honigbiene (Apis mellifera)”
                   Advisors: Prof. Dr. J. Tautz; Prof. Dr. H.Beier

Research interests 

In vitro rearing of drone larvae and pupae; Developmental-specific protein expression in the haemolymph of drones; Characterization of bee haemocytes; Cellular immune response (nodule formation)
 Fellowship
01.04.08 -30.04.11     PhD fellowship from FUGAPIS (Functional genome analysis of disease resistance in honeybees)
1.8.11-30.10.11    PhD fellowship from “Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft”, SFB 567
Since 01.01.12     PhD fellowship from “Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft”, SFB 567

Publications

Albert Š, Gätschenberger H, Azzami K, Gimple O, Grimmer G, Fujiyuki T, Sumner S, Tautz J, Mueller MJ (2011) Evidence of a novel immune responsive protein in the Hymenoptera. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 41: 968-981

Höcherl N, Siede R, Illies I, Gätschenberger H, Tautz J (2012) Evaluation of the nutritive value of maize for honey bees. J Insect Physiol. 58: 278-285

Gätschenberger, H., Gimple, O., Tautz, J., Beier, H. (2012) Honey bee drones maintain humoral immune competence throughout all life stages in the absence of vitellogenin production. J. Exp. Biol., im Druck.