Curriculum Vitae

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

2014  Docent/Readership qualification, Lund University, Sweden 
2007  PhD at the University of Auckland, New Zealand 
2000  MSc (first class Honours), conducted jointly at the University of Adelaide, Australia, and the University of Hamburg, Germany 
2000  Graduate Studies 'Diplom-Biologin' at the University of Hamburg, Germany 
1997  Undergraduate Studies 'Vordiplom' at the Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2022-ongoing  Editor in Chief Evolutionary Applications 
2021-ongoing  Advisory Board TREE 
2016-ongoing  Associate Editor for Evolutionary Applications 
2016-ongoing  Associate Editor for Molecular Ecology/Molecular Ecology Resources 

POSITIONS

2023-ongoing  Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand 
2019-ongoing  Science Group Leader, Plant and Food Research, New Zealand 
2018-2023  Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand 
2014-2019  Senior Scientist, Plant and Food Research, New Zealand 
2014-2017  Associate Professor (docent) at the University of Lund, Sweden 
2013-2014  Assistant Professor, funded by the Swedish Research Council, Sweden 
2009-2013  Postdoctoral researcher funded by a Marie Curie Inter-European fellowship at the University of Lund, Sweden 
2008-2009  Postdoctoral researcher funded by the Swedish Research Council at the University of Lund, Sweden 

AWARDS

2020  Thermo Fisher Scientific Award for Excellence in Molecular Biology, New Zealand: Harnessing the power of genomics to secure a sustainable blue future More information 
2018  Royal Society Te Apārangi Early Career Research Excellence Award for Sciences (formerly known as the Hamilton Award), New Zealand 
2017  Science New Zealand National ‘Early Career Researcher Award’, New Zealand 
2013  KVA King Carl XVI Gustaf's 50-years scholarship for the promotion and contribution to the knowledge and preservation of biological diversity, Sweden 

PRIZES/HONOURS

2019-2021  National Marsden panel (Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour), New Zealand 
2018  National PBRF panel, New Zealand 
2013  Member of the LMK-foundations idea forum for young researchers 2013, Björkliden, Sweden 
2007  Marian Cranwell Prize for best ecological PhD thesis of the Faculty of Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand 
2006  The University of Auckland 'Doctoral Completion Award', New Zealand 
2003  Third prize in the poster competition of the Faculty of Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand 
2002  Prize for the best oral presentation at the New Zealand Marine Science Conference, New Zealand 

FELLOWSHIPS/LARGE GRANTS (TOTAL N=19)

2023  Marsden Standard Grant 'AI Fast Start' ($300,000) 
2023-2028  Ministry for Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) - Endeavour Programme - Climate Adapted finfish AI ($11 million) 
2023  Humboldt Fellowship 
2022  Funding Predator Free 2050 ($420,000) 
2022  Indigenous Genomics Platform of Genomics Aotearoa ($400,000) 
2020  Seafood Innovation Limited ($330,000) 
2019  Kiwinet funding for automated phenotyping via image analysis ($150,000), Main PI 
2019  Ministry for Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) - Data Science Research Programme. A data-science driven evolution of aquaculture for building the blue economy, Associate PI 
2019  ARC linkage grant ‘Fisheries genomics of snapper in Australia and New Zealand Waters’, Australia, Associate PI 
2018  Marsden Standard Grant 'Beyond DNA: testing the role of epigenomics in thermal adaptation', Main PI 
2016  Marsden Standard Grant 'Testing for fishing-induced evolution using DNA from ancient and modern snapper', Associate PI 
2016  Ministry for Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) grant 'Enhancing production of New Zealand's seafood sector using accelerated breeding techniques', Main PI 
2012  Received a 4-year research position from the Swedish Research Council (Projektbidrag för unga forskare), Main PI 
2008  Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship, Main PI 
2008  Postdoctoral fellowship from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), Main PI 
2008  Postdoctoral fellowship from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Main PI 
2007  Carl Tryggers Stipend for postdoctoral research, Main PI 
2005  University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship, New Zealand 
2002  Top Achiever Doctoral Scholarship from the Tertiary Education Commission, New Zealand 
2000  DAAD scholarship 'German Academic Exchange Service' to do research at the University of Adelaide for 1 year 

RESEARCH/TRAVEL GRANTS (TOTAL N=26)

2022  Ingenious Genomics Platform (Genomics Aotearoa) 
2020  Seafood Innovation Limited 
2020  Vision Mãtauranga Capability Fund 
2018  Catalyst Royal Society 
2016  The Nilsson-Ehle Endowments 
2015  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 
2015  Marie Curie Alumni One World Grant 
2015  Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) exchange grant with UNAM University in Mexico 
2014  Tryggers Stiftelse 
2014  Nescent Catalysis Meeting grant 
2013  Research grant from the Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapet i Lund, Sweden 
2013  Stiftelsen Lunds Djurskyddsfond 
2013  Helge Ax:son Johnson Stiftelse 
2013  Craaford Foundation 
2013  Travel grant from Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapet i Lund, Sweden 
2013  Stiftelsen Längmanska Kulturfonden 
2012  Stiftelsen Lunds Djurskyddsfond 
2012  Nilsson-Ehle-donationerna 
2012  Travel & research grant from the Solander Programme 
2011  Research grant from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 
2009  Research grant from the Helge Ax:son Johnson Stiftelse 
2009  Travel grant from Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapet i Lund, Sweden 
2008  Research grant from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 
2008  Travel & research grant from the Solander Programme 
2008  Travel grant from Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapet i Lund, Sweden 
2006  The University of Auckland Graduate Research Fund 
2006  Contestable Travel Fund, University of Auckland 

BOARD/LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

2022  Board member of The International Marine Biotechnology Association (IMBA) More information here 
2022  Genomics Aotearoa Senior Leadership Team 
2021  Advisory Group Aotearoa Circle - A Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for the Seafood Sector of New Zealand. More information here 
2021-ongoing  Member of the College of Assessors, the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) 
2021-ongoing  Advisory Board, Trends in Ecology & Evolution (TREE) 
2020-2021  Member of the Fishing 2040 Expert Panel: 'What might fishing look like in 2040? Towards a vision for commercial fisheries in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2040.' Invitated by Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor https://www.pmcsa.ac.nz/topics/fish/ 
2019-ongoing  Board member of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Blue Economy CRC, Australia. More information here 
2019  MPI selected expert on the workshop on 'The Utility of Genetic Analyses for Addressing New Zealand Fisheries Questions.' More information here 
2017-2019  Guest Associate Editor, Molecular Ecology 
2015-ongoing  Associate Editor, Evolutionary Applications 
2013-2015  Principal Investigator and Board Member of the excellence centre, CAnMove, Sweden 

REVIEWER OF NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL GRANTS

2022  Reviewer and panel member for Genomic Innovation For Regenerative Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (GIRAFF), Canada  
2022  A *STAR CAREER DEVELOPMENT FUND PEER REVIEWERS, Singapore 
2022  The Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR) of the Government of Catalonia 
2022  The Research Council of Norway (RCN) 
2021-2022  Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Assessor, NZ 
2021-2022  Horizon Framework: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks, EU 
2021  The Leverhulme Trust 
2020-ongoing  European Science Foundation (ESF) College of Expert Reviewers, ESF, EU 
2020  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), UK Research and Innovation, UK 
2020  Czech Science Foundation, Czech Republic 
2020  Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland 
2020  Horizon Framework: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks, EU 
2018-2019  Natural Environment Research Council NERC, UK 
2018  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, USA 
2017-2020;2022  Horizon Framework: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, EU 
2017-2018  Catalyst Royal Society of New Zealand, New Zealand 
2017  Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft DFG, Germany 
2014  Carnegie Trust, UK 
2013  National Geographic, USA 

INVITED TALKS

2022  Invited talk at the Seafood conference Nelson: ‘How can fisheries management benefit from genomics? Key insights from New Zealand species’, Nelson, New Zealand More information here 
2022  Invited talk at the Smart and Connected (S+C) Aquaculture Meeting: Breeding new finfish species for aquaculture, August 10th 2022, New Zealand More information here 
2022  Invited talk on Fisheries Genetics at the Speaker's Science Forum organised for Members of Parliament, in collaboration with the Speaker of the New Zealand Parliament and in conjunction with Universities New Zealand, Science New Zealand, and the Independent Research Association of New Zealand (IRANZ), May 11th 2022, Parliament, Wellington, New Zealand More information here 
2021  Invited talk at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 
2021  Invited lecture about structural genomic variation, University of Bern, Switzerland 
2021  Plenary lecture invitation at the 38th International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) Conference, Cape Town, South Africa: Plenary 8 - Genomic applications in aquaculture for future food security More information here 
2021  Genomics Aotearoa talk: Going Beyond SNPs: Inversions as Facilitators of Eco-Evolutionary Change. June 18th 2021, New Zealand More information here 
2020  Invitation to present at the 30th Annual Queenstown Molecular Biology Meetings, New Zealand: Harnessing the power of genomics to secure a sustainable blue future More information here 
2020  Invitation to present at the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR), National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Theme Artificial Intelligence: The Potential for Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources More information here 
2020  Invitation to present on Darwin Day 2020 at the University of Oslo, Norway. Theme Sequencing life – for the future of life More information here 
2019  Invitation to present at Centre for Research In Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) in Barcelona, Spain More information here 
2019  PhD Aarhus, Denmark 
2018  Invitation to present at the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP) in Auckland, New Zealand More information here 
2016  ICE in Orlando, Florida USA 
2015  QMB in Queenstown, New Zealand 
2013  International Congress of Odonatology (ICO) in Freissing, Germany. Genomics of colour in Ischnura elegans. 
2013  Leiden University 'Niche dynamics, reproductive isolation and colour polymorphisms' 
2013  Cape Town University in South Africa 'Non-ecological speciation, sexual selection and colour polymorphisms: insights from odonates' presentation here 
2013  Talk at Stellenbosch University in South Africa 'Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics in Damselflies' 
2011  Talk at the Workshop about Academic Etiquette organised by the Lund Postdoctoral Society 'Women in Great Science (WINGS): The Networker's Logbook' 
2011  The Annual Meeting of the Biology Department at the University of Stockholm 'Blodbadet', Stockholm University 'What can damselflies tell us about ecology and evolution?' 
2011  The Peter and Rosemary Grant Mini Symposium at Lund University, 'Are range margins hybridisation hotspots? Insights from simulated range expansions in Calopteryx damselflies' 
*Plus 16 conference contributions

ORGANISATION OF CONFERENCE SYMPOSIA/SPECIAL ISSUES

2024  Narum SR, Campbell M, Coykendall K, Meek M, O'Malley KG, WELLENREUTHER M Special Issue Evolutionary Applications. Advances in salmonid genetics. 
2023  Wellenreuther M Chair of International Congress of Genetics 2023, July 16-21, Melbourne, Australia. More information here 
2023  Anastasiadi D, Johnson S, Venney C, Wellenreuther M SMBEeverywhere 2022-23. March 01, 2023: GS9: Epigenomics in Evolution. More information here 
2023  Blommaert J, Altemose N, Chrisman BS, Peona V, Wellenreuther M, World J SMBEeverywhere 2022-23. February 15, 2023: GS7: Beyond the SNP: Structural Variants and Repetitive DNA in Genomics and Evolution. More information here 
2022  Wellenreuther M Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting, Queenstown Research Week, Queenstown, New Zealand. More information here 
2022  Allan A, Wellenreuther M, Littlejohn M Applied Genomics Satellite, Queenstown Research Week, Queenstown, New Zealand. More information here 
2022  Lancaster LT, Fuller ZL, Berger D, Barbour MA, Jentoft S, WELLENREUTHER M Special Feature: Understanding climate change response in the age of genomics: Journal of Animal Ecology: Vol 91, No 6 More information here 
2022  Wellenreuther M, Beheregaray L, Bernatchez L World Fisheries Congress, Adelaide, Australia. Advances in genomics for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture.  
2020  Ferchaud AL, Laporte M, Wellenreuther M Special Issue Evolutionary Applications. Louis Bernatchez' 60th anniversary. 
2019  Lancaster L, Fuller Z, Wellenreuther M SMBE conference, Manchester, UK. Understanding climate change response in the age of genomics. 
2019  Wellenreuther M, Mérot C, Berdan E, Bernatchez L Special Issue Molecular Ecology. Genomic structural variants in adaptation and diversification. 
2018  Wellenreuther M, Mérot C, Berdan E, Ben-David E, Burga A ESEB conference, France. Moving beyond point mutations: the role of structural genomic variation in adaptation and novelty. 
2016  Bernatchez L, Wellenreuther M Special Issue Evolutionary Applications. Women’s contribution to basic and applied evolutionary biology. 
2016  Bernatchez L, Wellenreuther M WFC conference, Korea. Genomics for improved fisheries management and conservation: have the promises been fulfilled? 
2016  Wellenreuther M, Bybee S, Buesse S ICE conference, USA. Next generation ecology, morphology and genomics: what can we learn about odonata? 
2014  Bernatchez L, Wellenreuther M SMBE conference, Puerto Rico. Detecting natural selection in genome scans. 

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“Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution” Dobzhansky (1973)