Torsten H. Struck
Frontiers in Evolutionary Zoology
Research interests
- Phylogenomic, comparative genomics and systematics of animals
- Phylogenetic methods and Bioinformatics
- Biodiversity and evolution of marine invertebrates
- Evolution and taxonomy of cryptic species
Professional experience
Since 2015
Professor of Evolutionary Genomics & Curator of the Helminth collection at the NHM, Department of Research and Collections, University of Oslo, Norway
Since 2009
Affiliated Assistant Professor at the Department of Life Sciences in the College of Science and Mathematics of Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
2011 – 2015
Heisenberg fellowship of the DFG at the Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany
2005 – 2011
Head of the molecular-phylogenomics laboratory within the working group “Zoology” of Prof. Dr. Achim Paululat, position funded by my own grants from the DFG, University of Osnabrück, Germany
2003 – 2005
Postdoctoral Fellow in the working group of Dr. Kenneth M. Halanych, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
2002 – 2003
Scientific assistant in the working group „Systematic Zoology” of Prof. Dr. Wilfried Westheide, University of Osnabrück, Germany
1999
Scientific assistant in the working group „Systematic Zoology” of Prof. Dr. Wilfried Westheide, University of Osnabrück, Germany
1997
Trainee in the Department of „Physical Biochemistry“ of Prof. Dr. Roger Goody, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
Scientific cruises and expeditions
2022
ArtsDatabanken: Havbruksstasjonen Tromsø, Norway
2022
ArtsDatabanken: Havforskningsinstitutet Austevoll, Norway
2021
ArtsDatabanken: Marine Station Slettvika, Norway
2021
InvertOmics: AWI Wadden Sea Station Sylt, List, Germany
2021
EU ASSEMBLE+ program: Station Biologique de Roscoff, Roscoff, France
2019
Cryptic species: Northwestern USA, USA
2018
Cryptic species: Sea of Japan, Russia
2015
Cryptic species: Western Australian Coastline from Perth to Augusta, Australia
2014
Cryptic species: Langebaan Bay, South Africa
2013
WormNet II: Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
2012
AnnEvol: Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland, Denmark
2011
WormNet: Stellenbosch, South Africa
EU ASSEMBLE program: Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Scotland
2006
R/V Atlantis with the submersible Alvin (WHOI Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA, USA): Eel River (CA, USA) and Hydrate Ridge (OR, USA), Northeast Pacific
2005
R/V Western Flyer with ROV Tiberon (MBARI Aquarium, Monterey, CA, USA): Eel River (CA, USA) and Hydrate Ridge (OR, USA), Northeast Pacific
Grants (PI and Co-PI)
Current:
- RCN - Forskerprosjekt - FRIPRO “InvertOmics - Phylogeny and evolution of lophotrochozoan invertebrates based on genomic data”
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RCN - Artsdatabanken “Cirratulid polychaetes in Norwegian waters: A museum based approach to species diversity and distribution.”
- RCN - Artsdatabanken “Assessing biodiversity in the marine algae belt”
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RCN - Collaborative and Knowledge-building Project “A Norwegian BioGenome initiative: the initial Launch phase” (CoPI)
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EU - HORIZON-CL6-2021-BIODIV-01 – “Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE)” (Beneficiary)
- Biodiversity Research Consortium Brazil‐Norway “Metabarcoding and metagenomics for high throughput inventory and monitoring of terrestrial arthropod biodiversity” (CoPI)
- DIKU - NORPART 2018 “ANTENNA: Norwegian – African network for training a new generation of entomologists in DNA-based molecular methods” (CoPI)
Finished:
- SIU - Russia 2017-2020 “Multidisciplinary EDUcation and reSearch in mArine biology in Norway and Russia (MEDUSA)” (CoPI)
- NSF-ATOL-10-513 “Collaborative Research: WormNet II: Assembling the Annelid Tree of Life” (CoPI)
- DFG-STR-683/7-1 “AnnEvol – Evolution and phylogeny of Annelida based on phylogenomic data (i.e. EST libraries)”
- DFG-STR-683/6-1 & 6-2 “Phylogenetic position of interstitial polychaete taxa of supposedly paedomorphic origin (i.e., Dinophilidae, Protodrilida, Polygordiidae and Nerillidae) using mitogenomic data”
- DFG-STR-683/5-2 “Phylogenomics of worm-like lophotrochozoans and platyzoans (Nemertea, Gastrotricha, Gnathostomulida)” within DFG priority program SPP 1174 “Deep Metazoan Phylogeny – Stammesgeschichte der Großgruppen der Tiere”
- DFG-Pu-84/5-1 “Phylogenomics of worm-like lophotrochozoans (Annelida, Sipuncula, Nemertea, Platyzoa)” within DFG priority program SPP 1174 “Deep Metazoan Phylogeny – Stammesgeschichte der Großgruppen der Tiere”
- DFG-STR-683/3-1 “Phylogenetic position of Annelida and possible subordinated annelid taxa (e.g. Sipuncula and Myzostomida) within Lophotrochozoa based on molecular data” within DFG priority program SPP 1174 “Deep Metazoan Phylogeny – Stammesgeschichte der Großgruppen der Tiere”
- NSF-OCE-0425060 “Metazoan life at extreme sulphide concentrations: The ecology and evolution of Dorvilleidae at methane seeps.” (CoPI)
Fellowships
2011 – 2015
Heisenberg fellowship of DFG
2000 – 2002
Graduate Fellowship of the Bischöflichen Cusanuswerk, Bonn, Germany
1999 – 2000
Graduate Fellowship of the Graduiertenförderung des Landes Niedersachsen, Hannover, Germany
