Dr. Frank Nitsche
Curriculum vitae
| 1989–1995 | Study of biology at the University of Salzburg |
| 1995–1996 | Diploma thesis at the University of Salzburg. Theme: Ecology and faunistic of the molluscs in lake Fuschel with a special focus on Valvata alpestris |
| 1996-1998 | Free-lance biologist and consultant in Birmingham |
| 1998-2001 | Employee in the IT-field in Cologne. Main field of work were databases, queries and teaching those. |
| 2001-2003 | Free-lance programmer, biologist and consultant in Cologne. |
| 2003-2007 | PhD study at the University of Cologne (Systematic and morphology of freshwater Choanoflaggelates) |
| Since 2007 | Postdoctoral research assistant at the University of Cologne, Zoological Institute, General Ecology and Limnology |
Research interests
Aquatic ecology, molluscs, benthic organisms, influence of protozoans on nutrient cycles, microbiological methods, applied biology