Anna Busch, M. Sc.
Projects
Scientific education
- 2019-pres. Doctoral studies at the University of Cologne, Institute for Zoology
- 2019 Master´s degree in Microbiology, University of Bonn, Thesis “Morphology and phylogeny of the conjugating green alga Mesotaenium with special reference to a novel extracellular pigment”, laboratory of Prof. Dr Alastair Simpson, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
- 2015-2019 Studies in Microbiology, University of Bonn
- 2015 Bachelor's degree in Biology, University of Cologne, Bachelor thesis: “The cytoskeleton of algivorous amoeboflagellates (Viridiraptoridae, Cercozoa) in free living and trophic states", laboratory of Prof. Dr Michael Melkonian, Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Cologne
- 2011-2015 Studies in Biology, University of Cologne
Publications
- Hess S.*, Williams S. K., Busch A., Irisarri I., Delwiche C. F., de Vries S., Darienko T., Roger A. J., Archibald J. M., Buschmann H., von Schwartzenberg K., de Vries J.*: A phylogenomically informed five-order system for the closest relatives of land plants. Current Biology, accepted. Preprint available under https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.06.499032
- Busch A., Hess S.* (2022): A diverse group of underappreciated zygnematophytes deserves in-depth exploration. Applied Phycology: https://doi.org/10.1080/26388081.2022.2081819
- Busch A., Hess S.* (2021): Sunscreen mucilage: a photoprotective adaptation found in terrestrial green algae (Zygnematophyceae). European Journal of Phycology. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09670262.2021.1898677
- Busch A., Hess S.* (2017): The cytoskeleton architecture of algivorous protoplast feeders (Viridiraptoridae, Rhizaria) indicates actin–guided perforation of prey cell walls. Protist 168: 12–31.
Awards and scholarships
- 2020 Award for an outstanding Master's thesis by the phycological section of the German Society for Plant Sciences
- 2020 Oral presentation award (2nd place) at the 39th meeting of the German Society for Protozoology, Kaiserslautern, Germany
- 2019 Poster presentation award for the ten best posters at the International Plant Science Conference, Rostock, Germany
- 2017 Holz-Conner Travel Award to participate at the 15th International Congress of Protistology, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2017 Prize for the best micrograph of the protist gallery (3rd place) at the 15th International Congress of Protistology, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2017 Poster presentation award (2nd place) at the 36th meeting of the German Society for Protozoology, Meißen, Germany
- 2016 Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for an internship at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax (Canada)
- 2015 Prize for the best student talk at the 34th meeting of the German Society for Protozoology, Magdeburg, Germany