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Dr. Maren Wellenreuther is a German associate professor at Auckland University who specializes in evolutionary theory, with research specifically on evolutionary ecology and genomics, primarily focused on diverse species such as flies and fish (Wellenreuther, n.d[2]). Wellenreuther would be considered to be a part of a traditionally underrepresented group as she is a woman in STEM, a group which faces marginalization in a field that until recent years, has been dominated by men.
Dr. Wellenreuther began her education at Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany where she completed her undergraduate degree, (2007), followed by completing her graduate studies at the University of Hamburg in Germany (2000). She received her MSc with first class honours at the University of Adelaide in Australia in conjunction with the University of Hamburg (2000), and in 2007 she received her PhD at the University of Auckland in New Zealand (Wellenreuther, n.d[2]).
In her years of practice, Dr. Wellenreuther has contributed to numerous publications, notably "The evolutionary history of colour polymorphism in Ischnura damselflies (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)", "A roadmap for understanding the evolutionary significance of structural genomic variation", and "Going beyond SNPs: the role of structural genomic variants in adaptive evolution and species diversification" (Wellenreuther, n.d[2]).
Dr. Wellenreuther leads a research group that bases their work on aquatic phenomics and genomics. Their research primarily revolves around the use of teleost fish as a model group, and their main areas of interest are developing accelerated breeding technologies for native marine fish species, moving beyond SNPs through understanding the role of structural variants in adaptive evolution, and maintenance of genetic polymorphisms (Wellenreuther, n.d). With these focuses, the project endeavours to develop a new aquaculture species through aquaculture breeding that will be native to New Zealand (Royal Society, 2019[3]).
In 2018, Dr. Wellenreuther was awarded the Hamilton Award for the development of genomic-based methods within the seafood sector, as well as her development and applications of new approaches to aquaculture breeding (Royal Society, 2019[3]). Other awards earned by Dr. Wellenreuther include the Thermo Fisher Scientific Award for Excellence in Molecular Biology (2020), Science New Zealand National 'Early Carer Researcher Award (2017), and KVA King Carl XVI Gustaf's 50-years scholarship (2013) (Wellenreuther, n.d).
In 2019, Dr. Wellenreuther was awarded a $5.5 million research grant for her endeavours from the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment's Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF MBIE)(Wellenreuther, n.d).
In her years of contribution to the world of science, Dr. Wellenreuther has held a number of board and leadership roles, as well as been featured in numerous articles, public talks, and conferences. Most recently (2021) she was appointed to the advisory board for Trends in Ecology & Evolution. She is currently also a board member of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Blue Economy CRC in Australia (2019-present), an associate editor for the journal Evolutionary Applications (2015-present) (Wellenreuther, n.d[3]).
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Dr Maren Wellenreuther". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 2021-01-28.