Dean Hodapp
Associated PhD student
- Project: Project A.20
- Research Group
- Address: Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 15, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Phone: +49 6131 39 27847
"Beyond the general theme of interdisciplinary and international collaboration underpinning the RTG, one of the things that first drew my eye to GenEvo is the idea of transferring methods developed for model species to other taxa, as this concept is highly relevant for my own research interests."
Education
- 07/2024 – ongoing
PhD candidate, Colgan group, iomE, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Thesis: “Investigation of the genetic diversity, population health and adaptive potential of solitary bees in Germany” - 04/2022 – 04/2024
Master of Science Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Thesis: “Hive-mine: How representative are current bee genomic resources?” - 04/2018 – 06/2022
Bachelor of Science Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Thesis: “Assessing the effect of temperature regime on the physiology and diapause of Osmia species” - Other studies:
- 2022-2024
Q+ Study Program (JGU) - 2023-2024
(Writing) Tutor Training Course, Center for Quality Assurance and Development (JGU)
- 2022-2024
Working experience
- 04-07/2023 & 04-07/2024
Teaching assistant: Zoological identification techniques (BSc Biology module 10A), Foitzik group, iomE, JGU Mainz - 05/2022 & 04/2024
Teaching assistant: Evolution and behavioral ecology of animals (BSc Biology module 14A), Foitzik group, iomE, JGU Mainz - 10/2021 – 10/2022
Laboratory assistant, Human genetics department, Bioscientia Healthcare GmbH
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Möllmann JS, Lörcher L, Hodapp D, Knuf I, Xu H, Colgan TJ (2024)
Simulated climate warming scenarios lead to earlier emergence and increased weight loss but have no effect on overwintering survival in solitary bees. bioRxiv, 10.18.619057. -
Dunn JD, Hodapp D, Menzel F, Kohlmeier P (2024)
Larval chemical cues induce rapid changes in foraging preferences of ant workers (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecol News, 34:71-79.