Nicolai M. Nürk. Professional experience

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1 Nicolai M. Nürk Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) Heidelberg, Department of Biodiversity & Plant Systematics, University of Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 345 D Heidelberg Phone: +49-(0) Homepage (last updated: 1 July 2015) U. Wagenfeld Professional experience Research Associate, University of Heidelberg, project Evolution of Hypericum in South America (DFG grant NU 292/1), with MA Koch Postdoc, IPK Gatersleben, project Apomixis patterns in Hypericum, with FR Blattner PhD, IPK Gatersleben, project Evolutionary history of Hypericum (Hypericaceae) Research Assistant, Institute of Biology, FU Berlin, project Revision of Lithospermum in South America, with M Weigend (AG Hilger) Teaching Assistant, Institute for Systematic Botany and Biogeography, Freie Universität (FU) Berlin. Education Doctor rerum naturalium, summa cum laude, in Systematics & Evolutionary Biology, FU Berlin. Thesis: Phylogenetic analyses in St. John's wort (Hypericum) Inferring character evolution and historical biogeography Diploma Biology in Botany, Ecology, Zoology, and Biochemistry, FU Berlin. Thesis: Phylogenie und Ausbreitungsbiologie mediterraner Brennnesseln (Urtica spp.). Extracurricular activities 2012 and 2014 Parental leave (for my two kids together ca. 8 month) Chairman, IPK Student Board, member since Apprenticeship and work as carpenter, Holzbau Muhr, Wendlingen Civil service, Leben mit Behinderung e.v., Hamburg.

2 Fields of Research interests Macroevolution, Comparative Biology, Phylogenetics, Plant Systematics. Awards & Research Grants German Research Council Project Grant (DFG NU292/1; ; ). Beagle Award of the IPK Gatersleben (1 500 ; 2011). Gemeinschaft zur Förderung der Kulturpflanzenforschung Gatersleben e.v. Travel Grant (2 500 ; 2009). Best Lecture Award, Plant Science Student Conference Reviewer assignments Scientific journals: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution; Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution; Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics; New Phytologist; Plant Biosystems; Plant Systematics and Evolution; PLoS One; Systematic Botany. Event Organization Main organizer, 5 th Annual Meeting of the Hypericum Research Group, Heidelberg, November Main organizer, 6 th Plant Science Students Conference, IPK Gatersleben, June Co-organizer, 4 th Plant Science Students Conference, IPK Gatersleben, July Co-organizer, 2 th Annual Meeting of the Hypericum Research Group, IPK Gatersleben, July Co-organizer, Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, Institute of Biology, Systematic Botany and Plantgeography, FU Berlin, 11 June Co-organizer, Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, Institute of Biology, Systematic Botany and Plantgeography, FU Berlin, 18 June Fieldwork Ecuador & Colombia, Cordillera Real & Central Colombia, Cordillera Central and Occidental (southern areas) Colombia, Cordillera Oriental (northern areas) Colombia, eastern Mountains of Bogotá Colombia, Cordillera Oriental (central areas) Japan, Central Honshu and Hokkaido Italy, Central Apennine Mountains and Sicily. 2

3 Lab visits Tank Lab Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies, Department of Biological Sciences & Stillinger Herbarium, University of Idaho, Moscow, USA Laboratorio de Botánica y Sistemática, Universidad de los Andes, Laboratorio de Botánica y Sistemática, Universidad de los Andes, Laboratorio de Botánica y Sistemática, Universidad de los Andes, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzho & Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Herbarium, Bejing, China Laboratorio de Botánica y Sistemática, Universidad de los Andes, Natural History Museum, London, UK Tank Lab Molecular Plant Systematics, College of Natural Resources & Stillinger Herbarium, University of Idaho, Moscow, USA Natural History Museum, London, UK Department of Botany, University Museum, University of Tokio & Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan Natural History Museum, London, UK Natural History Museum, London, UK. Publications Nürk NM, Uribe-Convers S, Gehrke B, Tank DC & Blattner FR (2015). Oligocene niche shift, Miocene diversification Cold tolerance and accelerated speciation rates in the St. John s worts (Hypericum). BMC Evol Biol. 15:80, doi: /s Nürk NM, Scheriau C & Madriñán S (2013). Explosive radiation in high Andean Hypericum Rates of diversification among New World lineages. Front. Genet. 4(175), doi: /fgene Nürk NM, Madriñán S, Carine MA, Chase MW & Blattner FR (2013). Molecular phylogenetics and morphological evolution of St. John's wort (Hypericum; Hypericaceae). Mol. Phylogen. Evol. 66(1): Nürk NM & Crockett SL (2011). Morphological and phytochemical diversity among Hypericum species of the Mediterranean basin. Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Science and Biotechnology 5 (specially issue 1): Nürk NM & Blattner FR (2010). Cladistic analysis of morphological characters in Hypericum (Hypericaceae). Taxon 59(5):

4 Weigend M, Gottschling M, Hilger HH & Nürk NM (2010). Five new species of Lithospermum L. (Boraginaceae tribe Lithospermeae) in Andean South America: Another radiation in the Amotape-Huancabamba Zone. Taxon 59(4): Other publications Nürk NM (2014). Research in Biodiversity and Plant Systematics Project Leader Dr. Nicolai M. Nürk. In: Greiner S, Keib N, Lohmann J, Maizel A, Neef C, Schneider- Boutros S, Schumacher K (eds). COS Report , Nürk NM (2011). Phylogenetic analyses in St. John s wort (Hypericum) Inferring character evolution and historical biogeography. Ph.D. Thesis. FU Berlin, Berlin. Nürk NM (2011). Johanniskraut von seiner Wirkung zum Namen und zur Botanik. Sommerausgabe Aromareport: Johanniskraut. Aromareport, 5, Nürk NM (2010). Das Doktorandenprogram. IPK Jahresbericht 2010, Presentations (invited) Nürk NM. Melting gene-pools, dispersification, and macroecological niche shifts in Hypericum. BIO Guest Seminars: Plants & People, Institute of Systematic Botany, UZH, Zürich, Switzerland, 15 September Nürk NM. Evolution of diversity Patterns and processes in St. John s wort. Biological Sciences Seminar, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, US, 6 May Nürk NM. Phylogenetics in Hypericum Character evolution and historical biogeography. Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Herbarium, Bejing, China, 12 December Nürk NM. Tracing the impact of the Andean uplift: evolution of Hypericum in South America. Laboratorio de Botánica y Sistemática, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 03 October Nürk NM. Out of the tropics? Age estimations and parametric model-based biogeographic reconstructions in the temperate genus St. John s wort (Hypericum). PuRGe Seminar Univ. Idaho & Univ. Washington, Moscow, ID, US, 19 November Nürk NM. Im Regen, im August, in Japan Impressionen einer Exkursion. Vavilov-Abend, IPK Gatersleben, Germany, 20 April Presentations (regular) Scheriau C, Nürk NM & Koch MA. Melting gene pools in the Hypericum perforatum complex. BioDivEvol 2014, Dresden, Germany, March Nürk NM. Collecting in Colombia (as a foreigner). Network on Neotropical Biogeography, 3 rd meeting (NNB3), WS 5 Fieldwork & Collaboration, Bogotá, Colombia, 08 January Nürk NM. Understanding radiation in the Andes patterns of diversity in New World Hypericum. 6 th annual Hypericum meeting, Safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia, 05 October

5 Nürk NM & Gehrke B. Multiple migrations into tropical montane Africa Biogeography of Hypericum. 21 st DBG Symposium, Mainz, Germany, September Nürk NM. Out of the tropics? Historical biogeography of Hypericum. 4 th annual Hypericum meeting, Graz, Austria, October Nürk NM. Evolution of Hypericum in the Andes Biogeography, age estimation, character evolution and ecological shifts. DFG Nachwuchsakademie Systematik der Pflanzen und Pilze, Museum Koenig, Bonn, Germany, May Nürk NM, & Blattner FR. Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of Hypericum. Biosystematics 2011, Berlin, Germany, February Nürk NM, & Blattner FR: Molecular phylogeny of Hypericum. 3 rd annual Hypericum meeting, Padua, Italy, October Nürk NM. Evolutionary history of Hypericum in South America. DFG Nachwuchsakademie Systematik der Pflanzen und Pilze, Frankfurt, Germany, September Nürk NM & Blattner FR. Phylogenetic analysis of morphological characters in Hypericum Implications on character evolution & biogeography. 2 nd annual Hypericum meeting, IPK Gatersleben, Gernamny, 24 November Nürk NM & Blattner FR. Cladistic analysis of morphological characters in Hypericum. Plant Science Student Conference (PSSC) 2009, IPB Halle, Germany, June Nürk NM & Blattner FR. Revealing evolution of apomixis in Hypericum: phylogeny and the apospory marker. Plant Science Student Conference (PSSC) 2008, IPK Gatersleben, Germany, July Posters (selected) Nürk NM, Scheriau C, Madriñán S. Explosive radiation in high Andean Hypericum. Network on Neotropical Biogeography, 3 rd meeting (NNB3), Bogotá, Colombia, January Nürk NM, Madriñán S, Carine M, Chase M & Blattner FR. Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of Hypericum. Botany 2010, Providence, Rhode Island, US, 31 July 04 August Nürk NM & Blattner FR. Cladistic analysis of morphological characters in Hypericum. Botany 2008, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada, July Nürk, NM & Weigend M. Urtica Mediterranea Evolutionary history of Stinging Nettles in Europe. Systematics 2008, University of Göttingen, Germany, April