Frank Thomas: Curriculum Vitae

Education

07/2011 PhD in Microbiology at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

PhD thesis “The capability of methanoarchaea to form methyl and hydride derivatives of metals and metalloids”

06/2006 Master of Science (Diplom) in Environmental Science at the University of Duisburg-Essen, with specialization in microbiology, genetic, ecotoxicology, plant physiology and botany

Master thesis (Diplomarbeit) “ Untersuchung zum Einfluss von Bi(NO3)3 auf das Transkriptom von Methanosarcina mazei Goe1“

10/2002 Bachelor of Science (Vordiplom) in Environmental Science at the University of Duisburg-Essen

Work experience

Since 08/2012 Postdoctoral researcher and laboratory manager in the department of Environmental Geochemistry at the University of Bayreuth, Germany

08/2006 – 07/2012 scientific coworker at the department of microbiology at the university of Duisburg-Essen

10/2002 – 08/2004 undergraduate research assistent (studentische Hilfskraft) at the department of Applied Climatology and Landscape Ecology at the University of Duisburg-Essen