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MSc Benjamin Conlon

Curriculum vitae

Personal Information

  • Nationality: British
  • Languages: English (native speaker), Danish (A2-B1), German (A2)

Education & Employment

  • Since 2016: PhD, Biology – Molecular Ecology, Institute for Biology, Martin-Luther University, Germany, Supervised by Jarkko Routtu.
  • 2013-2015: MSc, Biology – Section for Ecology and Evolution, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Supervised by Michael Poulsen and Henrik H. de Fine Licht.
  • 2011-2012: University exchange programme at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
  • 2009-2013: BSc, Biological Sciences – Ecology, University of Stirling, Scotland.

Awards & Grants

  • 2015: Docent Dr. Scient. Lauritz Olsons Rejsefond travel grant.
  • 2012: Three-month summer research scholarship at University of Stirling.

Field work abroad

  • 2015: Fieldwork, South Africa (total one month).
  • 2012: Fieldwork, France (total 2 weeks).

Publications

  • Conlon BH, de Beer W, de Fine Licht HH, Aanen DK and Poulsen M (2016): Phylogenetic analyses of Podaxis specimens from Southern Africa reveal hidden diversity and new insights into associations with termites. Fungal Biology 120(9): 1065–1076.

Presentations

(invited talks)
  • 1/2016: Conlon BH, de Beer ZW, Aanen DK, de Fine Licht HH, Eilenberg J and Poulsen M: "Phylogenetic analyses of termite-associated fungi.", Institute for Biology, Martin-Luther University, Halle, Germany
  • 3/2015: Conlon BH, de Fine Licht HH, Eilenberg J and Poulsen M: "Associations between termites and Cordyceps and Podaxis fungi", Centre for Social Evolution, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 1/2015: Conlon BH, de Fine Licht HH, Eilenberg J and Poulsen M: "Associations between termites and Cordyceps and Podaxis fungi", Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Presentations

  • 9/2016: Routtu J, Conlon BH, Oertelt E and Moritz RFA: "Genetic tools for selecting disease resistance in bee pollinators.", XXV International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, FL, U.S.A..
  • 9/2016: Conlon BH, Oertelt E, Moritz RFA and Routtu J: "Honeybee resistance to Varroa destructor (Poster).", EurBee 7, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • 10/2015: Conlon BH, de Beer W, de Fine Licht H, Aanen D and Poulsen M: "Phylogenetic analyses of diverse Podaxis specimens from Southern Africa reveals hidden diversity and new insights into its relationship with termites (poster and flash talk).", Copenhagen Microbiology Center Annual Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • 11/2014: Conlon BH de Fine Licht H and Poulsen M: "Associations between termites and Cordyceps and Podaxis fungi (poster and flash talk).", Danish Microbiological Society Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • 10/2014: Conlon BH de Fine Licht H and Poulsen M: "Associations between termites and Cordyceps and Podaxis fungi (poster).", Copenhagen Microbiology Center Annual Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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