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Dipl.-Biol. Matthias Y Müller

Matthias Müller has left our group in 2015.

Research interests:

Studying host-parasite coevolution is in the main focus of my research. I use the system Apis mellifera and the honeybees’ gutparasite Nosema ssp. to investigate antagonistic adaptations within host and pathogen populations. A broad variety of techniques and methods are available in our labs. Behavioural studies, molecular analysis and population genetics are most useful to answer my questions.

In a broader sense I am interested in the fascinating mechanisms that drive evolution of social systems, mating biology of strongly sexual biased systems and as described before host-parasite interactions.

I am PhD student since 2010 and employed in the European Framework 7^th research project BeeDoc (Bees in Europe and the Decline Of honeybee Colonies).

Professional Career:

• Since 2010: Molecular ecology research group, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. Researcher in the European Framework 7^th research project BeeDoc.
• 2009 – 2010: The University of Western Australia Perth, Australia. Research assistant at the Collaborative Initiative for Bee Research (CIBER). Project: Sperm senescence and age dependent changes in egg fertilization in Apis mellifera.
• 2008: Helmoltz Centre for Environmental research Magdeburg, Germany. Internship at the Division of Inland Water Resources and Ecosystems. Project: Influence of Chironomidae larvae bioturbation on decontamination of acidic mining lake sediments.
• 2007: Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. Students research assistant at the Institute for Plant Physiology

Field trips and Lab exchange:

• 2012: Laboratory of Zoophysiology, University of Gent, Belgium. MLPA training for honeybee virus diagnostics.
• 2012: Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Spain. BeeDoc workshop: honeybee genetics.
• 2012: University of Pretoria / Plant Protection Research Institute, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Sampling of wild and managed honeybee populations.
• 2011: Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Spain. Sampling of Nosema susceptible honeybee populations.
• 2010: Laboratory of Zoophysiology, University of Gent, Belgium. BeeDoc workshop: diagnostic of honeybee pathogens.

Academic education:

• Since 2010: PhD position at the Molecular Ecology Research group of Professor Robin Moritz at the University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.
• 2004 – 2009: Study of Biology at the University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany focusing on Zoology, Molecular Genetics and Phylogentics.

Publications:

• Mueller MY, Moritz RFA, Kraus FB (2012): Outbreeding and lack of temporal genetic structure in a drone congregation of the Neotropical stingless bee Scaptotrigona mexicana. Ecology and Evolution
• Lina De Smet, Jorgen Ravoet, Joachim R de Miranda, Tom Wenseleers, Matthias Y Mueller, Robin FA Moritz, Dirk C. de Graaf (2012): BeeDoctor, a Versatile MLPA-Based Diagnostic Tool for Screening Bee Viruses. PLOS ONE

Oral contributions:

• Matthias Y Mueller, Robin FA Moritz:  “Experimental evolution in Nosema ceranae” 5th European conference of Apidology - EurBee; Halle, Germany, 2012
• Matthias Y Mueller, Robin FA Moritz: "Size does matter: a new depth adjustable metal cage adapts to its task" COLOSS workshop - Standardized methods for honey bee rearing in hoarding cages; Bologna, Italy, 2010
• Matthias Y Mueller, F Bernhard Kraus, Robin FA Moritz: "Genetic structure of a drone congregation in the neotropical stingless bee Scaptotrigona mexicana" 4th European conference of Apidology - EurBee; Ankara, Turkey, 2010 * Winner of the "Best student talk award"*
• Matthias Y Mueller, Eckart Stolle, F Bernhard Kraus, Robin FA Moritz: "A new tool for phylogenetic analysis: Cross-species amplification of microsatellite loci in Apidae" Annual Conference of the AG Bieneninstitute; Herne, Germany, 2010
• Matthias Y Mueller, Rodolfo Jaffé, Boris Baer: "Sperm senescence and age dependent changes in egg fertilization in Apis mellifera" University of Western Australia, Perth, 2010.
• Matthias Y Mueller, Robin FA Moritz: "Molecular basis of genome interaction of the honeybee Apis mellifera with an evolutionary old and novel introduced Nosema species" COLOSS workshop – Nosema disease; Guadalajara, Spain, 2009
• Matthias Y Mueller, F Bernhard Kraus, Robin FA Moritz: "Genetic structure of a drone congregation in the neotropical stingless bee Scaptotrigona mexicana" Annual Conference of the AG Bieneninstitute; Schwerin, Germany, 2009.

Poster presentations:

• Matthias Y Mueller, Astrid Mosemann, Robin      FA Moritz: “Behavioural defence of honeybees against Nosema ceranae” 5th European conference of Apidology - EurBee;      Halle, Germany, 2012
• Elisabeth Weise, Matthias Y Mueller, Robin FA Moritz: “Comparison of colony health of wild and managed honeybee populations” 5th European conference of Apidology - EurBee; Halle, Germany, 2012 * Winner of the "Best student poster award"*
• Matthias Y Mueller, Eckart Stolle, F Bernhard Kraus, Robin FA Moritz: "A new tool for phylogenetic analysis: Cross-species amplification of microsatellite loci in Apidae" Central European Section Conference of the IUSSI; Papenburg, Germany, 2011
• Matthias  Y Mueller, F Bernhard Kraus, Robin FA Moritz: "Inbreeding avoidance in drone congregations of a stingless bee (Scaptotrigona mexicana)" XVI Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects – IUSSI; Copenhagen, Denmark, 2010
• Matthias Y Mueller, Eckart Stolle, F Bernhard Kraus, Robin FA Moritz: "A new tool for phylogenetic analysis: "Cross-species amplification of microsatellite loci in Apidae" 102. Annual meeting of the Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft; Regensburg, Germany, 2009
• Matthias Y Mueller, Eckart Stolle, F Bernhard Kraus, Robin FA Moritz: "Distribution of cross-species amplifications of microsatellite loci in eusocial Apidae" COLOSS workshop - New Molecular Tools; Bern, Switzerland, 2009

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