Anna Fiona Feller

Evolutionary Biologist

CV

Education & Employment History

02/2024 – present: Postdoctoral Researcher in the Plant Ecological Genetics Group, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. Advisor: Prof. Alex Widmer

02/2022 – 01/2024: Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology & Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA. Advisor: Prof. Robin Hopkins

07/2021 – 12/2021: Postdoctoral Researcher in the Division of Aquatic Ecology and Evolution, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Switzerland. Supervisor: Prof. Ole Seehausen

05/2017 – 06/2021: PhD in Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Switzerland & Eawag – Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland. Supervisors: Prof. Ole Seehausen & Prof. Catherine L. Peichel

12/2016 – 01/2017: Student Assistant in the Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution, Eawag, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland. Supervisor: Dr. Philine G. D. Feulner

09/2015 – 04/2017: MSc in Ecology and Evolution with special qualification in Evolution, University of Bern, Switzerland. Thesis supervisors: Dr. Oliver M. Selz, Dr. Matthew D. McGee, Dr. Joana I. Meier & Prof. Ole Seehausen

04/2014 – 03/2015: Student Assistant in the Division of Plant Genetics and Development, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland. Supervisors: Dr. Korinna Esfeld, Dr. Daniele Roppolo & Prof. Cris Kuhlemeier

09/2012 – 08/2015: BSc in Biology with special qualification in Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Switzerland. Thesis supervisors: Dr. David A. Marques & Prof. Ole Seehausen

08/2008 – 07/2012: Primary School Teacher in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland

08/2005 – 07/2008: BA in Pre-Primary and Primary Education and Teaching Diploma, Pädagogische Hochschule (School of Education) Bern, Switzerland

Fellowships & Awards

  • Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize 2025
  • Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Postdoc Mobility Return grant for 1 year (2024)
  • 2nd place poster award at the 2023 Gordon Research Conference & Seminar on Speciation in Lucca, Italy
  • Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Postdoc Mobility Fellowship for 2 years (2022/2023)
  • Science Faculty Prize for best dissertation in Biology in 2021, University of Bern, Switzerland
  • Travel Grant for the 2019 Gordon Research Conference and Seminar on Speciation in Ventura, CA, USA
  • 1st place at the 2017 Eawag poster competition, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland

Teaching & Mentoring Experience

  • Substitute lecturer for the first-year course ‘General Biology I’ (genetics and evolution) at ETH Zürich (2024/2025)
  • Supervision of a Master student at ETH Zürich, Switzerland (2024)
  • Mentoring of three undergraduate students at Harvard University, USA (2022/2023)
  • Teaching Assistance in BSc/MSc level ‘Research practical in Aquatic Ecology & Evolution’ at the University of Bern, Switzerland (2018/2019/2020)
  • Co-supervision of a Bachelor student at the University of Bern, Switzerland (2018/2019)
  • Teaching assistance in BSc/MSc level ‘Introduction to R programming and analysis’ course at the Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern (2017/2018)
  • High school biology substitute teaching at Gymnasium Hofwil, Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland (10/2016)
  • Elementary school teaching in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland (2008-2012) 

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