Sophia Sonnewald
PD Dr. rer. nat. Sophia Sonnewald
Academic Education and training
1989 – 1994 | Study of Biology at Humboldt University Berlin with Diploma in Biology, major studies: Plant Biology, Ecology |
1995 – 1999 | Graduate student at Humboldt University Berlin; Scholarships from the state of Berlin (NaföG) and the Humboldt University |
1999 | PhD at Humboldt University Berlin (Dr. rer. nat.) |
2017 | Habilitation in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Natural Science at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg |
Professional positions
1995 | Research Assistent, Brandenburgisch-Technische Universität Cottbus |
1999 – 2002 | Postdoc at the Institute for Plant genetics and crop plant research (IPK) Gatersleben, Dept. Molecular Cell Biology (Head Prof. Dr. U. Sonnewald) |
2002 – 2004 | Junior Group leader „Molecular Developmental Physiology“, IPK Gatersleben, Dept. Molecular Cell Biology |
Since 2004 | Scientific assistant and group leader: „Molecular physiology and transcriptomics“ at Division of Biochemistry of the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremburg (Head Prof. Dr. U. Sonnewald) |
2013 | Academic adviser (Akademische Rätin) |
2016 | Academic senior adviser (Akademische Oberrätin) |
Others
2002 – 2004 | Several research stays at IARC Long Ashton / Rothamstedt Research UK, in Dr. P. Hedden’s lab (funded by DAAD) |
2004 – 2007 | Coordinator of trilateral BMBF project: „GENOSOME“ |
Since 2020 | Editor of „Journal of Plant Physiology“ Reviewing activities for different journals: e.g. JPGR, FIGE, JEXBOT, POTR |