Alexandra Anh-Thu Weber

Evolutionary Biologist

  • About
  • Research
    • The molecular drivers of deep-sea adaptation in brittle stars
    • Genomics of adaptive divergence in East African cichlid fishes
    • Ecology and Evolution of the brittle star species complex Ophioderma longicauda
    • Diversity of shallow and deep-sea foraminifera
  • CV
  • Publications
  • Blog
    • How to get a postdoc mobility fellowship
  • Outreach
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  • Contact
  • Opportunities

Useful links

Current and past laboratories

  • LEP, Ifremer
  • Natural Sciences, Museums Victoria
  • Salzburger Lab, University of Basel
  • IMBE, Aix-Marseille University
  • Department of Genetics & Evolution, University of Geneva

Deep-sea research cruises

  • Tasmanian seamounts coral survey 2018: RV Investigator
  • Australia’s eastern abyss 2017: RV Investigator
  • Clarion Clipperton Zone 2015: ABYSSLINE02

Scientific societies

  • European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB)
  • Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE)
  • Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE)
  • Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB)
  • Swiss Systematics Society (SSS)
  • Deep-Sea Biology Society (DSBS)

Women in Science

  • 500 women scientists
  • FemWiss

Postdoctoral Fellowships

Mobility
  • EMBO Long-Term Fellowships
  • HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowships
  • FEBS Long-Term Fellowships
  • Marie-Sklodowska Curie Actions – Individual Fellowships
  • SNSF Early Postdoc.Mobility and Postdoc.Mobility Fellowships (from Switzerland to any country)
  • Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science
To work in Switzerland
  • SNSF Ambizione
  • SNSF PRIMA (for women)
  • SNSF Eccellenza
  • Peter und Traudl Engelhorn Stiftung (also for Germany & Austria)
  • University of Basel: Research Fund Junior Researchers
  • ERC starting grants (also for any EU countries)
To work in Australia
  • Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA)
For women
  • L’Oréal – UNESCO For Women in Science
  • SNSF PRIMA (to work in Switzerland)

Prizes

  • John Maynard Smith Prize
  • Theodosius Dobzhansky Prize

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