Isabelle Feinauer

PhD Student

Centre for Palaeogenetics
Svante Arrhenius väg 20C
SE-106 91 Stockholm
SWEDEN

Email: isabelle.feinauer@su.se

Organisation: Department of Zoology, Stockholm University

Publications: [Papers in Google Scholar]

Research Description

I am a population geneticist and evolutionary biologist, currently working on my PhD project. Currently, my research is focusing on Scandinavian mammals after the last ice age, such as brown bears (Ursus arctos) and lemmings (Lemmus lemmus). The aim of the project is to investigate postglacial recolonisation events, and how possible founder effects and bottlenecks have shaped the genomic history and population structure of those species. To achieve this, I am generating and analysing ancient, historical, and modern mitochondrial and whole genomes.


Brief CV:
Mar 2022 – present: PhD student in Systematics and Evolutionary Biology, Stockholm University & Swedish Museum of Natural History 

Oct 2019 – Jan 2022: Master’s degree in Anthropology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz

Nov 2018 – Sep 2019: Research assistant in forensic molecular pathology, Department of Legal Medicine University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main

Oct 2015 – Oct 2018: Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Technical University, Darmstadt