OceanExpert ID: 74471
Dr. Andreas ALTENBURGER
Associate Professor
The Arctic University Museum of Norway
Quick Info
Work Location
College of Fisheries Science
9037 Tromsø
Norway
Nationality
Germany
Email(s)
Profile URL
Persistent Digital Identifiers (UIDs)
ORCID: 0000-0001-5258-8043
Highest Degree
PhD
Job Type
Teaching/Education
Research
Data Management
Research
Data Management
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Deepsea
Molecular Biology
Deepsea
Molecular Biology
Activities
My research interests are in marine invertebrate zoology, developmental biology, evolutionary morphology, protozoology, and eukaryote phylogeny. I am particularly interested in the discovery and description of marine organismal diversity. I focus on the diversity and evolution of organisms, and the evolution of symbiotic interactions between algae and invertebrate animals and protists. My lab uses comparative molecular methods, as well as bio-imaging in order to study animal evolution. I work also for GBIF Norway with a focus on data mobilization for marine species.
Sea regions of study
Norwegian Sea
Barentsz Sea
Arctic Ocean
Barentsz Sea
Arctic Ocean
Skills
I am an associate professor specializing in marine biodiversity, with expertise in microscopy and PCR-based molecular techniques. As curator for marine invertebrates, I focus on kinorhynchs, priapulids, loriciferans, and brachiopods. I also supervise bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD students, fostering research and discovery in marine biology.
Working language(s)
English
German
Norwegian
German
Norwegian
Citation(s)
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lgbWNKUAAAAJ&hl=en
Comment(s)
I work for GBIF Norway and OBIS Norway.
Last Updated: 2025-01-02
Group(s):
OBIS-GBIF Norway