Although I don’t always have positions advertised, I am always looking for motivated students and postdocs to join my group. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss opportunities.
Current group members
Postdocs
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| Jessica Hadlow |
Jessica is a postdoc in my research group since June 2026.
“My research background combines experimental approaches in reproductive biology with evolutionary theory, with a focus on gamete-environment interactions. I completed my PhD at the University of Western Australia, where I examined how ecological and physiological environments, in particular female reproductive fluids, shape fertilisation dynamics in the blue mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis. I have since worked as a postdoc in Rhonda Snook’s lab at Stockholm University, contributing to research on sexual selection, speciation, and the evolution of sperm morphology and motility in insects, using several Drosophila species as models. I am also currently investigating the effect of heatwaves on female fertility in wild isopod populations as a part of The European Thermal Fertility Network.
In my postdoc position with Axel Wiberg at Stockholm University, we will study the ecological and genetic basis of sexual conflict in Drosophila melanogaster.”
PhD Students
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| Yasmin Naz Akyürek |
Yasmin is a PhD student in the research group of Dr. Cristina Tuni (University of Turin, Italy). She is visiting my group on the Erasmus+ traineeship programme.
“My PhD project at the University of Turin is on the effects of heatwaves on the reproductive behaviour of tropical and temperate insects. To explore this, I perform common garden experiments on the field cricket, a model organism in study of sexual selection, collected from Madagascar and Italy. I assess the effects of ecologically relevant heatwaves on behaviours, gametes and reproductive success and compare the effects between conspecifics that adapted to different climates. This approach provides valuable insights into understanding thermal vulnerabilities of tropical species. I am visiting Dr. Wiberg’s lab to explore the effects of temperature on sexual conflict, working on multiple isofemale lines of Drosophila melanogaster with different levels of sexual conflict. My visit here will provide me with a more holistic view on reproduction, focusing on the molecular level.”
MSc Students
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| Marianne Richardson |
“I am a Master’s student studying Evolutionary Genomics at Stockholm’s University, primarily interested in the impacts of climate on population-level genetic patterns. My Master’s project is investigating the gut-testis axis and thermal fertility limits in D. melanogaster, using population genomics to identify genetic markers expressed in the gut that have been subjected to selection to understand how temperature changes might drive genetic differentiation and impact fertility.”
Former students
Inas Albrejy, BSc Student 2026, Stockholm University Completed her BSc thesis titled “Effect of environmental change on sex-changing sequentially hermaphroditic fish.”
Filip Tyberg, BSc Student 2026, Stockholm University Completed his BSc thesis titled “How Are Anthropogenic Urban Stressors/Properties Affecting the Fitness of the Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)? - A Review”
Alma Thorson
Alma Thorson was a Masters student in my group (2024-2025). Her project investigated the fitness consequences for females of natural variation in re-mating rates among D. melanogaster populations.
Alma presented her thesis titled “Testing genomic predictions of sexually antagonistic coevolution: Natural variation in the sex-peptide network in Drosophila melanogaster” on the 24th January 2025
Lovisa Utsi, BSc Student 2023, Stockholm University
Completed her BSc thesis titled “How can male song contribute to sexual selection in humpback whales?”
Jack Mitchell, MSc Student 2021, University of Basel
Anne-Cathérine Gutzwiller, BSc Student 2020, University of Basel
Amos a Marca, BSc Student 2020, University of Basel
Giulia Bottacin, BSc Student 2019, University of Basel
Bianca Modespacher, BSc Student 2019, University of Basel
Flavia Mondini, BSc Student 2018, University of Basel
Tatjana Meyer, BSc Student 2018, University of Basel