Prof. Dr.

Michael T. Monaghan

Research Group Leader
Professor
Phone
+49 (0)30 64181 684
Room
313

Müggelseedamm 301, 12587 Berlin / Königin-Luise-Str. 2-4 Gartenhaus, 14195 Berlin

Profile
Expertise

freshwater molecular ecology, eDNA, phylogenetics, phylogenomics


Professorship

at Freie Universität Berlin, Faculty of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Institute of Biology

CV

2018-  Professor of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin

2016   Visiting Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

2015-  Guest Professor, Ehime University, Matsuyama

2008-  Senior Scientist / Research Group Leader, IGB

2003-08  Imperial College London and Natural History Museum, London

2002  Dr. sc. nat. ETH Zürich

1998-2002  Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)

1998  M.S. Idaho State University

1995  B.S. The Ohio State University

Recent Publications

Buchner et al. (2025)
Upscaling biodiversity monitoring: Metabarcoding estimates 31,846 insect species from Malaise traps across Germany
Mol Ecol Res 25:14023

Manthey et al. (2024)
Rapid growth and the evolution of complete metamorphosis in insects
PNAS 121:2402980121

Kuhl et al. (2024)
The haplotype-resolved Prymnesium parvum (type B) microalga genome reveals the genetic basis of its fish-killing toxins
Current Biology 34:3698-3706.e4

Galeone et al. (2024)
Evolutionary Insights from association rule mining of co-occurring mutations in influenza hemagglutinin and neuraminidase
Viruses 16:1515

Weber et al. (in press)
Urban pavements as a novel habitat for wild bees and other ground-nesting insects
Urban Ecology 10.1007/s11252-024-01569-3

Köhler et al. (2024)
Unpredicted ecosystem response to compound human impacts in a European river
Scientific Reports 14:16445

Thomé et al. (2024)
Phylogenomics including new sequence data of phytoplankton-infecting chytrids reveals multiple independent lifestyle transitions across the phylum
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 197:108103

Warter et al. (2024)
Environmental DNA, hydrochemistry and stable water isotopes as integrative tracers of urban ecohydrology
Water Research 250:121065

Thomé et al. (2023)
Single-cell genomics reveals new Rozellid lineages and supports their sister relationship to Microsporidia.
Biology Letters 19:20230398

Theissinger et al. (2023)
How genomics can help biodiversity conservation.
Trends in Genetics 39:545-559

Strassert & Monaghan (2022)
Phylogenomic insights into the early diversification of fungi.
Current Biology 32:3628-3635.e3.

Premke et al. (2022)
Large-scale sampling of the freshwater microbiome suggests pollution-driven ecosystem changes.
Environmental Pollution 308:119627.   

Maasri et al. (2022)
A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research.
Ecology Letters 25:255-263.

Formenti et al. (2022)
The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics.
Trends in Ecology and Evolution 37:197-202.

Heeger et al. (2021)
Evidence for lignocellulose-decomposing enzymes in the genome and transcriptome of the aquatic hyphomycete Clavariopsis aquatica.
Journal of Fungi 7:854.

Beng et al. (2021)
Temporal dynamics of freshwater planktonic parasites inferred using a DNA metabarcoding time-series.
Parasitology 148:1602-1611.

Rodriguez-Ezpeleta et al. (2021)
Trade-offs between reducing complex terminology and producing accurate interpretations from environmental DNA.
Molecular Ecology 30:4601-4605.

van Rees et al. (2021)
Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: recommendations for the new Global Biodiversity Framework from the European experience.
Conservation Letters 14:e12771

Jähnig et al. (2021)
Revisiting global trends in freshwater insect biodiversity.
WIREs Water 8:e1506.

Link to complete list

Teaching

Freie Universität Berlin

Institute of Biology (Faculty of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy)

  • 23204 Data Science in Biology (ABV)
  • 23306 Experimental and Theoretical Evolutionary Ecology
  • 23308 Biotic Interactions in a Changing World
  • Project (10 LP)
  • Research Project (15 LP)
  • Master's Project / Thesis

Institute of Computer Science (Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science)

  • 23779 Biodiversity and Evolution
  • 23780 Environmental Genomics
  • 23781 Evolutionary Bioinformatics and NGS Applications (Seminar)
  • Research Internship (10 LP)
  • Master's Project / Thesis

IGB

  • Introduction to R / RStudio
  • Reviewing Scientific Papers
  • Preparing an Academic Job Application