Bioinformatics training programs, Université de Montréal - Leader: 2000-2011
Genome Biology and Evolution - Founding Editorial Board member
BMC Evolutionary Biology - Associate Editor
Protist Genomics - Editorial Advisory Board member
ISCB (International Society for Computational Biology) - Member
ISEP (International Society for Evolutionary Protistology) - Chair of Founder Fond Committee
MITACS ACCELERATE Research Review Board - Member
UdeM (Université de Montréal) Excellence Award, graduate studies: 2008
CIAR (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research). Associate: 1991-2007; stipendary: 1997-2007
EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) 3-month exchange fellowship: 1985
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) 3-month exchange fellowship: 1984
DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) Habilitation fellowship and research grant: 1979-1980
LMU Post-graduate trainee fellowship, Honnefer Model, and BaFOG student fellowships
German Sport Fishery Diploma