Gertraud Burger | personal information

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Education

    Ludwig-Maximilian University München, Germany
      M.Sc. Biology
      Ph.D. Genetics
      Habilitation Genetics/Microbiology
Research Training

    CNRS Gif s/Y, France (P. Slonimski)
    University of Regina, Canada (H. Bertrand)
    St. Louis University, USA (A. Lambowitz)
    University of Rome, Italy (P. Macino)
Positions
    Current
      Full Professor (Professeure Titulaire), Université de Montréal, Biochimie

    Previous
      Research Assistant (Chargée de Recherche, CNRS), Microbiology, Université Paris-Sud
      Lecturer, Genetics/Microbiology, LMU München
      Research Assistant, Physiological Chemistry (Medicine), LMU München
Activities, Memberships and Associations

    Bioinformatics training programs, Université de Montréal - Developer & Leader 2000-2011
    Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) - GMX peer review committee member 2007-2016
    Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) - College of Reviewers member 2017-present
    Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) - CGM peer review committee member & chair 2021-present
    Genome Biology and Evolution - Founding Editorial Board member
    BMC Evolutionary Biology - Associate Editor 2010-2019
    BMC Biology - Associated Editor 2025-
    Protist Genomics - Editorial Advisory Board member 2012-present
    eLife - Reviewing Editor 2024-present
    ISEP (International Society for Evolutionary Protistology) - Chair of Founder Fond Committee, member for life

Honours

    UdeM (Université de Montréal) Excellence Award, graduate studies
    CIAR (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research) associate; stipendary
    EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) exchange fellowship
    DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) exchange fellowship
    DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) habilitation fellowship and research grant
    LMU Post-graduate trainee fellowship, Honnefer Model, and BaFOG student fellowships

Other Degrees

    German Sport Fishery Diploma

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