Alexander Donath

Dr. Alexander Donath is a researcher at the Centre for Molecular Biodiversity Research (ZMB) of the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change since May 2011. He completed his PhD in Bioinformatics at the University of Leipzig with a dissertation titled "Molecular Morphology - Phylogenetically Informative Characters Derived from Sequence Data."

• Current role: Researcher at ZMB (Bonn, Germany)
• Prior academic roles: Research assistant and student assistant at University of Leipzig (2005-2011) and University of Vienna (2006)
• Education: Diploma in Computer Science with focus on Bioinformatics (University of Leipzig, 2002-2007)

His research spans molecular morphology, comparative genomics, phylogenetics, and biodiversity informatics. He has contributed to projects like 1KITE (evolutionary history of insects) and land snail systematics in Southeast Asia. While his work involves statistical phylogenomics and machine learning, the curriculum vitae does not specify scientific awards or student advising activities. He has taught "Bioinformatics for Master Students – Beginner's course" annually since 2016.