Daniela Beisser

Prof. Dr. Daniela Beisser is a Professor at the Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences (FB 8) of the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences in Recklinghausen, Germany. Her research focuses on bioinformatics and biostatistical methods for high-throughput 'omics data, applied to biomedicine and freshwater ecology. She previously held academic roles at the University of Duisburg-Essen (2017–2023) and University Hospital Essen.

• 2004–2008: B.Sc. in Molecular Biology with Bioinformatics focus, FH Gelsenkirchen
• 2006–2008: M.Sc. in Molecular Biology with Bioinformatics focus, FH Gelsenkirchen
• 2008–2011: Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, University of Würzburg

Her research integrates computational approaches with experimental data to study molecular responses to environmental stressors in freshwater organisms, genome analyses in human and protists, and proteomic studies in plants. She also investigates eco-evolutionary theories in microorganisms and links biodiversity to ecosystem functions.

Recent publications highlight her work on amplicon sequencing (Natrix2 pipeline), metatranscriptomic analysis of microbial communities, and machine learning frameworks for environmental data. She contributes to software tools like TaxMapper and BioNet for reproducible workflows.

• Best Poster Award, German Conference on Bioinformatics (2013)
• Travel scholarships: DAAD, DAAD PROMOS, German Symposium on Systems Biology
• E-fellows.net scholarship (2006–2008)

She has supervised numerous PhD, Master’s, and Bachelor’s students on topics such as protist community dynamics, fungal degradation processes, and stressor recovery mechanisms. Her lab collaborates on the CRC 1439 'RESIST' project and develops tools for environmental DNA analysis.