Pauline Sell

Dr. Pauline Sell is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Molecular Evolutionary Biology group at the University of Hamburg, Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Institute of Animal Cell and Systems Biology. She has been with the university since 2023, working under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Susanne Dobler in Room 314 at Martin Luther King Square 3.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Chemical Ecology from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena (2017-2022), with dissertation on Physalis plant metabolites' effects on Lepidoptera.
• Master of Science in Organismic Biology & Evolution from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2013-2016).
• Bachelor of Science in Biology from Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (2009-2013).

Dr. Sell's research centers on molecular evolutionary mechanisms in chemical ecology, specializing in plant-insect coevolution. She investigates how Solanaceae secondary metabolites like withanolides mediate interactions between plants and herbivorous insects, examining both specialist and generalist species. Her work extends to transgenerational immune priming in Tribolium castaneum, analyzing developmental and specificity aspects of insect immunity. This research bridges evolutionary biology, chemical signaling, and ecological immunology.

Her publication record (2017-2021) reveals consistent focus on molecular adaptations in plant-herbivore systems, with emphasis on Solanaceae-insect dynamics and beetle immune responses. Articles demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches combining chemical ecology, molecular biology, and evolutionary theory, primarily published in specialized journals covering plant science and insect physiology.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

Details regarding student supervision, grant funding, or collaborative projects were not specified in the available information.

She operates within Prof. Susanne Dobler's Molecular Evolutionary Biology research unit at the Institute of Animal Cell and Systems Biology, contributing to Hamburg's evolutionary biology research infrastructure.