Research focus
Understanding the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem processes is one of the most pressing scientific as well as societal challenges. Sascha M.B. Krause’s scientific interests are centered around multidisciplinary approaches to study such relationships in microbial systems. Specifically, his research investigates the ecological and evolutionary drivers of microbial diversity and the consequences for the function and stability of ecosystem processes. He is focusing on synthetic model microbial communities and simple environmental communities because the simplicity of microbial model systems enables an optimal degree of experimental control and replication to study the structure and function of biological systems.
Guest Researcher at NIOO-KNAW
Using the synthetic community approach to study microbial interactions (2022-current).
Professor at ECNU
Leading an independent research group in the School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (2019-current)
Senior Scientist at Thuenen
Analyzing microbial sequencing projects with up-to-date bioinformatics pipelines, publishing results in peer-reviewed journals, and undergraduate education in Microbial Ecology. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut of Biodiversity, Braunschweig, Germany (2018-2019).
Research Assistant Professor at UW
Running an independent research group with a focus on environmental microbiome research. University of Washington, Seattle, USA (2016-2017).
Research Associate at UW
Designing and executing research plan within Department of Energy funded research project to study microbial interactions. University of Washington, Seattle, USA (2014-2016).
Postdoc position at NIOO-KNAW
Title of project: Methanotrophic diversity and gene expression as a controlling factor of global methane consumption (2010-ongoing)
Doctoral Degree in Microbial Ecology
Title of Doctoral Thesis: Microbial ecology of methanotrophs in flooded rice field soils. Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, Germany (2007-2010).
Research Assistant
Title of Project: Spatial heterogeneity of methanotrophs in rice fields. Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, Germany (2006-2007).
Master of Science in Biology (Biology of Organisms)
Title of Master Thesis: Population trends of Orthoptera in northwestern Germany. University of Osnabrück, Germany (2004-2006).
Bachelor of Science in Biology (Biology of Organisms)
Title of the Bachelor Thesis: Habitat preferences of Cepero’s groundhopper, Tetrix ceperoi (BOLÍVAR, 1887). University of Osnabrück, Germany (2001-2004).
Research School IMPRS
Associated member of The C.T. de Wit Graduate School for Production Ecology and Resource Conservation at Wageningen University (2010-Present)
Graduate of the International Max Planck Research School (2007-2010)
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Sascha M.B. Krause, Timothy Johnson, Yasodara Samadhi Karunaratne, Yanfen Fu, David A. C. Beck, Ludmila Chistoserdova, Mary E. Lidstrom (2017). Lanthanide-dependent cross-feeding of methane-derived carbon is linked by microbial community interactions. In PNAS.
Sascha M.B. Krause, Xavier Le Roux, Pascal A. Niklaus, M. Van Bodegom, Jay T. Lennon, Stefan Bertilsson, Hans-Peter Grossart, Laurent Philippot, Paul L.E. Bodelier (2014). Trait-based approaches for understanding microbial biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. In Front Microbio.
Sascha M.B. Krause, Claudia Lüke, Peter Frenzel (2009). Spatial heterogeneity of methanotrophs: a geostatistical analysis of pmoA-based T-RFLP patterns in a paddy soil. In Env Microbio Rep.
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