Research Interests
- De novo gene emergence and gain of function
- Human evolution
- Admixture of Neanderthals and Homo sapiens
Curriculum
- PhD studies in the Molecular Evolution and Bioinformatics Group, Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, University of Münster, Germany (since 2020)
- MSc in Biology - University of Münster (2017-2020)
Thesis: Investigating de novo gene evolution in the human lineage - BSc Biology - University of Münster (2015-2017)
Thesis: Regulation of G6PDH1 activity in Arabidopsis thaliana by post-translational modifications - Studies of biology and chemistry for teaching (2-Fach Bachelor) - University of Siegen and University of Münster (2011 - 2015)
Publications
- Chaperones facilitate heterologous expression of naturally evolved putative de novo proteins
Eicholt L., Aubel M., Berk K., Bornberg-Bauer E., Lange A.
Protein Science (in revision). - New Genomic Signals Underlying the Emergence of Human Proto-Genes
Grandchamp A., Berk K., Dohmen E., Bornberg-Bauer E.
Genes, 2022. - Evolution and identification of DREB transcription factors in the wheat genome: modeling, docking and simulation of DREB proteins associated with salt stress
Hassan S., Berk K., Aronsson H.
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 2021.