Hörandl, Elvira , Prof. Dr.

Professor of Systematics, Biodiversity and Evolution of Plants

• 10/2011-present: Professor for Systematics, Biodiversity and Evolution of Plants (W3), University of Göttingen; Head of the Department of Systematics, Biodiversity and Evolution of Plants with Herbarium
• 12/2006-09/2011: Adjunct Associate Professor (Privatdozent) and research group leader at the University of Vienna
• 2006: Habilitation: Botany, University of Vienna
• 10/1999-12/2006: Associate editor at the International Association of Plant Taxonomy. Research group leader at the University of Vienna
• 01/1996-09/1999: Postdoctoral researcher (FWF, ÖAW and ÖNB Projects) and Lecturer at the University of Vienna
• 01/1993-12/1995: Scientific Assistant at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
• 10/1987-12/1992: Research Assistant at the Institute for Botany, University of Vienna
• 1991: Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) in Botany, University of Vienna
• 10/1984-01/1988: Diploma (Mag.) in Biology and Earth Sciences, University of Vienna

Major Research Interests
Evolution of asexual polyploid complexes in plants, origin of apomixis (the asexual reproduction via seed), developmental and reproductive biology
Geographical distribution and ecology of apomictic plant populations
Evolutionary biology, resolving the "paradox of sex" in nature
Hybrid evolution and speciation in willows (Salix), population genetics and genomics
Phylogenetic analyses and biogeography of buttercups (Ranunculus) and willows (Salix)

Homepage Department/Research Group
http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/153591.html

ORCID: 0000-0002-7600-1128