Tamara Pohler

Research Interest

I am broadly interested in the evolutionary and ecological processes that shape biodiversity, with a growing focus on marine invertebrates and their toxins. My current work integrates molecular and morphological perspectives to understand the great biodiversity found in marine annelids and to identify cryptic species.
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Short CV

since 2026: PhD student at the Georg-Augustin-University of Göttingen (Germany)
2024: state-approved venomous animal handling and welfare course, Salzburg (Austria)
2020-2024: Master at the Karl-Franzens-University of Graz (Austria)
2016-2020: Bachelor at the Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg (Austria)

Publication

Lüddecke, T., Dresler, J., Hurka, S., Wang, Y., Pohler, T., Simone, Y., Krämer, J., Vilcinskas, A. & Herzig, V. (2025) Venom gland transcriptomics of the Black Judaicus scorpion (Hottentotta judaicus) reveals its toxin arsenal and potential bioeconomic value. Toxicon, p.108609.