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.

Current projects

Accelerating Global Marine Annelid Biodiversity with Open Genomic Data (part of Leibniz Collaborative Excellence)

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.