Studies and academic training
since February 2026: Preparation of a doctoral thesis on on the topic: "Evolution and diversity of the digestive system and extra-embryonic tissues in amphibians with different modes of development”
10/2023 - 10/2025: Master's studies „Integrative Zoologie“at the Universität Rostock, degree: Master of Science; title of the master's thesis: „Evolution of cranial development in South American killifishes of the genus Austrolebias"
10/2020 - 08/2023: Bachelor's studies „Biowissenschaften“ at the Universität Rostock, degree: Bachelor of Science; title of the bachelor's thesis: „Die Entwicklung des schallleitenden Apparates bei Arthroleptella villiersi (Anura, Pyxicephalidae) und dessen Evolution bei Anuren mit unterschiedlichen Reproduktionsmodi“
Professional activities
09.2025 – 12.2025: Research assistant, reconstruction of the viscerocranium of South American Killifish with the software Amira for the PhD project of Maximilian Stüwe
05.2024 – 07.2024: student assistant at the Universität Rostock, supervision of the zoological practical course in the Bachelor study program „Biowissenschaften“
Publications
Schmidt, J., Bachmann, O., Ewald, J., Frase, T., Höpel, C.G., Hoffmann, H., Kornmilch, J.-C., Lehmann, J.F., Martin, D., Wilde, M., Winter, J., Naumann, B. (2024): Erfassung von Arthropoden in Nordwestmecklenburg im Rahmen einer Studienexkursion der Universität Rostock – Ergebnisbericht 2024. Archiv Natur- und Landeskunde Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 60: 3–11. https://doi.org/10.30819/anlk.60.04
Presentations
Winter, J., Stüwe, M., Hammel, J., Naumann, B. (2026): Developmental repatterning „types“ underlying the evolution of cranial morphological diversity in South American killifishes. 7th Morphology Meeting, Jena, 25. - 28.02.2026. (presentation)
Winter, J., Stüwe, M., Hammel, J., Naumann, B. (2025): Developmental repatterning „types“ underlying the evolution of cranial morphological diversity in South American killifishes. 117th annual meeting of the German Zoological Society (DZG), Berlin, 09.-12.07.2025. (poster)
Winter, J., Wilde, M. (2025): Expertenbegleitete Studienexkursionen im Rahmen der universitären Lehre als Beitrag zur regionalen Biodiversitätserfassung. 26th annual meeting of the Society of applied carabidology (GAC), 14. - 16.02.2025. (presentation)
Prizes & Awards
Prize of the German Zoological Society (DZG) for an excellent Master's thesis with zoological focus (2025)
Prize of the German Zoological Society (DZG) for the best poster of the Fachgruppe Entwicklungsbiologie (2025)