Curriculum Vitae - American Museum of Natural History

Curriculum Vitae - American Museum of Natural History

Curriculum Vitae
Angelo Bolzern
Personal data
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Education
1997
1998
2002–2003
2004
2005–2010
22 E 105th Street, Apt. 2C
New York, NY 10029
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28th January 1978
Cham, ZG, Switzerland
married, one child
Switzerland, Kriens, LU
School leaving exam “Typus M”
University of Basel, Phil.-Nat. Department, Integrative Biology
Degree in plant ecology, neurobiology, medical parasitology and
elective course environmental sciences, University of Basel
Dipl. Biol., University of Basel. Thesis: “Spiders (Arachnida:
Araneae) on and under subalpine Pines at Alp Flix, Grisons - a
comparison of methods” (Dr A. Hänggi, Prof. Dr B. Baur)
PhD at the University of Basel and the Natural History Museum
Basel: “Taxonomy and phylogeny of the European
Tegenaria/Malthonica-complex (Araneae, Agelenidae): a revision
using morphological and molecular data” (PD Dr D. Burckhardt, Dr
A. Hänggi, Prof. Dr B. Baur)
Scientific work and Teaching experience
 Planning, founding and realization of the research projects.
 Talks and posters presentations at national and international meetings and congresses.
 Several scientific stays at different natural history museums and universities.
 Planning, founding and realization of field excursions to Southern Europe.
 Guidance of field trips at several “Days of Biodiversity”, at the “Scientific days at Alp
Flix in Grisons” and for the University of Basel.
 Guidance and teaching assistant at several biodiversity field courses, Institute of
Environmental Sciences, University of Basel.
 Teaching assistant at the lecture “Determination of Animals” at the University of
Basel.
 Reviewing of manuscripts for different scientific journals (e.g. Zootaxa, ZooKeys, The
Journal of Arachnology, Revue suisse de Zoologie and others)
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Scientific skills
 Identification of different arthropod groups (especially Araneae) and using them for
quantitative and qualitative analyses.
 Search, describe, collect, and process morphological data for phylogenetic analyses by
using different computer programs (DELTA, PAUP, WinClada, TNT, etc.).
 Describe new taxa according to modern scientific standards.
 Applying molecular methods (DNA extraction, PCR, sequence processing).
 Application of different phylogenetic methods (based on molecular and morphological
data) using a wide range of computer programs (PAUP, WinClada, MrBayes, Phylip,
PhyML, MEGA, TNT, etc.).
 Build up and support different databases (MS Access, File Maker).
 Prepare and maintain a collection of Arthropods.
Fundraising, Grants and Awards
 Fundraising for the expenditures for the molecular analyses of the PhD project from
different private foundations.
 Research grants of the foundations of the University of Basel and the Swiss Academy
of Sciences for field excursions and international congress attendances.
 Grant from SYNTHESYS (EU founded project) for research stay at the „Muséum
national d’histoire naturelle Paris“.
 Grant for finishing the PhD thesis trough a private foundation (Freiwillige
Akademischen Gesellschaft Basel (FAG)).
 First price winners of the “Young scientist award for outstanding posters” at the 24th
European Congress of Arachnology, Bern 2008.
Working experience among studies
1998
Three month employee at an engineer office at the F. Hoffmann-La
Roche AG, Basel
2001
Two weeks work experience at the “Vivarium” of the “Zoologischen
Garten Basel”
2002
Three weeks work experience at the Natural History Museum Basel,
entomology
2001–2003
Employee at the “Präparatesammlung” at the F. Hoffmann-La Roche
AG, Basel
2004
Six month work experience at the Swiss federal veterinary office
SFVO, Bern
2004–2009
Guided tours in the special exhibition at the Natural History Museum
Basel
2005
GBIF project: registration of the Psyllid-collections from the Natural
History Museums of Basel and Geneva
2005–2007
Support of the website of the Natural History Museum Basel
2005–2007
Employee of the CSCF for a two year project (50%) regarding the
Red-List of ground living Arthropods
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2007–2010
2008–2009
2010–2011
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012
Languages
German:
English:
French:
Teaching assistant at the University of Basel and the Fachhochschule
Nordwestschweiz
Technical assistant (including animal care) at special exhibition at the
Natural History Museum Basel
Teaching at different school levels (primary and secondary schools).
Employee for three month at the Natural History Museum Basel;
involved in a project concerning “BioOffice” (a database for
collection data)
Employee at a private office for nature conservation (focusing on
renaturation of marsh land)
Post-doctoral researcher at the AMNH as part of the PBI project
(Oonopidae)
Oral and written with very high proficiency, Swiss-German is the
native language.
1999 twelve weeks language-learning stay in San Diego, CA, USA. I
speak fluently and read/write with good proficiency.
Read with good proficiency, speak and write with basic competence.
Memberships
 Arachnologische Gesellschaft (ARAGES)
 European Society of Arachnology (ESA)
 British Arachnological Society (BAS)
 The American Arachnological Society (AAS)
 International Society of Arachnology (ISA)
 Schweizerische Entomologische Gesellschaft (SEG)
 Entomologische Gesellschaft Basel (EGB)
 Swiss Systematic Society (SSS)
Military service
Was sergeant at the “Panzerjägerkompanie 4/2, Aufkl Bat 4, Infanteriebrigade 4” of the Swiss
Army.
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Publications of Angelo Bolzern, August 2012
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Bolzern, A., Pantini, P. & Isaia, M. (in prep.) Three new Histopona (Araneae: Agelenidae) species
from Italy.
Bolzern, A., Hänggi, A. & Burckhardt, D. (submitted) Revision and phylogeny of the European
Tegenaria-Malthonica complex (Araneae: Agelenidae) based on morphological and molecular
data.
Bolzern, A., Hänggi, A. & Burckhardt, D. (2010) Aterigena, a new genus of funnel-web spider,
shedding some light on the Tegenaria-Malthonica problem (Araneae, Agelenidae). Journal of
Arachnology 38(2): 162-182.
Bolzern, A. & Hervé Ch. (2010) A new funnel-web spiders species (Araneae: Agelenidae) from
Mercantour National Park, France. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 15 (1): 21-26.
Bolzern, A., Crespo, L. & Cardoso, P. (2009) Two new Tegenaria species (Araneae: Agelenidae)
from Portugal. Zootaxa 2068: 47-58.
Bolzern, A., Hänggi, A. & Burckhardt, D. (2008) Funnel web spiders from Sardinia: Taxonomical
notes on some Tegenaria and Malthonica spp. (Araneae: Agelenidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie,
115 (4): 759-778.
Gloor, D., Hänggi, A. & Bolzern, A. (2008) 11 - Spinnentiere, p. 213-232. In B. Baur, W. Billen,
& D. Burckhardt (eds.), Vielfalt zwischen den Gehege: wildlebende Tiere und Pflanzen im Zoo
Basel. Monographien der Entomologischen Gesellschaft Basel, 3: pp. 462.
Bolzern, A. (2007) Zweitnachweis von Tegenaria mirifica Thaler, 1987 (Araneae, Agelenidae) für
die Schweiz - oder die Wichtigkeit von präzisen Fundortsangaben. Mitteilungen der
Entomologischen Gesellschaft Basel, 57(1): 22-28.
Burckhardt, D., Bolzern, A. & Wyniger, D. (2007) Funde vom Winterhaft Boreus westwoodi
(Insecta, Mecoptera) auf der Alp Flix. Jahresbericht der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft
Graubünden, 114: 89-90.
Zschokke, S. & Bolzern, A. (2007) Erste Nachweise sowie Kenntnisse zur Biologie von Cyclosa
oculata (Araneae: Araneidae) in der Schweiz. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 33: 11-17.
Hänggi, A. & Bolzern A. (2006) Zoropsis spinimana (Araneae: Zoropsidae) neu für Deutschland.
Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 32: 8-10.
Frick, H., Kropf, Ch., Hänggi, A., Nentwig, W. & Bolzern, A. (2006) Faunistically remarkable
spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of the timberline in the Swiss Central Alps (Alp Flix, Grisons.
Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 79 (3-4): 167-187.
Bolzern, A. & Hänggi, A. (2006) Drassodes lapidosus und Drassodes cupreus (Araneae:
Gnaphosidae) – eine unendliche Geschichte. Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 31: 16-22.
Bolzern, A. & Hänggi, A. (2005) Spinnenfänge (Arachnida: Araneae) auf subalpinen Fichten der
Alp Flix (Schweiz, GR) – ein Methodenvergleich. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen
Entomologischen Gesellschaft 78(1-2): 125-141.
Bolzern, A., Hänggi, A., Kropf, Ch. & Frick, H. (2005) Erstnachweis von Maro lehtineni Saaristo,
1971 in den Schweizer Alpen. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft
78(1-2): 165-172.
Bolzern, A. & Burckhardt, D. (2004) The last instar larva of Bactericera silvarnis (Hemiptera,
Psylloidea) and the taxonomic value of some setal characters. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen
Entomologischen Gesellschaft 77(1-2): 125-131.
Bolzern, A. (2004) Spinnen (Arachnida: Araneae) auf und unter subalpinen Fichten der Alp Flix,
GR – ein Methodenvergleich. Diplomarbeit. Universität Basel, pp. 65.
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