I am part of an ongoing process we call evolution, an experiment lasting more than 4.000.000.000 years. As a human, I can't possibly comprehend it in its entirety and as a member of my species, I am partially responsible for yet another mass extinction event - the termination of parts of this giant experiment and thus the destruction of the information inherent to the lost species and ecosystems.

As a biologist, I aim to understand the processes that underly the evolution and as a bioinformatician, I aim to build and improve the tools at our disposal.

I also strongly believe that the knowledge has to be shared and that scientists have a duty to inform the public about their findings and how they can help the local and global society and environment.