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Biography
Dr Christina Schilde is lecturer at the D'Arcy Thompson Unit. She was awarded a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Dundee in 2003 and then worked as postdoctoral research assistant at the Universität Konstanz, Germany. In 2008 she returned to the University of Dundee and worked as postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Pauline Schaap's group. In 2021, Christina was appointed to a lecturer position at the D'Arcy Thompson Unit.
Research
My research tries to understand the cell biology of unicellular protists. I have worked with the model organisms Paramecium tetraurelia and Dictyostelium discoideum applying molecular biological techniques and genome sequence analysis.
Selected Publications
- Schilde, C., Evolution of Signalling and Morphogenesis in the Dictyostelids. In: Pöggeler, S., James, T. (eds) Evolution of Fungi and Fungal-Like Organisms. The Mycota, vol 14. Springer, Cham., 2023.
- Schilde C., Lawal H.M., Kin K., Shibano-Hayakawa I. Inouye K., Schaap P. A well supported multi gene phylogeny of 52 dictyostelia. Mol. Phylogenet Evol 134:66-73, 2019.
- Schilde, C. Amoebozoa. In: Schmidt, Thomas M. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Microbiology, 4th Edition. vol. 1, pp. 99-106. UK: Elsevier, 2019.
- Kawabe Y., Du Q., Schilde C., Schaap P. Evolution of multicellularity in Dictyostelia. Int J Dev Biol. 2019;63(8-9-10):359-369, 2019.
- Singh R., Schilde C. and Schaap P. A core phylogeny of Dictyostelia inferred from genomes representative of the eight major and minor taxonomic divisions of the group. BMC Evol Biol. 16(1):251, 2016.
- Schilde C., Lawal H., Noegel A., Eichinger L., Schaap P. and Glöckner G. A set of genes conserved in sequence and expression traces back the establishment of multicellularity in social amoebae, BMC Genomics 17(1):871, 2016.
- Schilde C., Skiba A. and Schaap P. Evolutionary reconstruction of pattern formation in 98 Dictyostelium species reveals that cell-type specialization by lateral inhibition is a derived trait., EvoDevo 5:34, 2014.
- Schilde C., Schönemann B., Sehring I.M., Plattner H. Distinct subcellular localization of a group of synaptobrevin-like SNAREs in Paramecium tetraurelia and effects of silencing of the SNARE-specific chaperone, NSF. Eukaryot Cell. Feb;9(2):288-305, 2010.
- Schilde C., Lutter K., Kissmehl R. and Plattner H. Molecular Identification of a SNAP25-like SNARE-protein in Paramecium. Eukaryot. Cell 7: 1387-1402, 2008. Schilde C., Wassmer T., Mansfeld J., Plattner H. and Kissmehl R. A multigene family encoding R-SNAREs in the ciliate Paramecium tetraurelia. Traffic 7:440-455, 2006.
Teaching
Teaching specialisation Microbiology, Cell Biology, Evolution, Design, delivery, and assessment of laboratory based practical classes, workshops, tutorials, and lectures.
Other roles within the school include Adviser of Studies, Science Tutor for MFA Art, Science and Visual Thinking.
Module manager for BS11008, BS32005, BS32011 and BS32012.
Research projects
Project team
Public engagement project
A city rewilding project that focuses on creating wildlife-friendly gardens.
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News
Over the past two weeks, the University of Dundee has been celebrating graduation. Last week, the graduands from 2022 crossed the stage at the Caird Hall to receive their degrees.
News
Dr Christina Schilde has been appointed as a lecturer as part of the D’Arcy Thompson Unit.
