Marine Mammal Cognition

Marine Mammal Cognition

Monika LECHERMEIER

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Nationality : german

Tiergarten Nürnberg
Am Tiergarten 30
D- 90 480 Nürnberg (Germany)
Phone: + 49-(0)911-5454854

1990 - 1996 Study of Biology at the University of Würzburg, Germany;
major: Zoology with emphasis on behavioural physiology
minor: Genetics, Human Genetics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Virology and Imunnology

1995 - 1996 Diploma thesis in Molecular Biology
"Cloning and expression of antibody genes under control of tissue-specific promoters"

1996 Visit to several marine mammal research institutes/conservation centers in the U.S.

1997 4 month internship at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory of the University of Hawaii
assistance in research (research on dolphin cognition, communication, intelligence), lectures in marine mammal science, training for becoming a dolphin trainer.

1997 - 1998 Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory : research assistant, dolphin trainer, working on educational programs.

1998 - 1999 Work as naturalist, leading educational programs at a conservation center, involvement in dolphin assisted therapy projects.

since 08/1999 Ph.D. study on visual discrimination in manatees at "Tiergarten Nürnberg", guided tours at the dolphinarium, educationnal programs at a conservation center, organizational job at the university of Erlangen.

1990 - 1996	Study of Biology at the University of Würzburg, Germany; major: Zoology with emphasis on behavioural physiology minor: Genetics, Human Genetics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Virology and Imunnology
1995 - 1996	Diploma thesis in Molecular Biology "Cloning and expression of antibody genes under control of tissue-specific promoters"
1996	Visit to several marine mammal research institutes/conservation centers in the U.S.
1997	4 month internship at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory of the University of Hawaii assistance in research (research on dolphin cognition, communication, intelligence), lectures in marine mammal science, training for becoming a dolphin trainer.
1997 - 1998	Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory : research assistant, dolphin trainer, working on educational programs.
1998 - 1999	Work as naturalist, leading educational programs at a conservation center, involvement in dolphin assisted therapy projects.
since 08/1999	Ph.D. study on visual discrimination in manatees at "Tiergarten Nürnberg", guided tours at the dolphinarium, educationnal programs at a conservation center, organizational job at the university of Erlangen.