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Lisa Schüler holds a BSc and MSc in Life Science, University of Hannover, Germany and a PhD in Biotechnology, University of Algarve, Portugal. In her PhD work in the MarBiotech group (Center of Marine Sciences, Portugal), Lisa studied the improvement of microalgae with the focus on high-value compounds using physiological and genetic approaches. With her profound knowledge in microalgal biotechnology, Lisa joined the GreenCoLab to develop new products and pipelines to the algae producing companies to improve algal production. Currently, Lisa is leading the strain improvement group
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Lisa Maylin Schüler

Citation names

  • Schüler, Lisa M.
  • Schueler, Lisa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E01F-9B43-4F24
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0961-5397

Email addresses

  • lisaschueler@greencolab.com (Professional)

Addresses

  • Centre of Marine Sciences. Campus de Gambelas, Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139, Faro, Faro, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
German (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/04/01 - 2021/06/28
Concluded
 Earth, Sea and Environment Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Biotechnology
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
"Improvement of microalgal biomass using physiological and genetic approaches" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom com Distinção e Louvor
2014
Concluded
 Life Science (Master)
Leibniz Universität Hannover Institut für Technische Chemie, Germany
"Detection methods and environmental abundance of bacterial intron-containing SSU rRNA genes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2011
Concluded
 Life Science (Bachelor)
Leibniz Universität Hannover Institut für Technische Chemie, Germany
"Transpeptidierung mittels einer rekombinaten Asparaginase aus Flammulina velutipes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/08/16 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Laboratório Colaborativo de Tecnologias e Produtos Verdes de Oceano, Portugal
2016/02/01 - 2021/06/28 Researcher (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/04/01 - 2021/03/31 Biomass value upgrade of a stress-resistant, lipid-rich marine microalga (Tetraselmis sp. CTP4)
SFRH/BD/115325/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/07/01 - Current Project Blue Economy Pact - Vertical Algas - Agendas for Entrepreneurial Innovation
2/C05-i01/2022
Researcher
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2022/07 - Current ALGAE4IBD - FROM NATURE TO BEDSIDE - ALGAE BASED BIO COMPOUND FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION, PAIN AND IBD
101000501
Researcher
European Commission
2021/08/16 - Current Algaesolutions: Solutions to improve growth, induce high value metabolites and detect contaminants to produce novel algal products
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-071486
Researcher
Laboratório Colaborativo de Tecnologias e Produtos Verdes de Oceano, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2021/08 - Current Perfomalgae: Establishing high performance algae industrial cultures for the production of biostimulants and functional feeds
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-069961
Researcher
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
2021/03 - Current ProFuture - Microalgae Protein Ingredients for the Food and Feed of the Future
862980
Researcher
Horizon 2020 European Innovation Council Fast Track to Innovation

Other

Designation Funders
2018/08 - 2019/12 ALGARED+ - Scientific excellence in the area of AndalusiaAlgarve cross-border cooperation in the field of microalgae biotechnology
0055 ALGARED+ 05 INTERREG V-A
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund

INTERREG V-POCTEP
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Etiele G. Morais; Lisa M. Schüler; Hugo Pereira; Maia, Inês B.; Gangadhar, Katkam N.; Jorge AV Costa; Michele G. orais; João C.S. Varela; Barreira, Luísa. Corresponding author: Barreira, Luísa. "Microalgae as source of edible lipids". In Cultured Microalgae for the Food Industry – Current and Potential Applications, edited by Tomás Lafarga; Gabriel Acién. 2021.
    Published • 10.1016/C2019-0-01245-9
Conference poster
  1. Schüler, Lisa M.; Navalho, Sofia; Daniel Figueiredo; Hugo Pereira; Barreira, Luísa; João C.S. Varela. "IMPROVEMENT OF STRAINS FOR THE APPLICATION IN FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRACEUTICALS". Paper presented in Algaeurope, 2023.
  2. Cristina Paulino; José, Mélissa; Schüler, Lisa M.; Bruno Pinto; Mariana Carneiro; Maria Soares; Ana Barros; et al. "Biological contaminants detection from non-aseptic microalgae cultures of Tisochrysis lutea and Phaeodactylum tricornutum". Paper presented in Algaeurope, 2022.
  3. Lisa Maylin Schüler. "Carotenoid induction in Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 by abiotic stress". Paper presented in Algaeurope, 2020.
  4. Schüler, Lisa M.; Duarte, Paulo; Barreira, Luísa; Varela, João. "Isolation of carotenoid-hyperproducing mutants of Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 by fluorescence-activated cell sorting". Paper presented in Algaeurope, 2019.
  5. Schüler, Lisa M.; Duarte, Paulo; Gangadhar, Katkam; Barreira, Luísa; Varela, João. "Optimization of carotenoid extraction from a stress-resistant, lipid-rich chlorophyte, Tetraselmis sp. CTP4.". Paper presented in Algaeurope, 2018.
Journal article
  1. Etiele Greque de Morais; Jéssica Teixeira da Silveira; Lisa M. Schüler; Barbara Catarina Bastos de Freitas; Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa; Michele Greque de Morais; Ivet Ferrer; Luísa Barreira. "Biomass valorization via pyrolysis in microalgae-based wastewater treatment: Challenges and opportunities for a circular bioeconomy". Journal of Applied Phycology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-023-03104-x.
    10.1007/s10811-023-03104-x
  2. Schüler, Lisa M.; Monteiro, Ivo; Santos, Eunice; Pereira, Hugo; Schulze, Peter S.C.; Florindo, Cláudia; Varela, João; Barreira, Luísa. "Two-stage lipid induction in the microalga Tetraselmis striata CTP4 upon exposure to different abiotic stresses". Renewable Energy (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.03.103.
    10.1016/j.renene.2023.03.103
  3. Gabriel Bombo; Nathana L. Cristofoli; Tamára F. Santos; Lisa Schüler; Inês B. Maia; Hugo Pereira; Luísa Barreira; João Varela. "Dunaliella viridis TAV01: A Halotolerant, Protein-Rich Microalga from the Algarve Coast". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042146.
    10.3390/app13042146
  4. Schüler, Lisa M.; Walter, Juline M.; Kato, Hidehiko; Suzuki, Hirono; Hulatt, Christopher J.; Rautenberger, Ralf; Navalho, Sofia; et al. "High-value compound induction by flashing light in Diacronema lutheri and Tetraselmis striata CTP4". Bioresource Technology Reports 19 (2022): 101158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2022.101158.
    10.1016/j.biteb.2022.101158
  5. Trovão, Mafalda; Schüler, Lisa M.; Machado, Adriana; Bombo, Gabriel; Navalho, Sofia; Barros, Ana; Pereira, Hugo; et al. "Random Mutagenesis as a Promising Tool for Microalgal Strain Improvement towards Industrial Production". Marine Drugs 20 7 (2022): 440. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md20070440.
    10.3390/md20070440
  6. Benjamin Schmid; Sofia Navalho; Peter S. C. Schulze; Simon Van De Walle; Geert Van Royen; Lisa M. Schüler; Inês B. Maia; et al. "Drying Microalgae Using an Industrial Solar Dryer: A Biomass Quality Assessment". Foods 11 13 (2022): 1873-1873. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11131873.
    10.3390/foods11131873
  7. Alexandre Ribeiro Lima; Florinda Gama; Viana Castañeda-Loaiza; Camila Costa; Lisa Maylin Schüler; Tamára Santos; Miguel Salazar; et al. "Nutritional and Functional Evaluation of Inula crithmoides and Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum Grown in Different Salinities for Human Consumption". Molecules (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/15/4543.
    10.3390/molecules26154543
  8. Lima, Serena; Schulze, Peter S.C.; Schüler, Lisa M.; Rautenberger, Ralf; Morales-Sánchez, Daniela; Santos, Tamára F.; Pereira, Hugo; et al. "Flashing light emitting diodes (LEDs) induce proteins, polyunsaturated fatty acids and pigments in three microalgae". Journal of Biotechnology 325 (2021): 15-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.11.019.
    10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.11.019
  9. Dannenmaier, S.; Altamirano, C.D.; Schüler, L.; Zhang, Y.; Hummel, J.; Milanov, M.; Oeljeklaus, S.; et al. "Quantitative proteomics identifies the universally conserved ATPase Ola1p as a positive regulator of heat shock response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Journal of Biological Chemistry 297 5 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85118984290&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101050
  10. Schüler, L.M.; Bombo, G.; Duarte, P.; Santos, T.F.; Maia, I.B.; Pinheiro, F.; Marques, J.; et al. "Carotenoid biosynthetic gene expression, pigment and n-3 fatty acid contents in carotenoid-rich Tetraselmis striata CTP4 strains under heat stress combined with high light". Bioresource Technology 337 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85109186880&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125385
  11. Schüler, Lisa M.. "Isolation and Characterization of Novel Chlorella Vulgaris Mutants With Low Chlorophyll and Improved Protein Contents for Food Applications". Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00469.
    10.3389/fbioe.2020.00469
  12. Correia, Nádia; Pereira, Hugo; Silva, Joana T.; Santos, Tamára; Soares, Maria; Sousa, Carolina B.; Schüler, Lisa M.; et al. "Isolation, Identification and Biotechnological Applications of a Novel, Robust, Free-living Chlorococcum (Oophila) amblystomatis Strain Isolated from a Local Pond". Applied Sciences 10 9 (2020): 3040. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10093040.
    10.3390/app10093040
  13. Schüler, Lisa M.; Gangadhar, Katkam N.; Duarte, Paulo; Placines, Chloé; Molina-Márquez, Ana María; Léon-Bañares, Rosa; Sousa, Vânia S.; Varela, João; Barreira, Luísa. "Improvement of carotenoid extraction from a recently isolated, robust microalga, Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 (chlorophyta)". Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering 43 5 (2020): 785-796. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00449-019-02273-9.
    10.1007/s00449-019-02273-9
  14. Schüler, L.M.; Santos, T.; Pereira, H.; Duarte, P.; Katkam, N.G.; Florindo, C.; Schulze, P.S.C.; Barreira, L.; Varela, J.C.S.. "Improved production of lutein and ß-carotene by thermal and light intensity upshifts in the marine microalga Tetraselmis sp. CTP4". Algal Research 45 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85075585325&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.algal.2019.101732
  15. Castañeda-Loaiza, V.; Oliveira, M.; Santos, T.; Schüler, L.; Lima, A.R.; Gama, F.; Salazar, M.; et al. "Wild vs cultivated halophytes: Nutritional and functional differences". Food Chemistry 333 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85088232509&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127536
  16. Hugo Pereira; Peter S.C. Schulze; Lisa Maylin Schüler; Tamára Santos; Luísa Barreira; João Varela. "Fluorescence activated cell-sorting principles and applications in microalgal biotechnology". Algal Research 30 (2018): 113-120. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.algal.2017.12.013.
    10.1016/j.algal.2017.12.013
  17. Peter S.C. Schulze; Rui Guerra; Hugo Pereira; Lisa M. Schüler; João C.S. Varela. "Flashing LEDs for Microalgal Production". Trends in Biotechnology 35 11 (2017): 1088-1101. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.tibtech.2017.07.011.
    10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.07.011
  18. Schueler, Lisa. "Trends and strategies to enhance triacylglycerols and high-value compounds in microalgae". Algal Research (2017): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211926416307202.
    10.1016/j.algal.2017.05.025
  19. Schulze, P.S.C.; Carvalho, C.F.M.; Pereira, H.; Gangadhar, K.N.; Schüler, L.M.; Santos, T.F.; Varela, J.C.S.; Barreira, L.. "Urban wastewater treatment by Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 (Chlorophyta)". Bioresource Technology 223 (2017): 175-183. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84992623613&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.biortech.2016.10.027
  20. Schulze, P.S.C.; Pereira, H.G.C.; Santos, T.F.C.; Schueler, L.; Guerra, R.; Barreira, L.A.; Perales, J.A.; Varela, J.C.S.. "Effect of light quality supplied by light emitting diodes (LEDs) on growth and biochemical profiles of Nannochloropsis oculata and Tetraselmis chuii". Algal Research 16 (2016): 387-398. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84962909973&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.algal.2016.03.034
  21. Pereira, H.; Gangadhar, K.N.; Schulze, P.S.C.; Santos, T.; De Sousa, C.B.; Schueler, L.M.; Custódio, L.; et al. "Isolation of a euryhaline microalgal strain, Tetraselmis sp. CTP4, as a robust feedstock for biodiesel production". Scientific Reports 6 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84992397244&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/srep35663
Newsletter article
  1. Schüler, Lisa M.. "Microalgae as a novel source of carotenoids", EUROCAROTEN, 2020, https://www.eurocaroten.org/sites/default/files/EUROCAROTEN%20newsletter%20-%2015th%20issue_0.pdf.

Other

Other output
  1. Quantitative proteomics identifies the universally conserved ATPase Ola1p as a positive regulator of heat shock response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 2021. Dannenmaier, S.; Altamirano, C.D.; Schüler, L.; Zhang, Y.; Hummel, J.; Oeljeklaus, S.; Koch, H.-G.; et al. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85108597689&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1101/2021.05.12.443772
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/05/28 Novel Strains of Microalgae as Potential Sources for Agricultural and Feed Application Iran Algae
Iranian National Algae Culture Collection (INAC)
2023/04/20 High-value compound induction by flashing light in Diacronema EABA webinar
EABA
2022/12/14 Novel strains of Scenedesmus sp. as a potential source for agricultural applications Algaeurope
European Algae Biomass Association (EABA) (Rome, Italy)
2022/05/16 Detection and mitigation of biological contaminants in industrial algal cultures Iran Algae
Iran National Algae Culture Collection
2021/09/14 Chlorophyll-deficient mutants of Chlorella vulgaris as feedstocks for novel foods European Chlorella conference
European Algae Biomass Association (EABA)
2021/05/02 Strategies to enhance pigment production in microalgae and their applications International Workshop on Technology Innovations of Algae
Iranian National Algae Culture Collection
2019/12/11 Improvement of lutein and ß-carotene production by abiotic growth factors in a robust marine microalga Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 International Conference on Carotenoid research and applications in agro-food and health
Cyprus University of Technology, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology & Food Science and the Agricultural University of Athens, Greece. (Lemesos, Cyprus)
2017/09/13 A novel Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 as promising candidate for wastewater treatment TRAINING SCHOOL Microalgae processes: from fundamentals to industrial scale
University of Almeria/Fundación Cajamar (Almeria, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/01/22 - Current Improvement of Thermotolerance in Nannochloropsis limnetica
Co-supervisor
COMUE Université Côte d'Azur, France
2024/01/01 - Current Characterisation and control of harmful biological contaminants in industrial microalgal cultures for high value markets
Co-supervisor
Laboratório Colaborativo de Tecnologias e Produtos Verdes de Oceano, Portugal
2023/09/01 - Current Thermotolerance acquisition in industrial microalgal strains to sustain growth in environments under climate change
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/09/01 - Current Improvement of Chlorella sorokiniana to increase the production of lipophilic compounds
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/02/22 - Current Improvement of polyunsaturated fatty acid contents in Nannochloropsis limnetica by random mutagenesis
Supervisor
 Lab Methods in Biotechnology (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2022/11/01 - Current Strain improvement of the industrial marine microalga Nannochloropsis sp. for the production of Omega-3 fatty acids from sunlight
Co-supervisor
 Ciências do Mar, da Terra e do Ambiente (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/09/01 - Current Melhoramento da microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica para produção de compostos de valor acrescentado
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Marinha (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2023/02/27 Biological contaminant detection in industrial microalgal cultures
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Molecular e Microbiana (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/01/02 - 2023/01/30 Biomass production and growth evaluation of the microalga Graesiella emersonii
Supervisor
 Lab Methods B (Other)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2022/12/01 Improvement of high-value compound contents in Nannochloropsis sp. for aquacultural applications
Supervisor
 Erasmus Internship (Other)
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
2022/04/01 - 2022/07/08 Improvement of high-value compound contents in Phaeodactylum tricornutum for aquacultural applications
Co-supervisor
 Erasmus Internship (Other)
Wageningen University, Netherlands
2019/10/25 - 2020/01/29 Growth of Microalgae Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 in heterotrophic media under mixotrophic conditions
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Marinha (Specialization course)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/02/10 - 2020/02/14 The workshop on function and omics analysis of carotenoids in the scope of the EUROCAROTEN Cost action was organized by the University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Presentations of experts provided knowledge about health benefits of carotenoids and how to design projects to study the positive effects of a certain carotenoid consumption. Afterwards, projects using different models (in-vitro/in-vivo) were designed and presented to experts in the field.
Workshop
 Functional and omics analysis of carotenoid interventions
Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain
2019/10/28 - 2019/10/30 Chromatography and mass spectrometry are very powerful techniques. Their use in Marine Sciences is currently under expansion. The Analytical and Structural Chemistry Platform of EMBRC.PT has developed several protocols for the identification and quantification of bioactive molecules in marine matrices. These Knowledge Exchange and Training activities will give an overview of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry methods to researchers and demonstrate their potential in Marine Sciences by running specific examples.
Workshop
 Liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry methods in marine sciences
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2019/04/08 - 2019/04/10 The training school on analysis of carotenoids, was organized in the scope of the EUROCAROTEN Cost Action by the Royal Holloway University, London, UK. The course provided an overview of the approaches used to analyse carotenoids including chromatographic separations and detection methods (e.g. hardware platforms) and data analysis. The laboratory work included extraction procedures and analysis of carotenoids. The course was round up by a mini symposium with experts in the field including flash presentation of trainees.
Workshop
 Carotenoid pathway engineering and analysis
Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom
2017/11/13 - 2017/11/14 Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Oceano
Conference
 Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Oceano: uma utopia útil
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/11/13 Evaluation of the impact of abiotic factors on the production of phycobiliproteins and exopolysaccharides in a microalgae from the phylum Rhodophyta
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carlos Eduardo Santos Correia (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2023/01/26 Production and optimization of high-value ingredients from Raphidonema monicae biomass and evaluation of their impact in aquafeed applications
(Thesis) Arguer
 Rafael Vitorino (Other)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/01/26 Bioremediation of greenhouse effluents using locally isolated microalgal strains
(Thesis) Arguer
 Tomás Marques Jorge (Other)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/06/09 A High-Throughput Chemostat Array for Adaptive Laboratory Evolution of Microalgae
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Dag Osen Gjetø (Master)
Nord universitet, Norway

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2016/09/01 - 2019/12/01 Practical class of biology of unicellular eukaryotes Biologia Molecular e Microbiana (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/05/16 - 2018/05/16 Seminar with the title "Strategies to improve microalgal strains" Biologia Molecular e Microbiana (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2016 PhD Scholarship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 Scholarship
Leibniz Universitätsgesellschaft Hannover e.V., Germany
2011 Scholarship
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
2010 Scholarship
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany