About Me
Hi! I'm Val Karavaeva (They/He), a computational biologist and comparative genomics researcher specializing in microbial evolution in the context of origins of life.
- BSc in Biology, University of Salzburg (2015-2018)
- MSc in Molecular Microbiology, Microbial Ecology and Immunobiology, University of Vienna (2019-2022)
- PhD Researcher, Vienna Doctoral School of Ecology and Evolution, University of Vienna (2022-present)
- Scientific Staff, Genome Evolution and Ecology Group, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna (2022-present)
- Research interests: Origins of Life, Microbial Evolution, Energy Metabolism, Archaeal Diversity, Astrobiology
- Expertise: Functional and Comparative Genomics, Python, R, Big Data, Unix
- Activities:
- Origin of Life Early-Career Network (OoLEN) - Executive Board member and Virtual Meeting Workgroup Coordinator
- NASA Research Coordination Network LIFE - Early Career Committee member
- Pint of Science Austria - Vienna City Coordinator and Vice Secretary
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