Sophia Sonnewald
PD Dr. rer. nat. Sophia Sonnewald
Academic Education and training
| 1989 – 1994 | Study of Biology at Humboldt University Berlin with Diploma in Biology, major studies: Plant Biology, Ecology | 
| 1995 – 1999 | Graduate student at Humboldt University Berlin; Scholarships from the state of Berlin (NaföG) and the Humboldt University | 
| 1999 | PhD at Humboldt University Berlin (Dr. rer. nat.) | 
| 2017 | Habilitation in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Natural Science at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg | 
Professional positions
| 1995 | Research Assistent, Brandenburgisch-Technische Universität Cottbus | 
| 1999 – 2002 | Postdoc at the Institute for Plant genetics and crop plant research (IPK) Gatersleben, Dept. Molecular Cell Biology (Head Prof. Dr. U. Sonnewald) | 
| 2002 – 2004 | Junior Group leader „Molecular Developmental Physiology“, IPK Gatersleben, Dept. Molecular Cell Biology | 
| Since 2004 | Scientific assistant and group leader: „Molecular physiology and transcriptomics“ at Division of Biochemistry of the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremburg (Head Prof. Dr. U. Sonnewald) | 
| 2013 | Academic adviser (Akademische Rätin) | 
| 2016 | Academic senior adviser (Akademische Oberrätin) | 
Others
| 2002 – 2004 | Several research stays at IARC Long Ashton / Rothamstedt Research UK, in Dr. P. Hedden’s lab (funded by DAAD) | 
| 2004 – 2007 | Coordinator of trilateral BMBF project: „GENOSOME“ | 
| Since 2020 | Editor of „Journal of Plant Physiology“ Reviewing activities for different journals: e.g. JPGR, FIGE, JEXBOT, POTR | 
 
                