Name: Dr. Kleinertz, Sonja
Date of birth: 05.10.1979
E DUCATION
Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in Life Sciences (magna cum laude)
University of Bremen, Institute for Marine Zoology
Thesis: ‘Fish parasites as bioindicators: Environmental status of coastal marine ecosystems and a grouper mariculture farm in Indonesia ’
M.Sc. (Diploma) in Life Sciences (magna cum laude)
HeinrichHeine University Düsseldorf
Thesis: ‘Zoogeographical distribution of metazoan fish parasites from striped red mullet ( Mullus surmuletus ) and European sprat ( Sprattus sprattus ) in the
Atlantic and adjacent Oceans ‘
Sep 2007 - Sep 2010
Bremen, Germany
Dec 2004 - Nov 2006
Düsseldorf, Germany
(B.Sc. equivalent) Undergraduate student in Life Sciences
HeinrichHeine University Düsseldorf
Oct 1999 - Dec 2004
Düsseldorf, Germany
E MPLOYMENT
Postdoctoral Researcher – Justus Liebig University Gießen
Faculty of veterinarian medicine, Institute of Parasitology
Postdoctoral Researcher – University Rostock
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Research Assistant – ZMT
Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology
Academic Assistant - HeinrichHeine University Düsseldorf
Institute of Zoomorphology, Cell Biology and Parasitology
(DFG grant KL 2087/1-1, 1-2)
Scientific Assistant - HeinrichHeine University Düsseldorf
Institute of Zoomorphology, Cell Biology and Parasitology
Nov 2011
– Oct 2013
Gießen, Germany
Jan 2011
– Aug 2011
Rostock, Germany
Sep 2007
– Dec 2010
Bremen, Germany
April 2007 – July 2007
Jan 2007
– Feb 2007
Oct 2006 – Dec 2006
Düsseldorf, Germany
April 2006 – July 2006
Oct 2005 – Nov 2005
Düsseldorf, Germany
R ESEARCH E XPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Researcher – Justus Liebig University Gießen
Faculty of veterinarian medicine, Institute of Parasitology
Topics: Veterinary Parasitology/ Protozoology/ Cell Biology/ Wildlife
Nov 2011
– present
Gießen, Germany parasitology/ Molecular parasitology
Research Area : Gene expression studies and system establishment of TaqMan q-PCR
Systems (qualitative/quantitative PCR, DNA, RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis, cloning, probe and primer design, system establishment); wildlife parasitology studies on faecal samples
(marine and terrestrial habitats); laser confocal microscopy; cell culture
Duties: parasitological diagnostic responsibility (animal and human samples) and differential diagnostics; cell culture: Endothelial-cell-isolation (from umbillical cord), -cultivation, -passage,
-infection with Eimeria bovis , kinetics post infection; teaching assistant; preparation of examination materials and documents; writing publications
Specific Interests: marine and terrestrial wildlife parasitology of mammals; parasite-host cellinteractions and molecular analysis; sample collection
Postdoctoral Researcher – University Rostock
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Topics : „ Environmental health and bioindication“
Jan 2011
– June 2011
Rostock, Germany
Duties: Preparation and composition of a research project in frame of BMBF-announcement to the bilateral German - Indonesian cooperation in marine sciences (SPICE III) (Topic 1: Marine biodiversity, food security and sustainability) together with Prof. Palm; composition of international publications; instruction and supervision of students and courses; preparation of lectures; parasite specimen collection and collaboration from Prof. Palms collection

Research Assistant – ZMT
Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Harry W. Palm
Project: Utilisation of fish parasites as biological indicators [within the frame work of the BMBF funded SPICE II Project (Science for the
Sep 2007 – Dec 2010
Bremen, Germany
Protection of Indonesian Coastal Marine Ecosystems)]
Topics : Marine Biology/ Marine ecology/ Zoology/ Parasitology/ Tropical Ecology
Duties: Sampling collection and analysis, writing of project reports; writing an indonesian fish – parasite checklist; instruction and supervision of students during fieldwork
Specific Interests: Biodiversity of marine invertebrates; protozoan and metazoan parasites
Morphological and taxonomical parasite identification (and other invertebrates)
Aquatic ecology and organism collection
Molecular determination and zoogeographical distribution of zoonotic nematodes (e.g.
Anisakis spp.)
Fish parasites in mariculture facilities for sustainable use and from free living fish
Biodiversity and infracommunity analyses
Commercial fisheries and sustainability (aquacultures/mariculture)
Development of bioindicator-systems
Doctoral Research – University Bremen/ ZMT Bremen/ Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf

Institute of Marine Zoology, Department 2 (Biology/Chemistry),
University Bremen
Sep 2007 - Sep 2010

Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Advisors: Prof. Dr. H.W. Palm, Prof. Dr. W. Hagen
Examiners: Prof. Dr. U. Saint-Paul, Dr. W. Ekau
Project: ‘Fish parasites as bioindicators: Environmental status of coastal marine ecosystems and a grouper mariculture farm in Indonesia ’
G RANT A PPLICATIONS
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – ICOPA Conference travel grant
(1759 €)
T HIRD-PARTY- FUNDS
Aug 2010
Applicant:
Applicant:
A DVANCED T RAINING
Preparation and composition of a research project in frame of BMBF-announcement to the bilateral (German
– Indonesian) cooperation in marine sciences (SPICE
III) in Topic 1: “Marine biodiversity, food security and sustainability” (204,000 €) ( PI: Prof. Palm )
In case of collaboration and international research for the purpose to publish in frame of international journals. (Usul penelitian hibah competitive penelitian kerjasama internasional dalam rangka publicasi internasional), 2009. Title: “Zoonotic potential of
Anisakis spp. in Balinese waters, Indonesia. 70 mio
Rupiah ( 5000 €) ( PI: Prof. Palm )
Genetic:
Microscopy:
Certificate to become project leader: Acquisition of competency in field of “Secure working in genetic engineering facilities” (§ 15 Abs. 4 GenTSV) at
Umweltinstitut Offenbach GmbH
Course-certificate in Confocal Laser Scanning microscopy (CLSM, Leica Sp2 AOBS)
February-April 2011
Sep 2009
Oct 2012
Aug 2012

S KILLS AND L ICENSES
Languages:
Computing skills:
Licenses:
Microscopy:
German (native speaker), English (fluent), Latin (latinum), Bahasa Indonesia
(working knowledge fluent), Spanish (basic knowledge)
Data analysis (Statistica, Primer, MS Office and others), digital image analysis
(Adobe, Photoshop), Bioinformatics: Clustal-W, Beacon Designer (Primer and probe design, TaqMan), CLC Sequence Viewer, Chromas Lite
Driver’s license (car and motorcycle), diving license (CMAS*, **, *** and assistant instructor (PADI Divemaster equivalent))
Light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, confocal Laser Scanning microscopy
P UBLICATIONS
MONOGRAPHS
1
2
Kleinertz S. ( 2010 ): Fish parasites as bioindicators: Environmental status of coastal marine ecosystems and a grouper mariculture farm in Indonesia. Ph.D. Thesis of natural sciences,
Department 2 (Biology/Chemistry), University of Bremen, 263 pages (in German).
Kleinertz S. ( 2006 , unpublished): Zoogeographical distribution of metazoan fish parasites from striped red mullet ( Mullus surmuletus ) and European sprat ( Sprattus sprattus ) in the
Atlantic and adjacent Oceans. Master thesis, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences,
Heinrich-Heine-Unive rsity of Düsseldorf, 93 pages (in German).
B OOKS
3 Klimpel S., Busch M.W., Kellermanns E., Kleinertz S., Palm H.W. ( 2009 ): Metazoan Deep-
Sea Fish Parasites. Acta Biologica Benrodis, Supplement 11, Verlag: Natur & Wissen,
Solingen, 384 pp.
P EER R EVIEWED J OURNALS
4
5
6
7
8
Kleinertz S., Damriyasa M., Hagen W., Theisen S., Palm H.W. ( 2012 ): An environmental assessment of the parasite fauna of the reef-associated grouper Epinephelus areolatus from
Indonesian waters. Journal of Helminthology. doi:10.1017/S0022149X12000715.
Kleinertz S., Klimpel S., Palm H.W.
( 2011 ): Parasite community and feeding ecology of the
European sprat ( Sprattus sprattus L.) over its range of distribution. Parasitology Research 110
(3): 1147-1157.
Palm H.W., Kleinertz S ., Rückert S. ( 2011 ): Parasite diversity as an indicator of environmental change? - An example from tropical grouper ( Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ) mariculture in
Indonesia. Parasitology 138: 1-11. doi: 10.1017/S0031182011000011.
Klimpel S., Kleinertz S.
, Palm H.W. ( 2008 ): Distribution of parasites from red mullets ( Mullus surmuletus L., Mullidae) in the North Sea and Mediterranean Sea. Bulletin of Fish Biology 10:
25-38.
Klimpel S., Kleinertz S.
, Hanel R., Rückert S. ( 2007 ): Genetic variability in Hysterothylacium, a raphidascarid nematode isolated from sprat ( Sprattus sprattus ) of different geographical areas of the northeastern Atlantic. Parasitology Research 101: 1425-1430.
P UBLICATIONS IN S UBMISSION/ P REPARATION (IN P EER R EVIEWED J OURNALS)
9
10
Kleinertz S.
, Palm H.W. (SUBMITTED): Fish parasites of Epinephelus coioides (Serranidae) as environmental indicators in Indonesian coastal marine ecosystems. Journal of
Helminthology .
Palm H.W., Muawanah A., Sudjiharno, Rueckert S., Kleinertz S. (in prep.): Epinephelus fuscoguttatus mariculture in Lampung Bay, Indonesia: Implications from fish parasite infections. Journal of Aquaculture.

11 Kleinertz S., Hermosilla C., Ziltener A., Hirzmann J., Abel-Ghaffar F., Taubert A., (in prep.):
Gastrointestinal endoparasite fauna of free-living Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins ( Turiops aduncus ) from the Northern Red Sea, Egypt.
Conference contributions AND P OSTERS
Oral Presentations
Kleinertz S.
( 2010 ): „Fish parasite diversity in Indonesian coastal ecosystems“. 24th annual
Conference of the German society for Parasitology and 29th annual Conference of the German society for Protozoology, 16. – 20. März, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Kleinertz S. ( 2009 ): „Fish parasite biological indicators to monitor grouper and environmental health in
Segara Anakan Lagoon, Indonesia “. International Workshop on Progress and Plan of SPICE Cluster 2
Phase II on February 25, Purwokerto, Indonesia.
Kleinertz S., Palm H.W
., Rückert S. ( 2008 ): „A new method to use parasites as biological indicators for fish and environmental health “. International Workshop on Progress and Plan of SPICE Cluster 2
Phase II on February 28, Purwokerto, Indonesia.
P osters
S. Kleinertz, H.W. Palm ( 2012 ): Fish parasite diversity in Indonesia. Congress of German veterinarian society (DVG); Section parasitology and parasitic diseases. 2 th – 4th July, Hannover, Germany.
S. Kleinertz, H.W. Palm ( 2012 ): Fish parasite diversity in Indonesia and its use as biological indicators: A novel environmental assessment approach. 25th annual Conference of the German society for Parasitology and 102th annual Conference of the society for Tropical Medicine and
Parasitology 14th - 17 th March, Heidelberg, Germany.
S. Kleinertz, H.W. Palm ( 2010 ): Fish parasite diversity in Indonesia and its use as biological indicators. The XIIth International Congress of Parasitology, 15th - 20th August 2010, Melbourne,
Australia.
S. Theisen, S. Kleinertz , H.W. Palm ( 2010 ): Fish feeding ecology and parasite diversity at the southern Java coast, Indonesia. 24th annual Conference of the German society for Parasitology and
29th annual Conference of the German society for Protozoology, 16th – 20th March 2010, Düsseldorf,
Germany.
Kleinertz S ., H.W. Palm ( 2009 ): Parasite bioindicators to monitor grouper and environmental health in the Segara Anakan Lagoon and adjacent coastal waters, Java, Indonesia. World Ocean Conference,
15th-19th May 2009, Manado, Indonesia.
S. Theisen, S. Kleinertz , H.W. Palm ( 2009 ) Parasite fauna of commercially important fish species of the Segara Anakan Lagoon, southern Java, Indonesia. World Ocean Conference, 15th-19th May
2009, Manado Indonesia.
S CIENTIFIC S OCIETIES
Member of the following societies: German Society for Parasitology (DGP)
C O -S UPERVISED S TUDENTS
Cornelia Hennen, M.Sc. (Diploma), October 2010. Thesis: The basal cestode community of elasmobranchs from Indonesia. Current Employment: School teacher, Krefeld, Germany.
Stefan Theisen, M.Sc. (Diploma), April 2009. Thesis: Fish parasites from the southern Java coast,
Indonesia. Current Employment: PhD student, University Rostock, Germany.
T EACHING E XPERIENCE
Examinations in veterinarian parasitology at Justus Liebig University Giessen 2012
Organisation and preparation of examination material and documents
Aug - Sep
2012

Research Assistant – Justus Liebig University Giessen
Parasitological course for veterinary students SS 2012/ WS 2012/13
Practical applications within veterinary parasitology and diagnostic
Teaching assistant – University Rostock
Oct – Feb
2012/13
April - Juli 2012
Practical applications in aquaculture [within the Master of Science Course ISATEC
(International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology)] at ZMT Bremen
Jan 2011
Special course: ‘Fish diseases and nutrients’
Supervised the practical part, covering the anatomy through the parasitological phyla/taxonomy and fish dissection, stomach content analyses and diet ecology, preparation of otoliths for age measurements
Assistant trainer – UDAYANA University, Bali
Demonstration course for Indonesian lecturer: Identification and taxonomy of fish parasites and the use as biological indicator [Pelatihan Aplikasi diagnosis infeksi parasit ikan sebagai indikator kualitas ekologi perairan]
Supervised the practical part, covering material organisation, fish dissection, parasite isolation, identification, taxonomy, data acquisition and analysis
June 2009
Teaching assistant – Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT) Bremen
Practical applications in aquaculture [within the Master of Science Course ISATEC
(International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology)]
Special course: ‘Fish parasites in aquacultures’
Supervised the practical part, covering the anatomy throughout parasitological phyla and fish dissection
Teaching assistant - HeinrichHeine University Düsseldorf
A Module: ‘Parasitic diseases of fishes’
Lecture in “Parasites as bioindicators”
Supervised the practical part, covering fish dissection, parasite isolation, identification, preparation, data acquisition and analysis
Parasitological demonstration course for undergraduate medical students
Special course: ‘Parasites and diseases’
Supervised the practical part, covering the anatomy throughout zoological phyla and taxonomy
Module Bio 3: ‘Zoology’, for undergraduate students of biology
Supervised the practical part, covering the anatomy through the zoological phyla, marking drawings and oral examination
Nov 2009
Dec 2008
Dec 2009
Dec 2008
Sep 2009
Sep 2008
April 2007 - July 2007
April 2006 - July 2006