Current Position
Investigating Harmful Algal Blooms and Biotoxins, as well as managing technical cooperation projects.
Education
Funded by a private scholarship from the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU).
English-language degree. Major fields: Biochemistry and organic chemistry.
Major fields: Inorganic, organic and physical chemistry.
Major fields: Mathematics and Chemistry. Included a scholar year abroad in New Zealand (2010–2011).
Research Experience
Expansion factors of the toxic and potentially fish-toxic microalgae Alexandrium pseudogonyaulax in German coastal waters and assessment of the future hazard potential.
- Sterile cultivation of microalgae and zooplankton
- Risk assessment of marine toxins through toxicological cell assays
- Extensive time-series analysis of long-term monitoring data from Denmark, Sweden, and Norway
- Publication of scientific results in journals and at conferences
- Logistic preparation and execution of ship expeditions
Supervised by PD Dr. Cédric Meunier; co-supervised by Dr. Urban Tillmann, Dr. Bernd Krock, and Dr. Florian Koch.
Optimization of Vitamin B12 Analysis in Seawater using LC-MS/MS.
- Established a vitamin B12 extraction method from seawater
- Optimized and enhanced sensitivity across liquid chromatography and triple quadrupole mass spectrometry
Supervised by Prof. Dr. Klaus Förstemann; co-supervised by Dr. Bernd Krock and Dr. Florian Koch.
Towards the Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Stachyflin and Aureol.
- Independent contribution to an extensive organic synthesis of two natural compounds
- Purity determination via NMR and mass spectrometry
- Handling of toxic and hydrolysis-sensitive substances under inert gas
Supervised by Prof. Dr. Thomas Magauer.
Publications
First Author
Möller et al. "Time series analysis of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium pseudogonyaulax across Northern European waters." Harmful Algae (2026). DOI
Möller et al. "Toxic effects of the emerging Alexandrium pseudogonyaulax (Dinophyceae) on multiple trophic levels of the pelagic food web." Harmful Algae (2024). DOI
Möller et al. "Effects of bottom-up factors on growth and toxin content of a harmful algae bloom dinoflagellate." Limnology & Oceanography (2024). DOI
Möller et al. "Method optimization of the simultaneous detection of B12 congeners leading to the detection of a novel isomer of hydroxycobalamin in seawater." Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry (2022). DOI
Möller et al. "Distribution of phycotoxins in Última Esperanza Province during the PROFAN expedition 2019." Progress in Oceanography (2022). DOI
Co-Author
Haut et al. "A Negishi cross-coupling reaction enables the total synthesis of (+)-stachyflin." Tetrahedron (2018). DOI
Tondu, F., Moeller, K., Sdiri, K. et al. "Biofilm Formation on Polyethylene Microplastics Affects Brevetoxin Adsorption and Desorption." Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (2025). DOI
Fieldwork & Research Stays
Logistical preparation and successful execution of laboratory work in a multinational team.
Logistical preparation and execution of laboratory work; introduction of master students to sampling of toxic microalgae.
Toxicological risk assessment of marine toxins; sterile work with sensitive cell lines. Results yielded the best presentation award at the ICHA conference.
Diverse time-series analysis in R: independent formatting, filtering, and visual representation of ecological datasets; results published in dissertation and presented at a scientific conference.
Preparation and elaborate execution of laboratory work in a partly non-English-speaking international team on a state-owned Turkish research vessel.
Successful completion of various laboratory tasks within a multinational team. Served as expedition leader, coordinating scientific operations in collaboration with the ship's captain (10 days total at sea).