Wolfgang Wüster
Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences
Bangor University
United Kingdom
Biography
Career Since 2012: Senior Lecturer in Zoology, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University 1999-2012: Lecturer n Zoology, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University 1995-1999: Wellcome Trust Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University 1994-1995: Postdoc, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University 1990-1993: NERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen 1985-1986: Technician, MRC Radiobiology Unit, Harwell Education PhD, 1990, University of Aberdeen: Population evolution of Asiatic cobras. BA (Hons), II.1, 1985, Natural Sciences Tripos (Zoology), University of Cambridge.
Research Interest
My research interests focus on the causes of variation in venom composition within species and between closely related species, the origin and evolution of venom and venom toxin families, the biodiversity of venomous snakes, the wider impact of venom on the interactions between snakes and other biota, and the biogeographical history of different groups.
Publications
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Maddock, S.T., A. Childerstone, B.G. Fry, D.J. Williams, A. Barlow & W. Wüster (2017) Multi-locus phylogeny and species delimitation of Australo-Papuan blacksnakes (Pseudechis Wagler, 1830: Elapidae: Serpentes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 48–55.
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Zancolli, G., L. Sanz, J.J. Calvete & W. Wüster (2017) Venom-on-a-chip: a fast and efficient method for comparative venomics. Toxins 2017: 9: 179.
