Daniel Reto Dietrich

Prof. Daniel Reto Dietrich
Human & Umwelttoxikologie
Universität Konstanz
Universitätsstrasse 10; Box 662
DE-78457 Konstanz, BW
Germany

Mailing Address:
Human & Umwelttoxikologie
Universität Konstanz
Universitätsstrasse 10; Box 662
-78457 Konstanz, BW



Phone: (49 7531) 88 35 18
Phone2: (49 7531) 88 31 71
Fax: (49 7531) 88 31 70
E-mail: daniel.dietrich(at)uni-konstanz.de
URL Institution: www.umwelttoxikologie.uni-konstanz.de/english
Personal URL: link


Additional functions:
  • Elected external expert „Life Sciences for human well-being“ for the European Parliament (2014 -)
  • Co-Chair, Akademie für Wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung of the University of Konstanz, December 2014 –
  • Coordinator IRSES Marie Curie FP7 Exchange Program EC FP7: PIRSES-GA-2011-2016.
  • Science Advisory Member of the EUREGIO Lake Constance Agenda 21
  • Grant Review Panel, Baden-Württemberg BW-PLUS, State Funding for Ecological Research
  • Grant Review Panel, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
  • Grant Review Panel, Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU), Osnabrück
  • Environmental Agency, United Kingdom
  • European Center for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (ECETOC), Bruxeles, B
  • European Union, Institute of Consumer Health and Safety, ECVAM, JRC, Ispra, I
  • Endocrine Disruption and Ecotxicology Expert, OECD, Paris, F
  • Expert, Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) for the European Commission, Bruxelles, Belgium
  • Chair of the expert peer-review panel of EPA's draft Toxicological Reviews of Cyanobacterial Toxins: Anatoxin-a, Cylindrospermopsin, and Microcystins LR, RR, YR, and LA. January 10, 2007, Peer review meeting in Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • AOAC (www.aoac.org): Member Presidential Task Force on Marine and Freshwater Toxins
  • IARC (WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer; www.iarc.fr): Member of the Scientist team to develop IARC Monograph, Volume 94 'Ingested Nitrates and Nitrites, and the Blue-green Algae Toxins Mycrocystin-LR and Nodularin' Lyon, 14-21 June 2006
  • Grant Review Panel, Academy of Finland (http://www.aka.fi/eng/). Chair of the ENVIRONMENT Panel 2006 -
  • Grant Review Panel, The Research Council of Norway (www.forskningsradet.no)
  • Grant Review Panel, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), UK (http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/)



    Key Publications of Daniel Reto Dietrich (up to ten) :
    1.Kleinteich, J., Hildebrand, F., Bahram, M., Voigt, A.Y., Wood, S.A., Jungblut, A.D., Küpper, F.C., Quesada, A., Camacho, A., Pearce, D.A., Convey, P., Vincent, W.F., Zarfl, C., Bork, P., Dietrich, D.R. (2017): Pole-to-pole connections: Similarities between Arctic and Antarctic microbiomes and their vulnerability to environmental change. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10.3389/fevo.2017.00137
    2. Wood, S.A., Maier, M. Y., Puddick, J., Pochon, X., Zaiko, A., Dietrich, D.R. and Hamilton, D.P. (2016): Trophic state and geographic gradients influence planktonic cyanobacterial diversity and distribution in New Zealand lakes. FEMS Microbial Ecology. DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiw234
    3. Wood, S.A., Borges, H., Puddick, J., Biessy, L., Atalah, J., Hawes, I., Dietrich, D.R., and Hamilton, D.P. (2016): Contrasting cyanobacterial communities and microcystin concentrations in summers with extreme weather events: Insights into potential effects of climate change. Hydrobiologia, 778, doi: 10.1007/s10750-016-2904-6.
    4. Kleinteich, J., Hildebrand, F., Wood, S.A., Cires, S., Quesada, A., Pearce, D., Convey, P., Kuepper, F.C., and Dietrich, D.R. (2014): Use of pyrosequencing to explore the diversity of toxic and non-toxic cyanobacterial in meltwater ponds on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic Science, 26(5):521-532.
    5. Kleinteich, J., Wood, S.A., Kuepper, F.C., Camacho, A., Quesada, A., Frickey, T., and Dietrich, D.R. (2012): Temperature related changes in polar cyanobacterial mat diversity and toxin production. Nature Climate Change, 2(3):356–360
    6. Wood, S.A., Dietrich, D.R., Cary, C., and Hamilton, D.P. (2012): Increasing Microcystis cell abundance enhances microcystin synthesis: a mesocosm study. Inland Waters, 2(1):17-22.
    7. Wood, S.A., Rückert, A., Hamilton, D.P., Cary, S.C., and Dietrich, D.R. (2011): Switching toxin production on and off: intermittent microcystin synthesis in a Microcystis bloom, Environ. Microbiol. Reports, 3(1):118–124.
    8. Jungblut, A.-D., Höger, S., Mountfort, D., Hitzfeld, B.C., Dietrich, D.R., and Neilan B., A. (2006) Characterization of microcystin production in an antarctic cyanobacterial mat community. Toxicon, 47(3): 271-278.
    9. Jungblut, A.-D., Hawes, I., Mountfort, D., Hitzfeld, B., Dietrich, D.R., Burns, B.P., and Neilan B., A. (2005) Diversity within cyanobacterial mat communities in cariable salinity meltwater ponds of McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Environ Microbiol., 7(4):519-529.
    10. Hitzfeld, B.C., Lampert, C.S., Spaeth, N., Mountfort, D., Kaspar, H., and Dietrich, D.R. (2000): Toxin production in cyanobacterial mats from ponds on the McMurdo iceshelf, Antarctica. Toxicon, 38:1731-1748.


    Expertise of Daniel Reto Dietrich:
    Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
    Expert TypeScientific / Fundamental Research
    Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering
    Research Interface / Management
    ScopeCauses of Change
    Impact of Change
    Vulnerability to Change
    Topic AtmosphereGlobal Warming
    Topic HydrosphereFresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes
    Ocean
    Water Pollution / Waste Water
    Topic CryosphereGlaciers
    Polar Ice Sheets/ Sea Ice
    Permafrost / Solifluction
    Topic BiosphereBiodiversity
    Topic Integrated SystemsNutrient Cycle / Food Chain
    Life Cycle
    Topic EcosystemsTerrestrial Ecosystems
    Topic Economy/ResourceUseFood Security
    Tourism
    Water
    Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape
    Topic TechnologyBiotechnology
    Topic Politics/LawMitigation / Prevention / Emission Reductions
    Topic SocietyPerception / Behaviour / Attitudes
    Education / Communication / Participation
    Topic HealthInfectious / Vector Borne Disease
    Pollution Effects / Water Quality
    Nutrition
    Topic SustainabilityEcological Sustainability
    Social Sustainability
    Economic Sustainability
    Topic Risk & Disaster ManagementRisk Assessment / Forecasting
    Prevention of Risks and Natural Hazards
    Fundamental Knowledge
    Spatial ZonesMountain / Highland
    Lowland
    Polar
    Spatial ScaleGlobal / Hemispheric
    Continental
    Regional
    National / Cultural
    Local / Community
    Time FramePast
    Recent / Today
    Future
    Statistical FocusMean Change / Trends
    Variability
    MethodsData Collection - Measurement
    Data Analysis
    Applied Research / Technology
    Integrated Assessment
    Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building
    Program Coordination / Management
    Biodiversity Convention Thematic AreasBiosafety
    Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
    Inland Waters Biodiversity
    Invasive Species
    Biodiversity Convention Cross Cutting IssuesEcosystem Approach
    Indicators
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    Scientific Biodiversity Assessment

    Specialties of Daniel Reto Dietrich:
    Toxicologist, Cyanobacteria

    Last update: 11/21/23
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