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Curriculum Vitae CURRICULUM VITAE 1. Personal details Name: Myllys Leena Kaarina Orchid ID: orcid.org/0000-0002-9566-9473 Year of birth: 1966 Nationality: Finnish Website: https://www.luomus.fi/en Research areas: Phylogeny and systematics of lichenized fungi 2. Education and degrees completed 1999. PhD, University of Stockholm, Sweden 1992. Master of Science, University of Helsinki, Finland 2002. Docent in mycology, University of Helsinki, Finland 3. Current position 2009–. Curator, Botany Unit, Finnish Museum of Natural History (FMNH), University of Helsinki 4. Previous work experience 9.6.2008–31.7.2009. Acting senior curator, FMNH, University of Helsinki 1.1.2006–8.6.2008. Acting curator, FMNH, University of Helsinki 1.11.–31.12.2005. Postdoctoral researcher (Academy of Finland), FMNH, University of Helsinki 1.4.–31.10.2005. Acting curator, FMNH, University of Helsinki 1.1.–31.3.2005. Postdoctoral researcher (Academy of Finland), FMNH, University of Helsinki 1.8.2001–31.12.2004. Postdoctoral researcher (Academy of Finland), University of Turku 1.7.–31.7.2001. Researcher, University of Turku 15.7.2000–30.6.2001. Acting assistant, University of Turku 1.4. 2000–15.7.2000. Researcher, University of Turku 16.2.–31.3.2000. Acting curator, University of Turku 15.8.1999–15.2.2000. Researcher, University of Turku 1.1.1994–30.6.1999. PhD student, University of Stockholm 8.10.1992–31.12.1993. Researcher, University of Helsinki 5. Career breaks 30.3.2007–11.2.2008. On maternity leave 6. Personal funding and research grants 1.8. 2001–31.7.2003. Postdoctoral researcher, Academy of Finland, 120 200 FIM 1.8. 2003–31.7.2005. Postdoctoral researcher, Academy of Finland, 108 000 € 1.1.2005–31.12.2006. Research grant, Ministry of Environment (Finland), 50 000 € 1.2.–31.5.2006. CIMO fellowship for E. Kuznetsova’s research visit to FMNH, 2430 € 1.1.–31.12.2007. Research grant, Ministry of Environment (Finland), 80 000 € 5.2.–4.5.2007. CIMO fellowship for E. Kuznetsova’s research visit to FMNH, 3000 € 18.5.–31.12.2009. Research grant, Ministry of Environment (Finland), 35 000 € 1.1.–31.12.2010. Research grant, Ministry of Environment (Finland), 55 000 € 15.10.2010–15.2.2011. CIMO fellowship for L. Gagarina’s research visit to FMNH, 4000 € 1.1.2010–31.12.2013. Research grant, Academy of Finland, 510 460 € 1.1.2012–31.12.2014. Research grant, Ministry of Environment (Finland), 265 000 €: in collaboration with Soili Stenroos 1.9.2014–30.5.2017. Research grant, Ministry of Environment (Finland), 295 000 €: in collaboration with Panu Halme, University of Jyväskylä 7. Leadership and supervision experience Postdoctoral researches: 2x (primary supervisor), 2010–2013, 2018– PhD students: Hanna Lindgren, University of Helsinki, 2010–2015 (primary supervisor); Annina Launis, University of Helsinki, 2013–2018 (primary supervisor); Samuli Lehtonen, University of Turku, 2004–2007 (secondary supervisor) Undergraduate students: 3x (primary supervisor), 4x (secondary supervisor) Leader of research projects since 2005 8. Teaching experience 1994–1999. Position as a PhD student included 30% teaching: Course leader or assistant on botanical and lichenological courses, University of Stockholm, Sweden 1.8. 2000–31.6. 2001. Full-time position as a teaching assistant: Course leader or assistant on botanical, lichenological, mycological courses, University of Turku, Finland 2014–2018. Lecturer (4h/year): lectures on “Fungal nomenclature” on Fungal Biology course, lectures on “Lichen symbiosis” on Environmental Microbiology course, University of Helsinki, Finland May 2018. Teacher (1 month): Boreal lichens and bryophytes course, University of Helsinki, Finland September 2018. Teacher (4 h): Biological collections course, University of Helsinki, Finland 9. Experience of organizing scientific meetings August 2007. Nordic Lichen Society lichenological meeting, Lammi, Finland. Chair of the organizing committee, 36 participants August 2016. IAL8 (International Association of Lichenology) Symposium, Helsinki, Finland. Member of the organizing committee, 300 participants 10. Patents, inventions, awards and honours 2011. Tieto-Finlandia Award to “Lichen Flora of Finland” book (eds. Stenroos, Lohtander, Ahti & Myllys), 30 000 € 11. Other key scientific or academic merits 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008 (2x). Master of thesis referee, University of Helsinki 2003. Referee of the NORFA proposal 2004. Licentiate thesis referee, University of Helsinki 2004. Opponent of the PhD thesis, University of Helsinki 2005. Referee of German Science Foundation proposal 2008. Referee of Austrian Science Fund proposal 2012. Expert opinion on lectureship, University of Helsinki 2011–2016. Referee of The Swedish Taxonomy Initiative scientific committee Referee for scientific journals: Antarctic Science, Cladistics, Bibliotheca Lichenologica, Brittonia, Bryologist, Journal of Phycology, Lichenologist, Molecular Ecology, Mycologia, MycoKeys, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Symbolae Botanicae Uppsaliensis 12. Memberships and positions of trust in scientific societies 2006–2007. Secretary of Nordic Lichen Society 2009–. Member of Nordic Lichen Society Board 2013–. Member of the Editorial Board of the Lichenologist 2017. Member of the Scientific Editorial Committee of the Nordic Lichen Flora, 2017, vol 6, (eds. Moberg R, Tibell S & Tibell L.) LIST OF PUBLICATIONS, 7 January 2019 A) Peer-reviewed scientific articles 1) Myllys L. 1994. Usnea glabrata (lichenized Ascomycotina) in East Fennoscandia. Acta Botanica Fennica 150: 125–130. 2) Tehler A, Lohtander K, Myllys L & Sundin R. 1997. On the identity of the genera Hubbsia and Reinkella (Roccellaceae). Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses 32: 255–265. 3) Myllys L, Källersjö M & Tehler A. 1998. A comparison of SSU rDNA data and morphological data in Arthoniales (Euascomycetes) phylogeny. The Bryologist 101: 70–85. 4) Lohtander K, Myllys L, Sundin R, Källersjö, M & Tehler A. 1998. The species pair concept in the lichen Dendrographa leucophaea (Arthoniales): analyses based on ITS sequences. The Bryologist 101: 404–411. 5) Myllys L, Lohtander K, Källersjö M & Tehler A. 1999. Sequence insertion and ITS data provide congruent information in Roccella canariensis and R. tuberculata (Arthoniales, Euascomycetes) phylogeny. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 12:295–309. 6) Myllys L, Källersjö M & Tehler A. 1999. Variable sizes of introns in the SSU rDNA in three species of Roccella (Arthoniales, Euascomycetes). Current Genetics 36: 79–85. 7) Myllys L, Lohtander K, Källersjö M & Tehler A. 1999. Applicability of ITS data in Roccellaceae (Arthoniales, Euascomycetes) phylogeny. Lichenologist 31: 461–476. 8) Halonen P, Myllys L, Ahti T & Petrova OV. 1999. The lichen genus Usnea in East Fennoscandia. Annales Botanici Fennici 36: 235–256. 9) Thell A, Stenroos S & Myllys L. 2000. A DNA study of the Cetraria aculeata and C. islandica groups. Folia Cryptogamica Estonica 36: 95–106. 10) Myllys L, Lohtander K & Tehler A. 2001. B-tubulin, ITS and group I intron sequences challenge the species pair concept in Physcia aipolia and P. caesia. Mycologia 93: 335–343. 11) Myllys L, Stenroos S & Thell A. 2002. New genes for phylogenetic studies of lichenized fungi; glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and beta-tubulin genes. Lichenologist 34: 237–246. 12) Stenroos S, Hyvönen J, Myllys L, Thell A & Ahti T. 2002. Phylogeny of the genus Cladonia s.lat. (Cladoniaceae, Ascomycetes) inferred from molecular, morphological, and chemical data. Cladistics 18: 237–278. 13) Stenroos S, Myllys L, Thell A & Hyvönen J. 2002. Phylogenetic hypotheses: Cladoniaceae, Stereocaulaceae, Baeomycetaceae, and Icmadophilaceae revisited. Mycological Progress 1: 267–282. 14) Thell A, Stenroos S, Feuerer T, Kärnefelt I, Myllys L & Hyvönen J. 2002. Phylogeny of the cetrarioid lichens (Parmeliaceae) inferred from ITS and ß-tubulin sequences, morphology, anatomy and secondary chemistry. Mycological Progress 1: 335–354. 15) Thell A, Feuerer T, Kärnefelt I, Myllys L & Stenroos S. 2002. Phylogeny and ecology of Cetraria obtusata, Coelopogon epiphorellus, and related taxa (Parmeliaceae, lichenized Ascomycetes). Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für allgemeine Botanik in Hamburg 30– 32: 283–296. 16) Myllys L, Stenroos S & Thell A. 2003. Phylogeny of Bipolar Cladonia arbuscula and Cladonia mitis (Lecanorales, Euascomycetes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 27: 58–69. 17) Stenroos S, Stocker-Wörgötter E, Yoshimura I, Myllys L, Thell A & Hyvönen J 2003. Culture experiments and DNA sequence data confirm the identity of Lobaria photomorphs. Canadian Journal of Botany 81: 232–247. 18) Thell A, Feuerer T, Kärnefelt I, Myllys L & Stenroos S. 2004. Monophyletic groups within the Parmeliaceae identified by ITS rDNA, beta-tubulin and GAPDH sequences. Mycological Progress 3: 297–314. 19) Myllys L, Högnabba F, Lohtander K, Thell A, Stenroos S & Hyvönen J. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships of Stereocaulaceae based on simultaneous analysis of beta-tubulin, GAPDH and SSU rDNA sequences. Taxon 54: 605–618. 20) Stenroos S, Högnabba F, Myllys L, Hyvönen J & Thell A. 2006. High selectivity in symbiotic associations of lichenized ascomycetes and cyanobacteria. Cladistics 22: 230–238. 21) Myllys L, Halonen P. & Velmala S. 2006. Notes on some rare species of Bryoria from Finland. Graphis Scripta 18: 23–26. 22) Myllys L, Stenroos S, Thell A. & Kuusinen M. 2007. High cyanobiont selectivity of epiphytic lichens in old growth boreal forest of Finland. New Phytologist 173: 621– 629. 23) Lehtonen S. & Myllys L. 2008. Cladistic analysis
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