Dr. Dirk Carl Albach is a Professor at the Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences (IBU), Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg. He finished his master's studies at Washington State University. He studied at the doctoral level at the University of Vienna and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He completed his PhD studies and worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Vienna and the University of Mainz. He does research in Systematics (Taxonomy), Evolutionary Biology, and Botany. He currently has several projects on hybridization in Veronica subg. Pseudolysimachium, yams and kale breeding, Rhododendron phylogenetics and salt marsh biodiversity and plant-fungal interaction. His skills and expertise relate to Evolution, DNA Sequencing, RNA sequencing, Genetics, Ecology and Evolution, Biodiversity, Conservation Biology, and Climate Change.