Dr Mascha Bischoff
Molecular Plant Ecologist
Mascha is a chemical ecologist working on plant responses to environmental stressors with a focus on plant volatile organic compound emissions and their role in shaping ecological interactions. She explores the ecology and biochemistry of peat-forming Sphagnum mosses with a range of analytical methods and oversees the chemical ecology laboratory facilities at the ERI. She has a background in botany and evolutionary ecology, as well as nature conservation with a special interest in the effects of land use on biodiversity.
Mascha is also a lecturer teaching in the UHI Environmental Science programme.
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2021 – present: Molecular Plant Ecologist
2015 – 2020: Postdoctoral Researcher, TU Darmstadt
2013 – 2014: Biodiversity Consultant, ifeu Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
2011 – 2013: Postdoctoral Researcher, Cornell University
2009 – 2011: Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Irvine
2008 – 2013: Visiting Researcher, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
2005 – 2008: PhD in Ecology, University of Otago
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Developing a new understanding of blanket bog resilience: from molecules to landscapes – Leverhulme Leadership Award to Professor Roxane Andersen
Preserving tradition, cultivating sustainability: Pioneering peatland restoration at Highland Park distillery – Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project between Highland Distillers and the University of the Highlands and Islands ( UHI )
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PhD students:
Callum Thompson – Developing a trait-based approach to understand Sphagnum responses to hydrological stress in the context of peatland restoration
