Dr. Thomas Hornick
Contact:
Department for Physiological Diversity
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
Puschstraße 4
04103 Leipzig
Germany
phone: +49 (0) 341 97 39 157
e-mail:
thomas.hornick@ufz.de
2018 - present:
Researcher at UFZ / iDiv Leipzig, Germany
2013 – 2018:
Doctoral student at the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) in the group “Biodiversity and Aquatic Microbial Ecology” led by Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Grossart.
2012:
Research assistant at the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) in the group “Biodiversity and Aquatic Microbial Ecology” led by Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Grossart.
- Research assistant in mesocosm-experiment led by Prof. Dr. Ulf Riebesell (GEOMAR, Kiel) at Zoological Station Tvärminne (Finnland) in the frame of BIOACID II (Biological Impacts of Ocean Acidification)
- Research assistant at RV “Meteor” (M87-3a) in the frame of ATKiM
2006 – 2012:
Study of Biology (Technical University of Dresden; ERASMUS at University of Bergen, Norway)
Diploma (TU Dresden) - thesis: “Quantification of the influence of the ‘Priming effect’ on mineralization processes of terrigenous, refractory organic matter” (external diploma thesis at IGB; supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Grossart)
Index:
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2025 (5)
- Hornick, T., Harpole, W.S., Dunker, S. (2025):
High-throughput assessment of anemophilous pollen size and variability using imaging cytometry
New Phytol. 246 (4), 1875 - 1888 10.1111/nph.70070 - Hornick, T., Harpole, W.S., Dunker, S. (2025):
Anemophilous pollen size and variability measured with imaging cytometry [Data set]
Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.14866146 - Waesch, C., Gao, Y., Koch, N., Gaede, N., Hornick, T., Dusny, C., Fuchs, J., Börner, A., Himmelbach, A., Mascher, M., Pillen, K., Dunker, S., Dreissig, S. (2025):
Pollen and anther morphological variation in rye was shaped by domestication
BMC Plant Biol. 25 , art. 389 10.1186/s12870-025-06416-x - Walther, F., Hofmann, M., Rakosy, D., Plos, C., Deilmann, T.J., Lenk, A., Römermann, C., Harpole, W.S., Hornick, T., Dunker, S. (2025):
Multispectral imaging flow cytometry for spatio-temporal pollen trait variation measurements of insect-pollinated plants
Cytom. Part A 10.1002/cyto.a.24932 - Walther, F., Hofmann, M., Rakosy, D., Plos, C., Deilmann, T.J., Lenk, A., Römermann, C., Harpole, W.S., Hornick, T., Dunker, S. (2025):
Multispectral imaging flow cytometry for spatio-temporal pollen trait variation measurements of insect-pollinated plants [Data set]
Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.14858091
2024 (2)
- Kabisch, N., Hornick, T., Bumberger, J., Krämer, R., Legg, R., Masztalerz, O., Bastl, M., Simon, J.C., Treudler, R., Dunker, S. (2024):
Monitoring and perception of allergenic pollen in urban park environments
Landsc. Urban Plan. 250 , art. 105133 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105133 - Lyche Solheim, A., Gundersen, V., Mischke, U., Skjelbred, B., Nejstgaard, J.C., Guislain, A.L.N., Sperfeld, E., Giling, D.P., Haande, S., Ballot, A., Moe, S.J., Stephan, S., Walles, T.J.W., Jechow, A., Minguez, L., Ganzert, L., Hornick, T., Hansson, T.H., Stratmann, C.N., Järvinen, M., Drakare, S., Carvalho, L., Grossart, H.-P., Gessner, M.O., Berger, S.A. (2024):
Lake browning counteracts cyanobacteria responses to nutrients: Evidence from phytoplankton dynamics in large enclosure experiments and comprehensive observational data
Glob. Change Biol. 30 (1), e17013 10.1111/gcb.17013
2023 (1)
- Krajsic, P., Hornick, T., Dunker, S. (2023):
Comparison of deep learning architectures for three different multispectral imaging flow cytometry datasets
In: Ganzha, M., Maciaszek, L., Paprzycki, M., Ślęzak, D. (eds.)
Position Papers of the of the 18th Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems, Warsaw, Poland, 17–20 September, 2023
Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems 36
Polish Information Processing Society, Warsaw, p. 59 - 66 10.15439/2023F8069
2022 (4)
- Dunker, S., Boyd, M., Durka, W., Erler, S., Harpole, W.S., Henning, S., Herzschuh, U., Hornick, T., Knight, T., Lips, S., Mäder, P., Motivans Švara, E., Mozarowski, S., Rakosy, D., Römermann, C., Schmitt-Jansen, M., Stoof-Leichsenring, K., Stratmann, F., Treudler, R., Virtanen, R., Wendt-Potthoff, K., Wilhelm, C. (2022):
The potential of multispectral imaging flow cytometry for environmental monitoring
Cytom. Part A 101 (9), 782 - 799 10.1002/cyto.a.24658 - Hornick, T., Richter, A., Harpole, W.S., Bastl, M., Bohlmann, S., Bonn, A., Bumberger, J., Dietrich, P., Gemeinholzer, B., Grote, R., Heinold, B., Keller, A., Luttkus, L.M., Mäder, P., Motivans Švara, E., Passonneau, S., Punyasena, S.W., Rakosy, D., Richter, R., Sickel, W., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Theodorou, P., Treudler, R., Werchan, B., Werchan, M., Wolke, R., Dunker, S. (2022):
An integrative environmental pollen diversity assessment and its importance for the sustainable development goals
Plants People Planet 4 (2), 110 - 121 10.1002/ppp3.10234 - Prenzel, F., Treudler, R., Lipek, T., Hove, M., Kage, P., Kuhs, S., Kaiser, T., Bastl, M., Bumberger, J., Genuneit, J., Hornick, T., Klotz, S., Zarnowski, J., Boege, M., Zebralla, V., Simon, J.-C., Dunker, S. (2022):
Hohe Sensibilisierungsrate gegenüber Ailanthus altissima bei Patient/-innen mit atopischen Erkrankungen. High rate of sensitization to Ailanthus altissima in patients with atopic diseases
Allergologie 45 (5), 370 - 370 10.5414/ALX02340 - Prenzel, F., Treudler, R., Lipek, T., vom Hove, M., Kage, P., Kuhs, S., Kaiser, T., Bastl, M., Bumberger, J., Genuneit, J., Hornick, T., Klotz, S., Zarnowski, J., Boege, M., Zebralla, V., Simon, J.-C., Dunker, S. (2022):
Invasive growth of Ailanthus altissima trees is associated with a high rate of sensitization in atopic patients
J. Asthma Allergy 15 , 1217 - 1226 10.2147/JAA.S373177
2021 (3)
- Damialis, A., Gilles, S., Sofiev, M., Sofieva, V., Kolek, F., Bayr, D., Plaza, M.P., Leier-Wirtz, V., Kaschuba, S., Ziska, L.H., Bielory, L., Makra, L., Trigo, M.d.M., Gilles, O., Nhân, P.-T., Traidl-Hoffmann, C., Dunker, S., Hornick, T., Nestor, G.R., et al. (2021):
Higher airborne pollen concentrations correlated with increased SARS-CoV-2 infection rates, as evidenced from 31 countries across the globe
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 118 (12), e2019034118 10.1073/pnas.2019034118 - Dunker, S., Hornick, T., Szczepankiewicz, G., Maier, M., Bastl, M., Bumberger, J., Treudler, R., Liebert, U.G., Simon, J.-C. (2021):
No SARS-CoV-2 detected in air samples (pollen and particulate matter) in Leipzig during the first spread
Sci. Total Environ. 755 (Part 1), art. 142881 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142881 - Dunker, S., Motivans, E., Rakosy, D., Boho, D., Mäder, P., Hornick, T., Knight, T. (2021):
Pollen analysis using multispectral imaging flow cytometry and deep learning
New Phytol. 229 (1), 593 - 606 10.1111/nph.16882
Articles
2019
(10) Kolmakova, O.V., Gladyshev, M.I., Fonvielle, J.A., Ganzert, L., Hornick, T., Grossart, H.-P. (2019):
Effects of zooplankton carcasses degradation on freshwater bacterial community composition and implications for carbon cycling. Environmental Microbiology. 21(1), 34-49. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.14418.
2017
(9) Taucher, J., Bach, L.T., Boxhammer, T., Nauendorf, A., The Gran Canaria KOSMOS Consortium (Hornick, T. and 49 other members), Achterberg, E.P., Alguero-Muniz, M., Aristegui, J., Czerny, J., Esposito, M., Guan, W., Haunost, M., Horn, H.G., Ludwig, A., Meyer, J., Spisla, C., Sswat, M., Stange, P., Riebesell, U. (2017): Influence of Ocean Acidification and Deep Water Upwelling on Oligotrophic Plankton Communities in the Subtropical North Atlantic: Insights from an In situ Mesocosm Study. Front. Mar. Sci. 4:85. doi:10.3389/fmars.2017.00085.
(8) Bach, L.T., Alvarez-Fernandez, S., Hornick, T., Stuhr, A., Riebesell, U. (2017): Simulated ocean acidification reveals winners and losers in coastal phytoplankton. PLoS ONE. 12(11): e0188198. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0188198.
(7) Zark, M., Broda, N.K., Hornick, T., Grossart, H.-P., Riebesell, U., Dittmar, T. (2017): Ocean Acidification Experiments in Large-Scale Mesocosms Reveal Similar Dynamics of Dissolved Organic Matter Production and Biotransformation. Front. Mar. Sci. 4:271. doi:10.3389/fmars.2017.00271.
(6) Hornick, T., Bach, L.T., Crawfurd, K.J., Spilling, K., Achterberg, E.P., Woodhouse, J.N., Schulz;, K.G., Brussaard, C.P.D., Riebesell, U., Grossart, H.-P. (2017). Ocean acidification impacts bacteria-phytoplankton coupling at low-nutrient conditions. Biogeosciences. 14, 1-15. doi:10.5194/bg-14-1-2017.
2016
(5) Spilling, S., Schulz, K.G., Paul, A.J., Boxhammer, T., Achterberg, E.P., Hornick, T., Lischka, S., Stuhr, A., Bermudez, R., Czerny, J., Crawfurd, K., Brussaard, C.P.D., Grossart, H.-P., Riebesell, U. (2016): Effects of ocean acidification on pelagic carbon fluxes in a mesocosm experiment. Biogeosciences. 13, 6081-6093. doi:10.5194/bg-13-6081-2016.
(4) Bach, L.T., Taucher, J., Boxhammer, T., Ludwig, A., The Kristineberg KOSMOS Consortium, Achterberg, E.P., Alguero-Muniz, M., Anderson, L.G., Bellworthy, J., Büdenbender, J., Czerny, J., Ericson, Y., Esposito, M., Fischer, M., Haunost, M., Hellemann, D., Horn, H.G., Hornick, T., Meyer, J., Sswat, M., Zark, M., Riebesell, U. (2016): Influence of Ocean Acidification on a Natural Winter-to-Summer Plankton Succession: First Insights from a Long-Term Mesocosm Study Draw Attention to Periods of Low Nutrient Conditions. PLoS ONE. 11(8), e0159068. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159068.
(3) Nausch, M., Bach, L.T., Czerny, J., Goldstein, J., Grossart, H.-P., Hellemann, D., Hornick, T., Achterberg, E.P., Schulz, K.-G., Riebesell, U. (2016): Effects of CO2 perturbation on phosphorus pool sizes and uptake in a mesocosm experiment during a low productive summer season in the northern Baltic Sea. Biogeosciences. 13, 3035-3050. doi:10.5194/bg-13-3035-2016.
2014
(2) Attermeyer, K., Hornick, T., Kayler, Z.E., Bahr, A., Zwirnmann, E., Grossart, H.-P., Premke, K. (2014):
Enhanced bacterial decomposition with increasing addition of autochthonous to allochthonous carbon without any effect on bacterial community composition. Biogeosciences. 11, 1479-1489. doi:10.5194/bg-11-1479-2014.
2013
(1) Attermeyer, K., Premke, K., Hornick, T., Hilt, S., Grossart, H.-P. (2013): Ecosystem-level studies of terrestrial carbon reveal contrasting bacterial metabolism in different aquatic habitats. Ecology. 94(12), 2754-2766. doi:10.1890/13-0420.1.
Data
Hornick, T., Bach, L.T., Crawfurd, K.J., Spilling, K., Achterberg, E.P., Woodhouse, J.N., Schulz, K.-G., Brussaard, C.P.D., Riebesell, U., Grossart, H.-P. (2016): KOSMOS Finland 2012 mesocosm study: Size-fractionated bacterial protein production (BPP) of free-living and particle associated bacteria and abundance of particle associated heterotrophic prokaryotes. PANGAEA, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.868621.