Dr. Schulz graduated from the University of Cologne (Germany) in 1991 with a Diploma in Developmental Biology, Genetics, and Informatics.  She did her Diploma thesis (Genetic and molecular characterization of genes expressed in neuroblasts of Drosophila melanogaster) at the Department of Developmental Biology under supervision of Dr. J.-A. Campus Ortega.

Dr. Schulz received her Ph.D. in 1995 from the Maximilian Ludwig University in Munich (Germany).  She did her thesis (The morphogenetic function of the hunchback gradient) at the Zoology Department under supervision of Dr. D. Tautz.  Dr. Schulz’ thesis was supported by the Graduiertenkolleg, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Dr. Schulz then stayed in Dr. Tautz lab for several months to study the evolution of segmentation genes before she joined Stanford University for more post-doctoral training.  There she worked with Dr. M. T. Fuller on the genetic and molecular analysis of stem cell self-renewal and differentiation in the Drosophila germ line.  Dr. Schulz’ post-doctoral training was supported by an EMBO fellowship.

Dr. Schulz started her carrier as an independent researcher at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 2003.  She taught lectures on evolution and development at the Watson School of Biologcal Sciences at CSHL, and on stem cells in Drosophila at the Sloan Kettering Institute in New York.  Dr. Schulz trained students from the CSHL Summer Undergraduate Research Program, the SUNY Undergraduate Research Program, and the CSHL Partners for the Future Program for High School students.

Dr. Schulz joined the Cellular Biology Department at UGA in 2007, and will start lecturing in 2008.  Dr. Schulz is currently accepting students to the lab.