Maximilian Tim Schrade, M.Sc.

Doctoral Researcher

maximilian.schrade@oulu.fi

Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute

I am mainly focused on the use of environmental DNA in the assessments of biodiversity of aquatic environments, and the inclusion of citizen scientists is in this endeavor. Furthermore, I am interested in deep-sea ecology and the taxonomic backbone of DNA reference databases.

Keywords

Biodiversity Monitoring

eDNA

Polar Research

Aquatic Ecology

Archaeological Excavation

Functional Ecology

Taxonomy

Current Projects

eDNA for Diversity and Nature Awareness

NORTHDIVeRSITY

Grants & Fundings

2026, travel grant, University of the Arctic
For presenting at the 2026 UArctic congress in Torshavn, Faroe Islands

2025, travel grant, Biodiverse Anthropocenes
For conducting a research visit at the British Antarctic Survey investigating Antarctic deep-sea fauna

2025, Personal grant, Jenny ja Antti Wihuri Foundation
One year for conducting PhD studies awarded during the annual grant call

2024, Personal grant, Jenny ja Antti Wihuri Foundation
One year for conducting PhD studies awarded during the annual grant call

2024, travel grant, Nordplus
Travel grant for traveling to Svalbard and exploring joint teaching opportunities with UNIS

2024, Personal grant, Finnish Cultural Foundation
One year for conducting PhD studies awarded during the Northern Ostrobothnia regional call

About me

I studied (via a few detours 😉 ) Biology and Molecular Biology (both B.Sc.) at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Ecology and Biodiversity (M.Sc.) at the University of Innsbruck. Over the course of my academic career, I have partaken in Arctic and sub-antarctic research cruises and worked as a documentation specialist at archeological excavations.

Publications

Peer-reviewed Publication: Linse, K. , Boehringer L., Brix S., Dannheim J., Hagemann J., Hemmateenejad F., Járuson Á., Panieri g., Schmidt L., Schrade M., Uhlir C. & Purser A. (2026). Discovery of a bathyal methane seep field at the north-western Vestnesa Ridge, Fram Strait. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, e105620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2026.105620

Dataset: Linse, K., Schrade, M., & Purser, A. (2026). Ocean Floor Observation and Bathymetry System image analyses of Vestnesa Ridge methane seepage collected during expeditions MSM108, PS136 and PS143/1 in 2022-2024 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/c56792e3-c94b-4ea5-afb2-72840919b01f

Teaching

Lecturing & tutoring in: Bujnáková, D., Kesälahti, R. & Viljakainen, L. (2026). Fundamentals of bioinformatics NA00AK46. Intended for Bachelor’s students, University of Oulu, Finland. September to October 2026.

Tutoring in: Bujnáková, D., Kesälahti, R. & Viljakainen, L. (2025). Fundamentals of bioinformatics NA00AK46. Intended for Bachelor’s students, University of Oulu, Finland. September to October 2025.

Tutoring in: Bujnáková, D., Kesälahti, R. & Viljakainen, L. (2024). Fundamentals of bioinformatics NA00AK46. Intended for Bachelor’s students, University of Oulu, Finland. September to October 2024.

Outreach

Talks & Poster

Presentation: Schrade, M.T. (2026). One scientists trash, another scientist sample? – Investigating the deep ocean around the South Sandwich Islands using opportunistic eDNA sampling. Icymare – International conference for YOUNG marine researchers 2026, Bremen, Germany. 8^th of September 2026.

Presentation: Schrade, M.T. (2026) From North to South
Applying environmental DNA monitoring methods in pub-polar aquatic environments. UArcitc Congress 2026, Tórshavn, Faeroe Islands. 27^th of May 2026.

Workshop: Massé C., Schrade M., Kiebler A., Belojevic J. (2026). Citizen Science and Early Career Researchers. Pre-conference workshop, 6^th European Citizen Science Association (ECSA), Oulu, Finland. 2^nd of March 2026.

Presentation: Carlson R. & Schrade, M. (2025). Tracing the Rhine. Exhibition: Out of Focus. Un/Commoning Curatorial Practices through Multimodal Engagements 29, Cologne, Germany. 29^th of September – 2^nd of October 2025.

Presentation: Haanpää, O., Kiljunen, N., Schrade, M. (2025). Sometimes you just need to get into the water: Transdicipinary streams to environmental knowledge. Session: Transdisciplinarity in the Anthropocene, Oulu, Finland. 5^th of June 2025.

Poster: Schrade, M. (2024) eDNA in arctic environments – usage in research, education and citizen science. 5^th Finnish Molecular Ecology Symposium, Joensuu, Finland. 24^th of April 2024.