Biogeologie

Benjamin Laubi 
Technician for Ancient Proteins, Central Biomolecule Lab, Cluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS

Hölderlinstr. 12,
72074 Tübingen, Germany

S217
benjamin.laubispam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de 

Curriculum vitae

 Since 2026
Technician for Ancient Proteins, Central Biomolecule Lab, Cluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS, University of Tübingen, Germany

2021–present
PhD in Evolutionary Biology, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Thesis: Rethinking Masculinity: Behavioural and Hormonal Perspectives on Male Roles in Cooperatively Breeding Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

2018–2019
Project and Camp Manager, Projet Mandrillus, CNRS Montpellier, Parc de la Lékédi, Gabon

2017–2018
Research Assistant, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Zurich, Switzerland

2015–2017
MSc in Biology, Anthropology, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Thesis: Dietary Adjustment by Reintroduced Bornean Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii)

2011–2015
BSc in Biology, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Expertise & lab activities

  • Supporting collaboration between participating research groups through harmonized workflows, sample exchange and shared use of Central Biomolecule Lab facilities
  • Training and supervising users of the stable-isotope and ZooMS laboratories
  • Managing laboratory equipment and supporting the day-to-day organization of the laboratories
  • Processing archaeological and paleontological samples for stable-isotope and ZooMS analyses
     

Publication

Peer-reviewed publications

  • Laubi, B. N., Glauser, G., Willems, E. P., van Schaik, C. P., & Burkart, J. M. (2026). Hair steroid signatures of cooperative breeding in male and female common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). International Journal of Primatology. doi.org/10.1007/s10764-026-00568-9
  • Charpentier, M. J. E., Harté, M., Poirotte, C., Meric de Bellefon, J., Laubi, B., Kappeler, P. M., & Renoult, J. P. (2020). Same father, same face: Deep learning reveals selection for signaling kinship in a wild primate. Science Advances, 6(22), eaba3274. doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aba3274

Preprints

  • Laubi, B. N., Burkart, J. M., Willems, E. P., & van Schaik, C. P. (2026). A phylogenetically informed comparative analysis of sexual testosterone dimorphism across mammals in relation to paternal care and sexual size dimorphism. bioRxiv. doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.20.726499