2023 | Co-Director Cluster of Excellence: "Microbiomes drive Planetary Health" |
2022 | University professor for "Interactive Microbiome research" (§99.4) |
2021 | Speaker Research Area Microbiome & Infection, Medical University of Graz |
2020 | Coordinator Erweiterungsstudium Medical Research, Medical University of Graz |
2020 | Member OFIS commission, Medical University of Graz |
2019 | Deputy speaker of the Ombudsstelle for good scientific practice, Medical University of Graz |
2018 | Member Personalentwicklungsbeirat, Medical University of Graz |
2016 -2018 | Member Forschungsförderungskommission, Medical University of Graz |
2014 | University professor for "Interactive Microbiome research" (§99.1), Medical University Graz/ BioTechMed, Austria |
2007 -2014 | Scientist and project leader at the Institute for Microbiology and Archaea Center (University of Regensburg, Germany). Habilitation 2014. |
2005 -2006 | PostDoc at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)/ California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, USA, Planetary Protection and Biotechnology Group. Supervisor: Dr. Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran. Project: „(Archaeal) microbial diversity in spacecraft assembly facilities“. |
2004 -2005 | PostDoc at the University Hospital Regensburg, Innere Medizin I, rheumatology. Supervisor: Dr. Jörg Schedel. Project: The role of integrins: „Adhesion of fibroblasts in rheumatoid cartilage-tissue”. |
2000 -2004 | PhD at the Institute for Microbiology and Archaea Center, University of Regensburg, Germany. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Robert Huber. Title: „Molekularbiologische und strukturelle Untersuchungen zur Biologie des neuartigen, kälteliebenden SM1 Euryarchaeons und seiner verschiedenen Lebensgemeinschaften“. |
2022 | Leadership Award Medical University of Graz |
2020 | Best Collaborative BioTechMed-Graz Paper Award 2020 |
2019 | Österreichischer Hygiene-Preis of the ÖGHMP (co-author) |
2018 | Poster award, Theodor Escherich Symposium (senior author) |
2018 | ÖGMBT Best Poster Award (senior author) |
2018 | Election as ordinary member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA) |
2018 | Wissenschaftspreis Österreichische HNO Gesellschaft (co-author) |
2017 | 2nd Frontiers Spotlight Award |
2017 | Life Science PhD Award Austria, ÖGMBT (senior author) |
2016 | 1. Poster Award Theodor Escherich Symposium (senior author) |
2016 | ISC Presentation Winner (senior author) |
2016 | Best Short-talk Prize Theodor Escherich Symposium (senior author) |
2016 | RIGeL Talk Prize (senior author) |
2015 | Poster award, Theodor Escherich symposium, Graz (senior author) |
2015 | Poster award, International student congress, Graz (senior author) |
2015 | Space factor award, EANA meeting (senior author) |
2014 | Poster award, 14th European Workshop on Astrobiology EANA (senior author) |
2014 | Svante Arrhenius Astrobiology Award, EANA (senior author) |
2014 | ESF Award for the discovery of a Top 10 New Species 2014 |
2013 | 1. Poster award VAAM Meeting 2013 (Bremen) |
2011 | 3. Poster award ENVIHAB symposium 2011 (Cologne) |
2009 | 1. Poster award EANA Meeting 2009 (Brussels) |
2008 | NASA Certificate of Recognition for the creative development of technical innovation |
2006 | Promotionspreis der Fakultät für Biologie und Vorklinische Medizin, Universität Regensburg |
2005 | 1. Poster award Archaea-the first generation Meeting 2005 (Munich) |
2004 | 1. Poster award VAAM Meeting 2004 (Braunschweig) |
2021 -2023 | Vereinigung für die Allgemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie Stellvertretende Sprecherin der Fachgruppe Mikrobiom |
2021 -2023 | Life Sciences Working Group (LSWG) - European Space Agency Member and advisor - Life Sciences Working Group (LSWG) |
2020 -2023 | Vereinigung für die Allgemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie Stellvertretende Sprecherin der Fachgruppe Archaea |
2020 -2023 | AMICI: Österreichisches Mikrobiom Initiative AMICI Committee member |
2016 -2019 | AMICI: Österreichische Mikrobiom Initiative Member of Board of Experts |
2020 -2023 | TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY: |
2019 -2022 | FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY: |
2018 -2020 | ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY: |
2018 -2020 | SCIENTIFIC REPORTS: Editor |
2014 -2019 | PLOS ONE: Academic Editor |
2015 -2016 | FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY: Editor |
2012 -2023 | THE ISME JOURNAL |
2017 -2023 | MICROBIOME |
2020 -2023 | NATURE |
2020 -2023 | NATURE MICROBIOLOGY |
2023 -2023 | BIOCHEMISTRY |
2019 -2020 | FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY |
2019 -2020 | PLOS ONE |
2020 -2020 | GENOME BIOLOGY |
2015 -2019 | SCIENTIFIC REPORTS |
2017 -2018 | PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
2018 -2018 | CELL |
2015 -2016 | PLOS ONE |
2016 -2016 | APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY |
2016 -2016 | SCIENCE |
2014 -2015 | FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY |
2015 -2015 | LIFE : OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL |
2014 -2014 | LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY |
2022 | Berufung: Mitglied: University of Bayreuth Biochemistry of Microorganisms |
2018 | Habilitation: Mitglied: Universität Wien |
2015 -2023 | European Commission - Belgium |
2019 -2023 | European Science Foundation (ESF) - Austria |
2023 -2023 | Swiss National Science Foundation - Switzerland |
2020 -2020 | Tiroler Wissenschaftsfonds - Austria |
2017 -2018 | Jubiläumsfonds der Österreichischen Nationalbank (ÖNB) - Austria |
2018 -2018 | Wissenschaftlich Technische Zusammenarbeit (WTZ) des BM.WF - Austria |
2022 | Theodor Escherich Symposium on Medical Microbiome Research Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
2021 | Theodor Escherich Symposium on Medical Microbiome Research, Amici Symposium, VAAM FG Mikrobiom kick-off meeting Organisator |
2020 | ÖGMBT Annual Meeting Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
2020 | Theodor Escherich Symposium on Medical microbiome Research Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
2019 | Theodor Escherich Symposium on Medical Microbiome Research Organisator |
2018 | EMBO Molecular Biology of Archaea (MBoA 2018) Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
2018 | Theodor Escherich Symposium on Medical Microbiome Research Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
2017 | Theodor Escherich Symposium on Medical Microbiome Research Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
2016 | Doctoral Day 2016 Medical University Graz Organisator |
2016 | Microbiome and Health Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
2016 | Theodor Escherich Symposium on Medical Microbiome Research Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
2016 | Amadee-15 Science Workshop and Network Meeting Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
2016 | ÖGMBT Meeting Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
2016 | ISME Chair |
2015 | Astrobiology and Space Medicine Workshop Organisator |
2015 | Theodor Escherich Symposium on Medical Microbiome Research Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
2014 | Microbiome Interplay and Control: "The Lettuce Workshop" Mitglied Organisationskomitee |