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Scientific Expertise

Curr. Vitae

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“.

Awards

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)

Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies

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

Editorial board appointments for scientific journals

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

Reviewer for scientific journals

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

Expert for appointment/habilitation procedures

2022 Berufung: Mitglied: University of Bayreuth Biochemistry of Microorganisms
2018 Habilitation: Mitglied: Universität Wien

Reviewer/Expert funding organizations

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

Organizer of scientific conferences, Chairs

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
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