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Personal data:
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Date of birth:
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March 4, 1976
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Place of birth:
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Vilsbiburg, Germany
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University education:
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1995–2000
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Studies in Biology at the University of Regensburg. Major subject: Microbiology
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Professional experiences:
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2014
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Professor for Interactive Microbiome Research at the Medical University Graz
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2007–2014
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Scientist and project leader at the Institute for Microbiology and Archaea Center
(University of Regensburg, Germany), interrupted by two maternity leaves. Habilitation: 2014
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2005–2006
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PostDoc at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) / California Institute of
Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA, USA, Planetary Protection and Biotechnology Group.
Supervisor: Dr. Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran. Project:
“(Archaeal) microbial diversity in spacecraft assembly facilities”.
Duration: One year
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2004–2006
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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”
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2000–2004
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PhD at the Institute for Microbiology and Archaea Center, University of Regensburg.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Robert Huber. Title: “Molekularbiologische und
strukturelle Untersuchungen zur Biologie des neuartigen, kälteliebenden SM1 Euryarchaeons
und seiner verschiedenen Lebensgemeinschaften”
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Appointments / memberships in professional societies:
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2015–present
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Faculty member PhD program “MolMed”
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2015–present
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Member of the “Biobank Strategy and Development group”, MedUni Graz
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2015–present
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Member of the “Strategiegruppe Internationalisierung”, MedUni Graz
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2015–present
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Speaker of the “Young Investigators Program” of BioTechMed, a joint
initiative of all three Graz Universities
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2016–present
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Member of the “Forschungsförderungskommission”, MedUni Graz
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2018–2017
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AMICI: Österreichische Mikrobiom-Initiative, member of Board of Experts
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Editorial board appointments for scientific journals:
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2018–2018
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Environmental Microbiology
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2015–2016
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Frontiers in Microbiology: Editor
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2014–2018
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PLoS One: Academic Editor
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Invited referee for >20 scientific journals and >5 funding organizations
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Honors and awards:
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2017
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2nd Frontiers Spotlight Award
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2017
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Life Science PhD Award Austria: ÖGMBT (Senior author)
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2016
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Best Short-talk Prize Theodor Escherich Symposium (senior author)
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2016
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ISC Presentation Winner (seior author)
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2016
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RIGeL Talk Prize (senior author)
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2016
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1st Poster Award Theodor Escherich Symposium (senior author)
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2015
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Space Factor award, EANA Meeting (last author)
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2015
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Poster award, Theodor Escherich Symposium, Graz (senior author)
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2015
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Poster award, International Student Congress, Graz (senior author)
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2014
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Poster award, 14th European Workshop on Astrobiology EANA (senior author)
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2014
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ESF Award for the discovery of a Top 10 New Species 2014
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2014
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Svante Arrhenius Astrobiology Award, EANA (senior author)
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2013
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1st Poster award, VAAM Meeting 2013 (Bremen)
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2011
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3rd Poster award, ENVIHAB symposium 2011 (Cologne)
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2009
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1st Poster award, EANA Meeting 2009(Brussels)
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2008
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NASA Certificate of Recognition for the creative development of technical innovation
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2006
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Promotionsauszeichnung der Fakultät für Biologie und Vorklinischen Medizin, Universität Regensburg
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2005
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1st Poster award, Archaea – the First Generation Meeting 2005 (Munich)
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2004
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1st Poster award, VAAM Meeting (Braunschweig)
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