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ORCID-ID:
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0000-0001-6755-6263
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Research areas:
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Microbiome, human microbiome, human archaeome, hospital / indoor microbiome
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Career history:
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2014–present
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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: Kasthuri Venkateswaran
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2004–2006
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PostDoc at the University Hospital Regensburg, Innere Medizin I, rheumatology. Supervisor: Jörg Schedel
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2000–2004
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PhD at the Institute for Microbiology and Archaea Center, University of Regensburg. Supervisor: Robert Huber
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Career-related activities (5 most important):
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2015–present
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Organizer of the Theodor Escherich Symposium for Medical Microbiome Research (yearly)
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2015–present
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Member of the “Forschungsförderungskomission” (–2018), Member of the “Strategiegruppe Internationalisierung” (–2017), Member of the “Personalentwicklungsbeirat”, Member of the “Committee for good scientific practice”, Medical University Graz
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2016–present
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Project monitor and reviewer for the European Commission, Belgium
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2016–2018
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Speaker of the BioTechMed Young Investigator Program, Organizer of the BioTechMed Science Breakfast
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2016–present
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Expert panel member, AMICI (Autrian Microbiome Initiative)
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Invited referee for > 25 scientific journals and > 5 funding organizations
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Major honours and awards (5 most important):
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2018
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Elected member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts 2017; 2nd Frontiers Spotlight Award
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2017
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2nd Frontiers Spotlight Award
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2014
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ESF Award for the discovery of a Top 10 New Species
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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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PhD Award by the Biology Department, University of Regensburg
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Numerous awards (poster and talk awards) to PhD students and postdocs in the group
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International collaboration partners (5 most important):
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Gabriele Berg, TU Graz
Hoi-Ying Holman, LBNL Berkeley, USA
Thomas Rattei / Christa Schleper / Michael Wagner, University of Vienna
Petra Rettberg, DLR, Cologne, Germany
Charles Cockell, University of Edinburgh, UK
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