People

Faculty

• Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Isabella Moll

  University of Vienna

  Professor

  Research: Ribosome Heterogeneity in Bacteria

  Austria

  Phone: +43 1 4277 54606

  isabella.moll@univie.ac.at

  

• Nadja Holzleitner

  University of Vienna

  Doctoral School Coordinator

  Austria

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91109

  nadja.holzleitner@univie.ac.at

  

• Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Michael Wagner

  University of Vienna

  Professor

  Research: Commamox, Ammonia-oxidizing archaea & bacteria

  Germany

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91200

  michael.wagner@univie.ac.at

  

• Assoz. Prof. Dipl.-Biol. Dr. Boris Görke

  University of Vienna

  Assoz. Professor

  Research: Signal transduction & post-transcriptional regulation in bacteria

  Austria

  Phone: +43 1 4277 54603

  boris.goerke@univie.ac.at

  

• Ass.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Isabella Wagner

  University of Vienna

  Assistant Professor

  Austria

  isabella.wagner@univie.ac.at

  

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. David Berry

  University of Vienna

  Professor

  Research: Intestinal Microbiota

  United States

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91212

  david.berry@univie.ac.at

  

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Böttcher

  University of Vienna

  Professor

  Germany

  thomas.boettcher@univie.ac.at

  

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Rattei

  University of Vienna

  Professor

  Research: Computational Biology

  Head of the Doctoral School in Microbiology and Environmental Science

  Germany

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91280

  thomas.rattei@univie.ac.at

  

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Udo Bläsi

  University of Vienna

  Professor

  Research: Molecular Microbiology

  Germany

  Phone: +43 1 4277 54609

  udo.blaesi@univie.ac.at

  

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Holger Daims

  University of Vienna

  Professor

  Research: Nitrification, Comammox, and Nitrite-oxidizing bacteria

  Germany

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91204

  holger.daims@univie.ac.at

  

• Dr. Shaul Pollak

  University of Vienna

  Junior Group Leader

  Research: Cross-scale environmental systems microbiology

  Israel

  shaul.pollak.pasternak@univie.ac.at

  

• Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Hambleton

  University of Vienna

  Group Leader

  United States

  elizabeth.hambleton@univie.ac.at

  

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thilo Hofmann

  University of Vienna

  Professor

  Research: Environmental Geosciences

  Germany

  Phone: +43 1 4277 53320

  thilo.hofmann@univie.ac.at

  

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Alexander Loy

  University of Vienna

  Professor

  Research: Sulfur microorganisms & intestinal microbiota

  Germany

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91205

  alexander.loy@univie.ac.at

  

• Dr. Thorsten Hüffer

  University of Vienna

  Senior Scientist

  Germany

  Phone: +43-1-4277-53383

  thorsten.hueffer@univie.ac.at

  

• Ass.-Prof. Dr. Christina Kaiser

  University of Vienna

  Assistant Professor

  Research: Soil Organic Matter Decomposition

  Austria

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91263

  christina.kaiser@univie.ac.at

  

• Asst.-Prof. Dr. Dagmar Woebken

  University of Vienna

  Assistant Professor

  Research: Diazotrophy, Plant Microbiome, Microbial Dormancy

  Germany

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91213

  dagmar.woebken@univie.ac.at

  

• Dr. Astrid Collingro

  University of Vienna

  Staff Scientist

  Germany

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91221

  collingro@microbial-ecology.net

  

• Ass.-Prof. Dr. Michael Zumstein

  University of Vienna

  Assistant Professor

  Switzerland

  Phone: +43-1-4277-53372

  michael.zumstein@univie.ac.at

  

• Prof. Dr. Stephan M. Kraemer

  University of Vienna

  Professor

  Research: Environmental Geochemistry

  Deputy Head of the Doctoral School in Microbiology and Environmental Science

  Austria

  Phone: +43 1 4277 53463

  stephan.kraemer@univie.ac.at

  

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Horn

  University of Vienna

  Professor

  Research: Microbial Symbioses

  Germany

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91208

  matthias.horn@univie.ac.at

  

• Dr. Gabriel Sigmund

  University of Vienna

  Junior Group Leader

  Austria

  Phone: +43-1-4277-53392

  gabriel.sigmund@univie.ac.at

  

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Richter

  University of Vienna

  Professor

  Research: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus Cycling

  Austria

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91260

  andreas.richter@univie.ac.at

  

• Ass.-Prof. Dr. Jillian Petersen

  University of Vienna

  Assistant Professor

  Research: Marine Animal-Microbe Symbioses

  Australia

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91206

  jillian.petersen@univie.ac.at

  

• Dr. Adrian Tett

  University of Vienna

  Junior Group Leader

  United Kingdom

  adrian.james.tett@univie.ac.at

  

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin F. Polz

  University of Vienna

  Professor

  Research: Microbial Population Biology & Genetics

  Austria

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91207

  martin.f.polz@univie.ac.at

  

• Dr. Frank von der Kammer

  University of Vienna

  Senior Scientist

  Research: Environmental Colloids, Nanoparticles, Field Flow Fractionation

  Austria

  Phone: +43 1 4277 53380

  frank.von.der.kammer@univie.ac.at

  

• Dr. FRANÇOIS-XAVIER Joly

  University of Vienna

  Junior Group Leader

  Research: Functional Ecology of Soil Fauna

  France

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91267

  francois-xavier.joly@univie.ac.at

  

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wanek

  University of Vienna

  Professor

  Research: Linkage of Plant & Microbial Functioning & Ecosystem Processes

  Austria

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91262

  wolfgang.wanek@univie.ac.at

  

• Dr. Richard Kimber

  University of Vienna

  Junior Group Leader

  Research: Environmental Geochemistry

  United Kingdom

  Phone: 01427753148

  richard.kimber@univie.ac.at

  

PhD students

• Cristina Alcaraz

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student (PhD Program Microbial Symbioses - MAINTAIN)

  United States

  cristina.alcaraz@univie.ac.at

  

• Patrick Arthofer

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student (PhD Program Microbial Symbioses - MAINTAIN)

  Austria

  Phone: +43 1 4277 91221

  patrick.arthofer@univie.ac.at

  

• Franziska Bauchinger

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student (PhD Program Microbial Symbioses - MAINTAIN)

  Austria

  franziska.bauchinger@univie.ac.at

  

• Patrick Hyden

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student (PhD Program Microbial Symbioses - MAINTAIN)

  Austria

  patrick.hyden@univie.ac.at

  

• Julia Krasenbrink

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student (PhD Program Microbial Symbioses - MAINTAIN)

  Germany

  julia.krasenbrink@univie.ac.at

  

• Hamid Rasoulimehrabani

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student (PhD Program Microbial Symbioses - MAINTAIN)

  Iran

  hamid.rasoulimehrabani@univie.ac.at

  

• Angelika Schwarzhans

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student (PhD Program Microbial Symbioses - MAINTAIN)

  Austria

  

• Marta Sudo

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student (PhD Program Microbial Symbioses - MAINTAIN)

  Poland

  marta.sudo@univie.ac.at

  

• Huimin Ye

  University of Vienna

  PhD student (PhD Program Microbial Symbioses - MAINTAIN)

  China

  a01647461@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Sarah Zauner

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student (PhD Program Microbial Symbioses - MAINTAIN)

  Austria

  sarah.zauner@univie.ac.at

  

• Florian Moeller

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  United States

  a01249953@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Calin Rares Lucaciu

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  calin.rares.lucaciu@univie.ac.at

  

• Veer Vikram Singh

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  India

  veer.vikram.singh@univie.ac.at

  

• Dennis Metze

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Germany

  dennis.metze@univie.ac.at

  

• Roko Sango

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Croatia (Hrvatska)

  a12050785@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Sampriti Chaudhuri

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  India

  sampriti.chaudhuri@univie.ac.at

  

• Anna Müller

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Canada

  anna.mueller@univie.ac.at

  

• Peter Peneder

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  a01206555@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Sarah Al-Ajeel

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Canada

  sarah.al-ajeel@univie.ac.at

  

• Victoria Martin

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  a01005339@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Lovro Trgovec-Greif

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Croatia (Hrvatska)

  lovro.trgovec-greif@univie.ac.at

  

• Sara El Youbi

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Finland

  sara.el.youbi@univie.ac.at

  

• Michael Predl

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student (PhD Program Microbial Symbioses - MAINTAIN)

  Austria

  michael.predl@univie.ac.at

  

• Paul Jimenez

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Mexico

  a12211893@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Erika Salas Hernández

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Costa Rica

  erika.kristel.salas.hernandez@univie.ac.at

  

• Rahul Samrat

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  India

  rahul.samrat@univie.ac.at

  

• Marlies Dietrich

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  marlies.dietrich@univie.ac.at

  

• Charlotte Henkel

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Doctoral school PhD representative

  Germany

  charlotte.henkel@univie.ac.at

  

• Kerrin Steensen

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Germany

  kerrin.steensen@univie.ac.at

  

• Anya Sherman

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  United States

  anya.sherman@univie.ac.at

  

• Eva Simon

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Doctoral school PhD representative

  Austria

  eva.simon@univie.ac.at

  

• Xiaofei Liu

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  China

  xiaofeil66@univie.ac.at

  

• Mathias Flieder

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  mathias.flieder@univie.ac.at

  

• Min Wen

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  China

  a12207221@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Ye Tian

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  China

  a01647461@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Julia Horak

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  a00003003@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Rouven Metz

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Germany

  rouven.metz@univie.ac.at

  

• Sean Darcy

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Ireland

  sean.darcy@univie.ac.at

  

• Julia Wiesenbauer

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  a01107027@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Giovanni Formentin

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Italy

  giovannif78@univie.ac.at

  

• Ruoting Peng

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  China

  ruoting.peng@univie.ac.at

  

• Leila Hadziabdic

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Bosnia And Herzegovina

  leila.hadziabdic@univie.ac.at

  

• Johanna Palmetzhofer

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  johanna.palmetzhofer@univie.ac.at

  

• Samuel Gerner

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  samuel.gerner@univie.ac.at

  

• Iqra Yousaf

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Pakistan

  a11736844@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Lukas Helmlinger

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  lukas.helmlinger@univie.ac.at

  

• Stefanie Imminger

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Germany

  stefanie.imminger@univie.ac.at

  

• Cathrine Zaknun

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  cathrine.zaknun@univie.ac.at

  

• Margarete Watzka

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  margarete.watzka@univie.ac.at

  

• Lukas Lüftinger

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  a01104903@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Inmaculada Tocino Márquez

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Spain

  inmaculada.tocino.marquez@univie.ac.at

  

• Linnea Kop

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Netherlands

  kopl45@univie.ac.at

  

• Aaron Kintzi

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Germany

  aaron.kintzi@univie.ac.at

  

• Christos Zioutis

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Greece

  a01576781@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Huifeng Hu

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student (PhD Program Microbial Symbioses - MAINTAIN)

  China

  huifeng.hu@univie.ac.at

  

• Zrinka Didara

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  a01639251@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Lorenz Schwab

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Switzerland

  lorenz.schwab@univie.ac.at

  

• Lukas Leibrecht

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  lukas.leibrecht@univie.ac.at

  

• Stefan Gorka

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  a00705150@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Verónica Barrajón Santos

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Spain

  veronica.barrajon.santos@univie.ac.at

  

• Javier Betel Geijo Fernandez

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Spain

  a01348744@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Michael Lukumbuzya

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  a00904588@unet.univie.ac.at

  

• Helene Walch

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  helene.walch@univie.ac.at

  

• Alexander Pfundner

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Austria

  alexander.pfundner@univie.ac.at

  

• Kian Jenab

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Iran

  kian.jenab@univie.ac.at

  

• Dania Randi

  University of Vienna

  PhD Student

  Croatia (Hrvatska)

  dania.randi@univie.ac.at

  

Alumni

• Paul Herrera

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student (graduated in 2020)

  Postdoc at University of Malta

  Malta

  

• Danielle Rushworth

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student (graduated in 2021)

  Austria

  

• Filip David Seki

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student (graduated in 2021)

  Postdoc at TU München

  Austria

  

• Han-Fei Allen Tsao

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student (graduated in 2021)

  Manufacturing Scientist at Takeda

  Taiwan

  

• Tamara Halter

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student (graduated in 2022)

  Austria

  

• Jay Osvatic

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student (graduated in 2022)

  Former Doctoral school PhD representative

  United States

  

• Annelieke Overbeeke

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student (graduated in 2022)

  Netherlands

  

• Maximilian Nepel

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student (graduated in 2022)

  Austria

  

• Alisa Socolov

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student

  Moldova

  

• Philipp Höhn

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student (graduated in 2022)

  Austria

  

• Daniela Trojan

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student (graduated in 2022)

  Austria

  

• Isabella Hinger

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student

  Austria

  

• Joana Séneca Cardoso da Silva

  University of Vienna

  Former PhD Student at VDS MES (graduated in 2022)

  Portugal

  

• Jan Schüürman

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student

  Germany

  

• Robert Brünjes

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student (graduated in 2022)

  Laboratory manager at Hochschule Biberach

  Austria

  

• Stephan Köstlbacher

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student (graduated in 2022)

  Postdoc at Wageningen University

  Austria

  

• Stephanie Castan

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student (graduated in 2022)

  Germany

  

• Kyle Chardi

  University of Vienna

  Former VDS MES PhD Student (graduated in 2022)

  United States