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04/2024: We welcome Tanja Edelbacher. Tanja Edelbacher (BSc) who will work with us on our new research project 'Rapid Electrodynamic Sepsis Diagnosis‘, which we are carrying out in cooperation with Marcin Osuchowski, Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft and CellEctric Biosciences GmbH. A warm welcome!
03/2024: We welcome MSc. Serafina Meßmer. Ms. Meßmer will be doing her PhD thesis on "Mechanisms of pathogenicity of Bacillus cereus s.l." within the framework of our research focus "Pathogenic Bacillus cereus s.l.“ A warm welcome!
01/2024: Prof. Dr. Monika Ehling-Schulz was awarded the Vetmeduni Science Prize "Scientist of the Year 2022/2023 - Most successful external funds raising, non-clinical departments“!
10/2023: We welcome Sebastian Herndler (BSc) who will work with us on our new research project InfraPET (Infrared Spectroscopy Typing of Peritoneal Dialysis Effluate, project supervision: Dr. Tom Grunert)
08/2023: Wir welcome our new colleague Kristina Schmidhofer (MSc). Kristina will work on her PhD-thesis in frame of the new PhD One-Health-Doctoral Program durchführen. Warm Welcome!
05/2023: Wir welcome Mag. Rosmarie Reisner in our team. Mrs Reisner will work on her PhD thesis in frame of the "FWF 100 Ideas"-Project "Schnelle elektrodynamische Sepsis-Diagnose" (Fast Electrodynamic Sepsis Diagnostic). Warm Welcome!
05.05.2023: Eva Maria Kalbhenn, MSc, successfully completed her PhD defense. Huge congratulations to Eva Maria!
10/22: We welcome Prof. Jörg Jores from the Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, and Multidisciplinary Centre for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Switzerland, and we invite you to his oral presentation entitled: "A yeast-based synthetic genomics platform to reconstruct and edit mycoplasmal and viral genomes".
Where: lecture hall M! When: 12.10.2022, 12.15 p.m. (Link to Abstract)
09/2022: We welcome DVM Nasrin Ramezanigardaloud. Mrs Ramezanigardaloud will work as a PhD student in the framework of the DaFNE research project SaFEALM. A warm welcome!
09/2022: We welcome MSc Magdalena Irena Trojanska. Mrs Trojanska will work on her PhD thesis within the framework of the Sinergia research project MicRisk2030. Warm welcome !
08/2022: Dr. Alicia Nevers, Microbial Genetics and Environment Unit, MICALIS Institute, INRAE France, will give a lecture entitled: "Role of megaplasmids in pathogen emergence: Transcriptional impact of pCER270 megaplasmid transfer on various Bacillus cereus group hosts" as part of our Institute's Microbiology Seminar Series. Lecture Hall M, August 24th, 2022, 12:15 p.m.
08/2022: Guest scientist Dr. Alicia Nevers from the Microbial Genetics and Environment Unit, MICALIS Institute, INRAE France, is visiting our Institute in frame of our collaborative FWF/ANR project CEREMET (link). Warm Welcome!
07/2022: We welcome our new colleague BSc. Katrin Berghammer, who will support our team as technician. A warm welcome!
06/2022: Prof. Dr. Terri Koehler, Chair, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, McGovern Medical School, UTH Houston, USA is visiting our Institute and will give a talk entitled: “Virulence of the anthrax pathogen – What does bacterial physiology have to do with it? ” (Lecture hall M on June 21st, 2022, 12:15 p.m.
06/2022: The start-up project „Tuning into cereulide - Dissecting the regulatory networks and decisive factors driving toxin production in Bacillus cereus" from Sabrina Jenull, PhD was approved through the profile line board from the Vetmeduni Vienna. The project is funded for 2 years.
05/2022: Guest lecture at the Microbiology Seminar of the Institute of Microbiology:
“Strain-specific virulence of bovine-adapted Staphylococcus aureus” given by Dr. Orla Keanne (Animal & Bioscience Research Dept., Teagasc, Ireland) in Lecture Hall C, 4th of May, 2022, 12:00 p.m. c.t.
02/2022: Election of Prof. Dr. Monika Ehling-Schulz as new member to the "European Academy of Microbiology" (EAM ). The European Academy of Microbiology (EAM), which was founded by founded by the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS), is a leadership group of eminent microbiology experts to promote excellence in microbiology across Europe. The recruitment process of the EAM is highly selective and based on a peer-review evaluation to ensure the highest scientific standards. With her election as a new member, the European Academy of Microbiology recognizes Monika Ehling-Schulz's outstanding contribution to microbiology.
More information here.
09/2021: Spilled milk can be valuable – Read here the report about some recent research at our institute in the Austrian newspaper ‚Die Presse‘!
09/2021: VetmedTalk #3 – Almen, Alpen, Milchwirtschaft (Alpine pastures, alps and dairy industry). Together with experts from veterinary medicine and agriculture Prof. Dr. Monika Ehling-Schulz discussed recent developments in science and diagnostics in the context of the United Nations agenda "Sustainable Development Goals" (SDGs). Here you can listen to the VetMed talk (in german).
09/2021: From toxin diagnostics to toxin prevention: Recent data from our IGF follow-up project of the Otto-von Guericke-Award were published in the journal Toxins by Dr. Markus Kranzler et al.
01/2021: We welcome Maximilian F. Mayerhofer, MSc. Max will carry out his PhD in FFG-FORTE research project on "Detection, bioforensics and genomics of Bacillus anthracis / high pathogenic B. cereus sensu lato". Welcome!
10/2020: Dr. Agnieszka Gacek-Matthews et al. published the article "Beyond toxin transport: novel role of ABC transporter for enzymatic machinery of cereulide NRPS assembly line". Link to the article . This article describes a new approach to the development of antibiotics, immunotherapy medications and anti-cancer drugs . Link to press release
04/2020: Start of our FWF/ANR research project on "Role of megaplasmids in pathogen emergence", carried out in cooperation with the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France (Headed by Prof. Dr. Monika Ehling-Schulz , Vetmeduni Vienna and Dr. Didier Lereclus , INRA). Link to FWF
12/2019: We welcome BSc. Serina Karuthedom George in our team. As a student assistant, she will work in frame of the FWF-project "Nim-mediated Resistance". Welcome!
11/2019: We welcome MSc Astrid Digruber in our team. Astrid will carry out her PhD in in the field of "Pathogenic Bacillus cereus s.l", focusing on mechanisms of pathogenicity of Bacillus cereus. Welcome!
10/2019: Helene Marbach, PhD et al. published the article "Within-host evolution of bovine Staphylococcus aureus selects for a SigB-deficient pathotype characterized by reduced virulence but enhanced proteolytic activity and biofilm formation" in Scientific Reports. Link to the article. This article describes a new mechanism of persistence of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. Link to press release
10/2019: Prof. Dr. Siegfried Scherer from Technical University of Munich, Germany, will give a lecture "Overlapping genes: Unexpected genetic complexity of the human pathogen E. coli EHEC" on 16.10.2019 at 2:15 PM, lecture hall D.
09/2019: Kevin P. Francis, PhD (PerkinElmer Fellow, Visiting Professor at UCLA and Texas A&M) will give a lecture "Preclinical Multimodal Imaging" on 25.09.2019 at 12:15 PM, lecture hall M.
05/2019-03/2020: Ms Maysa Barbosa from University of Sao Paulo/Brazil visits our institute. Welcome!
12/2018: Dr. Gregor Grass from the Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Dept. of Bacteriology and Toxinology, Munich, Germany, visits our Institute and will give a lecture on SNPing, FiSHing and Phage-ing for Bacillus anthracis ", 05.12.2018 at 12:15 PM, Lecture Hall M.
10/2018: We welcome Stelli Stancheva in our team . Stelli will carry out her PhD as part of the PaP vetmeduni doctoral program, focusing on mechanisms of persistance of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. Welcome!
07/2018: Dr. Rohini Chopra-Dewasthaly received the 2018 Derrick Edward Award of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology (IOM) for outstanding contributions in research in the field of Mycoplasmology. She presented her award lecture “Mycoplasmas as Fascinating Masters of Camouflage: The Many Complex and New Facets of Molecular Stealth Mechanisms of Mycoplasma agalactiae” on July 9 at the 22nd IOM Congress held at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. Link to Vetmeduni news
Further she has been invited to a member of the IOM Board for 2018-2020 biennium.
05/2018: We welcome PhD Zuzana Chromikova in our team. Zuzana will work on the molecular basis of cereulides synthesis in emetic Bacillus cereus. Welcome!
01/2018: Prof. Dr. Monika Ehling-Schulz, together with her colleagues Prof. Dr. Thomas Hofmann and Prof. Dr. Siegried Scherer from TU Munich, was nominated by AiF for the German Future award 2018. Link to AiF press release
10/2017: Dr. Rohini Chopra-Dewasthaly published her research article "Vpma phase variation is important for survival and persistence of Mycoplasma agalactiae in the immunocompetent host" in PLoS Pathogens. Here you will find the Link to the press release
10/2017: Dr. Ana Sofìa Ramírez Corbera from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, will give a lecture on "Mollicutes of non-mammalian marine animals: describing two new Mycoplasma species" on 18.10.2017 at 12 o'clock noon at the Lecture Hall M.
09/2017: Start of the AiF/FEI research project on "Synergies and Routes of Emetical Bacillus cereus Toxins in Food and Development of Toxin-Inhibiting Strategies", carried out in cooperation with the Technical University of Munich (Headed by Prof. Dr. Monika Ehling-Schulz, Vetmeduni Vienna and Prof. Dr. Thomas Hofmann, TUM).
09/2017: Priv.-Doz. Dr. med.vet. Joachim Spergser elected as a member of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (ICSP, Subcommittee for the Taxonomy of Mollicutes). We congratulate!
08/2017: Dr. Imrich Barak from the Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava visits our department and will give a lecture on "Bacillus subtilis as a Tool in Basic Science and Applied Research" on 09.08.2017 at 12:15 PM at Lecture Hall M.
08/2017: Prof. Dušan Misic from the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia visit our institute, and on 01.08.2017 will give a guest lecture on "Multi-drug resistant bacteria isolated from animals in Serbia" (at 12.00 noon/Lecture Hall D).
07/2017: Dr. Jürgen Busse was nominated as a delegate for the ICSP (International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes) by ÖGHMP (Austrian Society for Hygiene, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine). He will be the representative the ÖGHMP it at the meeting of the IUMS (International Union of Microbiological Societies) in Valencia, Spain from 7.7. to 9.7.17.
07/2017: We welcome Dr. Murat Bagcioglu at our institute. He will work as PostDoc in the joint KTI project on “Meat Authenticity Testing by FTIR Spectroscopy" in collaboration with the University of Zurich.
06/2017: Dr. Kai Sohn from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB, Stuttgart, will give a guest lecture on 22.06.2017: "From Next Generation Sequencing to Next Generation Diagnostics - Changing the Paradigm to Agnostic Approaches"(5 pm, Lecture Hall G).
05-09/2017: Our PhD student Ms. Katharina Mayer visited the lab of Prof. Susanne Engelmann of the Institute for Microbiology at the Technical University of Braunschweig in frame of an ErasmusPlus scholarship.
04/2017: We welcome Helene Marbach, PhD, at our institute. She will work as PostDoc in the FWF project "Persistent Staphylococcus aureus Chronic Bovine Mastitis".
02/2017: In a collaborative project with the Universidad de Buenos Aires, we recently showed that salicylic acid, a common pain reliever, promotes colonization of the nose by the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Here is the link to the press release.
01/2017: Dr. Josef Altenbuchner from the Institute of Industrial Genetics, University of Stuttgart will give a guest lecture on 01.02.2017: "Towards a Bacillus subtilis - Minimal Genome" (at 12 noon, Lecture Hall M). Here is the link to the announcement .
12/2016: Priv.-Doz. Dr. Joachim Spergser was appointed as a "Founding Diplomate" of the newly founded European College of Veterinary Microbiology (ECVM). Hearty Congratulations!
Within the framework of the ECVM, a postgraduate training program (Residency Program) for qualifying as a European Diplomate for Veterinary Microbiology is to be established. Link to ECVM