BioApp Students
Michael Brunner, Dipl.-Ing.
Research area(s): Biocontrol, Attract-and-Kill using trap crops and entomopathogenic fungi (M. brunneum), Ecology of wireworms and Click-beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae), Oviposition behaviour of Click-beetle, Food-preferences of wireworms, Molecular gut content analysis
Thesis: Evaluation of a systemic biological control approach for the regulation of wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in potato and maize
First Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Michael Traugott
Julia Embacher, MSc
Research area(s): Molecular microbiology, Transcriptomics, Metabolomics, FISH
Thesis: Interaction of wood-decaying fungi with other fungi and bacteria
First Supervisor: Univ. Prof. Dr. Susanne Zeilinger-Migsich, Ass. Prof. Mag. Dr. Sigrid Neuhauser, PD. Dr. Martin Kirchmair
Daniel Flatschacher, MSc
Research area(s): Molecular microbiology, Secondary Metabolism, Transcriptomics
Thesis: Triggering of Secondary Metabolite Production in the Antagonistic Fungi Trichoderma atroviride
First Supervisor: Univ. Prof. Dr. Susanne Zeilinger-Migsich
Yasemin Günay, MSc
Research area(s): Biodiversity of arthropods, Metacommunity ecology / genetics, Molecular ecology, Population genetics, Bioinformatics (genome assemblies) and next generation sequencing (NGS) approaches, Trophic ecology
Thesis: Trophic assessment of ecosystem services provided by carabid beetles in agricultural land
First Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Michael Traugott
Rudolf Markt, MSc
Research area(s): biological pre-treatment, cellulolytic fungi, anaerobic digestion, analytics (HPLC, GC)
Thesis: Causal-analytical investigation of biological pre-treatment using the cellulolytic fungus Trichoderma viride for increased biogas production
First Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Paul Illmer
Veronika Neidel, MSc
Research area(s): agroecology, trophic ecology, quantification of DNA from dietary samples, i.e. regurgitates of carabid beetles, by use of molecular approaches such as digital droplet PCR, diagnostic PCR and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
Thesis: Molecular assessment of trophic interactions and ecosystem services of carabid beetles in arable land
First Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Michael Traugott
Siebe Pierson, MSc
Research area(s): molecular mycology, mycoparasitsm
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First Supervisor: Univ. Prof. Dr. Susanne Zeilinger-Migsich
Yannick Pütz, MSc
Research area(s): Amphibians, trophic interactions, the feeding ecology of newts, molecular gut content analysis
Thesis: Assessing the role of the Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) in food webs through its larval development
First Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Michael Traugott
Verena Speckbacher, MSc
Research area(s): molecular mycology, mycoparasitsm, secondary metabolites
Thesis: Insights into secondary metabolite biosynthesis of the mycoparasite Trichoderma atroviride
First Supervisor: Univ. Prof. Dr. Susanne Zeilinger-Migsich
Sophia Strobl, MSc
Research area(s): anaerobic fungi, intra- and extracellular DNA, microbial ecology
Thesis: Unraveling the life cycle of anaerobic fungi – with special focus on resting structures and intra- and extracellular DNA
First Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heribert Insam
Julia Maria Vinzelj, MSc
Research area(s): anaerobic gut fungi, microbiome analysis, phylogeny based detection methods, FISH
Thesis: Meet & Breed: detection and cultivation of anaerobic fungi
First Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heribert Insam
Julia Wagner, MSc
Research area(s): Agriculture, drought, pest infestation, landraces, modern cultivars, plant physiology
Thesis: Resistance of barley landraces to drought and pests in comparison to modern cultivars
First Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Michael Traugott
Georg Walch, MSc
Research area(s): indoor mycology, anamorphic fungi
Thesis: Microorganisms in Indoor Environments
First Supervisor: PD Mag. Dr. Martin Kirchmair
Christiane Zeisler, MSc
Research area(s): Quantification of eDNA derived from water samples using new methodological approaches including diagnostic PCR, NGS-based eDNA analysis and droplet digital PCR to assess the occurrence of species and describe species communities in aquatic systems with a special emphasize on invasive species and species which are of commercial and conservational interest
Thesis: Quantification of aquatic organisms using environmental DNA
First Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Michael Traugott