Group Leader
Univ. Prof. Dr. Diethard Mattanovich
room no: 04/15
phone: +43 1 47654 79001
fax: +43 1 47654 79009
publications
Senior Scientists
Martin Altvater, PhD
Towards sustainable production of lactic acid using genetically modified yeast
room no: 01/20
phone:+ 43 1 47654 79110
email: martin.altvater(a)boku.ac.at
publications
Hans Marx, PhD
Synthetic biology │metabolic engineering │ microbial chemical production│biorefinery
room no: 01/05
phone:+43 1 47654 79105
email: hans.marx(a)boku.ac.at
publications
Researcher
Özge Ata, PhD
Genetically modified yeast
room no: 04/52
phone: +43 1 47654 79046
email: oezge.ata(a)boku.ac.at
Simone Bachleitner, PhD
Development and validation of an integrated efficient yeast-based fermentation process for the conversion of CO2, MeOH and FA to added value organic acids.
room no: 04/52
phone: +43 1 47654 79046
Sonakshi De, PhD
Strain development for increased protein production in Pichia pastoris
room no: MUGI / 04/52
phone: +43 147654 79138
email: sonakshi.de(a)boku.ac.at
Ly Nguyen Ngoc, PhD
Pichia pastoris promoter engineering
room no: MUGI / 04/16
phone: +43 147654 79043
email: ly.nguyen(a)boku.ac.at
Ben Leyland, PhD
Specialist in algae molecular biology. Currently working on deciphering the agarose biosynthetic pathway in Red Algae.
room no: 01/20
phone: +43 1 47654 79110 email: ben.leyland(a)boku.ac.at
Bernhard Schmelzer, PhD
Cell and process development for Pichia pastoris
room no: 04/16
phone: +43 1 47654 79043
Maria del Carme Pons Royo
Development of a microfluidic screening platform
room: MUG1 EG17
phone: +43 1 47654 79114
email: carme.pons-royo(a)boku.ac.at
PhD Students
Michael Baumschabl, MSc.
Increasing efficiency of CO2 assimilation in synthetic autotrophic Pichia pastoris
room no: 04/07.2
phone: +43 1 47654 79038
Helena Godon, MSc.
Next generation Pichia toolbox development
room: 04/07
phone: +43 147654 79037 /-30843
email: helena.godon(a)boku.ac.at
Marina Ječmenica, MSc.
Quantitative trait loci mapping in Komagataella phaffii
room no: MUGIII / 1 / DG 003
phone: +43 1 47654 79032 / -30850
Aliki Kostopoulou, MSc.
room no: 04/07
phone: +43 1 47654 79036
Miriam Kuzman, MSc.
Grafting the Ribulose Monophosphate Cycle for Methanol Assimilation into Komagataella phaffii.
room no: 04/07
phone: +43 1 47654 79036
email: miriam.kuzman(a)boku.ac.at
Golnaz Memari, MSc.
Pathway design for mixotrophic production of biochemicals from CO2 and methanol in yeasts
room: 04/07.2
phone: +43 1 47654 79038
email: golnaz.memari(a)boku.ac.at
Bernd Mitic, Dipl.-Ing.
Advanced analytical strategies for investigation of alternative methanol assimilation in methylotrophic yeasts
room: 04/07
phone: +43 1 47654 30850
email: bernd.mitic(a)boku.ac.at
Charles Moritz, MSc.
Enzyme engineering and evolution for improved methanol dissimilation in the synthetic autotroph Pichia pastoris
room: 04/07.2
phone: +43 1 47654 79038
email: charles.moritz(a)boku.ac.at
Yoshua Donny Rudinatha, MSc.
Control of glycolysis in Crabtree-negative and positive yeasts
room: 04/02
phone: +43 147654 79032
Manja Mølgaard Severinsen, MSc.
Process design for organic acid production from C1 substrates
room no: 04/07.2
phone: +43 1 47654 79038
Evelyn Carolina Vásquez Castro, MSc.
Increasing the carbon efficiency of citric acid production
room no: 04/02
phone: +43 1 47654 79032
Technicians
Viktoria Kowarz, MSc.
room no: 04/07
phone: +43 1 47654 79035
email: viktoria.kowarz(a)boku.ac.at
Lisa Lutz, MSc.
room no: 04/07.2
phone: +43 1 47654 79038
email: lisa.lutz(a)boku.ac.at
Rebecca Oberndorfer
room no: 04/07
phone: +43 1 74654 79037
Bianca Pouzar, B.Sc.
room: 04/07
phone: +43 1 47654 79037
email: bianca.selenic(a)boku.ac.at
Gabriele Wilt
General technical support of research group
room no: 04/07
phone: +43 1 47654 79036
email: gabriele.wilt(a)boku.ac.at
Student Co-Workers
Michaela Schinerl
room no: 04/02
phone: +43 1 47654 79032
ACIB Area Management & Administration Research Group
Birgit Marckhgott, Mag.
room no: 05/02
phone: +43 1 47654 79004
Former Group Members
Bernd Albrecht (PhD student) │ Magnus Ask (PhD student) │Diane Barbay (PhD student) │Kristin Baumann (PhD student) │Martina Bellasio (PhD student) │ Katrin Benakovitsch (PhD student) │ Marzena Blumhoff (PhD student) │ Markus Buchtetics (PhD student) │Jonas Burgard (PhD student) │Simona Capone (diploma student) │ Daniel Daraban (PhD student) │ Marizela Delic (researcher) │ Thomas Dohnal (diploma student) │ Alexander Doleschal (apprentice) │ Martin Dragosits (PhD student) │ Michael Egermeier (researcher) │Valeria Ellena (PhD student) │Anna Erian (PhD student) │ Stefan Ertl (PhD student) │Susanne Eywo (PhD student) │ Felix Fuchsberger (diploma student) │ Thomas Gaßler (researcher) │ Rebecca Göngrich (PhD student) │ Alexandra Graf (PhD student) │ Burcu Gündüz Ergün (researcher) │Sarah Heinzl (technician) │Silvia Heiss (diploma student) │ Hubertus Hohenblum (PhD student) │ Robin Hoheneder (PhD student) │ Frederik Hoppe (technician) │ Dariusz Jarych (master student) │ Denis Kalemasi (PhD student) │Ursula Kiesswetter (technician) │Rakesch Koppram (researcher) │ Nils Landes (PhD student) │ Katharina Lindlbauer (PhD student) │Ksenija Lopandic (senior scientist) │Lukas Marsalek (PhD student) │Michael Maurer (PhD student) │Astrid Mecklenbräuker (diploma student) │ Harald Mindler (diploma student) │ Gerda Modarres-Sadreghi (staff scientist) │ Stefan Neubauer (PhD student) │ Karin Neunteufl (technician) │ Justyna Nocon (PhD student) │ Sandra F. Oloketuyi (PostDoc) │ Anett Patschke (PhD student) │ David Alejandro Pena-Navarro (PhD student)│Siniša Petrik (Researcher) │ Armin Peymann (staff scientist) │ Martin Pfeffer (PhD student) │ Stefan Pflügl (PhD student) │Oliver Preimesberger (diploma student) │ Roland Prielhofer (Researcher) │ Verena Puxbaum (Researcher) │ Bojana Radoman (PhD student │ Mario Rankl (master student) │ Mascha Rauscher (diploma student) │Alice Rassinger (researcher) │ Enrique Recuero Martinez │ Andreas Redl (diploma student) │ Joshua Rettenwender (master student) │Marion Rothmüller (technician) │ Christine Sanystra (diploma student/staff scientist) │ Parveen Sarkary (staff scientist) │ Michaela Schinerl (technician) │ Sabine Schießler (technician) │Fabian Schneider (technician) │ Matthias Steiger (researcher)│ Stefanie Steuer (master student)│ Brigitte Svoboda (diploma student) │ Nadine Tatto (PhD student / staff scientist) │ Lars Töllner (researcher) │Damiano Totaro (PhD student)│Minoska Valli (researcher) │Franziska Wanka (diploma student) │ Konrad Woroszylo (master student) │ Richard Zahrl (PhD student) │ Domen Zavec (PhD student)