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GENOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS GRAZ
[Interim Head] [Administration][Principal Investigators] [Postdocs] [PhD students]
[Visiting scientists][Research Associates] [Apprentices] [Masters Students] [Bachelor Students] [Project Students]


PEOPLE


INTERIM HEAD


Rudolf Stollberger, PhD

Professor
Tel: +43-316-873-5370
Email:



ADMINISTRATION

Daniela Agrinz
Administration
Tel: +43-316-873-5331
Fax: +43-316-873-5340
Email:



PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS


Juliane Bogner-Strauß, PhD

Associate Professor, Deputy Head
Tel: +43-316-873-5337
Email:
Research Areas: Genomics of lipid-associated disorders: (functional) investigation of new genes involved in adipogenesis, obesity, and associated metabolic diseases by the use of various cell lines and mouse models.
Courses: TUGonline         Publications: PubMed
Grants: DK-MCD, GEN-AU GOLD, FWF-APMAP


Marcel Scheideler, PhD

Associate Professor
Deputy Head of Institute
Principal Investigator of RNA Biology Group
Head of Microarray Facility
Tel:      +43-316-873-5334
Email:  
URL:    http://genome.tugraz.at/rnabiology/rnabiology.shtml
Research Areas: Coding and non-coding RNAs in human diseases: from discovery to function in obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis and cancer.
Courses: TUGonline         Publications: PubMed
Grants: EU-DIABAT, FWF, GEN-AU ncRNA, OeAD-Amadée



Gerhard Thallinger, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Tel: +43-316-873-5343
Email:
Research Areas: Analysis of next generation sequencing data
Microbiome data analysis and visualization: SnoWMan
qPCR data management and analysis: QPCR
MS data management and analysis: MASPECTRAS
Project management: GEN-AU project Bioinformatics Integration Network (BIN)
Industrial cooperations, software and database projects
Courses: TUGonline         Publications: PubMed
Grants: GEN-AU BIN III, EU-FP7-OXYGREEN, EU-FP7-LipidomicNet, FFG-ACIB, FWF-Cichlids



POST DOCS



Julia Feichtinger, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Tel: +43-316-873-5347
Email:
Research Areas: Meta-analysis of cancer transcriptome datasets and comparative genomics of mammalian organisms
Jürgen Hartler, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Tel: +43-316-873-5322
Fax: +43-316-873-105322
Email:
Research Areas: Software and database development for proteomics and mass spectroscopy
Michael Karbiener, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Tel: +43-316-873-5346
Email:
RNA Biology Group
Research Areas: microRNAs in human stem cell differentiation,
adipose tissue and metabolic diseases

Andreas Prokesch, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Tel: +43-316-873-5332
Email:
Group Bogner-Strauß
Research Areas: Interaction of environment and gene regulation in the context of metabolic disease



VISITING SCIENTISTS




PHD STUDENTS


Christoph Fischer, Dipl.-Ing.
PhD Student
Tel: +43-316-873-5342
Email:
Research Areas: Genome assembly & annotation; Comparative genomics
Bettina Halwachs, MSc
PhD Student
Tel: +43-316-873-5342
Email:
Research Areas: Analysis of Microbiome Data, RNA-seq
Ariane Klatzer, MSc
PhD Student
Tel: +43-316-873-5339
Email:
Group Bogner-Strauß
Research Areas: Lipases, adipogenesis
Peter Krempl, Dipl.-Ing.
PhD Student
Tel: +43-316-873-5346
Email:
Research Areas: Genome annotation of an Escherichia coli strain
Helmut Pelzmann, Dipl.-Ing.
PhD Student
Email:
Group Bogner-Strauß
Research Areas: New genes in adipogenesis
Ines Pickrahn, MSc
PhD Student
Tel: +43-316-873-5346
Email:
RNA Biology Group
Research Areas: microRNAs in obesity and diabetes
Oana Tomescu, MSc
PhD Student
Tel: +43-316-873-5336
Email:
Research Areas: Integrative modeling and analysis of fermentation process data
Evelyn Walenta, MSc
PhD Student
Tel: +43-316-873-5339
Email:
Group Bogner-Strauß
Research Areas: Lipid metabolism and adipogenesis


RESEARCH ASSOCIATES



Claudia Neuhold
Chemical-Technical Assistant
Tel: +43-316-873-5333
Email:
RNA Biology Group and Group Bogner-Strauß
Research Areas: Molecular biology and chemistry, microarray procedures
Rene Snajder
Application Development
Tel: +43-316-873-5342
Email:
Research Areas: Computer science
Florian Stöger
Tel: +43-316-873-5335
Email:
Group Bogner-Strauß
Research Areas: Lipid metabolism and adipogenesis


APPRENTICES


Thomas Schreiner
Apprentice
Tel: +43-316-873-5336
Email:
Research Areas: Biochemical technician trainee
Tina Todt
Apprentice
Tel: +43-316-873-5347
Email:
Research Areas: Computer science trainee


MASTERS STUDENTS


Lydia Hangelmann
MSc. Student
Email:
Research Areas: Metabolic modeling and engineering

Johann Höftberger
MSc. Student
Email:
Research Areas: Analysis of microbiome data

Eleonore Lang
MSc. Student
Email:
RNA Biology Group
Research Areas: microRNAs in human stem cell differentiation and adipogenesis

Lisa Oberreiter
MSc. Student
Tel: +43-316-873-5345
Email:
RNA Biology Group
Research Areas: microRNAs in human white and brown adipogenesis

Verena Tiran
MSc. Student
Tel: +43-316-873-5333
Email: verena.tiran@student.TUGraz.at
Group Bogner-Strauß
Research Areas: White and brown adipocyte biology


BACHELOR STUDENTS


Viktoria Kowarz
Email:
Research Areas:
Robert Reihs
Email:
Research Areas: Approximate name matching in medical contexts


PROJECT STUDENTS