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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



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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS


Juliane Bogner-Strauß, PhD

Associate Professor
Maternity leave 9/2011 until 1/2012
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

Assistant Professor, Deputy Head
Tel: +43-316-873-5334
Email:
URL: http://genome.tugraz.at/rnabiology/rnabiology.shtml
Principal Investigator of the RNA Biology Group
Head of Microarray Facility
Research Areas: Coding and non-coding RNAs in metabolic diseases: from discovery to function in obesity, diabetes, and osteoporosis
Courses: TUGonline         Publications: PubMed
Grants: GEN-AU - ncRNA, EU-FP7-DIABAT, HTI-NANOFAT, EXIQON, 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



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:
Research Areas: Interaction of environment and gene regulation in the context of metabolic disease



VISITING SCIENTISTS


Julia Feichtinger, MSc
PhD Student
Tel: +43-316-873-5344
Email:
Research Areas: Meta-analysis of cancer transcriptome datasets


PHD STUDENTS


Christoph Fischer, Dipl.-Ing.
PhD Student
Tel: +43-316-873-5348
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
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
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
Ines Pickrahn, MSc
PhD Student
Tel: +43-316-873-5346
Email:
RNA Biology Group
Research Areas: microRNAs in obesity and diabetes


RESEARCH ASSOCIATES



Claudia Neuhold
Chemical-Technical Assistant
Tel: +43-316-873-5335
Email:
RNA Biology Group and Group Bogner-Strauß
Research Areas: Molecular biology and chemistry, microarray procedures
Rene Snajder
IT and network administration
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


Samuel Schimpel
Apprentice
Tel: +43-316-873-5347
Email:
Research Areas: Computer science trainee
Thomas Schreiner
Apprentice
Tel: +43-316-873-5333
Email:
Research Areas: Biochemical technician trainee
Tina Todt
Apprentice
Tel: +43-316-873-5347
Email:
Research Areas: Computer science trainee


MASTERS STUDENTS


Wolfgang Kopp
MSc. Student
Email:
Research Areas: Correlation Analysis of Microarray Data
Hans Riegler
MSc. Student
Tel:+43-316-873-5346
Email:
RNA Biology Group
Research Areas: microRNAs in lipid metabolism and adipogenesis
Lorenz Sonnberger
MSc. Student
Tel: +43-316-873-5342
Email:
Group Bogner-Strauß
Research Areas: New genes in adipogenesis
Christian Eckl
MSc. Student
Tel: +43-316-873-5333
Email:
Group Bogner-Strauß
Research Areas: New genes in adipogenesis
Helmut Pelzmann
MSc. Student
Email:
Group Bogner-Strauß
Research Areas: New genes in adipogenesis
Johann Höftberger
MSc. Student
Email:
Research Areas: Analysis of microbiome data
Eleonore Lang
MSc. Student
Email:
Research Areas: microRNAs in human stem cell differentiation and adipogenesis


BACHELOR STUDENTS


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


PROJECT STUDENTS