Prof. Dr. Christa Schleper
Head of Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit
Head of the Archaea Ecology and Evolution Group
Room: 3.035
1030 Wien, Djerassiplatz 1
T: +43-1-4277-76510
M: +43-664-60277-76510
christa.schleper@univie.ac.at
Curriculum Vitae
Appointments / Career
2007 - now | University Professor, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Biology, University of Vienna Austria, Our department "Ecogenomics and Systems Biology" merged in 2020 with "Molecular Systems Biology", "Limnology", and "Bio-Oceanography". Previously our department "Genetics in Ecology" fused with the department "Molecular Systems Biology" | |||
2007 - 2013 | University Professor, Head of Department Genetics in Ecology, University of Vienna, Austria | |||
2007 - 2014 | Adjunct Professor, Center of Excellence for Geobiology, University of Bergen, Norway | |||
2004 - 2007 | University Professor, Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Norway | |||
1998 - 2004 | Group leader ("assistant professor") at the University of Darmstadt, Germany at the Institute of Microbiology and Genetics | |||
04/2002 | Habilitation, venia legendi for teaching in Microbiology and Genetics (University of Darmstadt, Germany) | |||
1996 - 1997 | University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) | |||
1996 | Californian Institute of Technology, Pasadena and Agouron Institute, La Jolla, CA | |||
1994 - 1995 | Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany | |||
1989 - 1993 | Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany | |||
Awards
| 2022 | Wittgenstein Prize (1.5 Mio EUR) | |||
| 2017 | Elected full member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) | |||
| 2016 | ERC Advanced Grant (2.5 Mio EUR) | |||
| 2011 | Elected member of the American Academy of Microbiology (ASM) | |||
| 2001 | EMBO Young Investigator Award (EMBO-YIP) | |||
| 1995-1997 | Post-doctoral Fellowship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for US | |||
Publications
Der Einfluss des Klimawandels auf die Biosphäre und Ökosystemleistungen. / Lexer, Manfred Josef; Rabitsch, Wolfgang; Grabherr, Georg et al.
Ö̈sterreichischer Sachstandsbericht Klimawandel 2014 (AAR14). Band 2 Wien : Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW), 2014. S. 467–556.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Buch › Beitrag in Buch/Sammelband
Distinct microbial communities associated with buried soils in the Siberian tundra. / Gittel, Antje; Barta, Jiri; Kohoutová, Iva et al.
in: The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, Band 8, Nr. 4, 2014, S. 841-853.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Draft Genome Sequence of the Growth-Promoting Endophyte Paenibacillus sp. P22, Isolated from Populus. / Hanak, Anne-Mette; Nagler, Matthias; Weinmaier, Thomas et al.
in: Genome Announcements, Band 2, Nr. 2, e00276-14, 2014, S. e00276-14.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Gene expression of lactobacilli in murine forestomach biofilms. / Schwab, Clarissa; Tveit, Alexander; Schleper, Christa et al.
in: Microbial Biotechnology, Band 7, Nr. 4, 2014, S. 347-359.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Longitudinal study of murine microbiota activity and interactions with the host during acute inflammation and recovery. / Schwab, Clarissa; Berry, David; Rauch, Isabella et al.
in: The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, Band 8, Nr. 5, 2014, S. 1101-1114.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Microbial community structure and functioning in marine sediments associated with diffuse hydrothermal venting assessed by integrated meta-omics. / Urich, Tim (Korresp. Autor*in); Lanzen, Anders; Stokke, Runar et al.
in: Environmental Microbiology, Band 16, Nr. 9, 2014, S. 2699-2710.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Site- and horizon-specific patterns of microbial community structure and enzyme activities in permafrost-affected soils of Greenland. / Gittel, Antje; Barta, Jiri; Kohoutova, Iva et al.
in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Band 5, 541, 2014.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
The legacy of Carl Woese and Wolfram Zillig : from phylogeny to landmark discoveries. / Albers, Sonja-Verena; Forterre, Patrick; Prangishvili, David et al.
in: Nature Reviews. Microbiology, Band 11, Nr. 10, 10.2013, S. 713-719.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Nitrification rates in Arctic soils are associated with functionally distinct populations of ammonia-oxidizing archaea. / Alves, Ricardo Jorge Eloy; Wanek, Wolfgang; Zappe, Anna et al.
in: The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, Band 7, Nr. 8, 08.2013, S. 1620-1631.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Metagenomics of Kamchatkan hot spring filaments reveal two new major (hyper)thermophilic lineages related to Thaumarchaeota. / Eme, Laura; Reigstad, Laila J.; Spang, Anja et al.
in: Research in Microbiology, Band 164, Nr. 5, 06.2013, S. 425-438.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Archaea in Biogeochemical Cycles. / Offre, Pierre; Spang, Anja; Schleper, Christa.
in: Annual Review of Microbiology, Band 67, 2013, S. 437-457.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
CRISPR-mediated defense mechanisms in the hyperthermophilic archaeal genus Sulfolobus. / Manica, Andrea (Korresp. Autor*in); Schleper, Christa.
in: RNA Biology, Band 10, Nr. 5, 2013, S. 671-678.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Methylotrophic methanogenic Thermoplasmata implicated in reduced methane emissions from bovine rumen. / Poulsen, Morten; Schwab, Clarissa; Jensen, Bent Borg et al.
in: Nature Communications, Band 4, 1428, 2013.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Quantitative and phylogenetic study of the Deep Sea Archaeal Group in sediments of the Arctic mid-ocean spreading ridge. / Jorgensen, Steffen; Thorseth, Ingunn; Pedersen, Rolf-Birger et al.
in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Band 4, 299, 2013.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Responses of the terrestrial ammonia-oxidizing archaeon Ca. Nitrososphaera viennensis and the ammonia-oxidizing bacterium Nitrosospira multiformis to nitrification inhibitors. / Shen, Tianlin; Stieglmeier, Michaela; Dai, Jiulan et al.
in: FEMS Microbiology Letters, Band 344, Nr. 2, 2013, S. 121-129.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Seasonal and vertical distribution of putative ammonia-oxidizing thaumarchaeotal communities in an oligotrophic lake. / Vissers, Elisabeth W.; Blaga, Cornelia I.; Bodelier, Paul L.E. et al.
in: FEMS microbiology ecology, Band 83, Nr. 2, 2013, S. 515-526.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Temporal and Spatial Coexistence of Archaeal and Bacterial amoA Genes and Gene Transcripts in Lake Lucerne. / Vissers, Elisabeth W.; Anselmetti, Flavio S.; Bodelier, Paul L et al.
in: Archaea - An International Microbiological Journal, Band 2013, 289478, 2013.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Unexpectedly broad target recognition of the CRISPR-mediated virus defence system in the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus. / Manica, Andrea; Zebec, Ziga; Steinkellner, Julia et al.
in: Nucleic Acids Research, Band 41, Nr. 22, 2013, S. 10509-10517.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Phylotype-level 16S rRNA analysis reveals new bacterial indicators of health state in acute murine colitis. / Berry, David; Schwab, Clarissa; Milinovich, Gabriel John et al.
in: The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, Band 6, Nr. 11, 11.2012, S. 2091-2106.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed
Ammonia-oxidizing archaea as main drivers of nitrification in cold-water sponges. / Radax, Regina; Hoffmann, Friederike; Rapp, Hans Tore et al.
in: Environmental Microbiology, Band 14, Nr. 4, 2012, S. 909-923.Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed