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
Unexpected complexity of the ammonia monooxygenase in archaea. / Hodgskiss, Logan H; Melcher, Michael; Kerou, Melina; Chen, Weiqiang; Ponce-Toledo, Rafael I; Savvides, Savvas N; Wienkoop, Stefanie; Hartl, Markus; Schleper, Christa (Korresp. Autor*in).
in: The ISME Journal, Band 17, Nr. 4, 04.2023, S. 588-599.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Analysis of biomass productivity and physiology of Nitrososphaera viennensis grown in continuous culture. / Melcher, Michael; Hodgskiss, Logan; Mardini, Mohammad Anas; Schleper, Christa; Rittmann, Simon Karl-Maria Rasso.
in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Band 14, 1076342, 16.02.2023.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Actin cytoskeleton and complex cell architecture in an Asgard archaeon. / Rodrigues de Oliveira, Thiago; Wollweber, Florian; Ponce-Toledo, Rafael I.; Xu, Jingwei; Rittmann, Simon K.M.R.; Klingl, Andreas; Pilhofer, Martin (Korresp. Autor*in); Schleper, Christa (Korresp. Autor*in).
in: Nature, Band 613, Nr. 7943, 12.01.2023, S. 332-339.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Reprogramming CRISPR-Mediated RNA Interference for Silencing of Essential Genes in Sulfolobales. / Wimmer, Erika; Zink, Isabelle Anna; Schleper, Christa.
Methods in Molecular Biology book series (MIMB): Archaea. Band 2522 Springer, 2022. S. 177-201 (Methods in Molecular Biology).Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Buch › Beitrag in Buch/Sammelband › Peer-Review
Isolation and Characterization of Cell Envelope Fragments Comprising Archaeal S-Layer Proteins. / Pfeifer, Kevin; Ehmoser, Eva-Kathrin; Rittmann, Simon K-M R; Schleper, Christa; Pum, Dietmar; Sleytr, Uwe Bernd; Schuster, Bernhard (Korresp. Autor*in).
in: Nanomaterials, Band 12, Nr. 14, 2502, 21.07.2022.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
A phylogenetic and proteomic reconstruction of eukaryotic chromatin evolution. / Grau-Bové, Xavier; Navarrete, Cristina; Chiva, Cristina; Pribasnig, Thomas; Antó, Meritxell; Torruella, Guifré; Galindo, Luis Javier; Lang, Bernd Franz; Moreira, David; López-Garcia, Purificación; Ruiz-Trillo, Iñaki; Schleper, Christa; Sabidó, Eduard; Sebé-Pedrós, Arnau.
in: Nature Ecology & Evolution, Band 6, Nr. 7, 07.2022, S. 1007-1023.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Genomes of Thaumarchaeota from deep sea sediments reveal specific adaptations of three independently evolved lineages. / Kerou, Melina; Ponce-Toledo, Rafael I; Zhao, Rui; Abby, Sophie S; Hirai, Miho; Nomaki, Hidetaka; Takaki, Yoshihiro; Nunoura, Takuro; Jørgensen, Steffen L; Schleper, Christa.
in: The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, Band 15, Nr. 9, 09.2021, S. 2792-2808.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Linking 16S rRNA Gene Classification to amoA Gene Taxonomy Reveals Environmental Distribution of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaeal Clades in Peatland Soils. / Wang, Haitao; Bagnoud, Alexandre; Ponce-Toledo, Rafael I; Kerou, Melina; Weil, Micha; Schleper, Christa; Urich, Tim.
in: mSystems, Band 6, Nr. 4, e0054621, 08.2021.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Comparative CRISPR type III-based knockdown of essential genes in hyperthermophilic Sulfolobales and the evasion of lethal gene silencing. / Zink, Isabelle Anna; Fouqueau, Thomas; Tarrason Risa, Gabriel; Werner, Finn; Baum, Buzz; Bläsi, Udo; Schleper, Christa.
in: RNA Biology, Band 18, Nr. 3, 2021, S. 421-434.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Heavily Armed Ancestors : CRISPR Immunity and Applications in Archaea with a Comparative Analysis of CRISPR Types in Sulfolobales. / Zink, Isabelle Anna; Wimmer, Erika; Schleper, Christa.
in: Biomolecules, Band 10, Nr. 11, 1523, 06.11.2020.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Review › Peer-Review
Genome wide transcriptomic analysis of the soil ammonia oxidizing archaeon Nitrososphaera viennensis upon exposure to copper limitation. / Reyes, Carolina (Korresp. Autor*in); Hodgskiss, Logan; Kerou, Melina; Pribasnig, Thomas; Abby, Sophie; Bayer, Barbara; Krämer, Stephan; Schleper, Christa (Korresp. Autor*in).
in: The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, Band 14, 11.2020, S. 2659–2674.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Genome wide transcriptomic analysis of the soil ammonia oxidizing archaeon Nitrososphaera viennensis upon exposure to copper limitation. / Reyes, Carolina (Korresp. Autor*in); Hodgskiss, Logan; Kerou, Melina; Pribasnig, Thomas; Abby, Sophie; Bayer, Barbara; Krämer, Stephan; Schleper, Christa (Korresp. Autor*in).
in: The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, Band 14, Nr. 11, 11.2020, S. 2659-2674.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Ancestral Reconstructions Decipher Major Adaptations of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea upon Radiation into Moderate Terrestrial and Marine Environments. / Abby, Sophie S; Kerou, Melina; Schleper, Christa.
in: mBio, Band 11, Nr. 5, 13.10.2020, S. 1-20.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Nitrogen Isotope Fractionation During Archaeal Ammonia Oxidation : Coupled Estimates From Measurements of Residual Ammonium and Accumulated Nitrite. / Mooshammer, Maria; Alves, Ricardo J.E.; Bayer, Barbara; Melcher, Michael; Stieglmeier, Michaela; Jochum, Lara; Rittmann, Simon K.M.R.; Watzka, Margarete; Schleper, Christa; Herndl, Gerhard J.; Wanek, Wolfgang.
in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Band 11, 1710, 28.07.2020.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Copper limiting threshold in the terrestrial ammonia oxidizing archaeon Nitrososphaera viennensis. / Reyes, Carolina (Korresp. Autor*in); Hodgskiss, Logan (Korresp. Autor*in); Baars, Oliver; Kerou, Melina; Bayer, Barbara; Schleper, Christa; Krämer, Stephan.
in: Research in Microbiology, Band 171, Nr. 3-4, 06.2020, S. 134-142.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Meet the relatives of our cellular ancestor : News and views. / Schleper, Christa; Baltazar de Lima de Sousa, Maria Filipa.
in: Nature, Band 577, Nr. 7791, 15.01.2020, S. 478-479.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Short Communication › Peer-Review
Geochemical transition zone powering microbial growth in subsurface sediments. / Zhao, Rui; Mogollón, José M; Abby, Sophie S; Schleper, Christa; Biddle, Jennifer F; Roerdink, Desiree L; Thorseth, Ingunn H; Jørgensen, Steffen L.
in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), Band 117, Nr. 51, 2020, S. 32617-32626.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Exploring the microbial biotransformation of extraterrestrial material on nanometer scale. / Milojevic, Tetyana (Korresp. Autor*in); Koelbl, Denise; Ferriere, Ludovic; Albu, Mihaela; Kish, Adrienne; Flemming, Roberta L.; Koeberl, Christian; Blazevic, Amir; Zebec, Ziga; Rittmann, Simon K-M R.; Schleper, Christa; Pignitter, Marc; Somoza, Veronika; Schimak, Mario P.; Rupert, Alexandra N.
in: Scientific Reports, Band 9, Nr. 1, 18028, 02.12.2019.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
CRISPR-mediated gene silencing reveals involvement of the archaeal S-layer in cell division and virus infection. / Zink, Isabelle Anna; Pfeifer, Kevin; Wimmer, Erika; Sleytr, Uwe B; Schuster, Bernhard; Schleper, Christa.
in: Nature Communications, Band 10, Nr. 1, 4797, 22.10.2019, S. 4797.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Archaeal nitrification is a key driver of high nitrous oxide emissions from arctic peatlands. / Siljanen, Henri M. P. (Korresp. Autor*in); Alves, Ricardo J. E.; Ronkainen, Jussi G.; Lamprecht, Richard E.; Bhattarai, Hem R.; Bagnoud, Alexandre; Marushchak, Maija E.; Martikainen, Pertti J.; Schleper, Christa (Korresp. Autor*in); Biasi, Christina.
in: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Band 137, 107539, 10.2019.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review