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

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Curriculum Vitae

Appointments / Career

2007 - now

University Professor, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Biology, University of Vienna Austria,
Head of Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Unit

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)
Postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Edward DeLong

1996

Californian Institute of Technology, Pasadena and Agouron Institute, La Jolla, CA
Postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Melvin Simon

1994 - 1995

Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
Postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Wolfram Zillig

1989 - 1993

Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
Doctorate (PhD) in the laboratory of Dr. Wolfram Zillig


Awards

2022Wittgenstein Prize (1.5 Mio EUR)
2017Elected full member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
2016ERC Advanced Grant (2.5 Mio EUR)
2011Elected member of the American Academy of Microbiology (ASM)
2001EMBO Young Investigator Award (EMBO-YIP)
1995-1997Post-doctoral Fellowship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for US

Publications

A hydrophobic ammonia-oxidizing archaeon of the Nitrosocosmicus clade isolated from coal tar-contaminated sediment. / Jung, Man-Young; Kim, Jong-Geol; Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S et al.
in: Environmental Microbiology Reports, Band 8, Nr. 6, 12.2016, S. 983-992.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Efficient CRISPR-Mediated Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing in a Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Using Multiplexed crRNA Expression. / Zebec, Ziga; Zink, Isabelle Anna; Kerou, Melina et al.
in: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, Band 6, Nr. 10, 13.10.2016, S. 3161-3168.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Pathways and key intermediates required for obligate aerobic ammonia-dependent chemolithotrophy in bacteria and Thaumarchaeota. / Kozlowski, Jessica A; Stieglmeier, Michaela; Schleper, Christa et al.
in: The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, Band 10, Nr. 8, 08.2016, S. 1836-1845.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Plant-derived compounds stimulate the decomposition of organic matter in arctic permafrost soils. / Wild, Birgit; Gentsch, Norman; Čapek, Petr et al.
in: Scientific Reports, Band 6, 25607, 09.05.2016.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Physiological and genomic characterization of two novel marine thaumarchaeal strains indicates niche differentiation. / Bayer, Barbara; Vojvoda, Jana; Offre, Pierre et al.
in: The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, Band 10, Nr. 5, 05.2016, S. 1051-1063.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Phylogenetic and genomic analysis of Methanomassiliicoccales in wetlands and animal intestinal tracts reveals clade-specific habitat preferences. / Söllinger, Andrea; Schwab, Clarissa; Weinmaier, Thomas et al.
in: FEMS microbiology ecology, Band 92, Nr. 1, fiv149, 01.01.2016.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Assessing the Ecophysiology of Methanogens in the Context of Recent Astrobiological and Planetological Studies. / Taubner, Ruth-Sophie; Schleper, Christa; Firneis, Maria G et al.
in: Life, Band 5, Nr. 4, 03.12.2015, S. 1652-1686.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Intestinal Epithelial Cell Tyrosine Kinase 2 Transduces IL-22 Signals To Protect from Acute Colitis. / Hainzl, Eva; Stockinger, Silvia; Rauch, Isabella et al.
in: Journal of Immunology, Band 195, Nr. 10, 15.11.2015, S. 5011-5024.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


The effect of warming on the vulnerability of subducted organic carbon in arctic soils. / Capek, Petr; Diakova, Katerina; Dickopp, Jan-Erik et al.
in: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Band 90, 11.2015, S. 19-29.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Complex archaea that bridge the gap between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. / Spang, Anja; Saw, Jimmy H.; Jorgensen, Steffen et al.
in: Nature, Band 521, Nr. 7551, 14.05.2015, S. 173-179.

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Inhibitory effects of C2 to C10 1-alkynes on ammonia oxidation in two Nitrososphaera species. / Taylor, A. E.; Taylor, K.; Tennigkeit, B. et al.
in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Band 81, Nr. 6, 03.2015, S. 1942-1948.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Highlights aus der dritten Domäne - die Archaea. / Schleper, Christa.
in: BioSpektrum, Band 21, Nr. 1, 12.02.2015, S. 44-45.

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Intestinal Microbiota Signatures Associated with Inflammation History in Mice Experiencing Recurring Colitis. / Berry, David; Kuzyk, Orest; Rauch, Isabella et al.
in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Band 6, 01408, 2015, S. 1408.

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Variability of the transporter gene complement in ammonia-oxidizing archaea. / Offre, Pierre; Kerou, Melina; Spang, Anja et al.
in: Trends in Microbiology, Band 22, Nr. 12, 12.2014, S. 665-675.

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The Phylum Thaumarchaeota. / Stieglmeier, Michaela; Alves, Ricardo Jorge Eloy; Schleper, Christa.
The Prokaryotes: Other Major Lineages of Bacteria and The Archaea. Hrsg. / Eugene Rosenberg; Edward DeLong; Fabiano Thompson; Stephen Lory; Erko Stackebrandt. 4. Aufl. Springer, 2014.

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Type I interferons have opposing effects during the emergence and recovery phases of colitis. / Rauch, Isabella; Hainzl, Eva; Rosebrock, Felix et al.
in: European Journal of Immunology, Band 44, Nr. 9, 01.09.2014, S. 2749-2760.

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Nitrososphaera viennensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic and mesophilic, ammonia-oxidizing archaeon from soil and a member of the archaeal phylum Thaumarchaeota. / Stieglmeier, Michaela; Klingl, Andreas; Alves, Ricardo Jorge Eloy et al.
in: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Band 64, Nr. 8, 08.2014, S. 2738-2752.

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CRISPR-mediated targeted mRNA degradation in the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus. / Zebec, Ziga; Manica, Andrea; Zhang, J. et al.
in: Nucleic Acids Research, Band 42, Nr. 8, 04.2014, S. 5280-5288.

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Biochar Decelerates Soil Organic Nitrogen Cycling but Stimulates Soil Nitrification in a Temperate Arable Field Trial. / Prommer, Judith; Wanek, Wolfgang; Hofhansl, Florian et al.
in: PLoS ONE, Band 9, Nr. 1, 86388, 30.01.2014, S. 1-16.

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Aerobic nitrous oxide production through N-nitrosating hybrid formation in ammonia-oxidizing archaea. / Stieglmeier, Michaela; Mooshammer, Maria; Kitzler, Barbara et al.
in: The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, Band 8, Nr. 5, 2014, S. 1135-1146.

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