Prof. Dr. Christa Schleper
Head of Department
Leader of the Archaea Ecology and Evolution Group
Room: 3.035
1030 Wien, Djerassiplatz 1
T: +43-1-4277-76510
M: +43-664-60277-76510
F: +43-1-4277-876510
christa.schleper@univie.ac.at
Curriculum Vitae
Appointments / Career
2007 - now | University Professor, Head of 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" | |||
10/2007 - 03/2013 | 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
Publications
Unifying the global phylogeny and environmental distribution of ammonia-oxidising archaea based on amoA genes. / Alves, Ricardo J. Eloy; Minh, Bui Quang; Urich, Tim; von Haeseler, Arndt; Schleper, Christa.
in: Nature Communications, Band 9, 1517, 17.04.2018.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Significance of dark CO2 fixation in arctic soils. / Santruckova, Hana (Korresp. Autor*in); Kotas, Petr; Barta, Jiri; Urich, Tim; Capek, Petr; Palmtag, Juri; Alves, Ricardo J. Eloy; Biasi, Christina; Diakova, Katerina; Gentsch, Norman; Gittel, Antje; Guggenberger, Georg; Hugelius, Gustaf; Lashchinsky, Nikolaj; Martikainen, Pertti J.; Mikutta, Robert; Schleper, Christa; Schnecker, Joerg; Schwab, Clarissa; Shibistova, Olga; Wild, Birgit; Richter, Andreas.
in: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Band 119, 04.2018, S. 11-21.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Evidence for archaeal methanogenesis within veins at the onshore serpentinite-hosted Chimaera seeps, Turkey. / Zwicker, Jennifer; Birgel, Daniel; Bach, Wolfgang; Richoz, Sylvain; Smrzka, Daniel; Grasemann, Bernhard; Gier, Susanne; Schleper, Christa; Rittmann, Simon Karl-Maria Rasso; Kosun, Erdal; Peckmann, Jörn (Korresp. Autor*in).
in: Chemical Geology, Band 483, 18.03.2018, S. 567-580.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Biological methane production under putative Enceladus-like conditions. / Taubner, Ruth-Sophie; Pappenreiter, Patricia; Zwicker, Jennifer; Smrzka, Daniel; Pruckner, Christian; Kolar, Philipp; Bernacchi, Sébastien; Seifert, Arne H; Krajete, Alexander; Bach, Wolfgang; Peckmann, Jörn; Paulik, Christian; Firneis, Maria G; Schleper, Christa; Rittmann, Simon K-M R.
in: Nature Communications, Band 9, 748 , 27.02.2018.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Nitrosocaldus cavascurensis, an Ammonia Oxidizing, Extremely Thermophilic Archaeon with a Highly Mobile Genome. / Abby, Sophie S; Melcher, Michael; Kerou, Melina; Krupovic, Mart; Stieglmeier, Michaela; Rossel, Claudia; Pfeifer, Kevin; Schleper, Christa.
in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Band 9, 28, 26.01.2018.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
A plant-microbe interaction framework explaining nutrient effects on primary production. / Čapek, Petr; Manzoni, Stefano; Kaštovská, Eva; Wild, Birgit; Diáková, Kateřina; Bárta, Jiří; Schnecker, Jörg; Biasi, Christina; Martikainen, Pertti J; Alves, Ricardo Jorge Eloy; Guggenberger, Georg; Gentsch, Norman; Hugelius, Gustaf; Palmtag, Juri; Mikutta, Robert; Shibistova, Olga; Urich, Tim; Schleper, Christa; Richter, Andreas; Šantrůčková, Hana.
in: Nature Ecology & Evolution, Band 2, Nr. 10, 2018, S. 1588-1596.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Intact polar lipid and core lipid inventory of the hydrothermal vent methanogens Methanocaldococcus villosus and Methanothermococcus okinawensis. / Baumann, Lydia; Taubner, Ruth-Sophie; Bauersachs, Thorsten; Steiner, Michael; Schleper, Christa; Peckmann, Jörn; Rittmann, Simon Karl-Maria Rasso; Birgel, Daniel.
in: Organic Geochemistry, Band 126, 2018, S. 33-42.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Chemotaxonomic characterisation of the thaumarchaeal lipidome. / Elling, Felix J; Könneke, Martin; Nicol, Graeme W; Stieglmeier, Michaela; Bayer, Barbara; Spieck, Eva; de la Torre, José R; Becker, Kevin W; Thomm, Michael; Prosser, James I; Herndl, Gerhard J; Schleper, Christa; Hinrichs, Kai-Uwe.
in: Environmental Microbiology, Band 19, Nr. 7, 07.2017, S. 2681-2700.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Class Nitrososphaeria. / Kerou, Melina; Eloy Alves, Ricardo Jorge; Schleper, Christa.
Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. Hrsg. / Professor William B. Whitman. Wiley Online Library, 2016.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Buch › Beitrag in Buch/Sammelband › Peer-Review
Family Nitrososphaeraceae. / Kerou, Melina; Schleper, Christa.
Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. Hrsg. / Professor William B. Whitman. Wiley Online Library, 2016.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Buch › Beitrag in Buch/Sammelband › Peer-Review
Genus Nitrososphaera. / Kerou, Melina; Schleper, Christa.
Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. Hrsg. / William B. Whitman. Wiley Online Library, 2016. S. 1-10.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Buch › Beitrag in Buch/Sammelband › Peer-Review
Proteomics and comparative genomics of Nitrososphaera viennensis reveal the core genome and adaptations of archaeal ammonia oxidizers. / Kerou, Melina; Offre, Pierre; Valledor, Luis; Abby, Sophie S.; Melcher, Michael; Nagler, Matthias; Weckwerth, Wolfram; Schleper, Christa.
in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), Band 113, Nr. 49, 06.12.2016, S. E7937-E7946.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
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; Rijpstra, W Irene C; Madsen, Eugene L; Kim, So-Jeong; Hong, Heeji; Si, Ok-Ja; Kerou, Melina; Schleper, Christa; Rhee, Sung-Keun.
in: Environmental Microbiology Reports, Band 8, Nr. 6, 12.2016, S. 983-992.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Efficient CRISPR-Mediated Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing in a Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Using Multiplexed crRNA Expression. / Zebec, Ziga; Zink, Isabelle Anna; Kerou, Melina; Schleper, Christa.
in: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, Band 6, Nr. 10, 13.10.2016, S. 3161-3168.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Pathways and key intermediates required for obligate aerobic ammonia-dependent chemolithotrophy in bacteria and Thaumarchaeota. / Kozlowski, Jessica A; Stieglmeier, Michaela; Schleper, Christa; Klotz, Martin G; Stein, Lisa Y.
in: The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, Band 10, Nr. 8, 08.2016, S. 1836-1845.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Plant-derived compounds stimulate the decomposition of organic matter in arctic permafrost soils. / Wild, Birgit; Gentsch, Norman; Čapek, Petr; Diáková, Kateřina; Alves, Ricardo J Eloy; Bárta, Jiři; Gittel, Antje; Hugelius, Gustaf; Knoltsch, Anna; Kuhry, Peter; Lashchinskiy, Nikolay; Mikutta, Robert; Palmtag, Juri; Schleper, Christa; Schnecker, Jörg; Shibistova, Olga; Takriti, Mounir; Torsvik, Vigdis L; Urich, Tim; Watzka, Margarete; Šantrůčková, Hana; Guggenberger, Georg; Richter, Andreas.
in: Scientific Reports, Band 6, 25607, 09.05.2016.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Phylogenetic and genomic analysis of Methanomassiliicoccales in wetlands and animal intestinal tracts reveals clade-specific habitat preferences. / Söllinger, Andrea; Schwab, Clarissa; Weinmaier, Thomas; Loy, Alexander; Tveit, Alexander T.; Schleper, Christa; Urich, Tim.
in: FEMS microbiology ecology, Band 92, Nr. 1, fiv149, 01.01.2016.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Physiological and genomic characterization of two novel marine thaumarchaeal strains indicates niche differentiation. / Bayer, Barbara; Vojvoda, Jana; Offre, Pierre; Eloy Alves, Ricardo Jorge; Elisabeth, Nathalie H.; Garcia, Juan Al; Volland, Jean-Marie; Srivastava, Abhishek; Schleper, Christa; Herndl, Gerhard.
in: The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, Band 10, Nr. 5, 2016, S. 1051-1063.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Assessing the Ecophysiology of Methanogens in the Context of Recent Astrobiological and Planetological Studies. / Taubner, Ruth-Sophie; Schleper, Christa; Firneis, Maria G; Rittmann, Simon K-M R.
in: Life, Band 5, Nr. 4, 03.12.2015, S. 1652-1686.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review
Intestinal Epithelial Cell Tyrosine Kinase 2 Transduces IL-22 Signals To Protect from Acute Colitis. / Hainzl, Eva; Stockinger, Silvia; Rauch, Isabella; Heider, Susanne; Berry, David; Lassnig, Caroline; Schwab, Clarissa; Rosebrock, Felix; Milinovich, Gabriel; Schlederer, Michaela; Wagner, Michael; Schleper, Christa; Loy, Alexander; Urich, Tim; Kenner, Lukas; Han, Xiaonan; Decker, Thomas; Strobl, Birgit; Müller, Mathias.
in: Journal of Immunology, Band 195, Nr. 10, 15.11.2015, S. 5011-5024.Veröffentlichung: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer-Review