Mission Statement

The Division of Pharmacognosy carries out research in pharmaceutical sciences focused on natural products from medicinal plants and microorganisms. Major tasks are the discovery of new biologically active compounds from natural sources and the characterization of their molecular mode of action contributing to a better understanding of the interaction of natural products and complex cellular systems. Our aim is pharmaceutical lead and target identification, the quality improvement of herbal medicinal products as well as the sustainable production of natural products by biotechnological approaches.

26.05.2017
 

... and how to find them. Molecular genetisist Sergey B. Zotchev isolates microorganisms from nature to find those that could potentially be used in the development of new drugs.

12.05.2017
 

In cooperation with "Verein für lokale Wissenschaftskommunikation", Thomas Göls and Verena Hiebl organised the WissensDurst Festival. Local scientists get the opportunity to talk about their latest breakthroughs and innovations to a lay audience in a relaxed atmosphere.

02.05.2017
 

Im Rahmen des ÖPhG Kongresses in Innsbruck (21.-22. April 2017) wurde Benjamin Kirchwegers Arbeit zum Thema 'New natural GPBAR-1 modulators identified by combined in silico - in vitro screening' ausgezeichnet. Wir gratulieren herzlich!

20.04.2017
 

Das Department trauert um Johann Jurenitsch, Universitätsprofessor für Pharmakognosie und Vizerektor der Universität Wien von 2000 bis 2011, der am 16. April 2017 im 70. Lebensjahr verstorben ist.

28.03.2017
 

Naturstoffe haben in der Pharmaforschung eine enorme Bedeutung: Verena Dirsch erforscht Wirkungsweisen von Naturprodukten und erklärt im Gespräch, warum sie selbst nur wenige Medikamente nimmt und warum nicht alle Krankheiten in Zukunft ihren Schrecken verlieren werden.

Interview von Daniel Meßner (uni:view)

17.03.2017
 

The Pharmacognosy team welcomes Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Mikros from the University of Athens as visiting professor. SS2017 he offers the students' course 'Advanced NMR Spectroscopy and NMR-based Metabolomics'.