Phytochemistry & Biodiscovery
Members
Colic Ruzica
Eichenauer Elisabeth
Filipp Judith
Ginko Elisabeth (currently on leave)
Glasl-Tazreiter Sabine
Göls Thomas
Grienke Ulrike
Höller Franziska
Kirchweger Benjamin
Agnieszka Kowalska
Krenn Liselotte
Lehner Theresa
Laufer Sofija
Mittermair Eva
Reznicek Gottfried
Saukel Johannes
Sykora Christina
Tahir Ammar
Wöber Andreas
Zwirchmayr Julia
We use interdisciplinary approaches to identify, analyse, and purify multi-component mixtures from plant, fungal, or marine sources focusing on the characterization of their bioactive secondary metabolites.
Research Focus
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Funded Projects
- 2018-2020
Project for Interdisciplinary Research Network funded by the Faculty of Life Sciences, UNIVIE Self medication in Darwin's finches: identifying the mosquito repellent components of Psidium galapageum (Tebbich/Krenn) - 2018-2021
Natvantage Grant 2018 of the Wilhelm Doerenkamp Foundation
NaProFlu: Natural Products targeting low respiratory tract infections (Rollinger)
- 2017-2020
DOC-fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Science (ÖAW) to Dagmar Pretsch
‘Targeting abnormal metal homeostasis to combat neurodegenerative disorders by natural products’ (Supervisors: Rollinger & Schmid)
- 2017-2018
ÖAD grant for Dr. Petar Ristivojevic
'Quality assessment of Morus alba L. root bark (Sang bai pi) using planar chromatography- effect-directed analysis /HPLC-UV/Vis-DAD-ELSD-MS2 fingerprint combined with multivariate analysis' (Supervisor: Rollinger) - 2017-2019
Hochschuljubiläumsfonds - Projekt H-246128/2016
Der wundheilenden Wirkung von Fichtenfaulpech auf der Spur (Göls/Glasl-Tazreiter/Heiss) - 2016-2018
Project for Interdisciplinary Research Network funded by the Faculty of Life Sciences, UNIVIE Microbial communities in marine sediments: preliminary analyses of diversity and secondary metabolite biosynthesis potential (Zotchev/Rollinger/Herndl) - 2015-2016
Project for Young Investigators, Award funded by the Faculty of Life Sciences, UNIVIE
(Grienke) - 2012-2017
FWF - Project P24587
Natural Lead Structures Targeting Influenza (Rollinger) - 2012-2016
FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES 295174
hERGscreen: hERG related risk assessment of botanicals (Rollinger) - 2011-2016
Hochschuljubiläumsfonds - Projekt H-2009/2010
Arzneipflanzen bei Diabetes - Auffindung neuer blutzuckersenkender Wirkstoffe aus Pflanzen der österreichischen Volksmedizin (Pitschmann/Glasl-Tazreiter) - 2015
Ernst-Mach-Stipendium
Untersuchung von Komponenten der in der afrikanischen Geburtshilfe verwendeten Gewürzmischung Nkui (Tchoupang Nana/Krenn) - 2008-2014
FWF NFN-project S10703
Drugs from nature targeting inflammation: From in silico plant selection to bioactive natural products - 2013
Ernst-Mach-Stipendium
Estrogenic Compounds in Eriosema laurentii (Ateba/Krenn)