University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) - Research portal
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Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology Muthgasse 18, 1190 Wien brigitte.gasser(at)boku.ac.at Tel: +43 1 47654-79033 BOKUonline-Visitenkarte  ORCID: 0000-0003-2881-6370
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Curr. Vitae
| 2019 - | Group Leader "Yeast Molecular Biotechnology" |
| 2017 - | Associate Professor for Microbial Systems Biotechnology |
| 2017 - | Head of CD-Laboratory for growth decoupled protein production in yeast |
| 2015 - | Co-working group leader Microbial Biotechnology |
| 2013 - | Venia Docendi in Molecular Biotechnology |
| 2011 - | Key Researcher Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology |
| 2009 - | Senior Scientist - Department of Biotechnology |
| 2007 - | PhD degree (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna) |
| 2005 - | Research Visit at VTT Biotechnology, Espoo, Finland |
| 2004 - | Scientist at the Department of Biotechnology |
| 2003 - | Masters degree in Food Science and Biotechnology (University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna) |
| 2001 - 2002 | University of Reading, UK within the SOCRATES Erasmus programme |
Statistik Austria, science classification
- microbiology; molecular biology; biological engineering; genetic engineering;
Expertise
- Molecular characterization and physiology of (non-conventional) yeasts ; production of recombinant proteins; folding/secretion related stresses; strain engineering ; Yeast systems biotechnology; Synthetic biology;
Awards
| 2022 | FEMS Yeast Research - Best article of 2021 award |
| 2019 | BOKU Innovator of the Year |
| 2019 | Special Award at "S&B Awards" of the Rudolf Sallinger Funds for the CarboFeed project team |
| 2019 | Award for BOKU Innovation of the Year for „Carbon dioxide fixation with Pichia pastoris“ (together with co-inventors) |
| 2015 | Kardinal Innitzer Förderungspreis |
| 2013 | Professor Anton Kurir Foundation Award |
| 2012 | Science2Business Award (ACIB Projekt Pichia Cell Factory) |
| 2011 | Dr. Wolfgang Houska Award, B&C Private Foundation (2. Platz; together with colleagues) |
| 2010 | Poster Award - Conference on Physiology of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi PYFF4 |
| 2008 | Poster Award - Conference on Recombinant Protein Production RPP5 (together with colleagues) |
| 2007 | Dissertationspreis der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Biotechnologie (ÖGBT) |
| 2007 | Nominierung für den Austrian Life Science Award (ALSA07, 2. Preis) |
Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies
| 2017 - | International Commission on Yeasts (ICY) delegate |
| 2013 - | Section of Microbial Physiology - European Federation of Biotechnology member of the managing board |
| 2009 - | Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology member |
| 2005 - | Österreichische Gesellschaft für Hygiene, Mikrobiologie und Präventivmedizin (ÖGHMP) member |
Editorial board appointments for scientific journals
| 2020 - |
Fems Yeast Research:
Editorial Board Member |
| 2016 - |
Microbiology-Sgm:
Editorial Board Member |
| 2016 - |
Yeast: a forum for yeast researchers:
1st level below top level (Associate Editor) |
| 2013 -2016 |
Yeast: a forum for yeast researchers:
Editorial Board Member |
| 2010 - |
BMC Biotechnology:
1st level below top level (Associate Editor) |
| 2010 - |
Microbial Cell Factories:
1st level below top level (Associate Editor) |
Reviewer for scientific journals
| 2021 - | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| 2021 - | Nature Communications |
| 2020 - | mBio |
| 2018 - | Metabolic Engineering |
| 2017 - | Biotechnology Journal |
| 2015 - | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
| 2015 - | Scientific Reports |
| 2013 - | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology |
| 2013 - | PLoS One |
| 2011 - | Journal of Biotechnology |
| 2009 - | Fems Yeast Research |
| 2008 - | BMC Microbiology |
| 2008 - | BMC Biotechnology |
| 2007 - | Microbial Cell Factories |
Organizer of scientific conferences, Chairs
| 2022 | Pichia 2022, Nov 2022, Graz, Austria Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2022 | Microbial Engineering Conference II, April 2022, Albufeira, Portugal Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2021 | 15th International Conference on Yeasts (ICY15 meets ICYGMB30), Aug 2021, online Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2019 | 10th Recombinant Protein Production Meeting, A Comparative View on Host Physiology
Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2019 | Biochemical and Molecular Engineering XXI Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2018 | Microbial Engineering Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2017 | 9 th Conference on Recombinant Protein Production (RPP9) Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2016 | Pichia Conference Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2015 | 8th Recombinant Protein Production Meeting, A Comparative View on Host Physiology Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2013 | 7th Recombinant Protein Production Meeting, A Comparative View on Host Physiology
Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2011 | 6th Recombinant Protein Production Meeting, A Comparative View on Host Physiology Member of the Organisation Committee |