FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Alexandra Graf
Muthgasse 62,
1190 Wien
+43 1 606 68 77-3612
alexandra.graf@fh-campuswien.ac.at
Research interests
My main areas of interest are functional genomics of microbial isolates and communities. Including de-novo assembly, classification and functional specification of bacteria and yeast. During my Master and PhD I focused on microorganisms in biotechnological application, where I was involved in assembly and functional annotation as well as expression profiling. In the past two years I have become fascinated by studies on the human and environmental microbiome and its influence on the environment and human health. During that time I was involved in de-novo assembly and detection of novel species from metagenome samples, as well as taxonomic and functional classification of microbial communities.
Public Profiles:
Alexandra B. Graf on ResearchGate
Alexandra B. Graf on Google Scholar
Scientific Activities
- MetaSUB: Member of the MetaSUB International Consortium – Metagenomics & Metadesign of Subways and Urban Biomes, metasub.org
- ATBI: Member of the Austrian Bioinformatics Platform, bioinfromatics.at
- ACIB: Key researcher, Austrian Center of Industrial Biotechnology, www.acib.at
Grants & Awards
- WTZ AT-UA: „Detection of Antimicrobial Resistances and their Dissemination Potential in Urban Metagenome Samples“
- WTZ AT-PL: „Strengthening of DNA based forensic analysis through incorporation of epigenetic and microbiome data“
- MA23 (City of Vienna) “MetagenApp – Benutzerfreundliche Applikation für die Analyse von Metagenomdaten”, 2016
MetagenApp Projekt
In diesem Projekt haben wir zwei Ziele:
Einerseits entwickeln wir eine Applikation zur Analyse von Mikrobiom Daten – DNA Sequenzen von einer Mischung von Mikroorganismen die wir von Oberflächen bzw. Handflächen Proben extrahieren. Die Analyse sollte auf einem gängigen Laptop in überschaubarer Zeit laufen und Ergebnisse zeigen die auch für Nicht-Biologen anschaulich und gut zu interpretieren sind.
Unser zweites Ziel ist eine Studie zum Transfer von Mikroorganismen von Oberflächen auf unsere Handflächen. Zu diesem Zweck nehmen wir Swab-Proben von Handflächen nach dem Händewaschen und etwa eine Stunde nachdem die Testpersonen eine bestimmte Route durch die Stadt zurück gelegt haben.
Neuigkeiten im Projekt:
- Die Analysepipeline ist bereit.
- Alle Proben unserer freiwilligen Helfer wurden analysier.
- Derzeit arbeiten wir an der Website
Educational Activities and Lectures:
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