(Co-)Supervision of students

Master theses:

• Florian Blaha, BSc, Production and purification of monoclonal antibodies against diclofenac and its metabolites and their use in diclofenac hypersensitivity research, 2007
• Monika Gimpl, BSc, Development of antibody-based assays for detection of diclofenac-haptenized components in human blood, 2008
• Markus Steiner, BSc, Establishment of basophil activation test for NSAIDs hypersensitivity, 2010-2011
• Cornelia Waschl, BSc, Development of physico-chemical characterization methods for allergen vaccine candidates, 2012-2013
• Mirjam Zimmermann, BSc, Interactions of charged gold nanoparticles with immune cells – implications for binding and uptake mechanisms, 2014
• Marlene Sageder, BSc, Immune effects of allergen-nanoparticle conjugates – a study in monocytic and macrophage-like cell models, 2015-2016
• Bettina Grotz, BSc, Time-resolved uptake of protein – nanoparticle conjugates in lung epithelial A549 and macrophage-like THP-1 cells, 2015-2016
• Marlene Grill, BSc, Lipidomics approaches for elucidating the involvement of CD1d in B cell lymphoma, 2016-2017
• Stephanie Schlichtner, BSc, Lipids and metabolic pathways in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, 2018-2019
• Aryunni Abu Bakar, BSc, Investigating T cell specificity and tumor support in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, 2019
• Ingrid Hasenkopf, BSc, Alignment of in silico protein corona modeling studies with experimental analysis, 2020-2021
• Benjamin Punz, BSc, Preclinical safety and functional assessment of allergen-nanoparticle conjugates, 2021-2022
• Alrun Waldl, BEd, Synthesis and functional testing of antimicrobial nanomaterials for surface applications, 2022-2023
• Magdalena Weiß, BSc, Establishment of the NAVETTA in vitro epithelial cell aerosol exposure chamber for environmental, workplace, and pharmaceutical safety testing, 2022-2024
• Vanessa Auer, BSc, Establishment and functional testing of a SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus against anti-viral nanoparticular blockers in submersed culture conditions and feasibility check at the air-liquid interface using in vitro models of human lung, 2023-2025
• Lisa Kleon, BSc, Assessment of antibacterial and antifungal activity vs safety-related concerns of zinc-based green engineered nanomaterials, 2024-2025
• Constantin Christ, BSc, Establishment of a functional performance scoring system for antimicrobial assays of advanced materials and test guideline development defining (un)certainty of criteria, assay-specific limitations, and variations due to mechanisms of action, 2024-2025
• Nathan Liccardi, BSc, Identification of pathogen.specific signature using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS), 2025

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PhD theses:

• Andrea Harrer, MSc, Mechanistic investigation of systemic hypersensitivity caused by the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac, 2006-2009
• Markus Steiner, MSc, Human basophils – novel aspects beyond the allergic effector role, 2012-2015
• Paul Schlinkert, MSc, Cellular responses to silver and gold nanoparticle functionalization-mediated surface charge and determination of early stage protein corona formation, 2012-2014
• Linda Stöhr, MSc, Analyzing biological effects of airborne nanoparticles – current approaches and novel strategies for on-site assessment using cell-based exposure systems, 2012-2014
• Isabella Radauer-Preiml, MSc, Investigating nanomaterial safety: Novel reporter cell lines and effects of bystander substances, 2012-2015
• Robert Mills-Goodlet, MSc, Bio-nano interactions at the molecular and cellular level: application of non-covalent allergen-silica NP conjugates as model, 2016-2021
• Litty Johnson, MSc, Nanoparticles as adjuvants for allergen-specific immunotherapy: impact on allergen processing and presentation, 2018-2022
• Mariusz Piotr Madej, MSc, Revealing innate immune biography: In vitro systems for assessinghuman innate immune primary and memory response, 2018-2023
• Benjamin Punz, MSc, Smart applications of antimicrobial nanomaterials for surface coating, 2022-2025
• Su Li, MSc, Gene editing and immunotherapy approach against chronic infection by human hepatitis B virus based on theranostic DNA nanoparticles,  2023-ongoing
• Yingnan Liu, MSc, Multifunctional hydrogel for co-delivery of siRNA and virus-targeting nanomaterial for treatment of chronic infection by HPV-16, 2023-ongoing
• Elif Oetemiz, MSc, In Vitro Endolysosomal Degradation Assay for Antigenicity and Allergenicity Prediction of Novel Foods,  2023-ongoing
• Jiaxin Chen, MSc, currently performing disposition
• Xintong Chen, MSc, currently performing disposition

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Secundant of PhD students in the FWF-sponsored Doctorate School Immunity in Cancer and Allergy, ICA:

• Yoan Machado, MSc
• Almedina Kurtaj, MSc

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