Team

Meet our scientists, clinicians, students, technicians and administrative staff

General Staff

Ulrike Plank

Ulrike Plank

Assistant to the management

Johanna Fritz

Johanna Fritz

Assistant to the management

Aleksandar Nikolajevic, M.Sc.

Aleksandar Nikolajevic, M.Sc.

Lab Manager

Claudia Nolf

Claudia Nolf

Technician

Josef Posch

Josef Posch

Technician

OSCAR

OSCAR

Lab Mascot

Research

Gerold Lab | Virus – Host interactions

Prof. Dr. Gisa Gerold

Head of Institute

virologie@i-med.ac.at 

Isabell Niedermoser, PhD

Isabell Niedermoser, PhD

Technician

Verena Pittl, M.Sc.

Verena Pittl, M.Sc.

Technician

Stefanie Rauch

Stefanie Rauch

Medical Student

Francesco Costacurta, M.Sc.

Francesco Costacurta, M.Sc.

PhD-Student

Nele Villabruna, PhD

Nele Villabruna, PhD

Associated Postdoc, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany

Tessy Hick, PhD

Tessy Hick, PhD

Associated Postdoc, Umea University, Sweden

Ju Eun Yoo, MSc

Ju Eun Yoo, MSc

Associated PhD Student, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany

Mara Duven, MSc

Mara Duven, MSc

Associated PhD Student, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany

Kimpel Lab | Viral Vectors and Vaccines

Ass.Prof. Dr. Janine Kimpel

Principal Investigator

janine.kimpel@i-med.ac.at 

Tariq Agabiaka, M.Sc.

Tariq Agabiaka, M.Sc.

PhD-Student

Albert Falch, M.Sc.

Albert Falch, M.Sc.

Technician

Jonas Koch, M.Sc.

Jonas Koch, M.Sc.

PhD-Student

Melanie Schmitt, M.Sc.

Melanie Schmitt, M.Sc.

PhD Student

Marta Bermejo, PhD

Marta Bermejo, PhD

Postdoc

Stoiber Lab | Molecular Virology

Prof. Dr. Heribert Stoiber

Principal Investigator

heribert.stoiber@i-med.ac.at 

Stefan Lung, M.Sc.

Stefan Lung, M.Sc.

PhD Student

Katharina Calana, B.Sc.

Katharina Calana, B.Sc.

Master Student

Florian Blum, M.Sc.

Florian Blum, M.Sc.

Master Student

Nicolas Nacke, B.Sc.

Nicolas Nacke, B.Sc.

Master Student

Banki Lab | Immunology of Virus Infections

Dr. Zoltan Banki

Principal Investigator

zoltan.banki@i-med.ac.at 

Jasmin Hatami, M.Sc.

Jasmin Hatami, M.Sc.

PhD-Student

Mag.phil. Brigitte Müllauer

Mag.phil. Brigitte Müllauer

Technician

Leonie Wolf

Leonie Wolf

Master Student

Diagnostics

Dr. med. univ. Wegene Borena, PhD

Head of Diagnostics

wegene.borena@i-med.ac.at 

Tel.: +43 512 9003 71737

Dr. med. univ. Barbara Falkensammer

Dr. med. univ. Barbara Falkensammer

Medical specialist

Guido Wollmann, MD

Guido Wollmann, MD

Medical Specialist

Dr. med. univ. Habib Benainouna Badreddine

Dr. med. univ. Habib Benainouna Badreddine

Doctor in specialist training

Katja Froh

Katja Froh

Administration

Sara Glavic

Sara Glavic

Administration

Bianca Neurauter

Bianca Neurauter

Administration

Maria Huber (on maternity leave)

Maria Huber (on maternity leave)

BMA

Madhur Joshi

Madhur Joshi

Technician

Marinkovic Snjezana

Marinkovic Snjezana

Technician

Julia Bianca Möllinger, M.Sc.

Julia Bianca Möllinger, M.Sc.

BMA

Bettina Hofer

Bettina Hofer

MTA

Ulrike Possnig

Ulrike Possnig

MTA

Teresa Sauper

Teresa Sauper

Lead MTA

Daniela Schaur

Daniela Schaur

MTF

Patricia Scherkl

Patricia Scherkl

Technician

Alessandra Stefani

Alessandra Stefani

BMA

Daniel Geisler-Moroder

Daniel Geisler-Moroder

BMA