Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Schlögelhofer
Professorship for Meiosis Biology at the Center for Molecular Biology
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Curriculum Vitae:
born 1971 in Vienna
1991-1995 studied genetics at the University of Vienna
1995-1996 Erasmus scholarship holder, Wellcome Trust Student Scholarship, study period at King’s College, London, UK
1996-1998 Diploma thesis at the University of Vienna
1998-2002 Dissertation at the Institute of Botany, University of Vienna
2002 doctorate as Dr. rer. nat. at the University of Vienna
2002 Post-doc at the Institute of Botany, University of Vienna
2003-2010 Establishment of his own research group at the Center for Molecular Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, with funding from the FWF and the EU
2007-2010 APART scholarship holder of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
2010-2012 Assistant Professor at the Center for Molecular Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna
since November 2012 associated professorship at the Department of Chromosome Biology (Max Perutz Labs) at the University of Vienna
since February 2022 professorship at the Department of Chromosome Biology (Max Perutz Labs) at the University of Vienna
Research areas:
* Meiosis in plants
* Control of meiotic DNA double-strand break formation
* Homologous recombination
* DNA repair
"Meiosis is the process in which genetic traits are recombined so that the resulting generative cells (egg cells, sperm, pollen...) are all genetically unique. Meiosis therefore contributes significantly to genetic diversity and evolution. Understanding it helps us "To also understand pathologies and make plant breeding more efficient." (Peter Schlögelhofer)