Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Hanna Schneeweiss
Professorship for Plant Cytogenetics at the Faculty of Life Sciences
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Curriculum Vitae:
born in Mikołów, Poland
1990-1995 studied biology at the University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
1995 MSc, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
1995-1999 Doctoral studies at the University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
1997-1999 Research Assistant, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
1997 Visiting stay as an ÖAD scholarship holder (Ernst Mach scholarship; 4 months) at the University of Vienna (Institute of Botany, Department of Genetics and Cytology)
1999 Doctorate in Botany/Cytology, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
1999-2004 Research assistant (postdoc), FWF projects in the field of botany and cytology at the Department of Botanical Systematics and Evolution at the University of Vienna
2004/2005 maternity leave (first child)
2005-2008 FWF Hertha Firnberg position at the Department of Botanical Systematics and Evolution at the University of Vienna
2007 habilitation in botany/cytology at the University of Vienna
2008 visiting professor at the Department of Botanical Systematics and Evolution at the University of Vienna
2008 Research assistant (postdoc), FWF project at the Department of Biogeography at the University of Vienna
2008-2009 Visiting Professor at the Department of Botanical Systematics and Evolution at the University of Vienna
2009-2014 Assistant Professor at the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research at the University of Vienna; Establishment of our own working group through FWF projects
2011/2012 maternity leave (second child)
since February 2015, associate professor at the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research at the University of Vienna
since February 2022 Professorship at the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research at the University of Vienna
Research areas:
* Genome evolution
* Polyploidy
* Repetitive DNA in plant genomes
"Chromosomes, the basal structural units of inheritance, show enormous diversity in size and genetic composition in plants, affecting morphology, metabolism, ecology, and diversification and speciation. Understanding the mechanisms and patterns of genomic and chromosomal evolution reveals how new and organismic diversity arises in plants." (Hanna Schneeweiss)