Zdouc, Mitja
Tenure-Track professorship in Natural Product Research at the Faculty of Life Sciences
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My research
Modern medicine is founded on the availability of safe and effective drugs. Many of these drugs are derived from natural products, small molecules produced by a variety of organisms, including bacteria, fungi, and plants. My research combines data science, machine learning, tool development, and experimental work for the targeted characterization of novel, bioactive natural products. With this work, I hope to contribute to the development of effective antimicrobials addressing the ongoing antibiotic resistance crisis, and to spearhead sustainable crop protection agents, contributing to the objectives of “One Health”. I also want to address the global inequalities in generating and accessing knowledge by establishing linked open data in natural product research.
Curriculum vitae
- 2011-2016 Studies of pharmacy at University of Vienna, Austria
- 2016 Diploma in Pharmacy, University of Vienna, Austria
- 2017-2021 PhD in Natural Product Research, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with laboratory work at Naicons Srl. in Milan, Italy
- 2021 State-approved Pharmacist, Innsbruck, Austria
- 2022-2026 Postdoctoral Researcher at Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
- since March 2026 Tenure-track professorship in Natural Product Research, University of Vienna
Contact
Ass.-Prof. Dr. Mitja Maximilian Zdouc
Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2 (UZA II)
1090
Wien
Email
+43-1-4277-77352