Elritzen
small fish make it big
Team
NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN, FISCHSAMMLUNG
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Anja Palandačić
Position: Project Lead
Anja Palandačić is Deputy Curator and Collection Manager of the Fish Collection at NHM Vienna. Her scientific achievements include mainly population genetic, phylogenetic and biodiversity research on small whitefishes of the Balkan Peninsula, while the breakthrough in her career was the systematic study of European minnows, which brought an enormous increase in knowledge about this fish group. In these studies, she has focused on genetic analysis of historical material.
Dr. Ernst Mikschi
Position: Senior Research Associate
Head of the 1st Zoological Department which among others includes Fish Collection. Throughout his career, he has been involved as an ecologist and in numerous conservation programs at the national level, working with various stakeholders including scientists, fishermen and policy makers.
MSc. Susanne Reier
Position: Research Associate
Studied biology with focus on zoology at the University of Vienna and wildlife ecology and wildlife management at BOKU. Since 2016 scientific project assistant at NHM Vienna in different projects with research focus on molecular biology, parasitology and evolutionary biology. Currently PhD student in the FWF project “Dispersal of aquatic organisms in the karst area” with focus on the study of population structure of minnows in the Dinaric Karst.
MSc. Alexandra Wanka
Position: Research Technologist
She studied chemistry in Vienna and was already working in molecular biology during her master’s thesis. The interest in DNA analytics has grown and in the context of the work at the Natural History Museum Vienna also the enthusiasm for minnows.
MSc. Min Chai
Position: Research Technologist
She recently completed her master’s degree in zoology at the University of Vienna. As part of her master’s thesis, she studied several methods for analyzing DNA. She is now looking forward to using this knowledge in the Citizen Science Project.
BSc. Rok Friedrich
Position: Project Manager
During his professional career, he has led or participated in numerous financing and other projects in international banking. Recently, he has been engaged with the implementation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the financial and real economy.
FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FÜR LIMNOLOGIE, MONDSEE, UNIVERSITÄT INNSBRUCK
Dr. Sabine Wanzenböck
Position: Project coordination and public relations
Biologist and certified nature and landscape mediator, manages the public relations and the library at the Research Department for Limnology, Mondsee, at the University of Innsbruck since 2008, Management of Citizen Science projects with partners from science, economy, education (FFG Talente regional Wasserleben and geniALGE) and event management, e.g. Young University Workshops, Long Night of Research at Mondsee and international conferences.
Univ. Doz. Dr. Josef Wanzenböck
Position: Senior Research Associate
Head of Research group fish ecology at the Research Department for Limnology, Mondsee, of the University of Innsbruck (until 2012 Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences). Research on fishecology with focus on Austrian prae-alpine lakes and endangered small bodied fishes.
MSc. Hans Rund
Position: Research Associate
Studied biology/ecology at the University of Vienna and applied aquatic ecology at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna. After several years of work in Norway and Sweden, where Hans worked on fish migration and the passability of hydropower plants, he came back to Austria to do research at the University of Innsbruck, regarding the development and establishment of molecular detection methods (eDNA) for fish.
TECHNISCHES BÜRO FÜR BIOLOGIE
Dr. Florian Glaser
Position: Senior Research Associate
Manages an environmental office (TB Glaser) and a part-time farm in Tyrol. Research focus on ecology and conservation of ants, amphibians and reptiles in the Alpine region. Since childhood also intensive occupation with fish as aquarist, angler and biologist.
BÜRO FÜR ÖKOLOGIE UND KREATIVITÄT
Norbert Novak
Position: Science Communication and public relations
Born in Vienna in 1972, he studied “Applied Hydrobiology and Hydrology” at BOKU Vienna. Since 2000 he has been working independently at the interface of creativity and ecology. He has been an enthusiastic angler since childhood and is well connected in the Austrian fishing scene.
| Link | |
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| Naturhistorisches Museum Wien | https://www.nhm-wien.ac.at |
| Forschungsinstitut für Limnologie – Universität Innsbruck | https://www.uibk.ac.at/limno |
| Technisches Büro für Biologie | http://www.nw-arbeitsgemeinschaft.at/index.php/hag-team.html |
| Büro für Ökologie und Kreativität | https://www.norbertnovak.at |
OeAD | Sparkling Science
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Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung
www.bmbwf.gv.at
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
www.nhm-wien.ac.at
