Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Institute of Biochemistry is currently home to five independent research groups with a wide range of scientific interests:
UD Dr. Karin Athenstaedt – Molecular Biology of Lipid Biosynthesis
Prof. Dr. Günther Daum – Cell Biology and Biochemistry of Lipid Synthesis in the Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Prof. Dr. Albin Hermetter – Lipolysis and Lipid Oxidation in Mammalian Cells
Prof. Dr. Peter Macheroux – Proteinbiochemistry and Enzymology of Flavin and Zn-dependent Enzymes
Prof. Dr. Michael Murkovic – Chemistry of Functional Foods
As of 2010, research funding is mainly obtained from the FWF (http://www.fwf.ac.at/) (eight individual research projects, the doctoral school „Molecular Enzymology“, one special research program and one Eurocores project) as well as other sources (WTZ-Austria/Croatia and the EU).
In addition to fundamental research, members of the institute are also engaged in applied projects with industrial partners in the newly founded Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB). (http://www.a-b.tugraz.at/ACIB/)
UD Dr. Karin Athenstaedt – Molecular Biology of Lipid Biosynthesis
Prof. Dr. Günther Daum – Cell Biology and Biochemistry of Lipid Synthesis in the Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Prof. Dr. Albin Hermetter – Lipolysis and Lipid Oxidation in Mammalian Cells
Prof. Dr. Peter Macheroux – Proteinbiochemistry and Enzymology of Flavin and Zn-dependent Enzymes
Prof. Dr. Michael Murkovic – Chemistry of Functional Foods
As of 2010, research funding is mainly obtained from the FWF (http://www.fwf.ac.at/) (eight individual research projects, the doctoral school „Molecular Enzymology“, one special research program and one Eurocores project) as well as other sources (WTZ-Austria/Croatia and the EU).
In addition to fundamental research, members of the institute are also engaged in applied projects with industrial partners in the newly founded Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB). (http://www.a-b.tugraz.at/ACIB/)
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Research output
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Analysis of Sequence Diversity in Subfamilies of Phytochrome-Linked Effectors
Böhm, C. & Totaro, M. G., 2026, Methods in Molecular Biology. New York: Humana, p. 19–27 9 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 2970).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Chemical diversity of bilin species defines the chiroptical landscape of phytochromes
Winkler, A., Eder, O., Wei, C., Reißenbüchel, M. & Schapiro, I., 15 May 2026, In: Research Square.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Coiled-coil register transitions and coupling with the effector's inhibitory site enables high fold changes in blue light-regulated diguanylate cyclases
Vide, U., Shickle, G., Schwekendiek, J. & Winkler, A., Jan 2026, In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 302, 1, 111020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Double Trouble: Activity Modulation in Dual-Sensor Diguanylate Cyclases
Fuchs, M. (Speaker) & Winkler, A. (Contributor)
8 Feb 2026 → 13 Feb 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Poster presentation › Science to science
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Double Trouble: Activity Modulation in Dual-Sensor Diguanylate Cyclase
Fuchs, M. (Speaker) & Winkler, A. (Contributor)
7 Feb 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Poster presentation › Science to science
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Gordon research Seminar: Photosensory Receptors and Signal Transduction
Fuchs, M. (Chair)
7 Feb 2026Activity: Participation in or organisation of › Workshop, seminar or course (Participation in/Organisation of)
Prizes
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15th Doctoral Day NAWI Graz Doctoral School of Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology
XIA, W. (Recipient), 5 Feb 2016
Prize: Prizes / Medals / Awards
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Achievement scholarship (Leistungasstipendum)
Khan, S. U. (Recipient), 3 Dec 2020
Prize: Prizes / Medals / Awards
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Press/Media
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„Helle Köpfe“ Wie Ewigkeitschemikalien abbaubar werden sollen
Kratzer, R., Jarke, P., Peharz, R., Kracher, D., Kourist, R. & Oberdorfer, G.
30/05/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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TU Graz bündelt ihre Kräfte in Biotechnologie und Künstlicher Intelligenz
Jarke, P., Kratzer, R., Kracher, D., Peharz, R., Kourist, R. & Oberdorfer, G.
8/05/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Nove pristupy v hodnoceni kvality medu: HMF a dikarbonylove slouveniny
Kukurova, K., Kubincova, J., Horvathova, J., Jelemenska, V., Ciesarova, Z., Dubova, Z., Orolinova, M., Majtan, J., Siegmund, B., Duhovic, Z. & Murkovic, M.
1/09/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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CaPSuLe - Computational Design of Protein Scaffolds to Mask and Release Bioactive Peptides
Oberdorfer, G. (Project manager on research unit)
1/10/26 → 31/03/28
Project: Research project
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FWF - BiotechPredict - Digitalization of protein engineering and biocatalysis
Kourist, R. (Consortium manager resp. coordinator with external organisations), Peharz, R. (Project manager on research unit), Nidetzky, B. (Project manager on research unit), Kourist, R. (Project manager on research unit), Wassermann, B. (Project manager on research unit), Oberdorfer, G. (Project manager on research unit) & Breinbauer, R. (Project manager on research unit)
1/07/26 → 30/06/30
Project: Research project
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FWF - ENHANCENZPROD - Yield enhancement of recombinant enzyme production
Lechner, H. (Project manager on research unit)
1/11/25 → 31/01/29
Project: Research project