Dr. Michaela Lackner
Assistant professor
Microbiology
Innsbruck Medical University
Austria
Biography
Substitute member of the " Arbeitskreis für Gleichbehandlungsfragen ", Medical University of Innsbruck (2015-present) Head of the molecular diagnostic laboratory at HMM, Medical University of Innsbruck (2014-2016) Substitute member of the "Liste Life Sciences - Mittelbau - Senat", Medical University of Innsbruck (2013-present) Convenor of the ISHAM working group of Nomenclature of Medical Fungi (2012-present) Co-treasurer of the Austrian Society for Medical Mycology (ÖGMM) (2012-present) Host of the CBS Medical Mycology Course (2012) ISHAM Council member with voting rights (2012-2015) AspBIOmics (ERAnet FWF project number ZFI006560): PostDoc in the working group of Cornelia Lass-Flörl (Division of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria) (2011-2014) PhD of natural sciences (degree: Dr.rer.nat.) University of Innsbruck (LFU, Austria) with excellence (2010) Convenor (= Coordinator) of the ECMM-ISHAM working group on Pseudallescheria/Scedosporium infections (2010-present) CBS Medical Mycology Course: participation & successful completion (2010) Convenor of the Young ISHAM (2009-2015) Training at the CWZ under the supervision of J. Meis and C. Klaassen (CWZ - The Netherlands) (2010-2011) PhD student of the LFU, in collaboration with the CBS, CWZ and the BfArM (2007-2010) EU project: "Mould array" Collaboration with the working group of G.S. de Hoog (CBS) (2007) Master of Science (degree: Mag.rer.nat) with excellence (2007) Science exchange-project: J. Guarro (Rovira I Virgili University - ES) (2006-2007) Scientific assistant: FWF-project (P16289-BO3) Pseudallescheria boydii - a model for the evolution of the opportunistic fungi Austrian Science Fund (2006-2006) Tutor of the student course "Fungal genetics" at the UIBK (2006-2007) Guide at the FIT day ("Frauen in die Technik" - a day to encourage women to study natural sciences [part of UIBK gender equality] at the UIBK) (2006) First Diploma (equal to BSc) with excellence (2005) Begin of studies at the LFU (Austria) (2002)
Research Interest
Development and clinical evaluation of molecular diagnostic tools (real-time PCR, high resolution melt curve analyzes, sequencing approaches), Antifungal resistance
Publications
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Xisto MI, Caramalho RD, Rocha DA, Ferreira-Pereira A, Sartori B, Barreto-Bergter E, Junqueira ML, Lass-Flörl C, Lackner M. Pan-azole-resistant Candida tropicalis carrying homozygous erg11 mutations at position K143R: a new emerging superbug? J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017 Apr 1;72(4):988-992.
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Gruber M, Moser I, Nagl M, Lackner M. Bactericidal and Fungicidal Activity of N-Chlorotaurine Is Enhanced in Cystic Fibrosis Sputum Medium. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Apr 24;61(5).
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Nagl M, Arnitz R, Lackner M. N-Chlorotaurine, a Promising Future Candidate for Topical Therapy of Fungal Infections. Mycopathologia. 2017 Jul 12.
