Our international research expertise in essential areas of microbiology, molecular diagnostics (DNA/RNA analysis and bioinformatics), hygiene and toxicology is contributed to the scientific education of KL students.
Advanced training
An essential part of research-guided teaching is the education of Bachelor, Master, and PhD students. Currently, 4 dissertations and 2 bachelor's and master's theses each are in progress in our division at the KL.
List of the doctoral theses
Melanie Leopold
Topic: Investigation of human-associated antibiotic resistance in rivers of Lower Austria
Sophia Steinbacher
Topic: Establishing Novel Diagnostic Methods and Statistic Models for Refined Analysis of Faecal Pollution in Water Resources, with focus on the River Danube
Carmen Rehm
Topic: An innovative strategy for the quantification and prediction of toxigenic and non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae in environmental water resources
Denisa Cont
Topic: Heparin-binding antimicrobial proteins in human plasma
Hatice Seda Kilic TU Wien – Hydrology
Topic: Transport and Infection Risks of Waterborne Pathogens in Viennese Surface Water Bodies
List of the Bachelor's and Master's theses
Master's theses
Tanja Fritz
Topic: Genetic typing and characterization of Vibrio cholerae isolates from Lower Austrian bathing waters
Angelika Kabicher
Topic: Antibiotic resistances in clinical isolates in comparison to environmental isolates from the river Danube
Bachelor's theses
Julian Helbich
Topic: Human health risk associated with the dissemination of antibiotic resistances from aquatic environments to the clinic – a literature review
René-Pascal Lang
Topic: Karst aquifers as drinking water resources: public health implications – a literature review
Jessica Houdek
Topic: Evaluation of 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing for microbiological water quality analysis.
Santino Giuliani
Topic: Impact of water associated diseases world-wide
Sigrid Winischhofer
Topic: SARS-CoV-2 virus - occurrence and health relevance along the human waste water pathway
Michaela Schmolmüller
Topic: Towards the development of a microbial mock community
Bruno Baatz
Topic: Antibiotic resistances of Campylobacter and their disease outcome of campylobacteriosis - a literature review
Elisabeth Anna Maria Ertl
Topic: Antibiotic resistances of Salmonella and their disease outcome of salmonellosis - a literature review
Practical courses
Furthermore, practical courses are offered in the bachelor's degree program Medical Science:
- Practical course Microbiology and Hygiene (BM10) in the Bachelor's program Medical Science.
- Execution of a laboratory exercise in the field of molecular biological diagnostics & biochemistry in the Bachelor's program Medical Science.
- Implementation and supervision of the elective module "Water Quality and Health" (BM12), as an important model in the field of environmental health and prevention (Bachelor's program Medical Science from SS 2021).
Management and coordination of the KL teaching laboratory
As part of our laboratory expertise, we manage, coordinate, provide and prepare the teaching laboratory for the laboratory exercises of the Bachelor of Medical Science program.
Coordinated laboratory exercises
| Course number | Course title | Type | Theme |
| BM10.01.03 | Diagnostic Methods in Microbiology | PR | cultivation-based, DNA-based and cell-based diagnostics |
| BM10.01.04 | Diagnostic Methods in Clinical Microbiology | PR | identification, typing and and antibiotic resistance of pathogens |
| BM01.02.01 | Basic Lab Works | PR | Lab safety rules and introduction to basic laboratory tasks |
| BM03.03.01 | Introduction to molecular and cellular laboratory techniques | PR | Enzyme kinetics, Drug screening, Cell based assays |
| SRE2.04.02 | basics of research and science I | SE | quantitative study methods, medical sciences |
| BMP2.02.07 | Thermodynamics | SE | Thermodynamics |
| BMP3.02.15 | Sound & Optics | SE | Sound & Optics |