Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gabriele Berg
Department: Dep. Microbiome Biotechnology
Program areas
Research areas
Microbiome research and management
Affiliation - TU Graz
Institute of Environmental Biotechnology (Head)
Graz University of Technology, Graz, AUSTRIA
Scientific activities
- International Verticillium Steering Committee (2001 -)
- Head of the Working Group “Biological control of diseases”, DPG (2004 - 2012)
- ÖGMBT Management Board (2009 - 2014)
- Senat of TU Graz (2009 -)
- Steering committee BioTechMed Graz (2017 -)
- Steering committee FoE Human & Biotechnology - TU Graz
- Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (2014 – 2015)
- Austrian Center of Industrial Biotechnology GmbH (2015 – 2019)
- Scientific Advisory Board EU Projects: BIOFECTOR EU (2013 - 2017); LIVESEED (2017 – 2020)
- Scientific Advisory Board: Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ)
Awards
- Highly Cited Researcher (Web of Science Group) - in den Jahren 2018-20 unter den 1% der Top Wissenschaftler*innen weltweit (nach Clarivate Analytics)
- BioTechMed Best Paper Award (2020)
- Frontiers Spotlight Award 2nd (2017)
- Fast Forward Award Styria (2016)
- ÖGUT Umweltpreis (2011)
- Science2Business Award Austria (2011)
- Business award „Rostocker Kreis“ (2005)
- Heisenberg Fellowship of the DFG (2003)
Publications
- Berg, G.; Schweitzer, M.; Abdelfattah, A.; Cernava, T.; Wassermann, B. (2023): Missing symbionts - emerging pathogens? Microbiome management for sustainable agriculture. Symbiosis. : p. 1-9. Online: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13199-023-00903-1
- Wicaksono, W.; Erschen, S.; Krause, R.; Müller, H.; Cernava, T.; Berg, G. (2022): Enhanced survival of multi-species biofilms under stress is promoted by low-abundant but antimicrobial-resistant keystone species. Journal of Hazardous Materials. (January): p. 126836. Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126836
- Wicaksono, W.; Reisenhofer-Graber, T.; Erschen, S.; Kusstatscher, P.; Berg, C.; Krause, R.; Cernava, T.; Berg, G. (2022): Phyllosphere-associated microbiota in built environment: Do they have the potential to antagonize human pathogens?. Journal of Advanced Research. : p. 109-121. Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2022.02.003
- Wassermann, B.; Abdelfattah, A.; Müller, H.; Korsten, L.; Berg, G. (2022): The microbiome and resistome of apple fruits alter in the post-harvest period. Environmental Microbiome. : p. 10. Online: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-022-00402-8
- Malacrino, A.; Abdelfattah, A.; Berg, G.; Benitez, M.; Bennett, A.; Böttner, L.; Xu, S.; Schena, L. (2022): Exploring microbiomes for plant disease management. Biological Control. : p. 104890. Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2022.104890
- Olimi, E.; Kusstatscher, P.; Wicaksono, W.; Abdelfattah, A.; Cernava, T.; Berg, G. (2022): Insights into the microbiome assembly during diferent growth stages and storage of strawberry plants. Environmental Microbiome. : p. 21. Online: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-022-00415-3
- Wassermann, B.; Abdelfattah, A.; Wicaksono, W.; Kusstatscher, P.; Müller, H.; Cernava, T.; Goertz, S.; Rietz, S.; Abbadi, A.; Berg, G. (2022): The Brassica napus seed microbiota is cultivar-specific and transmitted via paternal breeding lines. Microbial Biotechnology. (9): p. 2379-2390. Online: https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14077
- Wicaksono, W.; Buko, A.; Kusstatscher, P.; Sinkkonen, A.; Laitinen, O.; Virtanen, S.; Hyöty, H.; Cernava, T.; Berg, G. (2022): Modulation of the food microbiome by apple fruit processing. Food Microbiology. : p. 104103. Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2022.104103
- Cernava, T.; Rybakova, D.; Buscot, F.; Clavel, T.; McHardy, A.; Meyer, F.; Meyer, F.; Overmann, J.; Stecher, B.; Sessitsch, A.; Schloter, M.; Berg, G. (2022): Metadata harmonization - Standards are the key for a better usage of omics data for integrative microbiome analysis. Environmental Microbiome. : p. 33. Online: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-022-00425-1
- Berg, G.; Cernava, T. (2022): The plant microbiota signature of the Anthropocene as a challenge for microbiome research. Microbiome. : p. 54. Online: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01224-5
Veröffentlichungen vor ATB-Zugehörigkeit
Berg, G., Rybakova, D., Fischer, D. et al. Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges. Microbiome 8, 103 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00875-0
Zum Nachhören & -lesen:
- What is a microbiome? (TU Graz, 2019):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K7FavVORLo - Talking about ... the microbiome and pandemics (TU Graz, 2020):
https://www.tugraz.at/tu-graz/services/news-stories/talking-about/einzelansicht/article/den-ursprung-von-pandemien-im-mikrobiom/ - "Mikrobiomforschung ist mein Leben" (APA-Science, 2020):
https://science.apa.at/power-search/6142539166532501377 - Mikrobiomforschung – ein neuer Schlüssel zur Gesundheit? (2020):
https://montagsakademie.uni-graz.at/de/neuigkeiten/detail/article/vortrag-mikrobiomforschung-ein-neuer-schluessel-zur-gesundheit/
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2001 Habilitation and Venia legendi (Microbiology), University of Rostock
1995 Dissertation, Dr. rer. nat. (Microbiology, Phytomedicine), University of Rostock
1986 - 1987 Research grant Microbiology/Biotechnology at University of Greifswald
1981 - 1986 Study of biology at the University of Rostock
1969 - 1981 Elementary school and Helmholtz-Gymnasium Potsdam in Potsdam
Career
2021 - Joint appointment Head of the Department Bioengineering at ATB and
Professor for Plant Microbiome Management at University of Potsdam
2005 - University Professor for Environmental Biotechnology at the TU Graz
2003 - 2005 Heisenberg Fellow of the German Research Foundation
1996 - 2003 Assistant and senior assistant in microbiology at the University of Rostock
1991 - 1995 Biotechnology, Plant Sciences, University of Rostock
1989 - 1991 Plant-associated microorganisms, Plant Physiology, University of Rostock
1986 - 1989 Biotechnologically relevant fungi, Microbiology, University of Greifswald