Prof. Gabriele Berg
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Gabriele Berg
Head, Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Austria; Professor of Microbiome Management, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) and University of Potsdam, Germany (20%).
She studied Biology (Ecology) at the University of Rostock (Diploma 1986), completed dissertation and habilitation/venia legendi in Microbiology at Rostock (1995, 2001), and has been Professor of Environmental Biotechnology at TU Graz since 2005.
Selected service includes ERC Evaluator (since 2022), Head of the strategic Field of Expertise “Human & Biotechnology” at TU Graz, former TU Graz Senate member, Vice President of the ISME Society, and editorial roles with ISME J, Microbiome, Environmental Microbiome and FEMS Microbial Ecology.
Awards include the Science Prize of the Austrian Research Association (2025), Max Planck Fellow (2025), Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst Styria (2022), and multiple Styrian and national research/innovation prizes. Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate) in cross-fields (2018–2020) and Microbiology (2024, 2025). Publications >300; patents 7; citations >55,000; h-index 122. Teaching innovations include the MOOC “Microbiome & Health” and the game Tiny Microbiome Tales.
Contact: gabriele.berg@tugraz.at · www.ubt.tugraz.at