Current Research
Life at the Edge: The Limits of Occurrence of Dipteran Larvae
Presentations at Conferences, Symposia, etc.
Conference Lecture
Lecturer(s): Dvorak M. Co-author(s): Lackner R., Niederwanger M., Salvenmoser W., Dallinger R.: Metabolism and sequestration of zinc in the land slug Arion vulgaris.
30th New European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry congress, Barcelona, Spain. 4 ‑ 7 September 2016.
Poster Presentation
Lecturer(s): Dvorak M. Co-author(s): Niederwanger M., Lackner R., Dallinger R.: The metallothionein system of the terrestrial slug (Arion vulgaris) as a potential biomarker approach.
Austrian Society of Toxicology symposium 2017, Vienna, Austria. 20 - 21 April 2017.
Lecturer(s): Dvorak M. Co-author(s): Niederwanger M., Lackner R., Lindner H., Dallinger R.: Cd accumulation and metallothioneins in terrestrial snails and slugs: genetic protein conservation versus variability of response patterns.
1st Life Science Innsbruck Symposium, Innsbruck, Austria. 31 March - 1 April 2016.
Projects, scholarships and other third-party funds
Research Projects
Dvorak M.: Zinc metabolism in the terrestrial snail Arion vulgaris. Study towards elucidation of low-molecular weight Zn binding compound. Forschungsförderungspreis der Hypo Tirol Bank 2015. 1.1.2016-3.12.2016.
Scholarships
Dvorak M.: Diverse trace metal metabolism in Arion vulgaris. Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck - Vizerektorat für Forschung, Doktoratsstipendien aus der Nachwuchsförderung der LFU. 1.6.2017-31.5.2018.
Dvorak M.: Fitness of insect larvae to survive in extreme environments. Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck - Vizerektorat für Forschung, Forschungsstipendien an Österreichische Graduierte. 1.1.2019-30.6.2019.