SLOT | News
December 2024:
Kristin Kuntz, MSc Molecular Biology, Univ. of Innsbruck has successfully submitted her MSc thesis
“Subzelluläre Lokalisierung der Toxinproduktion in Cyanobakterien: Eine umfassende Analyse der Signalintensität und Signalverteilung in der Zelle bei Microcystis aeruginosa und Planktothrix agardhii“, (107 pp).
and will defend on 20 December 2024.
May 2024:
Welcome to our Long Night of Research (Lange Nacht der Forschung), 24 May 2024 in Mondsee, https://langenachtderforschung.at/ausstellungsstandort/168
Station: Are you interested to observe the production of toxins in the cells of blue-green algae? Many blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) with toxic ingredients are known to be present in water bodies. These poisons, especially microcystins and anabaenopeptins, can also have negative effects on higher organisms in larger quantities.
We specifically use click chemistry technology to observe toxins in individual cells. This makes it possible to detect this production via bright dyes in the cells. Experience this first-ever application of click chemistry to observe poison peptides directly in the cells!
March 2024:
The project finished at 31 March 2024. The Corona-related extension of the project duration by the 18 months was necessary in order to make up for the lost laboratory work due to Corona measures.
January 2024:
Welcome to Loay Hussein who will join the project team through a 5 months internship to fulfill the Master 2 Graduate program in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Lille in France.
June 2023:
Kristin Kuntz started her MSc thesis on “Subcellular localization of toxin production in cyanobacteria through compartmentalization analysis”. Welcome on board and good luck!
Poster-Presentation at Gordon Research Conference on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins 2023, Easton, 19.06.2023: Moron-Asensio, R. & Kurmayer, R.: Monitoring intracellular synthesis and release of microcystins (MC) in bloom forming cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa.
April 2023:
Our project technician David Schuler (TA position, since December 1st, 2019) resigned from his function on 1st May. Fortunately on 1st April Kathrin Geir took over as a student coworker. We are grateful for this flexibility!
December 2022:
Daniel Holzer started his MSc thesis on “Real-time observation of mutations by transposases in toxin synthesis genes in cyanobacteria”. Welcome and good luck!
November 2022:
MSc thesis Christoph Kotzorek has been approved:
Kotzorek, C. (2022). Click labelling and In Vitro clicking (CuAAC) of the widespread cyanotoxin Microcystin and the bioactive peptide Anabaenopeptin from cyanobacteria, MSc thesis University of Innsbruck, pp. 95 (supervision: R. Kurmayer)
August 2022, presentation:
Morón-Asensio, R. co-authors: Kurmayer, R.: Localization and duration of the synthesis of chemically-modified microcystins/bioactive peptides in the bloom-forming cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa and Planktothrix agardhii. 36th Congress of the International Society of Limnology (SIL), Berlin, 09.08.2022.
July 2021, new publication:
Morón-Asensio, R., Schuler, D., Wiedlroither, A., Offterdinger, M., Kurmayer, R., 2021. Differential Labeling of Chemically Modified Peptides and Lipids among Cyanobacteria Planktothrix and Microcystis. Microorganisms 9:1578. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10040695
May 2021, presentations:
Morón-Asensio, R. co-authors: Kurmayer, R.: Monitoring of intracellular and extracellular toxin/bioactive peptide production under physiological stress conditions through labeling by chemical modification. 12th International Conference on Toxic Cyanobacteria (ICTC), Toledo, Ohio, 24.05.2022.
Morón-Asensio, R. co-authors: Kurmayer, R.: Differential labeling of chemically modified Cyanotoxins and Lipids among cyanobacteria Planktothrix and Microcystis. SETAC Europe 31st Annual Meeting: Global challenges - An Emergency for Environmental Sciences, Brüssel (online), 05.05.2021.
February 2020, new publication:
Kurmayer, R., E. Entfellner, T. Weisse, M. Offterdinger, A. Rentmeister & L. Deng, 2020. Chemically labeled toxins or bioactive peptides show a heterogeneous intracellular distribution and low spatial overlap with autofluorescence in bloom-forming cyanobacteria. Scientific Reports 10(1):2781, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-59381-w
February 2020:
Rubén Morón Asensio started his PhD within the SLOT project. A warm welcome on board!
December 2019:
David Schuler started his work as Lab technician within the SLOT project. A warm welcome on board!
November 2019:
Christoph Kotzorek started his MSc thesis project within the SLOT project. A warm welcome on board!
June 2019, presentation:
Kurmayer, R.: Localization of Microcystin and Anabaenopeptin Peptides on a Subcellular Level in the Cyanobacteria Planktothrix and Microcystis by Means of Noninvasive Peptide Labelling. Gordon Research Conference on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins, Easton, 17.06.2019.