Birgit Lengerer

Post-Doc

 

Address:
Department of Zoology
University of Innsbruck
Technikerstr. 25
6020 Innsbruck
Austria

Birgit.Lengerer@uibk.ac.at

pictures of hydra, worm and seastar and their footprints

Research interests

The demand for environmentally friendly, flexible and strong glues is expanding. Biological adhesives provide a promising resource for the development of synthetic counterparts. However, the knowledge on the composition of biological adhesives is scarce, limiting the advancement of bio-inspired glues. My research is mainly focused on the identification and characterization of biological adhesives in aquatic invertebrates. Biological adhesives are complex secretions that are used by the animals for varying purposes, including securely attaching themselves, locomoting and capturing prey. I am driven by the desire to understand and describe these biological systems from the morphological to molecular level. Therefore, I commonly use a multitude of techniques, ranging from transcriptomics, proteomics, RNA interference, double-fluorescent in situ hybridization, histology, immunohistochemistry, confocal- and electron microscopy. Overall, my work led to new models for temporary adhesion in several aquatic invertebrate species. Detailed understanding of the natural systems may pave the way for the development of sustainable, non-toxic, biomimetic glues.

basal disc cells of hydra

Short CV

I studied Biology at the Universität Innsbruck and was fascinated by the astonishing adhesion and regeneration capacities of marine flatworms. I dedicated my Master and PhD thesis to investigate the adhesive organs morphology and adhesive composition of flatworms in the laboratory of Dr. Peter Ladurner. After defending my PhD thesis in 2017, I moved to Belgium for a two years Post-Doctoral stay in the laboratory of the leading expert in temporary adhesion Dr. Patrick Flammang (University of Mons). My research focus was on the identification and characterization of adhesive proteins in sea stars. In 2019, I returned to the Universität Innsbruck as independent Post-doc, finalizing my work on sea stars and starting a new project on Hydra adhesion in 2022.

Projects

 

2014-2016: Fundamentals of adhesive organ regeneration in flatworms; DOC Fellowship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

Publications

(Co-)Edited Books

Proceedings (Editorship)

  • Bertemes, P.; Pjeta, R.; Mertens, B.; Lengerer, B.; Grosbusch, A.L.; Egger, B.; Ladurner, P. (2020): 13th International Macrostomum Meeting, Innsbruck (IMM13). Abstract Band. 27th November 2020 (online). Innsbruck: Eigenverlag - Universität Innsbruck.

 

Contributions to Books / Journals

Journal Article (Original Paper)

  • Algrain, M.; Hennebert, E.; Bertemes, P.; Wattiez, R.; Flammang, P.; Lengerer, B. (2022): In the footsteps of sea stars: deciphering the catalogue of proteins involved in underwater temporary adhesion. In: Open Biology 12/8, No. 220103.  (Web link)

 

  • Seabra, S.; Zenleser, T.; Grosbusch, A.L.; Hobmayer, B.; Lengerer, B. (2022): The Involvement of Cell-Type-Specific Glycans in Hydra Temporary Adhesion Revealed by a Lectin Screen. In: Biomimetics 7/4, Nr. 166. (Web link)

 

  • Bertemes, P.; Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.; Grosbusch, A.L.; Lengerer, B.; Grüner, K.; Knapp, M.; Mertens, B.; Andresen, N.; Hess, M.W.; Tomaiuolo, S.; Zankel, A.; Holzer, P.; Salvenmoser, W.; Egger, B.; Ladurner, P. (2021): (Un)expected Similarity of the Temporary Adhesive Systems of Marine, Brackish, and Freshwater Flatworms. In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22/22, Nr. 12228.  (Web link)

 

  • Davey, P.A.; Power, A.M.; Santos, R.; Bertemes, P.; Ladurner, P.; Palmowski, P.; Clarke, J.; Flammang, P.; Lengerer, B.; Hennebert, E.; Rothbächer, U.; Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.; Zurovec, M.; Aldred, N. (2021): Omics-based molecular analyses of adhesion by aquatic invertebrates. In: Biological Reviews 96/3, pp. 1051 - 1075. (Web link)

 

  • Kang, V.; Lengerer, B.; Wattiez, R.; Flammang, P. (2020): Molecular insights into the powerful mucus-based adhesion of limpets (Patella vulgata L.). In: Open Biology 10/6, No. 200019. (Web link)

 

  • Lengerer, B.; Algrain, M.; Lefevre, M.; Delroisse, J.; Hennebert, E.; Flammang, P. (2019): Interspecies comparison of sea star adhesive proteins. In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B - Biological Sciences 374/1784, No. 20190195.  (Web link)

 

  • Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.; Bertemes, P.; Hofer, T.; Salvenmoser, W.; Lengerer, B.; Coassin, S.; Erhart, G.; Beisel, C.; Sobral, D.; Kremser, L.; Lindner, H.; Curini-Galletti, M.; Stelzer, C.P.; Hess, M.W.; Ladurner, P. (2019): Temporary adhesion of the proseriate flatworm Minona ileanae. In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B - Biological Sciences 374/1784, No. 20190194.  (Web link)

 

  • Ramm, S. A.; Lengerer, B.; Arbore, R.; Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.; Giannakara, A.; Berezikov, E.; Ladurner, P.; Schärer, L. (2019): Sex allocation plasticity on a transcriptome scale: Socially sensitive gene expression in a simultaneous hermaphrodite. In: Molecular Ecology 28/9, pp. 2321 - 2341. (Web link)

 

  • Wunderer, J.; Lengerer, B.; Pjeta, R.; Bertemes, P.; Kremser, L.; Lindner, H.; Ederth, T.; Hess, M. W.; Stock, D.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P. (2019): A mechanism for temporary bioadhesion. In: PNAS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116/10, pp. 4297 - 4306.  (Web link)

 

  • Lengerer, B.; Bonneel, M.; Lefevre, M.; Hennebert, E.; Leclere, P.; Gosselin, E.; Ladurner, P.; Flammang, P. (2018): The structural and chemical basis of temporary adhesion in the sea star Asterina gibbosa. In: Beilstein Journal Of Nanotechnology 9, pp. 2071 - 2086.  (Web link)

 

  • Lengerer, B.; Ladurner, P. (2018): Properties of temporary adhesion systems of marine and freshwater organisms. In: Journal of Experimental Biology 221/16, p. jeb182717. (Web link)

 

  • Lengerer, B.; Wunderer, J.; Pjeta, R.; Carta, G.; Kao, D.; Aboobaker, A.; Beisel, C.; Berezikov, E.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P. (2018): Organ specific gene expression in the regenerating tail of Macrostomum lignano. In: Developmental Biology 433/2, pp. 448 - 460.  (Web link)

 

  • Weber, M.; Wunderer, J.; Lengerer, B.; Pjeta, R.; Rodrigues, M.; Schärer, L.; Ladurner, P.; Ramm, S.A. (2018): A targeted in situ hybridization screen identifies putative seminal fluid proteins in a simultaneously hermaphroditic flatworm. In: BMC Evolutionary Biology 18, No. 81.  (Web link)

 

  • Demeuldre, M.; Hennebert, E.; Bonneel, M.; Lengerer, B.; Van Dyck, S.; Wattiez, R.; Ladurner, P.; Flammang, P. (2017): Mechanical adaptability of sea cucumber Cuvierian tubules involves a mutable collagenous tissue. In: Journal of Experimental Biology 220, pp. 2108 - 2119.  (Web link)

 

  • Lengerer, B.; Hennebert, E.; Flammang, P.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P. (2016): Adhesive organ regeneration in Macrostomum lignano. In: BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 16, No. 20.  (Web link)

 

  • Lengerer, B.; Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.; Rodrigues, M.; Arbore, R.; Schärer, L.; Berezikov, E.; Hess, M.W.; Pfaller, K.; Egger, B.; Obwegeser, S.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P. (2014): Biological adhesion of the flatworm Macrostomum lignano relies on a duo-gland system and is mediated by a cell type-specific intermediate filament protein. In: Frontiers in Zoology 11, p. 12. (Web link)

 

  • Rodrigues, M.; Lengerer, B.; Ostermann, T.; Ladurner, P. (2014): Molecular Biology Approaches in Bioadhesion Research. In: Beilstein Journal Of Nanotechnology 5, pp. 983 - 993. (Web link)

 

Proceedings Article (Abstract)

  • Bertemes, P.; Pjeta, R.; Mertens, B.; Lengerer, B.; Grosbusch, A.L.; Egger, B.; Ladurner, P. (2020): Assembling draft genomes with Oxford Nanopore to solve “repetitive” problems. In: Bertemes, P.; Pjeta, R.; Mertens, B.; Lengerer, B.; Grosbusch, A.L.; Egger, B.; Ladurner, P.: 13th International Macrostomum Meeting, Innsbruck (IMM13). Abstract Band. 27th November 2020 (online). Innsbruck: Eigenverlag - Universität Innsbruck., p. 8. (Web link)

 


 

Lectures

Presentations at Conferences, Symposia, etc.

Conference Lecture (Upon Registration)

  • Lecturer(s): Bertemes, P. Co-author(s): Pjeta, R.; Mertens, B.; Lengerer, B.; Grosbusch, A.L.; Egger, B.; Ladurner, P.: Cost-effective draft genomes assembled from ultra-long genomic reads facilitate the identification of giant adhesive proteins. 4th International Conference on Biological and Biomimetic Adhesives, Aveiro, 2021-02-19. (Web link)

 

  • Lecturer(s): Bertemes, P. Co-author(s): Pjeta, R.; Mertens, B.; Lengerer, B.; Grosbusch, A.L.; Egger, B.; Ladurner, P.: Assembling draft genomes with Oxford Nanopore to solve “repetitive” problems. 13th International Macrostomum Meeting, Innsbruck, online, 2020-11-28. (Web link)

 

  • Lecturer(s): Pjeta, R. Co-author(s): Wunderer, J.; Bertemes, P.; Hofer, T.; Salvenmoser, W.; Lengerer, B.; Coassin, S.; Erhart, G.; Beisel, C.; Sobral, D.; Kremser, L.; Lindner, H.; Curini-Galletti, M.; Stelzer, C.P.; Hess, M.W.; Ladurner, P.: Temporary Adhesion of the Proseriate Flatworm Minona Ileanae. International Conference on Adhesion in Aqueous Media: From Biology to Synthetic Materials (AAM2019), Dresden, 2019-09-11.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Algrain, M.; Lefevre, M.; Delroisse, J.; Hennebert, E.; Flammang, P.: Evolution of adhesive proteins in sea stars. 14th International Triennial Conference on the Science and Technology of Adhesion and Adhesives (Adhesion 19), Bristol, 2019-09-03.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Wunderer, J.; Pjeta, R.; Algrain, M.; Ladurner, P.; Flammang, P.: Identification of adhesive proteins in marine invertebrates. TERMIS European Chapter Meeting 2019, Rhodes, 2019-05-31.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Wunderer, J. Co-author(s): Lengerer, B.; Pjeta, R.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ederth, T.; Lindner, H.; Ladurner, P.: Temporary attachment in the Flatworm Macrostomum lignano: a new bioadhesion model. XIV International Symposium on Flatworm Biology, Alghero, 2018-08-29.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Algrain, M.; Hennebert, E.; Flammang, P.: Temporary adhesion in the sea star Asterina gibbosa. 16th International Echinoderm Conference, Nagoya, 2018-05-28.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Wunderer, J. Co-author(s): Lengerer, B.; Pjeta, R.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P.: Detachment of Macrostomum lignano. 11th International Macrostomum Meeting (imm), Bielefeld, 2017-12-03.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Salvenmoser, W. Co-author(s): Seifarth, C.; Hess, M.W.; Lengerer, B.; Ladurner, P.: The ultrastructure of the male copulatory system of Macrostomum lignano. 11th International Macrostomum Meeting (imm), Bielefeld, 2017-12-02.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Pjeta, R. Co-author(s): Holzer, P.; Wunderer, J.; Lengerer, B.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ramm, S.A.; Schärer, L.; Ladurner, P.: Ultrastructural analysis of adhesive organs of five Macrostomum species. 10th International Macrostomum Meeting, Basel, 2016-11-27.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Wunderer, J. Co-author(s): Lengerer, B.; Pjeta, R.; Salvenmoser, W.; Lindner, H.; Ladurner, P.: Advances and challenges for protein analysis. 10th International Macrostomum Meeting, Basel, 2016-11-26.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Wunderer, J.; Pjeta, R.; Kao, D.; Aboobaker, A.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner P.: Upregulated transcripts during tail plate regeneration of Macrostomum lignano. 9th International Macrostomum Meeting, Innsbruck, 2015-11-27.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Kao, D.; Aboobaker, A.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner P.: Adhesive organs of a marine flatworm as a new model system for post-embryonic organogenesis. 108. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft und Jubiläumsveranstaltung 125 Jahre DZG, Graz, 2015-09-11.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.; Rodrigues, M.; Schärer, L.; Berezikov, E.; Hess, M.; Pfaller, K.; Egger, B.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P.: Fundamentals of biological adhesion in Macrostomum lignano. 7th International Macrostomum Meeting, Groningen, 2013-11-29.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Rodrigues, M. Co-author(s): Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.; Lengerer, B.; Carta, G.; Salvenmoser, W.; Arbore, R.; Berezikov, E.; Schärer, L.; Ladurner, P.: Posterior end specific genes in Macrostomum lignano. 7th International Macrostomum Meeting, Groningen, 2013-11-29.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.; Rodrigues, M.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P.: The adhesive system of the flatworm Macrostomum lignano: a morphological and molecular biology analysis. 5th ÖGMBT Annual Meeting / 5th Life Science Meeting of the Innsbruck Universities & Biophysics Austria, Innsbruck, 2013-09-25.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Salvenmoser, W.; Arbore, R.; Berezikov, E.; Schärer, L.; Pjeta, R.; Ladurner, P.: Morphological and functional analysis of the adhesive system of Macrostomum lignano. 6th International Macrostomum Meeting, Basel, 2012-11-18.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Ramm, S.A. Co-author(s): Arbore, R.; Lengerer, B.; Pjeta, R.; Ladurner, P.; Berezikov, E.; Schärer, L.: Sex allocation plasticity on a transcriptome scale. 6th International Macrostomum Meeting, Basel, 2012-11-17.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Simanov, D. Co-author(s): Mouton, S.; Arindrarto, W.; De Mulder, K.; Van Nies, K.; Grudniewska, B.M.; Lengerer, B.; Ladurner, P.; Berezikov, E.: Transcriptome of Macrostomum lignano: screening for genes involved in stem cell functions. 6th International Macrostomum Meeting, Basel, 2012-11-17.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Ladurner, P. Co-author(s): Salvenmoser, W.; Arbore, R.; Berezikov, E.; Schärer, L.; Kaschutnig, .P.; Pjeta, R.; Gabl, M.; Lengerer, B: The duo-gland adhesive system of the flatworm Macrostomum lignano. 1st International Conference on Biological and Biomimetic Adhesives, Lissabon, 2012-05-09.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Kaschutnig, P. Co-author(s): Gabl, M.; Lengerer, B.; Ladurner, P.: Expression and function of germ and stem cell genes in Macrostomum lignano. 5th International Macrostomum Meeting, Basel, 2011-11-27.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Ladurner, P. Co-author(s): Lengerer, B.; Salvenmoser, W.; Arbore, R.; Berezikov, E.; Schärer, L.; Kaschutnig, P.; Gabl, M.: Finding new biological adhesives: The duo gland system of the flatworm Macrostomum lignano. 5th International Macrostomum Meeting, Basel, 2011-11-27.

 

  • Lecture at Project Meeting / Research Cooperation Meeting Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B.: How to let go: proposed models for voluntary detachment in temporary adhering animals. BioSmartTrainee-ENBA. COST Action. Joint UK Networking Event, Cambridge, 2019-03-19.

 

Poster Presentation

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Algrain, M.; Hennebert, E.; Aldred, N.; Flammang, P.: Proposed models for voluntary detachment in sea stars. International Conference on Adhesion in Aqueous Media: From Biology to Synthetic Materials (AAM2019), Dresden, 2019-09-09.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Algrain, M.; Lefevre, M.; Delroisse, J.; Hennebert, E.; Flammang, P.: Evolution of adhesive proteins in sea stars. 3rd International Conference on Biological and Biomimetic Adhesives (ICBBA 2018), Haifa, 2018-11-21.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Hennebert, E.; Wunderer, J.; Pjeta, R.; Ladurner, P.; Flammang, P.: Glycoproteins and carbohydrate-binding proteins in temporary adhering marine invertebrates. 29th Joint Glycobiology meeting 2018, Ghent, 2018-10-22.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Wunderer, J.; Pjeta, R.; Kao, D.; Aboobaker, A.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P.: Organ specific expression during tail plate regeneration of Macrostomum lignano. 10th International Macrostomum Meeting, Basel, 2016-11-26.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Wunderer, J. Co-author(s): Pjeta, R.; Lengerer, B.; Rodrigues, M.; Salvenmoser, W.; Rothbächer, U.; Ladurner, P.: Learning from nature: biological adhesives and their technical and medical applications. 7th Life Science Meeting Innsbruck 2015 and MCBO Science Day, Innsbruck, 2015-02-27.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Carta, G. Co-author(s): Lengerer, B.; Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.; Rodrigues, M.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P.: Identification of releasing related genes in M. lignano adhesive system. 8th International Macrostomum Meeting, Basel, 2014-11-29.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P.: Adhesive Organ Regeneration in Macrostomum lignano. 8th International Macrostomum Meeting, Basel, 2014-11-29.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Pjeta, R. Co-author(s): Lengerer, B.; Wunderer, J.; Carta, G.; Arbore, R.; Rodrigues, M.; Salvenmoser, W.; Berezikov, E.; Schärer, L.; Ladurner, P.: Fluorescence in situ hybridization of cement gland related genes in Macrostomum lignano and the morphology of the adhesive system of Proseriate Flatworms. 8th International Macrostomum Meeting, Basel, 2014-11-29.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Wunderer, J. Co-author(s): Lengerer, B.; Pjeta, R.; Rodrigues, M.; Carta, G.; Salvenmoser, W.; Arbore, R.; Berezikov, E.; Schärer, L.; Rothbächer, U.; Ladurner, P.: Exploring the adhesive system of Macrostomum lignano. 8th International Macrostomum Meeting, Basel, 2014-11-28.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Wunderer, J. Co-author(s): Pjeta, R.; Lengerer, B.; Rodrigues, M.; Salvenmoser, W.; Rothbächer, U.; Ladurner, P.: Learning from nature: biological adhesives and their technical and medical applications. 6th Life Science Meeting Innsbruck 2014, Innsbruck, 2014-09-25.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P.: Adhesive Organ Regeneration in Flatworms. 6th Life Science Meeting Innsbruck 2014, Innsbruck, 2014-09-24.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Hennebert, E. Co-author(s): Lengerer, B.; Demeuldre, M.; Ladurner, P.; Flammang, P.: Localization of the cellular origin of sea star adhesive proteins using in situ hybridization. 2nd International Conference on Biological and Biomimetic Adhesives (COST Action TD0906, Final meeting), Istanbul, 2014-05-06.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Rodrigues, M.; Hennebert, E.; Salvenmoser, W.; Flammang, P.; Ladurner, P.: Characterization of carbohydrates in flatworm adhesive organs. 2nd International Conference on Biological and Biomimetic Adhesives (COST Action TD0906, Final meeting), Istanbul, 2014-05-06.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Pjeta, R. Co-author(s): Wunderer, J.; Lengerer, B.; Rodrigues, M.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P.: The elaborate adhesive system of proseriate flatworms. 2nd International Conference on Biological and Biomimetic Adhesives (COST Action TD0906, Final meeting), Istanbul, 2014-05-06.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Wunderer, J. Co-author(s): Lengerer, B.; Pjeta, R.; Rodrigues, M.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P.: Identification of adhesion candidate genes in flatworms. 2nd International Conference on Biological and Biomimetic Adhesives (COST Action TD0906, Final meeting), Istanbul, 2014-05-06.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.; Rodrigues, M.; Schärer, L.; Berezikov, E.; Hess, M.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P.: Fundamentals of Adhesive Organ Regeneration in Flatworms. 9th Meeting of Life Science PhD Students of Innsbruck Universities, Innsbruck, 2013-11-22.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.; Rodrigues, M.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P.: The adhesive system of the flatworm Macrostomum lignano: a morphological and molecular biology analysis. 5th ÖGMBT Annual Meeting / 5th Life Science Meeting of the Innsbruck Universities & Biophysics Austria, Innsbruck, 2013-09-25.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Salvenmoser, W. Co-author(s): Lengerer, B.; Pjeta, R.; Schärer, L.; Arbore, R.; Hess, M.; Pfaller, K.; Wunderer, J.; Rodrigues, M.; Ladurner, P.: The ultrastructure of the adhesive organs of Macrostomum lignano (Macrostomida, Platyhelminthes). Microscopy Conference 2013 (MC2013), Regensburg, 2013-08-29.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.; Rodrigues, M.; Salvenmoser, W.; Arbore, R.; Berezikov, E.; Schärer, L.; Ladurner, P.: The adhesive system of the flatworm Macrostomum lignano: a morphological and molecular biology analysis. COST Action TD0906 WG3 & WG4 Scientific Workshop, Cluj-Napoca / Klausenburg, 2013-04-09.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Rodrigues, M. Co-author(s): Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.; Lengerer, B.; Ladurner, P.: A molecular biology approach in bioadhesion research. COST Action TD0906 WG3 & WG4 Scientific Workshop, Cluj-Napoca / Klausenburg, 2013-04-09.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Pjeta, R. Co-author(s): Lengerer, B.; Salvenmoser, W.; Arbore, R.; Berezikov, E.; Schärer, L.; Ladurner, P.: In situ hybridization screen for tail specific genes in Macrostomum lignano. 6th International Macrostomum Meeting, Basel, 2012-11-17.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Salvenmoser, W.; Arbore, R.; Berezikov, E.; Schärer, L.; Kaschutnig, .P.; Pjeta, R.; Gabl, M.; Ladurner, P.: Finding adhesion genes in the flatworm Macrostomum lignano. 4th Life Science Meeting of Innsbruck Universities, Igls, 2012-09-27.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Salvenmoser, W.; Arbore, R.; Berezikov, E.; Schärer, L.; Kaschutnig, P.; Gabl, M.; Ladurner, P.: Analysis of tail specific genes using a screening in situ protocol. 5th International Macrostomum Meeting, Basel, 2011-11-25.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Kaschutnig, P. Co-author(s): Gabl, M.; Lengerer, B.; Salvenmoser, W.; Smith, J.; Ladurner, P: Towards a transcriptomic approach to identify stem cell‐ and germ cell specific genes in the flatworm Macrostomum lignano. 3rd Life Science Meeting of Innsbruck Universities, Igls, 2011-09-23.

 

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B. Co-author(s): Salvenmoser, W.; Arbore, R.; Berezikov, E.; Schärer, L.; Kaschutnig, P.; Gabl, M.; Ladurner, P.: Finding new biological adhesives: The duo gland system of the flatworm Macrostomum lignano. 3rd Life Science Meeting of Innsbruck Universities, Igls, 2011-09-23.

 

Guest Lectures

Guest Lecture

  • Lecturer(s): Lengerer, B.: In situ hybridization screen and regeneration project in Macrostomum lign. University of Oxford, Oxford, 2014-08-03 - 2014-08-06.

 


 

Projects, scholarships and other third-party funds

Research Projects

  • Lengerer, Birgit: Adhesive proteins of a new glue in a freshwater model system. Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF), ESPRIT-Programm, 2022-03-01 - 2025-02-28

 

  • Lengerer, Birgit: Adhesive and de-adhesive proteins in sea stars. Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF), Erwin-Schrödinger-Auslandsstipendium, 2017-10-01 - 2022-02-28

 

  • Lengerer, Birgit: Fundamentals of adhesive organs regeneration in flatworms. Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW), DOC (Doktorandenprogramm), 2014-05-01 - 2016-04-30

 

Scholarships

 

  • Lengerer, Birgit: Organ specific gene expression in the regenerating tail of Macrostomum lignano, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck - Vizerektorat für Forschung, Forschungsstipendien an österreichische Graduierte (Beihilfen für Zwecke der Wissenschaft), 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-31

 

  • Lengerer, Birgit: Adhesive organs regneration in Macrostomum lignano. Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck - Vizerektorat für Forschung, Doktoratsstipendien aus der Nachwuchsförderung der LFU, 2016-05-01 - 2017-04-30

 


Organisation of Events

 

  • Ladurner, P.; Lengerer, B.; Pjeta, R.; Rodrigues, M.; Salvenmoser, W.; Wunderer, J.: Organizers, 9th International Macrostomum Meeting, Innsbruck, Österreich, 2015-11-27 - 2015-11-29.

 

  • Ladurner, P.; Lengerer, B.; Rodrigues, M.; Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.: Organizers, Training School "Molecular Approaches in Bioadhesion Research, COST Action TD0906", Innsbruck, Österreich, 2013-07-01 - 2013-07-05.

 


Academic Activities and Achievements

Awards and Honours

  • Lengerer, B.: Hypo Tirol Bank Dissertationspreis 2018 der Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck for the PhD thesis 'Temporary adhesion and regeneration in the marine flatworm Macrostomum lignano' (2018). (Web link)

 

  • Lengerer, B.: The FEBS Journal Poster Prize bei Life Science PhD Meeting Innsbruck 'Organ specific expression during tail plate regeneration of Macrostomum lignano' (2017). (Web link)

 

  • Lengerer, B.: Prize for the best short talk in the session of developmental biology bei der 108. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft Graz (2015).

 

  • Lengerer, B.: Anerkennungspreis des Best Student Paper Award 2014 der Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck (2014). (Web link)

 

  • Lengerer, B.: "Best Poster Award 2013" bei der 5.ÖGMBT Jahrestagung (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Molekulare Biowissenschaften und Biotechnologie) (2013).

 

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