Astrid MAYR Tel.: +43 (0)512 9003-70727 |
Biographical sketch
Studies of biology/microbiology at the Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck/Austria – Master of Science and Doctoral Thesis in Microbiology – Deputy Head of the Hospital Hygiene, Technical- and Environmental Hygiene at the Division of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology
Current Position
Deputy Head of the Hospital Hygiene, Technical - and Environmental Hygiene at the Division of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology
Research Interests
Epidemiology, analysis, prevention and detection of nosocomial infections and resistance development - The role of the hospital environment concerning transmission of nosocomial infections - Evaluation of the efficacy of antimicrobial textiles and porous materials against nosocomial pathogens
Education
2002 | Graduation Dr.rer.nat.: Thesis: Evidence of antifungal activity of 5-hydroxytryptamine of the human defence system: molecular mode of action and antimycotic activity, Division of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Innsbruck Medical University |
1999 | Graduation Master of Science |
1992-1999 | Studies of biology/microbiology at the Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck |
Career History
since 2015 | Collaboration in the Christian Doppler Laboratory for invasive fungal infections: avoid, find, treat |
since 2010 | Deputy Head of the Hospital Hygiene, Technical- and Environmental Hygiene at the Division of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology |
since 2000 | Collaborator/Postdoc position at the Division of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Hospital Hygiene, Technical- and Environmental Hygiene |
Publications
Other activities
2012 | Treasurer of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology |
Teaching