Gabriele Berg (born 1963 in

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

) is a biologist, biotechnologist and university lecturer in Environmental and Ecological Technology at the

Technical University of Graz Graz University of Technology (german: link=no, Technische Universität Graz, short ''TU Graz'') is one of five universities in Styria, Austria. It was founded in 1811 by Archduke John of Austria and is the oldest science and technology research ...

. Her research emphasis is on the development of sustainable methods of plant vitalisation with

Bioeffector A bioeffector is a viable microorganism or active natural compound which directly or indirectly affects plant performance (biofertilizer), and thus has the potential to reduce fertilizer and pesticide use in crop production. Types Bioeffectors ...

s and molecular analysis of microbial processes in the soil, particularly in the

Rhizosphere The rhizosphere is the narrow region of soil or substrate that is directly influenced by root secretions and associated soil microorganisms known as the root microbiome. Soil pores in the rhizosphere can contain many bacteria and other microor ...

Life and work

After graduating from the Helmholtz-Gymnasium, Potsdam in 1981 Frau Berg studied biology at the

University of Rostock The University of Rostock (german: link=no, Universität Rostock) is a public university located in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Founded in 1419, it is the third-oldest university in Germany. It is the oldest university in continen ...

. She graduated with honours (1986) and then spent a research study year in Microbiology and Biotechnology at the

University of Greifswald The University of Greifswald (; german: Universität Greifswald), formerly also known as “Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald“, is a public research university located in Greifswald, Germany, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pom ...

. In 1995 she obtained the qualification Dr. rer nat with "magna cum laude" and in 2001 the Venia Legendi for

Microbiology Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, prot ...

with her dissertation Antagonistic Micro-organisms. In 2003 she was awarded a Heisenberg-Stipendium by the

Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft The German Research Foundation (german: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ; DFG ) is a German research funding organization, which functions as a self-governing institution for the promotion of science and research in the Federal Republic of Germ ...

(German Research Community). In 2005 she became the first female professor of natural science at the

Graz University of Technology Graz University of Technology (german: link=no, Technische Universität Graz, short ''TU Graz'') is one of five universities in Styria, Austria. It was founded in 1811 by Archduke John of Austria and is the oldest science and technology research ...

Memberships and affiliations

*Senate of the TU Graz *International Verticillium Steering Committee *Austrian Society for Biomedical Engineering (ÖGBMT), Vorsitz der Sektion Süd *

Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft The German Phytomedicine Society (German: Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft e.V. - DPG) is the professional association of practitioners of phytomedicine, as successor to the Association of German Plant Physicians, which was based in Berlin ...

(DPG – German Phytomedical Society), chairperson of the working group Biologische Bekämpfung (Biological Control, 2004–2012) *Editorial Board FEMS Microbial Ecology (2000–2010), MPMI, ISME Journal (2007–)

Field of interest

Frau Berg‘s research is focused on the environmental biotechnology, in particular the development of sustainable biotechnological methods to improve the microbiological performance potential of soil that has been intensively used for agriculture, and for biological plant protection with plant fortifiers and Biostimulants.

Awards

* Science2Business Award Austria * ÖGUT Umweltpreis * Fast Forward Award Styria

Publications

Gabriele Berg has been an author on 289 publications which have been cited 31,000 times; her

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External links

Members of the Technischen Universität Graz

References

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