Mag. Dr. Thomas Machacek

Member of the Competence Team Microplastics and Nanoparticles

Contact

+43 1 333 40 77-6441thomas.machacek@technikum-wien.at

CV

Education

  • Master’s degree in molecular biology, University of Vienna
  • Master’s thesis in the laboratory of Dr. Christian Seiser, University of Vienna.
  • “The role of Histone Deacetylase 1 in neuronal development of PC12 cells”
  • PhD thesis in the laboratory of Prof. Verena Jantsch, University of Vienna, “Genetic requirements for SUN-1 phosphorylation in C. elegans meiosis”

Professional career

  • Since 2016 | Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences FH Technikum Wien, competence field Chemical Engineering and Ecotoxicology
  • In 2021 joined the City of Vienna Competence Team “Microplastics and Nanoparticles as Environmental Risks” as Lecturer & Researcher

Competences

  • Cell biology and microbiology
  • Biotechnological applications of CrispR/Cas9 technology
  • Gene expression analysis
  • Cytological methods
  • Impact of environmental influences on the soil worm C. elegans
  • Investigation of epigenetic effects