Projects

1.) FWF-Projects (Projects of the Austrian Science Fund)
 

• 2021-2025: "Small molecules from soil-dwelling arthropods (“SMARTs”): A new and unusual source for bioactive compounds", project of  Dr. Günther Raspotnig, Institut of Biology, Graz

grants awarded    € 399.947,-

• 2020-2024: "Diversification in exocrine systems: How oil glands evolved",  project of  Dr. Günther Raspotnig, Institut of Biology, Graz

grants awarded    € 405.161,-

• 2016-2018: "Chemosystematics in harvestmen: 'Sclerosomatid Compounds'", project of PD Dr. Günther Raspotnig, Institute of Zoology, Graz

grants awarded    € 336.460,-

• 2009-2013: „The Chemical Ecology of Harvestmen – Characterisation of Scent Glands in the Palpatores (Arachnida, Opiliones)“, projekt of PD Dr. Günther Raspotnig, Institute of Zoology, Graz

grants awarded    € 236.900,-

• 2006-2009: „Chemosystematics in Oribatid Mites – Oil Gland Chemistry as a Source of Novel Characters for Phylogenetic Analyses“, projekt of Dr. Günther Raspotnig, Institute of Zoology, Graz

grants awarded    € 219.800,-

• 2001-2004: „Oil Glands of Oribatid Mites“, project of Prof. Reinhart Schuster  in cooperation with Dr. Günther Raspotnig, Institute of Zoology, Graz

grants awarded   € 152.000,-

•  1997-2000:"Osteoblast activation by bone extracellular matrix", project of Dr. Hans-Jörg Leis in cooperation with Dr. Günther Raspotnig, Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde, Graz

2.) ÖAW-Projects (Projects of the Austrian Academy of Science)
 

• 2014-2016: „Chemosystematics of the Cylindroiulini (Diplopoda, Julidae)", DOC-fellowship of Michaela Bodner, MSc, Institute of Zoology, Graz

grants awarded    € 108.000,-

• 2010-2012: „Chemical Ecology of Soil-Dwelling Dyspnoi (Arachnida, Opiliones)“, DOCfFORTE-fellowship of Mag. Miriam Schaider, Institute of Zoology, Graz

grants awarded   €   39.000,-

• 2007-2010: „Biological Properties and Functions of Scent Gland Secretion in Cyphophthalmid Harvestmen – a Model Investigation on Cyphophthalmus duricorius (Arachnida, Opiliones)“, DOCfFORTE-fellowship of Mag. Petra Föttinger, Institute of Zoology, Graz

grants awarded    €   90.000,-

3.) Cooperative projects

• 2018-2020: „ Millipedes as Chemists: A novel Source for Biologically Active Natural Compounds", Scientific & Technological Cooperation between Austria and Serbia of the OeAD - Centre for International Cooperation & Mobility (ICM), PI: PD Dr. Günther Raspotnig, Institute of Biology, Graz, and Prof. Slobodan E. Makarov, Institute of Zoology, Belgrade

• 2011-2013: „Alpine Endemism: Integrative Taxonomy and Faunal History of Megabunus harvestmen“, Forschungsprojekt im Rahmen der 1. Wettbewerbsausschreibung für Projekte im Bereich der wissenschaftlichen Forschung der autonomen Provinz Bozen, PI: Prof. Dr. Birgit Schlick-Steiner, Institute of Ecology, Innsbruck

grants awarded    € 184.550,-

• 2010-2012: „Hornmilben im feindfreien Raum: Biologisches Wirkungsspektrum des komplexen Öldrüsensekrets bei Archegozetes longisetosus“, Forschungsprojekt der DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft), PI: Dr. Michael Heethoff, Institute of Evolution and Ecology, Tübingen and Institute of Zoology, Graz

grants awarded    €   90.000,-

• 2010: JoinEUSee, PI: Dr. Ivo Karaman, Institute of Zoology, Graz