Projects per year
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Concert of trumpets: Next Generation Taxonomy of the Ciliate Stentor
Sonntag, B. (Co-Investigator), Pröschold, T. (Co-Investigator), Potekhin, A. (Co-Investigator), Darienko, T. (Co-Investigator) & Agatha, S. (Principal Investigator)
28/02/23 → 27/02/27
Project: Research
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Tintinnengehäuse 2.0: Tintinnengehäuse 2.0
Agatha, S. (Principal Investigator)
7/07/25 → 1/08/25
Project: Research
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Einzellergehäuse: Einzellergehäuse
Agatha, S. (Principal Investigator)
8/07/24 → 2/08/24
Project: Research
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A Multidisciplinary Approach on Tintinnid (Alveolata, Ciliophora) Shells, using Phylogeny-aware Comparative Transcriptomics and Various Microscopical Techniques
Agatha, S. (Principal Investigator) & Ganser, M. (Principal Investigator)
15/08/22 → 14/08/26
Project: Research
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Disclosing the Biodiversity and Evolutionary Relationships of Planktonic Ciliates (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Oligotrichea) Based on Big Data from the Northwest Pacific Biodiversity Hotspot and the North Atlantic
Agatha, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/17 → 30/04/20
Project: Research
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Self-assembling proteins compose the chemically resistant shell biomaterial of planktonic tintinnid ciliates
Ganser, M., Wiederstein, M., Regl, C., Katz, L. A. & Agatha, S., 12 Aug 2026, In: Nature Communications. 2026, 17, 14 p., 7507.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new class of proteinaceous biomaterial with unprecedented properties in unicellular eukaryotes
Ganser, M. H., Wiederstein, M., Regl, C., Katz, L. A. & Agatha, S., 24 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print)Research output: Other contribution › Research
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How Single Cells Form Shells: Maturation and Secretion of Lorica-Forming Material in the Tintinnid Schmidingerella (Alveolata, Ciliophora)
Ganser, M., Weißenbacher, B. & Agatha, S., 8 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 72, 4, p. 1-19 19 p., e70025.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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EukFunc: a holistic eukaryotic functional reference for automated profiling of soil eukaryotes
Lentendu, G. (Corresponding author), Singer, D., Agatha, S., Bahram, M., Hannula, S. E., Helder, J., Tedersoo, L., Traunspurger, W., Geisen, S. & Lara, E., 30 Apr 2025, In: Molecular Ecology Resources. 25, 7, 10 p., e14118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Morphologic changes in the model tintinnid Schmidingerella (Alveolata, Ciliophora) during the cell cycle, including the first volumetric analyses of the lorica-forming material
Agatha, S., Weißenbacher, B., Böll, L. & Ganser, M., 25 Feb 2025, In: BMC Microbiology. 25, 1, p. 88 18 p., 88.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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DeSignate: detecting signature characters in gene sequence alignments for taxon diagnoses
Hütter, T. (Recipient), Ganser, M. (Recipient), Agatha, S. (Recipient), Augsten, N. (Recipient), Kocher, M. (Recipient) & Halkic, M. (Recipient), May 2020
Prize
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Activities
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Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology (Journal)
Agatha, S. (Reviewer)
17 Jun 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology (Journal)
Agatha, S. (Reviewer)
12 Jun 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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Introducing the Self-Assembling Structural Proteins Forming the Tintinnid Lorica (Alveolata: Ciliophora)
Agatha, S. (Presenter), Weißenbacher, B. (Presenter) & Ganser, M. (Presenter)
Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Poster presentation › science to science / art to art
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Solving the Long-Standing Mystery of the Tintinnid Lorica
Ganser, M. (Speaker), Wiederstein, M. (Presenter), Regl, C. (Presenter), Katz, L. A. (Presenter) & Agatha, S. (Speaker)
Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › science to science / art to art
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Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology (Journal)
Agatha, S. (Reviewer)
13 Jan 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
Press/Media
Impacts
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Aktivitäten der Scientists4Future Salzburg
Leik, L. (Actor), Klackl, J. (Actor), Hüsing, N. (Actor), Himly, M. (Actor), Kienberger, S. (Actor), Walser, A. (Actor), Spilker, G. (Actor), Haigermoser, S. (Actor), Berninger, U.-G. (Actor), Agatha, S. (Actor), Tribsch, A. (Actor), Petermann, J. (Actor), Pokrant, S. (Actor), Bub, L. (Actor), Uhl-Hädicke, I. (Actor), Kok, F. (Actor), Knoll, M. (Actor), Weiger, T. (Actor), Blechert, J. (Actor), Anzengruber, K. (Actor), Bosi, C. (Actor), Hilberg, S. (Actor), Zagel, G. (Actor), Dunlop, J. (Actor), Reitter, V. (Actor), Jost, A. (Actor), Thürmer, L. (Actor), Bolte, S. (Actor), Zeller, C. (Actor), Bukowski, M. (Actor), Mühlfellner, H. (Actor), Koch, A. (Actor), Menges, L. (Actor), Höftberger, E. (Organizer), Molzbichler, D. (Organizer), Dorsch, L. (Actor), Gratzer, W. (Actor), Zagel, B. (Actor), Heed, T. (Actor), De Monte, J. M. (Actor), Haim, E. (Actor) & Hörndl, J. (Actor)
Impact: Third-mission activity › Environment, Economy, Social affairs, Politics, Health, Culture