Audrey Mat

Audrey Mat is a Research Fellow at the University of Vienna, affiliated with the Department of Neuroscience and Developmental Biology within the Faculty of Life Sciences. She holds a postdoctoral fellowship through the Vienna International PostDoc Program VIP2 (2022–2025), focusing on circadian rhythms and photoreceptor biology in marine organisms. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to ecosystem sustainability and climate action.

Mat's research interests include circadian rhythms, photoreceptor function in non-traditional locations, and molecular mechanisms in marine invertebrates. Notable projects involve studying rhythmic behaviors in annelids (e.g., Platynereis dumerilii) and exploring how environmental factors like temperature influence biological clocks. She has published extensively on topics such as Bathymodiolus azoricus rhythms, oyster transcriptome responses to toxins, and chronobiological methodologies in marine biology.

Her recent talks include presentations on "Biological rhythms in the deep sea" and "Space and time in the deep sea", highlighting her expertise in deep-sea chronobiology. Mat has received recognition through the VIP2 fellowship and has collaborated with institutions like the Vienna BioCenter and the University of Vienna's Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics.

• Key Awards: Vienna International PostDoc Program VIP2 Fellow
• Recent Activities: 5 talks/oral presentations (2023–2024), including invited lectures on deep-sea biological rhythms
• Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Tessmar-Raible Lab (Vienna BioCenter) on circadian and photoreceptor research