Gerlinde Wiesenberger

Dr. Gerlinde Wiesenberger is a senior researcher at the Institute of Bioanalytics and Agro-Metabolomics, part of the Department of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). With over 15 years of experience in mycotoxin research, she specializes in Fusarium toxins, plant resistance mechanisms, and mycotoxin detoxification.

• Current projects: BIOTOXDoc (2023-2027), Toxicological significance of modified fumonisins (2020-2023)
• Key research areas: Mycotoxin chemistry, Metabolomics, Fungal-plant interactions

Her work focuses on biochemical characterization of mycotoxin-modifying enzymes, mechanisms of fungal self-resistance, and toxin degradation in food processing. Recent articles highlight discoveries in UDP-glucosyltransferase function, novel Fusarium metabolites, and masked mycotoxin dynamics.

She has supervised 6 university theses and collaborated with institutions like the Institute of Meteorology and Climatology and Institute of Microbial Genetics. Her research contributes to food safety strategies under climate change scenarios.