Harald Meimberg

Univ.Prof. Harald Meimberg is a Professor at the Institute of Integrative Nature Conservation Research (DIÖ, BOKU University) with a focus on evolutionary genetics, population ecology, and biodiversity conservation. His career spans academic positions at Technical University Munich, CIBIO Portugal, Colorado State University, and UC Davis.

• University: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
• Academic Rank: Professor
• Location: Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Wien

Meimberg's research explores interspecific gene flow, adaptive evolution, and conservation genomics, particularly in island flora like Micromeria (Canary Islands). He pioneered NGS-based microsatellite genotyping (SSR-GBS) for population structure analysis in plants and animals.

His recent work (2022-2025) includes automated biodiversity assessment, insect population monitoring, and climate warming impacts on wild bees. Collaborative studies involve European mink conservation, Reteporella evolution, and Grapsidae dispersal patterns.

Key methodological contributions: multilocus DNA barcoding, phylogenomic approaches, and metabarcoding for ecological studies. He has delivered over 30 invited presentations at international conferences (GfÖ, Island Biology) since 2014.