Irmgard Greilhuber

Irmgard Greilhuber is an Associate Professor in the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research at the University of Vienna's Faculty of Life Sciences. Her work focuses on fungal taxonomy, biodiversity conservation, and the impacts of climate change on mycological ecosystems. She leads projects like the 'Global Spore Sampling Project' and contributed to the Austrian Red List of Fungi. Her research aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to biodiversity preservation.

Key projects include the 2013-2016 Borkenbewohnende Dothideomy grant and collaborative studies on airborne fungal DNA dynamics. Her expertise spans species discovery (e.g., new Volvariella species in Pakistan), secondary metabolite analysis (Hypoxylaceae compounds), and phylogenetic studies of macrofungi across Europe.

• Education: Doctorate in Botany (university unspecified)
• Grants: €-funded Dothideomy project (2013-2016)
• Collaborations: International networks on aerobiology and fungal conservation

She actively participates in citizen science initiatives like Pilzfinder and contributes to global biodiversity databases. Her lab focuses on integrative taxonomy, combining morphological and molecular approaches to resolve species complexes.