Brigitte Holzer

Assistant Prof. Dipl.-Ing.in Dipl.-Ing.in Dr.in techn.



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Short-CV

Brigitte is an organic chemist with a strong scientific background in materials chemistry and biomolecular interfaces. After completing her Ph.D. at TU Wien, she joined Prof. Luisa Torsi’s group at the University of Bari (Italy) as a Marie Curie (ITN) postdoctoral fellow, advancing innovative biosensor platforms. Returning to TU Wien in 2017 as a postdoctoral researcher, she became Co-Principal Investigator in 2019 for the Young Investigator Research Group 'bioSTAR', supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). In 2020, Brigitte was awarded an FWF Hertha Firnberg Fellowship and expanded her scientific expertise with a degree in Biomedical Engineering completed in 2023. Since 2024, she is Assistant Professor (Laufbahnstelle, Tenure Track) in Biomolecular Nanochemistry, leading a research team focused on developing of (bio)molecular interfaces with application in biosensors and diagnostics.

 

Brigitte is an organic chemist with a strong scientific background in materials chemistry and biomolecular interfaces. After completing her Ph.D. at TU Wien, she joined Prof. Luisa Torsi’s group at the University of Bari (Italy) as a Marie Curie (ITN) postdoctoral fellow, advancing innovative biosensor platforms. Returning to TU Wien in 2017 as a postdoctoral researcher, she became Co-Principal Investigator in 2019 for the Young Investigator Research Group 'bioSTAR', supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). In 2020, Brigitte was awarded an FWF Hertha Firnberg Fellowship and expanded her scientific expertise with a degree in Biomedical Engineering completed in 2023. Since 2024, she is Assistant Professor (Laufbahnstelle, Tenure Track) in Biomolecular Nanochemistry, leading a research team focused on developing of (bio)molecular interfaces with application in biosensors and diagnostics.

 


RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Surface Modification - Self-Assembled Monolayers
  • Development of Sensing Layers - Biosensors
  • Click on Surface / Surface-confined Chemistry - Gold-Electronics
  • Bio(molecular) Interactions at the Nano-Biointerface - Nanobiotechnology

The interface between nanomaterials and biological systems plays a crucial role in the understanding of (bio)molecular interactions. Using the tools of synthetic organic chemistry, current research focuses on the modification of surfaces on the molecule level to (i) control the surface properties (such as hydrophilicity, functional group densities, etc.) (ii) introduce new functional groups on surfaces to anchor biological moieties and (iii) study surface confined (bio)molecular interactions. In this context, addressable self-assembled monolayers are designed to impart a desired functionality to the surface and enable chemical control of the surface properties.

  • Surface Modification - Self-Assembled Monolayers
  • Development of Sensing Layers - Biosensors
  • Click on Surface / Surface-confined Chemistry - Gold-Electronics
  • Bio(molecular) Interactions at the Nano-Biointerface - Nanobiotechnology

The interface between nanomaterials and biological systems plays a crucial role in the understanding of (bio)molecular interactions. Using the tools of synthetic organic chemistry, current research focuses on the modification of surfaces on the molecule level to (i) control the surface properties (such as hydrophilicity, functional group densities, etc.) (ii) introduce new functional groups on surfaces to anchor biological moieties and (iii) study surface confined (bio)molecular interactions. In this context, addressable self-assembled monolayers are designed to impart a desired functionality to the surface and enable chemical control of the surface properties.



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