Thesis title: Biochemometrics and biopharmaceutical profiling in drug discovery from natural sources.

Venue: Seminar room 2D404, Pharmazientrum (UZA II), Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Wien.

Date & time: Thursday, 17 July 2025, 14:00 CET.

• Chair: Elke HEISS (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna)
• Supervisor: Ulrike GRIENKE (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna)
• Examiners: Andreana ASSIMOPOULOU (School of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Mehdi BENIDDIR (University of Paris-Saclay), and Sabine GLASL-TAZREITER (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,  University of Vienna)

Thesis title: Identification of Biomarkers for the Authentication of Alpine Cheeses - A Multimethodological Approach.

Venue: Video Conference

Date & time: Monday, 28 July 2025, 10:00 CET.

• Chair: Barbara WESSNER (Department of Sport Science, University of Vienna)
• Supervisors: Jürgen KÖNIG (Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna) and Katrin BACH (MCI |The Entrepreneurial School®, Innsbruck, Austria)
• Examiners: Raffaella BOGGIA (Department of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Italy), Martina CIRLINI (Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Italy), Marc PIGNITTER (Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Vienna)

Thesis title: Phospholipid-based emulsifiers for sunscreen development: Impact of UVA and effect on skin properties in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo.

Venue: Seminar room 2F317, Pharmazientrum (UZA II), Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Wien.

Date & time: Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 10:00 CET.

• Chair: Elke HEISS (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna)
• Supervisor: Victoria KLANG (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna)
• Examiners: Vincent FAIVRE (Université Paris-Saclay), Snežana SAVIC (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade) and Florian KOPP (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna)
  

Thesis title: 2D and 3D cultures of stem cell-derived cardiac cells on patterned cell culture surfaces for cardiotox studies.

Venue: Video Conference

Date & time: Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 17:00 CET.

• Chair: Verena PICHLER (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna)
• Supervisor: Steffen HERING (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna)
• Examiners: Hannes TODT (Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria), Marcel VAN DER HEYDEN (Department of Medical Physiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands), and Marietta ZILLE (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna)