Dr. Torben Hodl-Kuehnast Foundational scientific work Back to profile

BSc | MSc | Dr.rer.nat.

Scientific foundations before the industry-facing profile.

These works are included for readers who want deeper context behind the CV: early astrobiology and extremophile thinking, practical biofilm assay establishment, and doctoral work in molecular microbiology.

BSc Molecular Biology

Molecular adaptations of extremophiles to potential extraterrestrial habitats

University of Graz | 2014 | Grade 1.8

Early work on microbial life under extreme conditions and the biological logic behind survival in potential extraterrestrial environments.

  • extremophiles
  • astrobiology
  • microbial adaptation

MSc Molecular Microbiology

Establishment of biofilm assays in Propionibacterium acnes

University of Graz | 2016 | Grade 1.4

Practical method-development work around biofilm assay establishment in what is now commonly referred to as Cutibacterium acnes.

  • biofilm assays
  • method development
  • microbiology

Dr.rer.nat. / PhD Molecular Microbiology

Comparative analyses of Cutibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms

University of Graz | 2019 | Grade 1.0

Doctoral work on biofilm phenotypes, microbial interaction, assay design, and translational microbiology.

  • biofilms
  • assay development
  • translational microbiology