Dr. Graf studied Biology at the University of Vienna, and obtained a Master’s in Human Ecology in Brussels, before working in IT for 6 years. Combining two fields of interest, she obtained her PhD in Bioinformatics at the University of Life Sciences and Natural Resources in Vienna. Her work focused on the de-novo assembly and annotation of an industrial yeast genome, and on the development of a transcriptomics analysis platform for strain improvement. Dr. Graf’s interest are the de-novo assembly and annotation of microorganism genomes, transcriptomics and analysis of gene regulation. Convinced of the benefits of communicating science to the general public, she regularly engages in citizen science projects.