Dr. Kathleen Schleinitz
Contact/Address
Dr. Kathleen Schleinitz
Scientist
Department of Environmental Microbiology
Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
Tel: +49 341 235 1378
Fax: +49 341 235 1351
kathleen.schleinitz@ufz.de
CV / Scientific Career
since January 2007
Scientist at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ,
Dept. Environmental Microbiology
2001 - 2005
PhD, University of Leipzig, Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) fellowship
1995 - 2000
M.Sc., Biology, University of Leipzig,
1998-99 coursework in Applied Biology, University of Wales, Cardiff (UK)
Research interests
My work focuses on the characterisation of structure-function relationships in natural microbial communities, especially contaminated aquifers. Current research is centered around the identification of key players (single organisms or syntrophic consortia) involved in the degradation of BTEX-compounds under anaerobic conditions, using cultivation dependent and cultivation independent methods.
