Sabrina M. Pittroff (Phd) Email & Phone Number

Tulln An Der Donau, Lower Austria, Austria

Working to translate plant biologicals research into agricultural solutions. Specifically, I am working within the microbial product testing and design space, and developing B2B business initiatives for successful strains. We work with all biological applications within agriculture, and specialize in live microbes.

Kongens Lyngby, Capital Region, Denmark

Working to build a proof-of-concept platform for a university spin off company in the sustainability/agriculture sphere.Smarter AgroBiological Screening (SABS) aims to improve technologies for finding biofungicides; natural microorganisms that can protect plants from fungal diseases. Specifically, it aims to find biological solutions for fusarium head blight (F. graminearum) and septoria leaf blotch (Z. tritici) in wheat.SABS will develop a new platform for screening large collections of microorganisms using automation and artificial intelligence. We currently work with DTU’s IBT strain collection of over 40,000 diverse microorganisms. These microorganisms and their natural chemistries will become tomorrows products, replacing the chemicals we currently rely on.

Høj Tåstrup

Helping Nordic Harvest set-up and maintain a laboratory where we produce bio-fertilizer, provide in-house end-product testing, and perform basic research activities within plant-health microbiology and water quality. I also work with HACCP, ISO-certification/auditing, risk-assessments, and quality assurance throughout the entire production chain.

Tåstrup, Capital Region, Denmark

Helping InFarm keep their produce chemical free by researching, sourcing, and applying various biocontrols. I ensured plant health by optimizing various parameters in hydroponic farming units and made harvest predictions based on real-time data from units around the country.

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark

Helping InFarm establish their first farm in Copenhagen and assisting in the rollout in IRMA stores across the country.

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Working with phytase-producing strain isolation from soil for biofertilizer use as part of a team working on sustainable phosphorus use in agricultural soils. We looked at the microbial community attracted to precipitated phytate (a major contributor to organic P pools in soil) and identified key genera with the potential to release stored phosphorus in soils. We developed a method for isolating novel biofertilizer candidates using phyate as a bait substrate, by letting the complex and competitive soil environment do to selection for us. This position involved project planning, lab work, data management and analysis, as well as manuscript writing in a highly independent manner. I also taught the qPCR section of the masters level applied microbiology course, which involved lectures, lab work, assignments, and exam preparation.

Dundee, United Kingdom

Working with Dr. Timothy George and Dr. Courtney Giles to test isolated soil strains for enzymatic activity towards precipitated calcium-phytate substrates. A part of my PhD work, and a very successful learning experience!

Kopenhagen Und Umgebung, Dänemark

Contributing to a project using qPCR to monitor bacterial and fungal inoculate strains and their persistence during the composting process.

Munich, Germany

I worked on the interaction of the Vacuolating toxin (VacA) from Helicobactor Pylori and its potential interactions with the eucaryotic cell via methods such as Yeast-two-hybrid, protein pull-downs, and phosphorylation assays.This research was funded by DAAD and carried out at the Max von Pettenkofer institute.

Munich, Germany

Worked on a project investigating the plat growth-promoting interaction between Bacillus Amyloliquifaceans and the lettuce plant and involved technical skills such as seed sterilization procedures, phytochamber usage, RNA extraction via Phenol/chloroform protocol, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR), and subsequent data analysis.This research was funded by DAAD.

Montreal, Canada

Participated in a project studying the type three secretion system of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli 0157 that involved cloning, restriction digests, plasmid preparations, protein purification, SDS−PAGE, and westernblots. I also produced varied composition liposomes to perform density centrifugation experiments and maintained HeLa cell lines for in vivo experimentation.Resulted in publication: The N-terminal amphipathic region of the Escherichia coli type III secretion system protein EspD is required for membrane insertion and function (Mol Microbiol. 2011 Aug)

British Columbia, Canada

Participated in research projects involving amphibian species as indicators to endocrine disruptors such as Polychlorinated biphenyls(PCB), Bisphenol A, and Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE); required used of microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, and cell biology.Resulted in Publication: Biological effects of the anti-parasitic chemotherapeutant emamectin benzoate on a non-target crustacean, the spot prawn (Pandalus platyceros Brandt, 1851) under laboratory conditions (Aquatic Toxicology February 2012)

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Worked at the Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses handling bacterial pathogens such as Escherichia coli O157:H7, Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp.; performed bacteriological testing to isolate and characterize bacteria the environment using procedures such as selective culture and serological and biochemical testing which contributed data to existing long-term nationally-funded research databases.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Environmental Microbiology

Activities and Societies: Project planning, Lab work, Data generation and analysis, Collaboration, Manuscript writing, Presentation.

Master'S Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Biochemistry And Microbiology