Norbert Nowotny is an Austrian-born virologist with a broad teaching and research interest and more than 30 years experience in all aspects of viral infectious diseases. He was educated at the University of Vienna and conducted his Ph.D. studies at the University of Vienna Medical School. He graduated to PhD sub auspiciis praesidentis rei publicae in January 1982. His research interests include virus infections at the environment / animal / human interface, emerging viral infections, viral zoonoses, and vector-borne virus infections. He established international reputation in the areas of West Nile virus, Usutu virus and Borna disease virus research. He authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications.
Professional Education
Title awarded University Docent = equivalent to Doctor of Science).
Habilitation for Virology
Graduation to Ph.D.
Sub auspiciis praesidentis rei publicae at the University of Vienna
Ph.D. thesis
Virology Laboratory of the Institute for Cancer Research, University of Vienna Medical School
Study of Biology Zoology/Botany
Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Teaching
- More than 35 years of teaching experience in virology and infectious diseases (general, molecular, applied, clinical, medical & veterinary) at all levels: undergraduate, postgraduate (MSc, DVM, PhD) and at various CMEs.
- Supervision of a significant number of MSc, DVM and PhD theses.
- External evaluator and examiner of Master’s, DVM and PhD theses as well as Habilitations at the University of Vienna, the Medical University of Vienna, the University of Salzburg, the University of Zurich, the Veterinary University of Hannover, the University of Porto, the University of South Bohemia, Budweis, Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine as well as College of Agriculture, Muscat, and Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait.
Honors andAwards
Honorary Member
Academy of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia.
Award for outstanding teaching performance
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria
Award for the best Researcher (“Distinguished Research Award 2004-2005”)
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University
Award for the best Teaching Department
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University
Health, Safety and Environment Award
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, UAE
Kardinal-Innitzer Award
Kardinal-Innitzer, Austria
Award of the Austrian Society for Hygiene
Microbiology and Preventive Medicine ("Austrian Hygiene Award“)
Armin von Tschermak-Seysenegg Award
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria
Scientific Awards
Federal State of Lower Austria
Ring of Honor awarded
President of the Republic of Austria
Publications
Membership of Professional Bodies and Associations
- 2002-2012: Member of the Editorial Board of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
- Since 2012 Member of the Mononegavirales Study Group of ICTV
- Since 1999 Member of the Bornaviridae Study Group of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), from 2009 to 2014 Chairman of this ICTV Study Group
- Member of the Austrian Committee for genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
- Member of the Biosafety Committee, Medical University of Vienna
Full member of the
- European Society for Virology
- European Society for Veterinary Virology (ESVV)
- Austrian Society for Hygiene, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
- Austrian Society of Veterinarians.
Research Interests
- All aspects of viral infectious diseases of humans, farm, pet and zoo animals as well as wildlife
- Emerging viral infections
- Viral zoonoses
- Viral infectious diseases at the environment / animal / human interface
- Mosquito- and tick-borne viruses (West Nile virus, Usutu virus, etc.)
- Borna disease virus
- Molecular epidemiology
- Medical and veterinary entomology.
Approx. 250 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals, of which 200 are currently listed in PubMed
- Cumulative impact factor of the publications: > 500
- Cumulative number of citations: > 5000
- H-index (Web of Science): 39
Approx. 150 scientific lectures, including several invited keynote presentations at international virology conferences, such as the 14th International Congress of Virology (Istanbul 2008), the 4th European Congress of Virology (Como 2010), at several International Congresses of the European Society for Veterinary Virology (including the last one in Madrid 2012) and at the 17th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Virology (Prague 2014); more than 50 poster presentations.
Received several international and national grants including 4 European Commission grants, grants from the United Nations and industry grants, in total amounting to approx. 2,000,000 USD.
Peer reviewer for a wide variety of scientific journals.
