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University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Olga Makarova

Assistant Professor

Ass.-Prof. Olga Makarova, PhD.
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I am a geneticist with a research background in microbiology, evolutionary biology and host-microbe interactions. My current research interests revolve around the various aspects of the mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the One Health context. I focus on how various antimicrobials (immune system effectors, biocides and antibiotics) elicit bacterial stress responses and antimicrobial resistance, and use this knowledge to develop new drugs and rapid diagnostics, that can be used to mitigate AMR across One Health sectors.

Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance in One Health

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Research Interests

  • Antimicrobial action and resistance mechanisms
  • Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance
  • Antimicrobial development
  • Development of novel AMR diagnostics
  • One Health

Ongoing Projects

“Novel strategies for mitigating the risk posed by antibiotic resistance in Listeria monocytogenes along the food chain and at bedside”  - PhD One Health Doctoral Programme, in collaboration with Prof. Karin Schwaiger. Vetmeduni internal funding, 1.10.2023 – 31.03.2027.

“Development of resistance evolution-proof antibiotics using ionic liquids”, in collaboration with Dr. Patrick Mester. Department 3 internal funding, December 2022 

“Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing and Multidrug Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Among Clinical Isolates From Dogs Admitted to a Veterinary Hospital in Vienna“. Funding body: Hochschuljubiläumsfonds der Stadt Wien, 01.01.2024 - 30.06.2025

“Pipeline for rapid diagnostics of emergency transboundary infectious diseases” - EU Horizon 2020: Innovation Actions (H2020-IA)

Completed Projects

Off-target effects of glyphosate on bacteriophages: mechanisms and implications for environmental health - Volkswagen Stiftung

Selected Publications

Pöppe J, Bote K, Ramesh A, Murugaiyan J, Kuropka B, Kühl M, Johnston P, Roesler U, Makarova O. 2020. Selection for Resistance to a Glyphosate-Containing Herbicide in Salmonella enterica Does Not Result in a Sustained Activation of the Tolerance Response or Increased Cross-Tolerance and Cross- Resistance to Clinically Important Antibiotics. Applied and Environmental Microbiology Read the paper

Makarova O, Johnston P, Rodriguez-Rojas A, el-Shazely B, Moreno-Morales J, Rolff J. 2018. Genomic signature of experimental adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus to a natural combination of insect antimicrobial peptides. Scientific Reports Read the paper

Rodríguez-Rojas A, Makarova O, Rolff J. 2014. Antimicrobials, stress and mutagenesis. PLoS Pathogens Read the paper

Membership of Scientific Societies

2018 – present Member 
Global Network for Anti-Microbial Resistance and Infection Prevention

2018 – present Member
American Society for Microbiology

Public Engagement

Tagesspiegel Mutige Ideen – Scheitern erlaubt

Brain City Berlin COVID-19 and microbiology literacy

Brain City Berlin COVID-19 und mikrobiologisches Wissen

VETMED – Das Magazin 04/2021 Ergebnisse aus der Resistenzforschung in die Praxis bringen

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