Mrs Andrea Kastner

On 1 August 2022 I was assigned to the new post of Section Administrator for Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Groups in the Biology department. Locations of these groups are varied (Peter Medawar Building, the main Biology Research Building, Dunn School of Pathology and Biochemistry). I have an advisory and signposting role, intersecting between group members and the administrative teams. I also assist the Section Head (Martin CJ Maiden) in organising Section specific events. 

I have been working in the Department of Zoology (now Biology) since 2002, interrupted by a short engagement at the Department of Psychiatry from 2009 – 2011.  

Although I do not have an academic background, I have always had a huge interest and love for science, in particular Biology. Originally from Vienna, Austria, I have always been keen to work for large academic institutions, for example the Austrian Academy of Sciences/Institute for Environmental Sciences and the Natural History Museum in Vienna.