Alexandra Raimo, BSc MSc
Vienna, Austria
alexandra.raimo@univie.ac.at
alexandra.raimo@protonmail.com
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MSc graduate in Evolutionary Anthropology, currently pursuing master’s degrees in Bioinformatics and Microbiome Science. Specialized in ancient DNA, palaeogenomics, and computational genomics with both extensive wet-lab and bioinformatics experience.
Core Technician, VDRC (Vienna Biocenter)
Jun–Jul 2025
Lab Technician, Pinhasi aDNA Lab
Oct 2021 – Dec 2023
Master’s degree in Evolutionary Anthropology, ,University of Vienna.
Successfully completed on 28.02.25.
Overall grade average: 1.75
Nov 2021 – Feb 2025
Erasmus Exchange Semester, Uppsala University in Sweden.
Bachelor’s degree in Biology (Anthropology Module), University of Vienna.
Oct 2015 -Nov 2021
Master’s study in Microbiome Science,University of Vienna.
Oct 2025 - ongoing
Master’s study in Bioinformatics, University of Vienna.
Mar 2025 - ongoing
I am currently enrolled in two master’s programs in Bioinformatics and Microbiome Science, which I chose to further expand my laboratory and computational skillset in preparation for a PhD position.
aDNA laboratory methods Drilling and grinding of human bones and teeth (Isolation of cochlea), DNA extraction, library prep, indexing PCR, qPCR, Qubit etc.
ZooMS (Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry): Species identification using collagen peptide mass fingerprinting
Programming & scripting: extensive experience in R, Bash and basic knowledge adapting/modifying scripts in Python.
NGS & aDNA data analysis (extensive experience):Cutadapt, Samtools, BWA, MapDamage, TKGWV2, READ, Calico, AMBER, PLINK
Phylogenetics (working knowledge):MEGA, BEAST2
Statistics, data visualization and multivariate data analysis(extensive experience):SPSS, R, PCA
Genome & metagenome assembly (working knowledge):MEGAHIT, MetaWRAP, Kraken2
Population genetics KING, admixtools, ADMIXTURE, PONG, PCA
HPC environments:Extensive Experience running analyses on Linux clusters (LiSC server, University of Vienna
CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing
Microscopy Light, confocal, and transgenic imaging
Basic microbiology laboratory techniques including media preparation and design, enzyme assays, digital PCR, and flow cytometry (acquired through a practical course organised by DOME).
Sediment nucleic acids extraction and analysis: Assessing polymer C degradation in freshwater sediment from the Vienna Prater, Austria (DOME course).
SPAAM Introduction to Ancient Microbial Metagenomics Summer school
German, Italian (native) · English (C1) · Spanish, Mandarin, Swedish (basic)