Mag. Dr. Helmut Schaschl, Privatdoz.
Courses
Winter term 2026
Summer term 2026
Winter term 2025
Publications
Schaschl, H, Herzog, T, Oberreiter, V, Kutanan, W, Jakobsson, M & Larena, M 2025, 'HLA diversity and signatures of selection in the Maniq, a nomadic hunter-gatherer population in Southern Thailand', Immunogenetics, vol. 77, 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00251-025-01380-0
Kutanan, W, Woravatin, W, Srikummool, M, Suwannapoom, C, Hübner, A, Kampuansai, J, Khaokiew, C, Schaschl, H, Översti, S, La, DD, Arias, L & Stoneking, M 2025, 'Maternal genetic origin of Chao Lay coastal maritime populations from Thailand', BMC Biology, vol. 23, no. 1, 146. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02252-5
Herzog, T, Larena, M, Kutanan, W, Lukas, H, Fieder, M & Schaschl, H 2025, 'Natural selection and adaptive traits in the Maniq, a nomadic hunter-gatherer society from Mainland Southeast Asia', Scientific Reports, vol. 15, no. 1, 4809. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-83657-0
Pasa, K, Singh, NM, Bharali, N, Hmar, T, Schaschl, H, Baruah, T & Adak, DK 2024, 'Reproductive Health Status in India: Comparison of NFHS-IV and NFHS-V Findings', Journal of Anthropological Survey of India. https://doi.org/10.1177/2277436X241282596
Goellner, T, Larena, M, Kutanan, W, Lukas, H, Fieder, M & Schaschl, H 2022, 'Unveiling the Genetic History of the Maniq, a Primary Hunter-Gatherer Society', Genome Biology and Evolution, vol. 14, no. 4, evac021. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evac021
Schaschl, H, Goellner, T & Morris, DL 2022, 'Positive selection acts on regulatory genetic variants in populations of European ancestry that affect ALDH2 gene expression', Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, 4563. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08588-0
Emser, SV, Schaschl, H, Millesi, E & Steinborn, R 2021, 'Extension of Mitogenome Enrichment Based on Single Long-Range PCR: mtDNAs and Putative Mitochondrial-Derived Peptides of Five Rodent Hibernators', Frontiers in Genetics, vol. 12, 685806. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.685806
Kiakos, K, Satam, V, Patil, PC, Sweers, J, Bowerman, M, Tzou, S, Olsen, K, Lee, M, Schaschl, H, Keppler, BK, Hochhauser, D, Lee, M, Hartley, JA & Pett, L 2021, 'Effects of N-terminus modified Hx-amides on DNA binding affinity, sequence specificity, cellular uptake, and gene expression', Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, vol. 47, 128158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2021.128158
Stefanović, M, Ćirović, D, Bogdanović, N, Knauer, F, Heltai, M, Szabó, L, Lanszki, J, Zhelev, CD, Schaschl, H & Suchentrunk, F 2021, 'Positive selection on the MHC class II DLA-DQA1 gene in golden jackals (Canis aureus) from their recent expansion range in Europe and its effect on their body mass index', BMC Ecology and Evolution, vol. 21, no. 1, 122. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01856-z
Awadi, A, Ben Slimen, H, Schaschl, H, Knauer, F & Suchentrunk, F 2021, 'Positive selection on two mitochondrial coding genes and adaptation signals in hares (genus Lepus) from China', BMC Ecology and Evolution, vol. 21, no. 1, 100. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01832-7
Schaschl, H & Wallner, B 2020, 'Population-specific, recent positive directional selection suggests adaptation of human male reproductive genes to different environmental conditions', BMC Evolutionary Biology, vol. 20, no. 1, 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1575-0
Wallner, B, Windhager, S, Schaschl, H, Nemeth, M, Pflüger, L, Fieder, M, Domjanic, J, Millesi, E & Seidler, H 2019, 'Sexual Attractiveness: A Comparative Approach to Morphological, Behavioral and Neurophysiological Aspects of Sexual Signaling in Women and Nonhuman Primate Females', Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 164–186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40750-019-00111-6
Ben Slimen, H, Schaschl, H, Knauer, F & Suchentrunk, F 2017, 'Selection on the mitochondrial ATP synthase 6 and the NADH dehydrogenase 2 genes in hares (Lepus capensis L., 1758) from a steep ecological gradient in North Africa', BMC Evolutionary Biology, vol. 17, no. 1, 46, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-0896-0
Schaschl, H, Huber, S, Schäfer, K, Windhager, S, Wallner, B & Fieder, M 2015, 'Signatures of positive selection in the cis-regulatory sequences of the human oxytocin receptor (OXTR) and arginine vasopressin receptor 1a (AVPR1A) genes', BMC Evolutionary Biology, vol. 15, no. 1, 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0372-7
Wallner, B, Schäfer, K, Windhager, S, Schaschl, H & Fieder, M 2015, Comparative Primatology: Genetic analyses of dopamine receptors, dopamine transporter and catechol-o-methyl transferase according to the mesolimbic reward system. in 9th Meeting of the North-East Evolutionary Psychology Society (NEEPS).
Rütgen, BC, Gerner, W, Beiglböck, C, Schaschl, H, Saalmüller, A, Suchentrunk, F & Essler, SE 2014, 'Exploratory assessment of CD4+ T lymphocytes in brown hares (Lepus europeus) using a cross-reactive anti-rabbit CD4 antibody', Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, vol. 161, no. 1-2, pp. 108-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2014.06.001
Windhager, S, Schaschl, H, Schäfer, K, Mitteröcker, P, Huber, S, Wallner, B & Fieder, M 2014, Single nucleotide polymorphisms: a promising approach to homozygosity and facial asymmetry? in Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES), Jul 30 – Aug 2, Natal, Brazil.
Wallner, B, Schaschl, H & Fieder, M 2014, 'The PhD Ethos-Mythos: What Chances do Have Young Talented Researchers in Reality', Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, vol. 12, pp. 1690-4524.