Elisabeth Stein studied human biology with a strong focus on human genetics at the University of Vienna. She did her master thesis under supervision of Prof. H. Seidler and Prof. D. Thurnher in the field of regenerative medicine at the Department of Ear Nose and Throat diseases at the Medical University of Vienna. After her graduation in 2004 she joined the bone regeneration group at the Department of Cranio- Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery (Medical University of Vienna) working on biomaterials and bone tissue engineering. Elisabeth joined the Laura Bassi Centre of Excellence – OCUVAC at the Medical University Vienna in 2011.

She focuses on ocular in vitro models, in vitro infection models and imaging.

Her responsibilities also include laboratory management, work safety issues and.