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The RESPImmun Faculty
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ORCID-ID:
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0000-0002-8554-2372
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Research areas:
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Prostaglandins, cytokines, short chain fatty acids, leukocytes, endothelial cells, inflammation,
platelets, asthma, acute lung injury, lung fibrosis
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Career history:
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2009–present
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Full Professor of Pharmacology, Chair, Division of Pharmacology,
Medical University of Graz, Austria
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2000–2009
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Associate Professor, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology,
University of Graz, Austria
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2003
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Board certification in Pharmacology and Toxicology
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2000
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Habilitation in Pharmacology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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1998–1999
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Visiting scientist at Imperial College School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences Division, Leukocyte Section
(Head: Professor T.J. Williams), South Kensington Campus, London, UK
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1995–1998
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Research Fellow and Assistant Professor, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology,
Medical University of Graz
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1993–1995
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Postdoctoral Fellow at the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine,
Medical University of Graz
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1991–1993
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Internship in Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical University of Graz;
Internship in Surgery at Unfallkrankenhaus Kalwang;
Internship in Dermatology & Allergy, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz
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1984–1991
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Study of Medicine, MD, Karl-Franzens University of Graz, Austria
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Career-related activities (5 most important):
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2014–present
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Board member of the Austrian Science Fund FWF
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2010–present
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Speaker of the FWF-funded “Doctoral College Molecular Inflammation – MOLIN”
at the Med Uni Graz
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2006–present
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Advisory board member for AstraZeneca, Amgen and Bayer
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2006–present
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Coordinator of the “PhD Program Molecular Medicine” at the Med Uni Graz
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2004–present
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Board member of the Ethics Committee of the Medical University of Graz (Med Uni Graz)
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Invited referee for > 40 scientific journals and > 10 funding organizations
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Major honours and awards (5 most important):
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2012
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Neuroallianz Publication Award, UCB Pharma, Monheim, Germany
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2000
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Research Prize of the Aventis Foundation, Graz, Austria
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1998
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Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship, FWF, Austria
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1997
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Research Prize of the Hoechst Foundation, Graz, Austria
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1996
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Research Award of the Theodor Körner Foundation, Austria
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Numerous awards to PhD students and postdocs in the group
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International collaboration partners (5 most important):
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Ian Sabroe, University of Sheffield, UK
Evi Kostenis, University of Bonn, Germany
Gerd Geisslinger, Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany
Thomas Vorup-Jensen, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Christopher Gregory, University of Edinburgh, UK
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