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Gerald HÖFLER, MD

LipONCO: Interaction of adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) with lung cancer-inducing gene mutations

Diagnostic and Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Diagnostic and Research Institute for Pathology; Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 5, A-8010 Graz;
phone: +43-316-385 71737, fax: +43-316-385 79001,  e-mail
websites: [RESPImmun] [DK-MCD] [MUG1] [MUG2]
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ORCID-ID: 0000-0002-9056-3063
Research areas:
  Molecular pathology, cancer metabolism, cancer micro-environment, lipid metabolism
Career history:
2008–present Chairman of the Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz
2005–present Full Professor for Pathology, Department of Pathology, Medical University of Graz
2000–2005 Associate Professor for Pathology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Graz
1997 Board certification for Pathology and Genetic
1995 Board certification for Laboratory Medicine
1992–2005 Associate Professor for Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Graz
1990–1992 Assistant Professor at the Department of Pathology, University of Graz
01/1989–09/1990 Otto Loewi fellowship (FWF), Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Graz
11/1986–11/1988 Erwin-Schrödinger fellowship (FWF), Kennedy Institute for Handicapped Children, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
01/1985–03/1986 Department of Pediatrics, Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Metabolism, University of Graz
1984 MD at the University of Graz, Austria
1977–1984 University education in Medicine at the University of Graz, Austria
Career-related activities (5 most important):
2017–2019 President, Austrian Society of Pathology
2009–present Speaker of the FWF-funded “Doctoral College Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease – DK-MCD”
2007–2014 Board member of the Austrian Science Fund FWF
2006–present European Society for Pathology, European Group for Molecular Pathology, board member; Secretary 2012–2019, Chair 2019–present
Invited referee for > 30 scientific journals and > 10 funding organizations
Major honours and awards (5 most important):
2000 Dissertation award of the Styrian government (P. Staber)
1996 Research award of the Styrian physicians’ association
1992, 1996 Research award of the Hoechst Foundation
1995 Research award of the Styrian government
International collaboration partners (5 most important):
 

Richard Lehner, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Peter Espenshade, John Hopkins University, MD, USA

Kivanc Birsoy, Rockefeller University, NY, USA

Tyler Jacks, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, MA, USA

Caroline A. Owen, Brigham and Women's Hospital, MA, USA