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Gernot Desoye, PhD:

Obesity effects on growth of first-trimester trophoblasts

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 14, A-8036 Graz;
phone: +43-316-385 84605, fax: +43-316-385 12506, ✉ e-mail
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Personal data:
Date of birth: April 14, 1954
Place of birth: Graz, Austria
Nationality: Austrian
Family: 1 daughter (Hannah *1994)
University education:
1972–1979 Karl-Franzens University of Graz, undergraduate and graduate studies in Chemistry major; Physics minor
1977–1979 Karl-Franzens University of Graz, thesis; Dr. phil. with first-class honors
Professional experiences:
1979 Postdoctoral Fellow, Biochemistry; International Foundation for Cancer Research USA, at the Institute of Biochemistry, Karl-Franzens University of Graz
1980–1982 Postdoc, Biophysical Chemistry; Max-Planck Institue for Biophysical Chemistry; with M. Eigen, Nobel Laureate 1966
1982–1994 Assistent Professor in Biochemistry; Institute of Biochemistry, Karl-Franzens University of Graz
1992 Habilitation in Medical Biochemistry, Karl-Franzens University of Graz
2004–present Associate Professor of Medical Biochemistry, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz
Career-related activities and memberships:
since 1986 Ad-hoc reviewer for 33 international journals including Nature Med, PNAS, Circ Res, Diabetes, Diabetologia, and several granting agencies within Europa, USA (American Diabetes Association) and Australia (NHMRC; Roper Fellowship); external Ph. D. thesis examiner for several universities within Europe and Australia, evaluator and external auditor for European Commission (FP5, FP6, FP7, HORIZON2020)
1996–2001 Editorial Board member Placenta
since 1997 Member of several international advisory boards of placenta and gestational diabetes-related meetings; various international award committees and university promotions committees (USA, UK)
1997–2010 Editorial Board member Trophoblast Research
1997–2003 Executive Committee International Federation of Placental Associations
1999 Organizer of the World Conference in Placentology, Schladming, Austria
2002–2004 Board Member Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group Europe
2002–2008 Editor-in-Chief Placenta
2003–2004 Executice Chairman Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group Europe
2010–2015 Treasurer and member of board of directors: Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group Europe (DPSG)
2011–2016 Associate Editor: Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
2003–present Director and Coordinator Key Research Action: Reproduction and Development; Medical University of Graz
2014–present Treasurer International Association of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG)
Honors and awards:
1997–present 12 International Awards to group members
1996–2004 Bilateral exchange scholarships and short-term awards with INSERM (Paris) and University of Notingham (UK)
1980 Research Award Government of Styria, Austria
1988 Research Prize of the Hoechst Foundation, Austria
1990 Research Award of the Theodor Körner Foundation, Austria
1996 President’s Award Society for Gynecologic Investigation (USA) as senior author
1997 President’s Award Society for Gynecologic Investigation (USA) as senior author
1999 Research Prize of the Hoechst Foundation, Austria
2002 Honorary member Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group – USA West
2004 Research Prize of the Aventis Foundation, Austria, as senior author
2005 President’s Award Society for Gynecologic Investigation (USA) as senior author
2008 Research Prize of the Sanofi Foundation, Austria, as senior author
2008 Jorgen Pedersen Lecture Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group Europe
2010 Austrian Champion in European Research (FFG)
2011 Giorgio Pardi Senior Researcher Award (Society Gynecologic Investigation, USA)

29.10.2016 DP-iDP Doctoral Programme “Inflammatory Disorders in Pregnancy”