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Berthold Huppertz, PhD:

Interplay between placental trophoblast turnover / release and maternal endothelium response

Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, Chair of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/II, A-8010 Graz;
phone: +43-316-385 71897, fax: +43-316-385 79612, ✉ e-mail
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Personal data:
Date of birth: February 17, 1963
Place of birth: Jülich, Germany
University education:
1984–1991 Study of Biology, Master, University of Regensburg, Germany
Professional experiences:
1992–1993 Research fellow at the Department of Zoology II, RWTH Aachen, Germany
1994–1994 Research fellow at the Department of Anatomy II, RWTH Aachen, Germany
1995–2001 Assistant professor at the Department of Anatomy II, RWTH Aachen, Germany
1998 ‘Anatomical Specialist’, Anatomical Society
2000 Habilitation in Anatomy, RWTH Aachen, Germany
2001–2005 Associate professor, Department of Anatomy II, RWTH Aachen, Germany
2006–present University professor of Cell Biology, Medical University Graz (MUG), Austria
2009–2017 Vice Head of the Institute of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, MUG, Austria
2011–2017 Director and CEO of Biobank Graz, MUG, Austria
2015–2017 Head of the Organisational Unit of Research Infrastructure, MUG, Austria
2018–present Chair of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, MUG, Austria
Reviewer activities:
Invited referee for >85 scientific journals and >30 international funding organizations
Editorial Boards of Journals (last 5 years):
  • Associate Editor of Human Reproduction Update
  • Associate Editor of Human Reproduction
  • Reviewing Editor of Biology of Reproduction
  • Member of the Editorial Board of Placenta
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Pregnancy
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Reproductive Health and Medicine
Memberships (last 5 years):
  • European, Middle Eastern and African Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking (ESBB)
  • International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER)
  • Anatomical Society
  • International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP)
  • European Placenta Group (EPG)
  • International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA)
  • Member of the Executive Committee of IFPA
Honors and awards:
2015 17th place in ranking of the most cited German-speaking scientists in the field of Reproductive Biology (comparison 2009–2013, Laborjournal)
2011 23rd place in ranking of the most cited German-speaking scientists in the field of Reproductive Biology (comparison 2009–2013, Laborjournal)
2010 Austrian Life Science Award (last author)
2010 Research Award of the Austrian Society for Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology (last author)
2009 IFPA-Award in Placentology (the IFPA, International Federation of Placenta Associations, recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of Placentology).
2008 5th place in ranking of all review articles of German-speaking scientists in the field of Anatomy (comparison 2002‐2005, Laborjournal)
2008 22nd place in ranking of the most cited German-speaking scientists in the field of Anatomy (comparison 2002–2005, Laborjournal)
2007 1st place in ranking of all review articles of German-speaking scientists in the field of Reproductive Biology (comparison 2001–2004, Laborjournal)
2007 10th place in ranking of all original publications of German-speaking scientists in the field of Reproductive Biology (comparison 2001–2004, Laborjournal)
2007 22nd place in ranking of the most cited German-speaking scientists in the field of Reproductive Biology (comparison 2001–2004, Laborjournal)
2003 3rd place in ranking of all original publications of German-speaking scientists in the field of Reproductive Biology (comparison 1998–2000, Laborjournal)
2003 30th place in ranking of the most cited German-speaking scientists in the field of Reproductive Biology (comparison 1998–2000, Laborjournal)
2003 Science Prize 2003 of the Westphalian Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
1999 Poster Prize, 8th EPG conference, Schladming, Austria
1998 New Investigator Award, 4th IFPA Conference, Tokyo, Japan
1997 Leica Microsystems Poster Prize, 7th EPG Conference, Vigsø, Denmark
1996 Eastman Kodak Young Investigator Award, 3rd IFPA Conference, Banff, Canada
1987 Oskar Karl Forster Scholarship, University of Regensburg

30.05.2018 DP-iDP Doctoral Programme “Inflammatory Disorders in Pregnancy”