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Personal data:
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Place of birth:
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Knittelfeld, Austria
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University education:
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1997–2001
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Ph.D. thesis at the Institute of Molecular Biosciences (Prof. R. Zechner), University of Graz, Austria
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2001
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Research Assistant at the Institute of Pathology, University of Graz, Austria
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2001–2006
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Assistant Professor at the Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism & Aging, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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2006
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Habilitation in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
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2006–2012
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Associate Professor at the Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism & Aging, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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since 2010
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Deputy Head of the Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism & Aging, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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since 2012
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Full Professor for Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism & Aging, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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Career-related activities and memberships:
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since 2017
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Treasurer of the European Lipoprotein Club
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since 2015
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Organizing committee member of the European Lipoprotein Club
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since 2010
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Deputy Speaker of the DK “Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease”
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since 2009
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Deputy Branch Office Manager South of the Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology
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2004–2007
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Board Member of the Austrian Atherosclerosis Society
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2003–2009
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Board Member of the Austrian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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2001–2003
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General Secretary of the Austrian Biochemical Society
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Top 5 honors and awards:
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2013
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Award of Excellence for Ph.D. thesis (Sascha Obrowsky) by the Ministry of Science and Research (single award for Medical University of Graz)
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2012
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Sanofi Award (senior author)
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2010
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Award of Excellence for Ph.D. thesis (Marlene Buchebner) by the Ministry of Science and Research (single award for Medical University of Graz)
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2005
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Sanofi-Aventis Award (first author)
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2005
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Aesca / MSD Award
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Top 5 scientific talks:
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2017
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European Atherosclerosis Society, Prag, Czech Republic
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2016
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FASEB Science Research Conferences “Lipid Droplets: Dynamic Organelles in Metabolism and Beyond&rdqu;, Snowmass, CO (invited lecture)
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2014
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FASEB Science Research Conferences “Lipid Droplets and Metabolic Consequences of Neutral Lipid Storage”, Saxtons River, VT (invited lecture)
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2013
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Kern Lipid Conference “Molecular Mechanisms and Pathophysiology of Lipid Storage”, Vail, CO, USA (invited lecture)
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2013
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Gordon Research Conference “Molecular & Cellular Biology of Lipids”, Waterville Valley, MA, USA (invited lecture)
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