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Personal data:
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Date of birth:
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March 20, 1970
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Place of birth:
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Graz, Austria
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Nationality:
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Austrian
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University education:
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1988–1994
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Studies of Biology (Zoology and Biochemistry), University of Graz, Austria
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1992–1994
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Master thesis at the Institute of Zoology, Department of Physiology, University of Graz, Austria. Graduation to Mag. rer. nat.
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1995–1997
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PhD thesis at the Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University of Graz, Austria. Graduation to Dr. rer. nat. (with distinction)
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Professional experiences:
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1998–2000
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PostDoc at the Heart Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
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2000–2004
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PostDoc at the Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism & Aging, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz
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2004–2005
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Research Assistant at the Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism & Aging, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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2006–2010
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University assistant at the Institute of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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2008
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Habilitation in Pathophysiology and Immunology
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2009 / 2010
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Maternity break
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2010–2011
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Assistant Professor
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2011–present
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Associate Professor, Institute of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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Career-related activities and memberships:
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2012–present
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Speaker of the Curricular Committee of the PhD program Molecular Medicine at the Medical University of Graz
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2013–2015
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Board member of the Science Funding Commission of the Medical University of Graz
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2016–present
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2nd deputy Chair of the Institute of Pathophysiology and Immunology
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Invited referee for 13 scientific journals and 6 funding organizations
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Honors and awards:
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1998
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Schrödinger foreign exchange scholarship of the Austrian Science Fund
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2000
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Travel grant to visit the Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids Research Group,
Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Canada, funded by the Sydney Free Radical Group,
Australia
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2003
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Award of Aventis Pharma GmbH (1st author)
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2008
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Phoenix Pharmaceutical Sciences Price (co-author)
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Several awards to master and PhD students and postdocs in the group
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