Itziar Arbesu Cruz
I studied Biotechnology at the Universitat Autonoma in Barcelona and finished my master in Biomedical Research at the Pompeu Fabra University in 2008. I am currently working in the Cell Communication in Health and Disease PhD program, working on my thesis in the lab of Prof. Mannhalter at the Department of Laboratory Medicine (Medical University of Vienna). My research interest focuses in platelets and megakaryocytes and their role in the immune response.
E-Mail: iciar.arbesu@meduniwien.ac.at
Markus Brown
I received my Master Degree’s in “Biomedical Sciences” from the University of Utrecht and in “Biotechnology and Bioanalytics” from the Technical University of Vienna. Currently, I am pursuing my PhD studies in the Clinical Institute of Pathology at the Medical University of Vienna under the supervision of Prof. Dontsch Kerjaschki. My scientific interests lie within cancer biology, vascular biology and immunology. My research focuses on initial “seed and soil” mechanisms during lymph node metastases and the characterization of novel marker proteins of blood and lymph endothelial cells.
E-Mail: markus.brown@meduniwien.ac.at
Carol-Ann Eberle
I studied molecular medicine at Trinity College in Dublin until 2010. I’m now a PhD student in the lab of Giulio Superti-Furga at the CeMM where I’m studying the interaction of virus and host proteins.
E-Mail: CEberle@cemm.oeaw.ac.at
Hend Gafar
I completed my Bachelor Studies at the University of Applied Sciences IMC Krems in the program “Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology”. Afterwards I continued with my Master at the University of Applied Sciences Technikum Vienna in the program “Biomedical Engineering Sciences” where I specialized into Cell and Tissue Engineering. I compiled my master thesis at the Centre for Brain Research in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. Currently I am in the CCHD PhD program, working on my thesis in Prof. Böhm’s lab at the Department of Department of Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology. The project I am working on includes the investigation of the functional interactions between P2Y receptors and ion channels.
E-Mail: hend.gafar@meduniwien.ac.at
Riem Gawish
After finishing a technical school for chemical industry, I started studying Philosophy and Molecular Biology at the University of Vienna, as well as Journalism at a college for higher education. Later on I decided to focus on natural science and finished my diploma thesis in Molecular Biology in November 2010. After that I immediately joined the Cell Communication in Health and Disease PhD program, working in the lab of Prof. Sylvia Knapp at the Medicyl University of Vienna, Div. of Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine. In my thesis I investigate the role of the Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells-2 (TREM-2) in innate immunity.
E-Mail: riem.gawish@meduniwien.ac.at
Eva Hochbrugger
I studied Medicine at the Medical University of Vienna and Innsbruck until July 2008. After Med School, I started to work in the lab of Prof. Stulnig at the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, shortly interrupted by a maternity leave. In September 2009 I joined the Cell Communication in Health and Disease PhD program. I am working with cytokines interacting in adipose tissue inflammation and I want to elucidate the interplay between various cytokines in the obese adipose tissue.
E-Mail: eva.hochbrugger@meduniwien.ac.at
Evren Karayel
Evren Karayel studied Food and Biotechnology at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna. He is currently doing his PhD in the laboratory of Giulio Superti-Furga at the Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM). His research interest focuses on the innate immune recognition of foreign nucleic acids in the cytosol.
Thomas Keller
Thomas Keller studied molecular biology in Vienna, Austria. He is doing his PhD thesis in the working group of Prof. Dr. Dontscho Kerjaschki at the clinical institute of Pathology. His research interest focuses on characterization of novel human lymphatic endothelial antigens. His group aims to identify further novel marker molecules of blood and lymph endothelial cells.
E-Mail: thomasmkeller@gmx.at
Florian Koban
Florian Koban studied genetics and microbiology at the University of Vienna. Currently, he is working on his PhD-thesis in the group of Prof. Michael Freissmuth at the Institute of Pharmacology. The underlying goal of this work is to understand the role of different Sec24 isoforms for the trafficking of neurotransmitter transporters.
E-Mail: florian.koban@meduniwien.ac.at
Justyna Kusek
I studied Biotechnology at Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznan, Poland. Currently, I work in the group of Prof. Michael Freissmuth at the Institute of Pharmacology. My research interests focus on the folding interactome and membrane targeting of A1-adenosine receptor.
E-Mail: justyna.kusek@meduniwien.ac.at
Michael Lagler
I studied Biology with focus on Zoology at the University of Vienna (Austria). My master thesis I did at the Pharmacological Institute of the Medical University of Vienna, where I was working on voltage activated calcium channels in hippocampal discharge activity in the lab of Prof. Stefan Boehm, supervised by Dr. Helmut Kubista. Since March 2010 I am participating in the Cell Communication in Health and Disease PhD program, working in the Lab of Prof. Thomas Klausberger at the Center for Brain Research (Medical University of Vienna). In my thesis project I am investigating inhibitory circuitries of the rat prefrontal cortex underlying cognitive functions such as working memory formation and decision making.
E-Mail: michael.lagler@meduniwien.ac.at
Josefine Lindroos
I studied Molecular Biology at Lund University (Sweden) and Copenhagen University (Denmark) and finished my master thesis in Jan 2010. I am currently in the Cell Communication in Health and Disease PhD program, working on my thesis in the lab of Prof. Wagner at the Department of Laboratory Medicine (Medical University of Vienna). My scientific interests lie within obesity and inflammation and I am characterizing the role of novel adipogenic markers in adipogenesis and adipose tissue biology.
E-Mail: josefine.lindroos@meduniwien.ac.at
Barbara Maier
My master studies in Molecular Biology were finished in 2011. The same year I started my PhD studies in the lab of Prof. Knapp within the CCHD PhD programme. Our lab is interested in innate immunity in infection models and within that context I am working on Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in mice and cells and on the recognition of bacteria by host cells.
E-Mail: barbara.a.maier@meduniwien.ac.at
Simona Saluzzo
As a Medical Doctor I´ve always been interested in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine and after my graduation at the Medical University of Turin in 2010 I decided to start this promising and exciting research experience in Vienna! Since October 2011 I´m part of the CCHD doctoral program working on mechanisms of innate immune responses in the Laboratory of Prof. Sylvia Knapp, Department of Infectious Diseases of the General Hospital of Vienna.
E-Mail: simona.saluzzo@meduniwien.ac.at
Isabella Salzer
After finishing my course in human medicine at the Medical University of Vienna in 2009, I started working on my PhD project in the lab of Stefan Boehm, Department of Neurophysiology and -pharmacology. The focus of my project is to determine the role of phosphorylations of Kv7.2 channels in the regulation via g-protein coupled receptors.
E-Mail: isabella.salzer@meduniwien.ac.at
Philipp Schatzlmaier
Trained as a molecular biologist at the University of Vienna, I am currently working in the laboratory of Hannes Stockinger at the Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology. My research revolves around transmembrane glycoprotein CD147, a negative regulator during activation of T cells and its mechanisms of action inside the cell.
E-Mail: philipp.schatzlmaier@meduniwien.ac.at
Cornelia Schuh
I studied Molecular Biology in Vienna and finished my diploma thesis in December 2009. I started to work on my PhD thesis in the Center for Brain Research in lab of Prof. Lassmann in March 2010 in context of the CCHD program of the Medical University of Vienna. I am interested in iron accumulation in the central nervous system as iron might contribute to neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis. I am studying a possible correlation between demyelination/axonal damage and accumulation of iron in different animal models of human neurodegenerative diseases and in oligodendrocytes in vitro.
E-Mail: cornelia.schuh@meduniwien.ac.at
Josef Singer
I completed my studies of human medicine at the Medical University of Vienna in 2009, including an internship at King’s College London. Since 2010, I am enrolled in the PhD program "Cell Communication in Health and Disease" under the guidance of Prof. Erika Jensen-Jarolim at the Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research. In my thesis I am working on the development and proof of concept of IgE-based Immunotherapies of Cancer.
E-Mail: josef.singer@meduniwien.ac.at
Philipp Starkl
After completing his studies of molecular biology at the University of Vienna, Philipp Starkl is now part of the team of Erika Jensen-Jarolim at the Department of Pathophysiology of the Medical University of Vienna. His research interests are focused on the uptake mechanisms of food allergens from the intestinal lumen and the subsequent processing leading to the development of allergic symptoms.
E-Mail: philipp.starkl@meduniwien.ac.at
Caroline Stremnitzer
I studied Molecular Biology at the University of Vienna (Austria) and achieved my master degree in April 2010. Since September 2010 I am in the Cell Communication in Health and Disease PhD program, working on my thesis in the lab of Prof. Jensen-Jarolim at the Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research (Medical University of Vienna). My scientific interests lie within atopic dermatitis and house dust mite allergens and currently I am investigating the pathophysiological mechanisms behind sensitization to house dust mite allergens.
E-Mail: caroline.stremnitzer@meduniwien.ac.at
Marco Treven
I studied Medicine at the Medical University of Vienna (Austria) and at the University of Bristol (UK). Following one year of training in Otolaryngology at a 500 bed communal hospital near Leipzig (Germany), I decided to move to basic research in Neuroscience. In 2010 I joined the group of Prof. Werner Sieghart at the Center for Brain Research (Medical University of Vienna), where I am currently pursuing my Ph.D within the Cell Communication in Health and Disease Ph.D program. My core scientific interests involve inhibitory neurotransmission in the brain. Particularly, I am working on protein interactions and regulation of GABA(A) receptors, with possible implications for conditions such as neurodegeneration and seizure disorders.
E-Mail: marco.treven@meduniwien.ac.at
Milos Vasiljevic
PhD thesis under the supervision of Prof. Werner Sieghart, Center for Brain Research
Current research interests: identification and characterisation of so far unknown proteins possibly interacting with the delta subunit of GABAA receptors in the brain, by using a proteomics approach.
Current position: Institute for Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna
E-Mail: milos.vasiljevic@meduniwien.ac.at
Gabriel Wagner
Gabriel Wagner studied Molecular Biology at the University of Vienna. He finished his diploma thesis in the lab of Prof. Bernd Binder at the Department of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research and is currently working on his PhD at the Department of Laboratory Medicine. He focuses on mitochondrial pathways in brown adipocytes.
E-Mail: gabriel.wagner@meduniwien.ac.at
Isabella Wimmer
I studied Molecular Biology at the University of Vienna (Austria) and received my diploma degree in July 2010. I joined the CCHD program in March 2011, working in the group of Prof. Lassmann at the Department of Neuroimmunology at the Center for Brain Research. On the one hand, I am currently analyzing molecular patterns of the human disease multiple sclerosis and the corresponding rat model, finally aiming at identifying important similarities and differences. On the other hand, I am also interested in basic research, characterizing microglial cells in the developing, aging and diseased central nervous system.
E-Mail: isabella.wimmer@meduniwien.ac.at
