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Keywords

Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal; Complement System Proteins; Critical Illness; Intensive Care; Kidney Transplantation

Research group(s)

• Pancreatic surgery
  Head: Martin Schindl
  Research Area: Body composition and inflammation in pancreatic neoplasms.
  Members:
  Elisabeth S. Gruber
  Gerd Jomrich
  Ulla Klaiber
  Jakob Mühlbacher
  Klaus Sahora
• Surgical Research Laboratories
  Head: Michael Bergmann
  Research Area: The task of the laboratory is to combine molecular/cellular biology and the needs posed by surgical patients. Thus, the laboratory acts at the interface between clinical medicine and basic research, promoting translational medical science.
  Members:
  Michael Bergmann
  Christopher Dawoud
  Joy Feka
  Lindsay Hargitai
  Felix Harpain
  Daniela Kandioler
  Johannes Längle
  Bernhard Moser
  Jakob Mühlbacher
  Rudolf Oehler
  Nina Pilat-Michalek
  Christoph Schwarz
  Victoria Stary
  Lukas Unger
  Rebecca Zirnbauer
• VIETAC (Vienna Transplant and Complement Lab)
  Members:
  Gregor Bond
  Susanne Haindl
  Nicolas Kozakowski
  Jakob Mühlbacher

Grants

• Torque Teno Virus for the prediction of humoral alloreactivity in liver transplant recipients. (2019)
  Source of Funding: Medical Scientific Fund of the Mayor of the City of Vienna, Clinical Research
  Principal Investigator

Selected publications

1. Mühlbacher, J. et al. (2026) “Impact of high-altitude exposure on Torque Teno virus and immunosuppression levels in lung transplantation recipients: climbing Mount Jebel Toubkal,” Scientific Reports [Preprint]. Edited by . Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-46800-7.
2. Tomasich, E. et al. (2024) “Immune cell distribution and DNA methylation signatures differ between tumor and stroma enriched compartment in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma,” Translational Research. Edited by , 271, pp. 40–51. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trsl.2024.05.005.
3. Mühlbacher, J. et al. (2021) “Anti‐interleukin‐6 antibody clazakizumab in late antibody‐mediated kidney transplant rejection: effect on cytochrome P450 drug metabolism,” Transplant International. Edited by , 34(8), pp. 1542–1552. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/tri.13954.
4. Mühlbacher, J. et al. (2020) “Effect of Intraoperative Goal-Directed Fluid Management on Tissue Oxygen Tension in Obese Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial,” Obesity Surgery. Edited by , 31(3), pp. 1129–1138. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-05106-x.
5. Mühlbacher, J. et al. (2020) “Non-invasive Chemokine Detection: Improved Prediction of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Donor-Specific Antibody-Positive Renal Allograft Recipients,” Frontiers in Medicine. Edited by , 7. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.00114.