Personal Information

• born January 1970 in Linz, Austria.
• married, two children
• Citizen of Austria

Current Position

Summary of Qualifications

• 2006: Habilitation in "Biophysical Chemistry" at the University of Bayreuth.
• Summerterm 2006: Organization of the module "Biological Macromolecules" of  the Elite-Study-Program "Macromolecular Sciences" at the University of Bayreuth.
• 2005: Training as Biological Safety Officer, deputy BBS at the Department of Biopolymers since 2006.
• Summer Term 2005
  Organization of the Interactive Lecture "Progress in Prion Research" of the Universites Bayreuth, Erlangen-Nürnberg and Würzburg.
• Jannuary-February 2005
  Research stay at the Scripps Research Insititue, La Jolla, with Prof. Dr. Peter E. Wright to work on "Advanced Methods for the Characterization of Unfolded Proteins", (funded by the Bavarian Californian Technology Center BaCaTeC).
• October 2004
  Organization of the First BaCaTeC Summer School "NMR of Biomolecular Complexes".
• April 2004
  Coordinator of the joint research project "Design of high-affinity, conformation specific ligands for pharmaco-therapy of prion protein-related diseases" of the Department of Biopolymeres (Bayreuth), the Department of Neuropathology (Düsseldorf), and the Department of Medicinal Chemistry (Erlangen-Nürnberg). Funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.
  

  

• April 2002
  Research stay at The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla,
  with Prof. Dr. David A. Case to perform
  molecular dynamics simulations of denatured peptides and proteins
  (funded by the Bavarian Californian Technology Center BaCaTeC).
  
• February 1999 - October 2000
  Research Associate with Prof. Dr. Peter E. Wright at the
  Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute,
  La Jolla, California
  
• October 1995 - January 1999
  Doctoral thesis on „Sequence Modified Myoglobins" with emphasis on the preparation of mutants and fragments of myoglobins and their reconstitution with bile pigments for structural investigations by NMR spectroscopy (Supervisor A. Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. Norbert Müller)
  
• August 1997
  EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) Practical Course on Biomolecular NMR, Il Ciocco, Luca, Italy
  
• July - December 1996, April 1997
  Cloning and expression of a myoglobin mutants and fragments of myoglobin at the EMBL Heidelberg (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) in the group of Prof. Dr. Hartmut Oschkinat
  
• September 1994 - September 1995
  Diploma thesis on „Conformational Analysis of Glucoside Derivatives" with emphasis on NMR spectroscopy and molecular modeling (supervisor: A. Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. Norbert Müller, in cooperation with Hafslund Nycomed Pharma AG)
  
• September 1993
  Summer-school on 1D and 2D NMR organized by the Austrian Chemical Society

Education

• 1989 - 1999
  Study of technical chemistry in combination with business administration (WITECH - Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen technische Chemie) at the Johannes Kepler University, Dipl.-Ing. (MS) received in September 1995, Dr. techn. awarded in January 1999
• 1980 - 1988
  High school with focus on physical sciences

Work Experience

• November 2000 - present
  Group Leader  at the University Bayreuth
• February 1999 - October 2000
  Research Associate at The Scripps Research Institute
• February 1998 - January 1999
  Research Assistant at the Johannes Kepler University
• 1995 - 1999
  Tutor, Instructor, and Lecturer at the Johannes Kepler University, Institute of Chemistry
• September 1994 - February 1995
  Diploma thesis in collaboration with Hafslund Nycomed Pharma AG
• 1990 - 1994
  Teacher and Instructor for informatics at the BBRZ/BFI (Berufliches Behinderten Rehabilitation Zentrum / Berufsförderungs Institut Linz - Rehabilitation Center for Handicapped People; part time work)

Fundings and Fellowships

• Grant from the Volkswagen Foundation for the "Design of high-affinity, conformation specific ligands for pharmacotherapy of prion protein-related diseases", Coordinator, April 2004
  
• Grant from the Bavria California Technology Center (BaCaTeC) for investigation of "Advanced Methods for the Characterization of Unfolded Proteins" with Prof. Peter Wright at The Scripps Research Institute, April 2004.
• Grant from the Bavria California Technology Center (BaCaTeC) for the First International BaCaTeC Summer School "NMR of Biomolecular Complexes", February 2004.
• Grant from the Bavria California Technology Center (BaCaTeC) for investigation of "Conformational Preferences in Unfolded Polypeptides" with Prof. David Case at The Scripps Research Institute, November 2001.
• Grant from the Bavarian State Ministery for Science, Research, and Art for "Rational Design of Drugs to Prevent Plaque Formation of Human Prion Proteins", June 2001 (co-PI).
• Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship for postdoctoral research on the folding of apo-myoglobin in at The Scripps Research Institute in the group of Prof. Peter E. Wright awarded in May 1999 and 2000.
• Research Grant by the Capital of Upper-Austria, Linz, for carrying out post-doctoral research in the group of Prof. Peter E. Wright at the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, awarded in February 1999
• Fellowships by the Faculty of Technical and Natural Sciences: Awarded in winter term 1996/1997, in summer term 1997, and in winter term 1997/1998.
• Research Fundings by the Capital of Upper-Austria, Linz, for investigating „Sequence Modified Myoglobins as Model-Compounds for NMR", 1997 - 1998.
• Research Grant by the Government of Upper-Austria for the Investigation of „Sequence Modified Myoglobins as Model-Compounds for NMR", 1997 - 1998.
• Research Funding by the Capital of Upper-Austria, Linz, (awarded to the applicant), for carrying out research at the EMBL Heidelberg, October 1996 - December 1996.
• Fellowship by the Austrian Ministry of Science for studies at the EMBL Heidelberg, July 1996 - September 1996.

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