Our Team at the Center for Medical Research.

CMR Management
Deputy Head of the Center for Medical Research

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. David Bernhard	Head of the Center for Medical Research	0732 2468 3080	david.bernhard@jku.at
Mag. Dr. Sabine Atzmüller	Administration/Organizational Management (interim)	0732 2468 3085	sabine.atzmueller@jku.at
Christian Doppler, MSc, PhD	Operational Scientific Management	0732 2468 3099	christian.doppler@jku.at

Assistant to Management at the Center for Medical Research & Finances, Project Management

Name	Position	Phone	E-Mail Address
Laura Hien, BA (on maternity leave)	Assistant	0732 2468 3083	laura.hien@jku.at
Peter Kratzert, B.A.	Manager CMR Finances	0732 2468 3097	peter.kratzert@jku.at
Eva Liebmann, BSc	Project Management	0732 2468 8411	eva.liebmann@jku.at

CMR Administration

Name	Position	Phone	E-Mail Address
Stefan Holzleitner	Administration (Mon - Thurs until noon)	0732 2468 3082	zmf.office@jku.at
Stangl Alexandra	Administration (Mon - Fri)	0732 2468 3081	zmf.office@jku.at

CMR IT Services

Name	Position	Phone	E-Mail Address
Hassan Abou Alfadel	Technician	0664 602468259	hassan.abou_alfadel@jku.at
DI Wolfgang Astleitner	System Administrator	0732 2468 8420	wolfgang.astleitner@jku.at

The CMR Team

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Mag. Dr. Sabine Atzmüller	Lab Management Bio Safety Officer	0732 2468 3085	sabine.atzmueller@jku.at
Mag.Katja Hofer	Lab Management	0732 2468 3087	katja.hofer@jku.at
Doris Gintner, MSc	Lab Management	0732 2468 8410	doris.gintner@jku.at
DI Dr. Franz Gruber, MSc	Safety Officer	0732 2468 3308	franz.gruber@jku.at
Dr. rer. nat. Zlatko Parić	Safety Expert Biomedical Research Lab	0732 2468 8419 0664 602468416	zlatko.paric@jku.at
DI Denisa Costas, BSc	Medical Technician	0664 602468453	denisa.costas@jku.at
Günter Hain	Medical Technician	0664 602468431	guenter.hain@jku.at
Polina Sokolska	Lab Assistant	0732 2468 3095	polina.sokolska@jku.at
Margit Wolfinger	Lab Assistant	0664 602468432	margit.wolfinger@jku.at

Core Facilities

Core Facility NGS and Molecular Biology

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Dr. Johannes Pröll	Head of NGS & Molecular Biology	0732 2468 3090	johannes.proell@jku.at
David Demmel, MSc	Biologit	0732 2468 3092	david.demmel@jku.at

Core Facility for Mass Spectrometry

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Dr. rer. nat. Oliver Drews	Head of the Core Facility	0732 2468 3086	oliver.drews@jku.at
Tamara Lang, MSc	University Assistant		tamara.lang@jku.at
Urban Koblar	Technical Assistant		urban.koblar@jku.at

Core Facility for Histology

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Claudia Himmelbauer, MSc	Head of the Core Facility	0732 2468 3093 0664 602468213	claudia.himmelbauer@jku.at

Core Facility for Biomedical Research

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Mag. Dr. med. vet. Claudia Keibl	Head of the Core Facility	0732 2468 3089	claudia.keibl@jku.at

Core Facility for Imaging

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Dr. rer. nat. Arndt Rohwedder	Head of the Core Facility	0732 2468 3096 0664 602468417	arndt.rohwedder@jku.at
Dr. Sabine Knipp	University Assistant	0664 602468415	sabine.knipp@jku.at
Mag. Ancuela Andosch	Biomedical Analyst		ancuela.andosch@jku.at

Core Facility for Cytometry

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Dr. Anna-Maria Lipp	Head of the Core Facility	0664 9601459	anna-maria.lipp@jku.at
Edeltraud Raml	Biomedical Analyser	0732 2468 3091	edeltraud.raml@jku.at

Core Facility Biobank

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
DI Dr. Franz Gruber, MSc	Head of the Core Facility	0732 2468 3308	franz.gruber@jku.at
Mag. Elena Ivek Propadalo	Biomedical Analyser	0732 2468 8412 0664 602468251	elena.ivek_propadalo@jku.at

Pre-Clinical Research Teams

Department of Pathophysiology - Univ. Prof. Dr. David Bernhard's Research Team

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. David Bernhard	Head of Pathophysiology	0732 2468 3080	david.bernhard@jku.at
Dr. Christian Wechselberger	Senior Scientist Bio Safety Officer	0732 2468 8946	christian.wechselberger@jku.at
Ing. Mag. Dr. Markus Mandl	Tenure Track Position	0732 2468 8945	markus.mandl@jku.at
DI (FH) Verena Charwat, PhD	Tenure Track Position		verena.charwat@jku.at
Mag. Michaela Kotnik	Technical Assistant	0732 2468 8947	michaela.kotnik@jku.at
Lukas Scharnagl, MSc	University Assistant	0732 2468 8943	lukas.scharnagl@jku.at
Matin Kazemi, MSc	University Assistant	0732 2468 8944	matin.kazemi@jku.at
Marina Müller, MSc	PhD Candidate		marina.mueller@jku.at
Sascha Reingruber	Secretary	0732 2468 8940	sascha.reingruber@jku.at
Spela Puh, MSc (on maternity leave)	PhD Candidate		spela.puh@jku.at
Clara Ganhör, MSc (on maternity leave)	PhD Candidate		clara.ganhoer@jku.at

Department of Physiology - Research Team

Univ. Prof. Dr. med. Jakob Völkl

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ. Prof. Dr. med. Jakob Völkl	Head of the Dept. of Physiology	0732 2468 8990	jakob.voelkl@jku.at
Sara Sijamija	Secretary	0732 2468 8990	sara.sijamija@jku.at
Priv.-Doz. Dr.Ioana Alesutan-Völkl	Head of the Working Group	0732 2468 8990	ioana.alesutan@jku.at
Dr. Domagoj Cikes	Head of the Working Group	0732 2468 8990	domagoj.cikes@jku.at
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Andreas Pasch	Associate Scientist	0732 2468 8990
Dr. Azmat Sohail	PostDoc	0732 2468 8990	azmat.sohail@jku.at
Mehdi Razazian, MSc	PhD Candidate	0732 2468 8990	mehdi.razazian@jku.at
Isratul Jannat, MSc	Project Team Member	0732 2468 8990	isratul.jannat@jku.at
Beatrice Krennmayr, MSc	Technical Assistant		beatrice.krennmayr@jku.at

Institute of Pharmacology - Univ. Prof. MMag. Dr. Susanna Zierler's Research Team

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ. Prof. MMag. Dr. Susanna Zierler	Head of Pharmacology	0732 2468 8920	susanna.zierler(at)jku.at
Kerstin Kremser	Secretary	0732 2468 8929	kerstin.kremser(at)jku.at
Dr. Philip Alexander Steiner, MSc	University Assistant	0732 2468 8922	philip.steiner@jku.at
Dr. Birgit Höger	University Assistant	0732 2468 8923	birgit.hoeger@jku.at
Michelle Duggan, BSc	Medical Technical Service	0732 2468 8924	michelle.duggan@jku.at
Anna Madlmayr, MSc	PhD Candidate	0732 2468 8925	anna.madlmayr(at)jku.at
Univ. Prof. Dr. Josef Donnerer	Professor	0732 2468 8921	josef.donnerer(at)jku.at

Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology - Research Team

Univ. Prof. Dr. Maren Engelhardt

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ. Prof. Dr. Maren Engelhardt	Head of Anatomy	0732 2468 8901	maren.engelhardt@jku.at
Ingrid Voglhofer	Secretary	0732 2468 8991	ingrid.voglhofer@jku.at
Dr. Jan Maximilian Janssen	Head of the Working Group	0732 2468 8902	jan_maximilian.janssen@jku.at
Dr. Christian Thome	University Assistant	0732 2468 8905	christian.thome@jku.at
Dr. David Vandael	University Assistang	0732 2468 8900	david.vandael@jku.at
Tobias Herbinger	Technical Assistant	0732 2468 8904	tobias.herbinger@jku.at

Tumor Epigenetics - Dr. rer. nat. Yong Yu's Research Team

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Dr. rer. nat. Yong Yu	Head of the Tumor Epigenetics Laboratory	0732 2468 8875	yong.yu@jku.at
Dr.Jingjing Qi	PostDoc		jingjing.qi@jku.at
Eva Dovjak, BSc, MSc	PhD Candidate	0732 2468 8876	eva.dovjak@jku.at
Claudia Wöß, MSc	Technical Assistant	0664 602468 439	claudia.woess@jku.at

Institute for Tumor Biology - Research Team

Univ. Prof. Dr. Soyoung Lee

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ. Prof. Dr. Soyoung Lee	Head of Tumor Biology	0732 2468 8981	soyoung.lee@jku.at
Sandra Susnjar	Secretary	0732 2468 8980	sandra.susnjar@jku.at
Zahra Malekshahi, PhD	PostDoc		zahra.malekshahi@jku.a
Katharina Rösel, MSc	PhD Candidate		katharina_barbara.roesel@jku.at

Clinical Research Teams

Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery - Univ. Prof.

Dr.med.univ. Andreas Florian Zierer's Research Team

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ. Prof. Dr.med.univ. Andreas Florian Zierer	Department Head	05 7680 83 2136	andreas_florian.zierer@jku.at andreas.zierer@kepleruniklinikum.at
Dr. Cornelia Roschger	Head of the Working Group	0732 2468 3088	cornelia.roschger@jku.at
Stefanie Kehrer, MSc	Technical Assistant		stefanie.kehrer_1@jku.at
Kevin Lang, BSc	Technical Assistant	0732 2468 8823	kevin.lang@jku.at
Christina Fürlinger, MSc	Technical Assistant	0732 2468 8824	christina.fuerlinger_1@jku.at

Department of Hematology and Internal Oncology - Research Team

Univ. Prof. Dr. Clemens Schmitt

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ. Prof. Dr. Clemens Schmitt	Vorstand der Uniklinik	05 7680 83 6190	clemens.schmitt@jku.at clemens.schmitt@kepleruniklinikum.at
Fahad Benthani, PhD	PostDoc	0732 2468 8873	fahad.benthani@jku.at
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Henning Popp	Project Leader		henning_detlef.popp@jku.at
Mag. Sabine Kaltenbrunner, MSc	Technical Assistant	0732 2468 8872	sabine.kaltenbrunner@jku.at
Maria Pammer, BSc	Biomedical Analyst	0732 2468 8874	maria.pammer@jku.at
Dr. Mario Mairhofer	PostDoc	0732 2468 8877	mario.mairhofer@jku.at
Chengzheng Han	PhD Candidate		chengzheng.han@jku.at
Kang Cheng	PhD Candidate		kang.cheng@jku.at

Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry - Univ. Prof. Dr. Matthias Bolz
Research Group Cellular and Molecular Ophthalmology

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ. Prof. Dr. Matthias Bolz	Department Head	05 7680 83 1050	matthias.bolz@jku.at matthias.bolz@kepleruniklinikum.at
Dr. Ahmad Salti	Head of the Working Group	0732 2468 8814	ahmad.salti@jku.at
Alessandro Bellapianta, MSc	PhD Candidate		alessandro.bellapianta@jku.atsara.ouaidat@jku.at
Sara Ouaidat, MSc	PhD Candidate		sara.ouaidat@jku.at

Department of Neurosurgery, opens an external URL in a new window - Andreas Gruber's Research Team

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ. Prof. Dr. Andreas Gruber	Department Head	05 7680 87 25901	andreas.gruber_1@jku.at andreas.gruber_1@kepleruniklinikum.at
Mag. Dr. Sabine Spiegl-Kreinecker	Head of the Working Group		sabine.spiegl-kreinecker@kepleruniklinikum.at
Priv.-Doz. Dr. sc. nat. Roland Kälin	Tenure Track Position		roland.kaelin@jku.at

Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Gynecological Endocrinology

Univ. Prof. Dr. Peter Oppelt

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ. Prof. Dr. Peter Oppelt, MBA	Department Head	05 7680 84 26815	peter.oppelt@kepleruniklinikum.at
Dr.ⁱⁿ Barbara Arbeithuber	Head of the Working Group		barbara.arbeithuber@jku.at
Celine Kapper, BSc	Lab Assistant		celine.kapper@jku.at
Marlene Rezk, MSc	PhD Candidate		marlene.rezk@jku.at

Department of Dermatology and Venereology - Prim. Univ. Prof. DDr. Wolfram Hötzenecker's Research Team

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Prim. Univ. Prof. DDr. Wolfram Hötzenecker, MBA	Department Head	057680 83 4101	wolfram.hoetzenecker@kepleruniklinikum.at wolfram.hoetzenecker@jku.at
Dr. Susanne Kimeswenger	Head of the Working Group	0732 2468 8953	susanne.kimeswenger@jku.at
Teresa Burner, BSc	Technical Assistant	0664 602468649	teresa.burner@jku.at
DI Angelika Lackner, MSc	PhD Candidate		angelika.lackner_1@jku.at

Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, opens an external URL in a new window - Univ. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Högler's Research Team

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Högler	Department Head	05 7680 84 22001	wolfgang.hoegler@jku.at wolfgang.hoegler@kepleruniklinikum.at
Romana Schiller, BA	Administration	0 5768 0842 6820	romana.schiller@jku.at romana.schiller@kepleruniklinikum.at
Dr. Josephine T. Tauer	Head of WG Prof. Högler / Head of WG Tauer - Rare Diseases	0732 2468 8892	josephine.tauer@jku.at
Jessica Ebner-Jahn, PhD	PostDoc		jessica.ebner-jahn@jku.at
Mariam Farman, MSc	PhD Candidate		mariam.farman@jku.at
Barbara Voraberger, MSc (on maternity leave)	PhD Candidate	0732 2468 8893	barbara.voraberger@jku.at
Francesca Barbazza, MSc	Technical Assistant		francesca.barbazza@jku.at
Sara Shojaei, MSc	Technical Assistant		sara.shojaei@jku.at

Department of Gastroenterology - Univ. Prof. Dr. Alexander R. Moschen's Research Team

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ. Prof. Dr. Alexander R. Moschen, PhD	Department Head	057680 83 6120	alexander.moschen@kepleruniklinikum.at alexander.moschen@jku.at
Christina Watschinger, MSc	Head of the Working Group	0732 2468 8960	christina.watschinger@jku.at
Anna Maria Hoog, MSc (on maternity leave)	Biologist		anna.hoog@jku.at
Pia Zaunmair, MSc	Biologist		pia.zaunmair@jku.at
Helena Hödlmayr, MSc	PhD Candidate
Alex Ralser, MSc	PhD Candidate		alex.ralser@jku.at
Elvira Weichselbaum	Secretary		elvira.weichselbaum@jku.at

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology - Research Team of Univ. Prof. Dr. Tobias Gotterbarm

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ. Prof. Dr. Tobias Gotterbarm	Department Head	05 7680 833198	tobias.gotterbarm@kepleruniklinikum.at
Mag. Dr.Eleni Priglinger	Head of the Working Group	0732 2468 8865	eleni.priglinger@jku.at
Viktoria Sperrer, MSc	Research Assistant	0732 2468 8866 +43 5 7680 83 78618	viktoria.sperrer@jku.at
Cornelia Bergmayr, MSc	Biomedical Analyser		cornelia.bergmayr@jku.at
Dr. med. vet. Julie Rosser, PhD, DECVS, DACVSMR	Research Associate		julie.rosser@jku.at
Marlene Wahlmüller, MSc	PhD Candidate
Mag. med. vet. Agnieszka Florczyk, DECVS	PhD Candidate

Sophie Döttl, BSc	Project Assistant		sophie.doettl@jku.at
Laura Müller	Project Assistant		laura.mueller@jku.at

Clinical Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, opens in new window - Univ. Prof. Dr. Rupert Langer's Research Team

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ.Prof. Dr. Rupert Langer	Head of the Clinical Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology	057680 83 6711	rupert.langer@jku.at rupert.langer@kepleruniklinikum.at
Mag.Sabina Köfler, MSc	Head of the Working Group	0732 2468 8932	sabina.koefler@jku.at
Sewmi Madukokila A. Delana Mudiyanselage, BSc	Technical Assistant	0732 2468 8931	sewmi.delana@jku.at
Lisa Wurm, MSc	Technical Assistant	0732 2468 8931	lisa.wurm@jku.at
Hümeyra Kukal	Secretary	0732 2468 8930	huemeyra.kukal@jku.at

Department of Neurology, opens an external URL in a new window - Univ. Prof. Dr. Raimund Helbok's Research Team

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Univ.Prof. Dr. Rupert Langer	Department Head	057680 83 6811	raimund.helbok@jku.at raimund.helbok@kepleruniklinikum.at
Dr. Anna Tröscher-Böhm, PhD	Research Associate		anna.troescher-boehm@jku.at

Name

Position

Phone

E-mail Address

Univ.Prof. Dr. Rupert Langer

Department Head

057680 83 6811

raimund.helbok@jku.at

raimund.helbok@kepleruniklinikum.at

Dr. Anna Tröscher-Böhm, PhD

Research Associate

anna.troescher-boehm@jku.at

If you have any questions about conducting research at the Center for Medical Research, please contact us by sending an e-mail to: zmf.labormanagement(at)jku.at

If you have general questions about the Center for Medical Research, please send an e-mail to: zmf.office@jku.at

If you have any questions regarding research and opportunities to conduct academic/scientific work (Master's thesis, PhD dissertation), please contact the research teams directly.

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