Our Team at the Center for Medical Research.

CMR Management & Administration

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. Spiegl-Kreinecker	Administration/Organizational Management	0732 2468 3094	sabine.spiegl-kreinecker@jku.at
Christian Doppler, MSc, PhD	Operational Scientific Management	0732 2468 3099	christian.doppler@jku.at
Stangl Alexandra	Administration	0732 2468 3081	alexandra.stangl@jku.at

Assistant to Management at the Center for Medical Research

Name	Position	Phone	E-Mail Address
Laura Hien, BA	Assistant	0732 2468 3083	laura.hien@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
DI Dr. Franz Gruber, MSc	Safety Officer Project Manager Biobank	0732 2468 3308	franz.gruber@jku.at
Edeltraud Raml	Lab Safety	0732 2468 3091	edeltraud.raml@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
Isratul Jannat, MSc	Project Team Member		isratul.jannat@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	0732 2468 3086	tamara.lang@jku.at
Urban Koblar	Student 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	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	arndt.rohwedder@jku.at

Core Facility for Cytometry

Name	Position	Phone	E-mail Address
Edeltraud Raml		0732 2468 3091	edeltraud.raml@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
Yuanyuan Li, M.A.	Administration	0732 2468 3082	yuanyuan.li@jku.at
Dr. Christian Wechselberger	Senior Scientist Bio Safety Officer	0732 2468 8946	christian.wechselberger@jku.at
Mag. Michaela Kotnik	Technical Assistant	0732 2468 8947	michaela.kotnik@jku.at
Spela Puh, MSc	PhD Candidate	0732 2468 8944	spela.puh@jku.at
Clara Ganhör, MSc	PhD Candidate	0732 2468 8943	clara.ganhoer@jku.at
Marina Müller, MSc	PhD Candidate		marina.mueller@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
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Andreas Pasch	Associate Scientist	0732 2468 8990
Dr. Markus Mandl	Post-Doc Candidate	0732 2468 8990	markus.mandl@jku.at
Dr. Azmat Sohail	Post-Doc Candidate	0732 2468 8990	azmat.sohail@jku.at
DDr. Sodikdjon A. Kodirov	Senior Lecturer	0732 2468 8990	sodikdjon.kodirov@jku.at
Mehdi Razazian, MSc	PhD Candidate	0732 2468 8990	mehdi.razazian@jku.at
Min-Chau Nguyen, MSc	Project Team Member	0732 2468 8990	minh-chau.nguyen@jku.at
Lakmi Lakshani Pitigala, MSc	Biomedical Analyst	0732 2468 8990	lakmi_lakshani.pitigala@jku.at
Sara Shojaei, BSc	Technical Assistant	0732 2468 8990	sara.shojaei@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@jku.at
Kerstin Kremser	Secretary	0732 2468 8929	kerstin.kremser@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
Anna Madlmayr, MSc	PhD Candidate	0732 2468 8925	anna.madlmayr@jku.at
Univ. Prof. Dr. Josef Donnerer	Professor	0732 2468 8921	josef.donnerer@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
Jan Maximilian Janssen	Head of the Working Group	0732 2468 8902	jan_maximilian.janssen@jku.at
Univ. Prof.Dr. Monika Wimmer-Röll	University Assistant	0732 2468 8900	monika.wimmer-roell@jku.at
Dr. Christian Thome	University Assistant (currently abroad)	0732 2468 8902	christian.thome@jku.at
Nadja Lehmann, MSc	External Doctoral Candidate
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	Post-Doc Candidate		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
Sara Taneva	Secretary	0732 2468 8980	sara.taneva@jku.at
Zahra Malekshahi, PhD	PostDoc		zahra.malekshahi@jku.a
Katharina Rösel, MSc	PhD Candidate		katharina_barbara.roesel@jku.at
Laura Urwanisch, MSc	Technical Assistant		laura.urwanisch@jku.at

Clinical Research Team

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	Biomedial Analysist		stefanie.kehrer_1@jku.at
Kevin Lang, BSc	Biomedial Analysist		kevin.lang@jku.at
Christina Fürlinger, MSc	Technical Assistant		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	Post-Doc Candidate	0732 2468 8873	fahad.benthani@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	Post-Doc Candidate	0732 2468 8877	mario.mairhofer@jku.at
Chengzheng Han	PhD Candidate		chengzheng.han@jku.at

Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, opens an external URL in a new window - Univ. Prof. Dr. Matthias Bolz' Research Team

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
Ana Cetkovic, MSc	PhD Candidate		ana.cetkovic@jku.at
Alessandro Bellapianta, MSc	PhD Candidate		alessandro.bellapianta@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 Head of Administration and Organization at the Center for Medical Research	0732 2468 3094	sabine.spiegl-kreinecker@jku.at sabine.spiegl-kreinecker@kepleruniklinikum.at

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

Head of Administration and Organization at the Center for Medical Research

0732 2468 3094

sabine.spiegl-kreinecker@jku.at

sabine.spiegl-kreinecker@kepleruniklinikum.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 87 25901	peter.oppelt@kepleruniklinikum.at
Dr.ⁱⁿ Barbara Arbeithuber	Head of the Working Group		barbara.arbeithuber@jku.at
Marlene Rezk, MSc	PhD Candidate		marlene.rezk@jku.at
Linda Grasegger,BSc	Student Assistant		linda.grasegger@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@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
Mariam Farman, MSc	PhD Candidate		mariam.farman@jku.at
Barbara Voraberger, MSc	PhD Candidate	0732 2468 8893	barbara.voraberger@jku.at
Francesca Barbazza, MSc	Technical Assistant		francesca.barbazza@jku.at
Sewmi Madukokila A. Delana Mudiyanselage, BSc	Technical Assistant		sewmi.delana@jku.at
Lisa John, BSc	Technical Assistant		lisa.john@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	Biologist		anna.hoog@jku.at
Helena Hödlmayr, MSc	PhD Candidate
Elvira Weichselbaum	Secretary		elvira.weichselbaum@jku.at

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology - , opens an external URL in a new windowResearch 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
Dr.Eleni Priglinger	Head of the Working Group	0732 2468 8865	eleni.priglinger@jku.at
Viktoria Sperrer, MSc	Research Assistant	+43 5 7680 83 78618	viktoria.sperrer@jku.at
Marlene Wahlmüller, MSc	PhD Candidate

Clinical Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, opens an external URL in a 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
Dr. Lizeth Carolina Toapanta Serrano	University Assistant	0732 2468 8932	lizeth_carolina.toapanta_serrano@jku.at
Josephat Marco	Project Member		josephat.marco@jku.at
Hümeyra Kukal	Secretary	0732 2468 8930	huemeyra.kukal@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@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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