| Education |
| 1987 - 1997 | Undergraduate studies in Chemistry at the Karl-Franzens-University of Graz |
| October 1995 - February 1997 | Master thesis at the Institute of Biochemistry (Prof. Hermann Esterbauer): Kinetics and structure of 15-lipoxygenase |
| May 1997 | Master degree in Chemistry (Mag. rer. nat.) |
| March 1997 - May 1997 | Research assistant at the Institute of Biochemistry, SFB Biomembranes project F709 |
| June 1997 - March 2001 | Ph.D thesis at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Microbiology (Prof. Rudolf Zechner): Alternative mechanisms of fatty acid synthesis and uptake in lipoprotein lipase deficient adipocytes. |
| March 31st, 2001 | PhD in chemistry (Dr. rer. nat.) |
| Professional experiences |
| April 2001 - August 2001 | Research assistant at the Institute of Pathology, University of Graz |
| September 2001 - Juli 2006 | Assistant Professor at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz |
| Juli 2006 | Habilitation for Molecular Biology and Biochemistry |
| Juli 2006 - September 2006 | Univ. Doz. at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz |
| since October 2006 | Associate Professor. at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz |
| since October 2010 | Deputy Head of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz |
| Distinctions |
| 1997 | Best thesis award of the Gesellschaft Österreichischer Chemiker for the Master thesis |
| 2005 | MSD/AESCA award |
| 2005 | sanofi-aventis award |
| Teaching activities |
| 1999 - 2003 | Isotopic methods in biochemistry, Karl-Franzens University Graz
| since 2002 | Seminars and practical courses in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Graz
| 2003 - 2006 | Participation in graduate course "From Molecule to Organism" (Module 8), Medical University of Graz
| 2004 - 2010 | Participation in graduate course "Medical Molecular Biology" (Special Module 7), Medical University of Graz
| since 2006 | Participation in graduate course "Biomolecules: Biosynthesis, Function and Metabolism" (Module 6), Medical University of Graz
| since 2006 | Participation in graduate course "Heredity, Urogenital Tract and Endocrine Organs" (Module 7), Medical University of Graz
| since 2006 | PhD course: Recombinant DNA and RNA methodology
| since 2006 | PhD course: Basics in Molecular Biology
| since 2010 | Deputy speaker of the doctoral program "Metabolic and cardiovascular disease" (funded by the FWF)
| since 2010 | PhD course: Life Sciences for MDs
| Scientific organizations |
| since 1997 | Gesellschaft Österreichischer Chemiker (GÖCH) |
| since 1999 | Österreichische Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie (OGBM)(2001 - 2003 General secretary) (2004 - 2008 Board member) |
| since 2010 | Österreichische Gesellschaft für Molekulare Biowissenschaften und Biotechnologie (ÖGMBT) |
| since 2000 | Austrian Atherosclerosis Society (AAS)(2004 - 2008 Board member) |
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