Molecular and Cellular Basis of Diseases

The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Diseases (MCBD) PhD program has been successfully running since 2002 and provides excellent training opportunities for students from all over the world. As a PhD student you will have the opportunity to work on exciting research projects in biochemistry, molecular cell biology, and oncology, including aspects of anticancer-immunity.
The multi-disciplinary nature of our program combines basic hypothesis driven research with clinical research and will allow you to acquire a broad skill-set to launch your successful career in basic and applied biomedical sciences.
Your research project will be supervised by one of your faculty members and a PhD committee. Comprehensive training is accomplished through a core curriculum that includes selected lectures and hands-on methods courses. A dynamic seminar program with presentation and discussion of research projects complements this training plan. Direct interactions with your peers and faculty are part of the daily live in the MCBD-affiliated laboratories throughout the year at the Medical University of Innsbruck.
A special research focus within MCBD is the FWF funded PhD program Cellular Basis of Diseases (CBD) with its interdisciplinary PhD projects on the molecular control of metabolism & inflammation. More information on the CBD PhD program can be found here.
Lectures and Courses
MCBD Students
MCBD Faculty
Matthias Erlacher
Program Coordinator (MCBD)
Biocenter, Genomics and RNomics
Tel.: +43(0)512/9003-70256
matthias.erlacher@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Patrizia Stoitzner
Program Deputy Coordinator (MCBD)
Dermatology and Venereology
Tel.: +43 50 504 23016
patrizia.stoitzner@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Guido Wollmann
Program Deputy Coordinator (MCBD)
Virology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 71742
guido.wollmann@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Verena Labi
Developmental Immunology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70364
verena.labi@i-med.ac.at
personal website »David Teis
Program Coordinator (CBD)
Biocenter, Cell Biology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70191
david.teis@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Susanne Kaser
Program Coordinator (CBD)
Internal Medicine II
Tel.: +43 50 504 23539
susanne.kaser@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Michael J. Ausserlechner
Paediatrics I
Tel.: +43 512 504 27748
michael.j.ausserlechner@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Gottfried Baier
Translational Cell Genetics
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70514
gottfried.baier@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Martin Bodner
Legal Medicine
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70621
martin.bodner@i-med.ac.atGerald Brosch
Biocenter, Molecular Biology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70211
gerald.brosch@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Stefan Coassin
Institut für Genetische Epidemiologie
Tel.: +43/512/9003 70576
stefan.coassin@i-med.ac.atZoran Culig
Urology
Tel.: +43 50 504 24717
zoran.culig@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Sandrine Moreno Dubrac
Dermatology
Tel.: +43 50 504 23025
sandrine.dubrac@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Theresia Dunzendorfer-Matt
Institut für Biologische Chemie
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70349
Theresia.Dunzendorfer-Matt@i-med.ac.atHesso Farhan
Biocenter, Pathophysiology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70360
hesso.farhan@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Heidelinde Fiegl
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Tel.: +43 50 504 23113
heidelinde.fiegl@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Bernhard Flucher
Division of Physiology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70836
bernhard.e.flucher@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Stephan Geley
Molecular Pathophysiology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70365
stephan.geley@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Can Gollmann-Tepeköylü
Universitätsklinik für Herzchirurgie
Tel.: +43 50 504 22501
can.gt@i-med.ac.atStefan Grässle
Biocenter, Molecular Biology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70218
stefan.graessle@i-med.ac.atHubertus Haas
Biocenter, Molecular Biology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70205
Hubertus.Haas@i-med.ac.at
personal websiteHubert Hackl
CCB, Bioinformatics
hubert.hackl@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Judith Hagenbuchner
Paediatrics II
Tel.: +43 512 504 81578
judith.hagenbuchner@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Ludger Hengst
Biocenter, Medical Biochemistry
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70110
ludger.hengst@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Christine Heufler-Tiefenthaler
Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology
Tel.: +43 50 504 23043
christine.heufler@i-med.ac.atJohannes Holfeld
Cardiac Surgery
Tel.: +43 50 504 22501
johannes.holfeld@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Lukas Huber
Biocenter, Cell Biology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70170
lukas.a.huber@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Alexander Hüttenhofer
Biocenter, Genomics and RNomics
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70250
alexander.huettenhofer@i-med.ac.atMarkus Keller
GEG Program Coordinator
Biochemical Genetics
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70550
markus.keller@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Natascha Kleiter
Translational Cell Genetics
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70528
natascha.kleiter@i-med.ac.at
Personal Website »Florian Kronenberg
Genetic Epidemiology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70560
florian.kronenberg@@i-med.ac.at
personal websiteFabio Gsaller
Institut für Molekularbiologie
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70224
E-Mail: Fabio.Gsaller@i-med.ac.at
personal websiteClaudia Lamina
Division of Genetic Epidemiology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70565
claudia.lamina@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Alexandra Lusser
Biocenter, Molecular Biology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70210
alexandra.lusser@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Florentine Marx-Ladurner
Biocenter, Molecular Biology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70207
florentine.marx@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Thomas Müller
Pediatrics I
Tel.: +43 50 504 23501
thomas.mueller@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Herbert Oberacher
Legal Medicine
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70639
herbert.oberacher@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Gerald Obermair
Division of Physiology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70841
gerald.obermair@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Petra Obexer
Paediatrics II
Tel.: +43 50 504 25439
petra.obexer@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Walther Parson
Legal Medicine
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70651
walther.parson@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Andreas Ritsch
Internal Medicine I
Tel.: +43 512 504 23252
andreas.ritsch@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Oliver Schmidt
Institut für Zellbiologie
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70189
Oliver.Schmidt@i-med.ac.atMatthias Schmuth
Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology
Tel.: +43 50 504 24801
matthias.schmuth@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Stefan Schneeberger
Visceral, Transplantation and Thorax Surgery
Tel.: +43 50 504 22604
stefan.schneeberger@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Sebastian Schönherr
Institut für Genetische Epidemiologie
Tel.: +43 (0) 512 9003 70579
sebastian.schoenherr@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Hubert Schwelberger
Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery
Tel.: +43 512 9003 71362
hubert.schwelberger@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Jörg Striessnig
LFU/Pharmacology & Toxicology
Tel.: +43 512 507 58800
joerg.striessnig@uibk.ac.at
personal website »Ivan Tancevski
Internal Medicine II
ivan.tancevski@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Zlatko Trajanoski
Biocenter, Bioinformatics
Tel.: +43 512 9003 71401
zlatko.trajanoski@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Jakob Troppmair
Daniel Swarovski Research Laboratory
Tel.: +43 50 504 27819
jakob.troppmair@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Ilja Vietor
Biocenter, Cell Biology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70175
ilja.vietor@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Andreas Villunger
Developmental Immunology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70380
andreas.villunger@qf1222i-med.ac.at
personal website »Dorothee von Laer
Virology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 71700
dorothee.von-laer@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Katrin Watschinger
Biocenter, Biological Chemistry
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70344
katrin.watschinger@i-med.ac.atGünter Weiss
Internal Medicine II
Tel.: +43 50 504 23251
günter.weiss@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Doris Wilflingseder
Hygiene/Medical Microbiology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70704
doris.wilflingseder@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Heinz Zoller
Internal Medicine I
Tel.: +43 50 504 23539
heinz.zoller@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Johannes Zschocke
Human Genetics
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70500
johannes.zschocke@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Albert Amberger
Human Genetics
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70548
albert.amberger@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Christoph Ebenbichler
Internal Medicine I
Tel.: +43 50 504 23298
christoph.ebenbichler@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Iris Eder-Neuwirt
Urology
iris.eder@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Engler Clemens
clemens.engler@student.i-med.ac.at
Supervisor: Ebenbichler ChristophManfred Grabner
Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology
Tel.: +43 9003 70407
manfred.grabner@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Bernhard Haubner
Internal Medicine III
Tel.: +43 50 504 23539
bernhard.haubner@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Arno Helmberg
Molecular Pathophysiology
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70366
arno.helmberg@i-med.ac.at
Personal Website »Andreas Janecke
Paediatrics I
Tel.: +43 50 504 23791
andreas.janecke@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Andreas Pircher
Internal Medicine V
Tel.: +43 50 504 24003
andreas.pircher@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Wilfried Posch
Hygiene/Medical Microbiology
Tel.: +43 9003 70706
wilfried.posch@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Sabine Rudnik
Human Genetics
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70502
sabine.rudnik@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Natalie Sampson
Urology
natalie.sampson@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Frederic Santer
Urology
frederic.santer@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Iraida Skvortsova
Radiotherapy and Radio-Oncology
Tel.: +43 50 504 27758
ira.skvortsova@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Sieghart Sopper
Internal Medicine V
Tel.: +43 50 504 26332
sieghart.sopper@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Georg Vogel
Pediatrics I
Tel.: +43 50 504 23501
georg.vogel@i-med.ac.at
personal website »Katharina Wimmer
Human Genetics
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70513
katharina.wimmer@i-med.ac.at
personal wbsite »Dominik Wolf
Internal Medicine V
Tel.: +43 50 504 23410
dominik.wolf@i-med.ac.at
personal website »