Molecular and Cellular Basis of Diseases
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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
Division of Genetic Epidemiology
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
Division of Genetic Epidemiology
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@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 »