Performance Report 2017
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Performance Report 2017 Department of Pathophysiology & Allergy Research Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology Medical University Vienna Coordinated by: Marion Sack Content Page Introduction 3 Organigram 7 Personnel 10 Impulsseminare 11 1.Detailed Reports of Divisions 13 1.1.Division for Comparative Immunology and Oncology 13 1.2.Division for Cellular and Molecular Pathophysiology 53 1.3.Division for Immunopathology 75 1.4.Division for Medical Biotechnology 109 1.5.Division for Allergy Research 127 Rooms 141 Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition. Adam Smith __________________________________________________________________________ It is my great pleasure to introduce this performance report of the Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research (IPA), which summarizes our scientific and academic achievements in 2017. I wish to express my sincere gratitude to all who made a contribution to this year´s excellent performance! I also congratulate each of you to personal achievements that you have accomplished in 2017! Together, we have maintained our high standards and quality in terms of research performance and academic teaching. The regular meetings of the group leaders in the “Institutsrat” help to exchange of important information in a personal manner and informal environment. I thank you all for your contributions and time you dedicate to the “Institutsrat” as in my opinion the personal contact is a relevant key to a cooperative environment. And the latter is very important for the overall success of the IPA! Along these lines, I also wish to express my sincere thanks to Univ. Prof. Hannes Stockinger, the head of the centre for Pathophysiology, Infection, and Immunology (CePII), for his transparent policy and continuous support of the IPA. This support has allowed us the continuation of excellent science and academic teaching in a cooperative atmosphere and is an important basis for our future! Thank you all for your efforts, dedication and willingness to contribute to the strong team spirit and make the IPA what it is! Barbara Bohle Head of the IPA 3 General overview The 18 research groups at the IPA cover various topics, such as basic and translational aspects in cellular and molecular pathophysiology, immunopathology, comparative immunology, oncology, medical biotechnology and allergology. In 2017, these efforts resulted in numerous publications in peer-reviewed high-impact journals, research awards and many contributions to prestigious scientific national and international meetings. A total sum of LOM-relevant 243 impact factors was gained in 2017. Figure 1 gives an overview on the development of the LOM-calculated impact factors of the IPA since 2012. I congratulate each member to this great achievement! The percentage of papers accepted in top, standard and other journals in the respective fields of research is given in Figure 2 and reflects the high quality of the research performed at the IPA as the vast majority of papers are published in top journals. Despite of more difficult conditions for funding, the IPA members continued to be successful in recruiting third party money and research grants as shown in figure 3 which gives an overview on the LOM-relevant impact factors achieved by grants since 2012. However, the declining tendency of third party funding in the past years is clearly visible. Congratulations to all project leaders who successfully run research projects funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), the Österreichische Nationalbank, the medizinisch- wissenschaftlicher Fonds des Bürgermeisters der Stadt Wien and the European Commission 4 or funded in cooperations with companies! As in the previous years, the total sum of third party funding makes 95% of the IPA budget and more than 60% of our staff is paid by this money. This positive funding situation also reflects that the members of the IPA are highly active researchers and well embedded in the international fields of their expertise. The IPA is proud of several successful and long lasting collaborations with national and international research partners. In addition to research, the IPA takes teaching and education very seriously. In 2017, a total of 110 Austrian and international bachelor, diploma and PhD students were educated. Figure 4 illustrates the total numbers of diploma (white circles), PhD (black circles) and bachelor students (black triangles) over the past years. Several group leaders are involved in doctoral programs funded by the FWF which also reflects the high quality of training of PhD students at the IPA. The high commitment of the IPA’s members to teaching is also reflected by the total numbers of semester hours of the members of the IPA held at the Medical University (Figure 5). Our achievements in teaching in total equal 161,62 LOM-relevant impact factors. Regular “Impulse Seminars” have been held at the IPA in 2017 during which the different group leaders at the IPA present their latest scientific achievements. These seminars can be regarded as advanced training for IPA members but are also open for external guests. This year, it has also been decided that in the future also PostDocs at the IPA will be invited to present their scientific results in “Impulse Seminars”. Furthermore, several members of the IPA are active in teaching and examining at other universities. Many IPA members also act as reviewers of external diploma and PhD theses, Habilitations, scientific manuscripts and research grants, and are active on editorial and advisory boards and on the boards of national and international research societies. At our website www.meduniwien.ac.at/hp/ipa/ we monthly publish our research papers to make our scientific achievements visible for the public. Moreover, our “news and activities” announce awards and personal achievements of the members of the IPA. Thank you all for your active contribution to the performance of the IPA! 5 6 Performance Report 2017 Organigram Organigram (December 2017) Head: Barbara Bohle, PhD, Professor for Cellular Allergology Deputy Head: Peter Pietschmann, MD, Professor Department Secretary: Marion Sack Check point: Andreas Kunrath Student Secretary: Marion Krones, Zorica Stanojevic Division for Comparative Immunology and Oncology Head: Erika Jensen-Jarolim, MD, Professor for Pathophysiology, Professor for Comparative Medicine Secretary: Nora Diallo Martina Salzmann, BMA 50% WG AllergoOncology: Head: Erika Jensen-Jarolim, MD, Professor Beatrix Pfanzagl, Ass. Professor Christina Pranger, PhD-Student Franziska Roth-Walter, PhD Stella Ahlers, Diploma Student Lukas Einhorn, PhD- Student Lena Kreutzer, Diploma Student Judit Fazekas, PhD- Student Larissa Kawasch, Diploma Student Jelena Gotovina, PhD- Student Anton Vidovic, Diploma Student Jordakieva Galateja, PhD- Student Lucie Pribylova, Diploma Student Sheriene Afifi-Moussa, PhD-Student Alina Groschopf, Diploma Student Ina Herrmann, PhD-Student Julia Sikora, Diploma Student Verena Köhler, PhD-Student WG Tumor Pathology: Head: Enikö Kallay, PhD, Assoc. Professor Luca Iamartino, PhD-Student Rebecca Grüneis, Diploma Student Taha Elajnaf, PhD-Student Malgorzata Cichon, Diploma Student Judit Repas, Diploma Student Teresa Manhardt, CTA Nora Geissler, Diploma Student Maria Elena Manfredini, Project manager Himadri Bahadur, Diploma Student WG Gastrointestinal Immunology: Head: Eva Untersmayr-Elsenhuber, MD, Assoc. Professor. Nazanin Samadi, PhD-Student Carmen Müllauer, Diploma Student Klara Sepova, Diploma Student Judith Pekar, Bachelor Student Eleonore Weidmann, Diploma Student Anna Blaas, Bachelor Student WG Molecular Research in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Head: Yan Ma, PhD, Assoc. Professor Administration TCM: Ulrike Loidl He Shan, PhD-Student Xiaoxia Wang, Master Student Lene Ladanyi, Master Student Astrid Feder, Master Student Svenja Krüger, Master Student Mao Xinjun, Master Student Winnie Xiao, Master Student Zheng Prokop, Master Student Amar Saciri, Master Student 7 Performance Report 2017 Organigram Division for Cellular and Molecular Pathophysiology Head: Peter Pietschmann, MD, Assoc. Professor Secretary: Birgit Schwarz Martina Salzmann, BMA 50% WG Bone, Cartilage and conn. Tissue Research: Head: Peter Pietschmann, MD, Assoc. Professor Robert Wakolbinger, PhD-Student Marchetti Sebastian, Diploma Student Sonja Walzer, PhD-Student Carina Quack, Diploma Student Adalbert Raimann, PhD-Student Andreas Grügl, Diploma Student György Vekszler,PhD-Student Lueger Anna, Diploma Student Daniela Bieder, PhD-Student Mathias Schmidt, Diploma-Student Mahmoud Elshamly, PhD-Student Maximilina Stundner, Diploma Student Lukas Panzenböck, PhD-Student Jennifer Kellner Bachelor Student Nicolas Haffner, PhD-Student Linda Rieschl, Bachelor Student Julia Köttsdorfer, PhD-Student Katharina Wahl, CTA WG Pathophysioloy of the Placenta: Head: Isabella Ellinger, PhD, Assoc, Professor Haleh Ganjian, PhD-Student Amirreza Mahbod, PhD-Student Jost Kemper, Diploma-Student Wolfgang Seebacher, Diploma Student Christoph Jungwirth, Diploma Student Katharina Gelles, BMA WG Molecular System Biology and Pathophysiology Head: Diana Mechtcheriakova, PhD, Assoc. Professor Anastasia Meshcheryakova, PhD-Student Andrea Oswald, Diploma Student Mungenast Felicitas, PhD-Student Division for Immunopathology Head: Rudolf Valenta, MD, Professor for Allergology Secretary: Doris Werjant SFB-Secretary: Anna Guentcheva Milena Weber, CTA WG Molecular Immunopathology: Head: Rudolf Valenta, MD, Professor Christian Lupinek, MD Kristina Borochova, PhD-Student