Date of Birth:     August 25, 1954
Place of Birth:    Graz, Austria
Nationality    Austria
    
Education
    
1972-1980    University education in General Chemistry at the University of Graz
July 1980    Ph.D. Graduation
    
Career history

1980-1984    University Assistant, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University of Graz, Austria.
1985-1987    Research Associate, Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolism, The Rockefeller University, New York, USA
1987-1990    University Assistant, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University of Graz
1990 - 1998    Associate Professor, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University of Graz
1994-1998    Head, Section of Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University of Graz
1998-1999    Professor of Biochemistry, Chairman of the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Graz
since 2000    Professor of Biochemistry, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz
    
Career related activities

since 1997    Speaker of the research consortium SFB Biomembranes, Graz, Austria
1998-2004    Chairman of the Natural Science Faculty, University of Graz
since 1999    Vice President of the Austrian Atherosclerosis Society
since 2000    Member of the Senate of the University
since 2000    Member of the Personal Committee of the University
since 2002    Project coordinator for GOLD
since 2004    Corresponding member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
since 2004    Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Lipid Research

Awards    

1985    Max-Kade Fellowship
1986    Erwin-Schroedinger Stipendium
1990    Kuner-Science Award sponsored by Unilever
1990    Award for scientific achievements sponsored by the county of Styria
1996    Hoechst Preis
        
Research interests    

Biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology of lipid and energy metabolism.