LORENZ AGLAS
CURRICULUM VITAE
Senior Scientist, Dr. rer. nat. MSc. BSc.
(last update: 07/2021)
Personal Data
| Name | Lorenz AGLAS |
|---|---|
| Present Address | Department of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg |
| Hellbrunner Straße 34, A-5020 Salzburg | |
| Tel: +43 662 8044 5819 | |
| Citizenship | Austrian |
| Languages | German, English |
Main Research Areas
| Research Area 1 | Molecular Biology, Molecular and Cellular Allergology, Immunology |
| Research Area 2 | Allergy diagnosis and treatment |
| Research Area 3 | Recombinant molecules and physico-chemical characterization |
| Research Area 4 | Mimetic peptide characterization |
| Research Focus | Basic research aspects: My research activities focuses on understanding the mechanism of allergic sensitizationinduced by pollen allergens, the induction of immune tolerance, and the molecular/immunological characterization of allergens. Translational research: Development of novel therapeutic approaches for the treatment of (pollen) allergies |
Academic Employment
| Current Position | PostDoc/Senior scientist |
| 18/08/2017–Present | Senior Scientist at University of Salzburg, Department of Biosciences, Research Group of Fatima Ferreira, Salzburg, Austria |
University Education
| 04/11/2013–18/08/2017 | PhD in Molecular Biology, Dr. rer. nat University of Salzburg, Department of Molecular Biology, Research Group of Fatima Ferreira, Salzburg, Austria Title of PhD Thesis: “Intrinsic properties of the Bet v 1-fold. Impact on immunogenicity and allergenicity.” PhD defense: 18.08.2017 |
| 14/09/2011–23/10/2013 | Master in Genetics and Biotechnology, MScStudies |
Editorial Activities
| 19/05/2020–present | Review Editor for Frontiers in Allergy |
| 05/05/2020–present | Guest Editor for JoVe “Characterization of allergens: Assessing common structural features and biological functions” |
Ad-hoc Peer Review Activity
| 11/2016–present | Clinical and Translational Allergy |
| 12/2020-present | Allergy, and Clinical and Experimental Allergy |
| 01/2021-present | Molecular Immunology |
Additional Research Activities
| EAACI | Junior member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology |
| ÖGAI | Member of the Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunology |
| ÖGMBT | Member of the Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology |
