Günter LEPPERDINGER
University Salzburg, Department of Cell Biology, Hellbrunnerstr. 34 A-5020 Salzburg, Austria;
DOB: August 16th, 1966
POB: Salzburg, AUSTRIA
Austrian, married, 3 children
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS and POSITIONS:
- 2015: University Salzburg, Department of Cell Biology
- 2012: University Innsbruck, Faculty of Biology
- 2004: tenure (section head and PI at the Institute for Aging Research)
- 2004: venia docendi: University of Innsbruck, Developmental Biology
- 2002: Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innsbruck Austria Biomedical Aging Research
- 2001-02: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Developmental Biology
- 2000: venia docendi: University of Salzburg, Biochemistry
- 1998-99: Max Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Protein Chemistry
- 1994-2000: Institute of Molecular Biology Austrian Acad. Sci., Salzburg
- 1994-1999: lector: at the General Hospital, Salzburg, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- 1991-94: research fellow and lector at the University of Salzburg
- 1991: Universita „La Sapienzia“ Roma, Inst. of Biochemistry
- 2004-September: tenure (section head; Austrian Academy of Sciences)
- 2004-January: Habilitation Developmental Biology (Univ. Innsbruck) Univ. Doz.
- 2001-2002: staff scientist at NIH, NIDDK, Bethesda Maryland, USA
- 2000-October: Habilitation Biochemistry (Univ. Salzburg) Univ. Doz.
- 1999: NIH: Pathology of Genetically Engineered Mice
- 1998: University of Graz: Transgenic Mouse Models
- 1994-June: Dr. rer. nat. Chemistry (Univ. Vienna)
- 1993: NIOB Utrecht: Development Biology of Amphibians
- 1993: University of Newcastle: In situ Hybridization
- 1992: MPI Frankfurt: Xenopus laevis oocyte injection
- 1991: University of Oxford, Embryology of Xenopus laevis
- 1991-April: Mag. rer. nat. Chemistry (Univ. Vienna)
- 1989-91: Institute of Molecular Biology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Salzburg
- 1985-89: Chemistry, University of Vienna
- 1984-85: Genetics, University of Salzburg
- 2007- Section editor to Gerontology, Karger
- 2005-2008: Associate Editor to Experimental Gerontology, Elsevier
- 2002: Cofounder of ASCINA – Austrian Scientists and Scholars in North America
- 2014: Honorary Professorship , President of the Republic of Austria
- 2012: ASCINA Champions AWARD, Austrian Scientists and Scholars in North America
- 2005: Werner Welzig Award of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- 2004: Invited Life Member of the Internat. Society for Hyaluronan Sciences (ISHAS)
- 2003: Burgen Scholar of the Academia Europaea 2002: Christian-Doppler-Award; Salzburg
- 2001: Best of Biotechnology Award, Salzburg/Vienna 1991: Diploma thesis award of the University of Vienna
