Wolfgang F. Graier - Curriculum vitae#

Education

• 1981-1988 Study of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Graz, Austria
• 12. July 1988 Master degree (Mag. pharm.) in Pharmaceutical Science (suma cum laude)
• 1988-1990 Ph.D. thesis in Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria
• 7. Feb. 1991 Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Graz, Austria (suma cum laude)
• June 95 Habilitation in Biochemical Pharmacology at the Medical Faculty at the University of Graz, Graz, Austria,
• January 01 Habilitation in Physiology at the Medical Faculty at the University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Professional experinces

• June 89 - Nov. 89 Contract Assistant at the Department of Pharma­cology and Toxicology, Universityof Graz, Austria
• Dec.89 - Sept. 91 Research Assitant supported by the Austrian Science Fund, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria
• Oct.91 - March 92 Military service, St. Michael and Graz, Military-Pharmasist
• April 92 - May 93 Research Assistant (supp. Austrian Science Funds), Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria
• May 93 - May 94 PostDoc Training in Physiology and Membrane biophysics at the Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, Vascular Cell Biophysics Laboratory (Prof. Dr. Mike Sturek), University Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (supp. Max Kade Foundation, New York, USA)
• June 94 - May 95 Assistant Professor at the Department of Medical Biochemistry at the University of Graz, Austria
• June 95 - April 2009 Associate Professor (a.o. Univ. Prof.) at the Department of Medical Biochemistry & Medical Molecular Biology at the University of Graz, Austria
• since Feb 2006 Head of the Research Unit for Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Medical University of Graz
• since January 2009 Vice Speaker of the Cardio-Vascular Research Area at the Medical University of Graz, Austria
• since May 2009 Full Professor of Molecular Biology at the Institute of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Austria
• since October 2009 Chair of the Institute of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Austria
• since May 2015 Head of the NIKON-Center of Excellence: Super-Resolution Microscopy: Cells and Organelles

Distinctions

• Herba Award 1991, Vienna, Austria
• Young Investigator Award 1992, Basel, CH at the International EDRF Symposium
• Best Poster Award, Basel, CH at the International EDRF Symposium
• Young Scientist Traveler Grant, Conference about Second Messenger and Phosphoproteins, Glasgow, UK
• Max Kade Stipendium (Austrian Academy of Sciences and Max Kade Fondation, USA)
• Erwin Schrödinger Auslandsstipendium (Austrian Research Fund) 1993-1994
• Young Scientist Traveler Award, Boston, USA 1993
• Otto-Loewi-Award 1994, Vienna, Austria
• Young Investigator Award 1995 der European Vascular Biology Association, Oxford, UK
• Paracelsus Award 1995, Austrian Society of Internal Medicine, Austria
• Höchst-Award, 1995, Austria
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Award, 1996, Austria
• Paracelsus Award 1999, Austrian Society of Internal Medicine, Austria
• Council Member of the European Society of Clinical Investigation 2002-2005
• Sanofi-Aventis Award 2004, Austria (Senior-Author)
• Vice President of the European Society of Clinical Investigation 2005-2006
• Sanofi-Aventis Award 2006, Austria (Senior-Author)
• Sanofi-Aventis Award 2007, Austria (Senior-Author)
• Since 2008: member of the ACADAEMIA EUROPAEA (Section Physiology & Medicine)
• awarded to be one out of five teacher of the year 2009/2010 by the students at the Medical University of Graz (the ceremony took place at annual Get Together Wintertime of the Medical University of Graz)
• Since 2012: Official Nominator for the "Japan Prize"

Editorial responsibilities

• Associate Editor for Diabetologia 2000-2003
• Editor for British Journal of Pharmacology 2000-2003
• Editorial Board Member of Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology since 2001
• Editorial Board Member of Current Cardiology Reviews since 2004
• Editorial Board Member of Recent Patent Reviews on Cardiovascular Drug Discovery since 2005
• Editorial Board Member of Pflugers Archive - European Journal of Physiology since 2008
• Editorial Board Member of Frontiers in Cardiovascular and Smooth Muscle Pharmacology since 2010
• Associate Editor for Calcium Signaling since 2013

Invited reviewer for:

Journals: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology, Atherosclerosis, Biochemical Pharmacology, British Journal of Pharmacology, Biochimica and Biophysica Acta, Circulation Research, Current Medicinal Chemistry, Comperative Biochemistry and Physiology, Diabetes, Diabetes and its Complication, Diabetologia, European Journal of Clinical Investigation, European Journal of Pharmacology, Experimental Gerontology, FASEB Journal, Febs Letters, Hypertension, Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Int. J. of Exp. and Clin. Pharmacol., Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Journal of Physiology London, Life Sciences, Nature Cell Biology, Pflügers Arch. - Eur. J. Physiology, Pharmacological Research, Pharmacology, PNAS, Plazenta, Science, and others

Grant offices:

Hong Kong University Grants Commitee, Hong Kong; Wellcome Trust, UK; MiUR, Italy; CIVR, Italy; Czech Science Foundation, Czech Republic; German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development - Israel/Germany; The Austrian National Bank, Austria, and others

Memberships (partially terminated):

• American Heart Association, Cardiovascular Council, AHA, USA
• American Physiological Society, APS, USA
• Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology, ÖGMBT, Austria
• European Calcium Society, ECS; Europe
• International Cannabinoid Research Society, ICRS
• Physiological Society, UK, Europe

Teachings activities (for details please see "Teaching"):

• Lectures:
  • Arzneimittelinteraktionen 92-02
  • Signaltransduktion 97-
  • Vaskuläre Zellbiologie 95-
  • Medizinische Biochemie 95&96
  • Pharmakologie der Gefäße 95-
  • Lokale Gefäßregulation 99-
  • Courses for the Dr. rer. nat. education since 00
  • Involved in the teaching of Dr. sci. med. students since 02
  • Involved in the teaching for the PhD program Molecular Medicine at the MUG since 07
• Practical courses:
  • Medizinische Biochemie seit 95
  • Methoden der Vaskulären Zellbiologie seit 95
  • SSM (Curriculum neu Medizin): Neurophysiologie/Herz-Kreislauf since 02