Priv.-Doz.in Dr.in Franka Messner-Rooprai, PhD, FEBS
University degrees
05/2014
Doctor of General Medicine (Dr. med. univ.), Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
08/2020
Clinical doctorate, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
05/2022
Venia docendi in General and Visceral Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
10/2024
Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS), Transplant
Professional career (summary) and current position
01/2012
Daniel Swarovski Research Laboratory and Organ Life Laboratory, University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
06/2014 – 07/2018
Assistant Physician at the University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
08/2018 – 12/2019
Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, VCA Lab, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Transplantation, Baltimore, MD, USA
01/2020 – 11/2021
Assistant Physician, University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
11/2021
Specialist at the University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Additional training, professional titles
10/2008 – 05/2014
Medical Faculty, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
02/2015
FELASA B Animal Research Training, Berlin, Germany
03/2016 – 08/2020
Clinical PhD “Applied Morphology and Regeneration”, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
06/2021
GCP course, Competence Center for Clinical Studies, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
09/2021 – 01/2022
Investigator course, Competence Center for Clinical Studies, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Clinical focus
Transplantation
Hepatobiliary surgery
Research focus
Pancreas transplantation
Transplantation of abdominal organs
Pediatric liver transplantation
Organ preservation
Normothermic machine perfusion
Microsurgical transplantation models
Allotransplantation of vascularized tissues
Membership & position in scientific societies and bodies
VCA board member, European Society for Organ Transplantation
Austrian Society of Surgery (OEGCH)
Austrian Society for Surgical Research
Austrian Society for Transplantation, Transfusion and Genetics (Austrotransplant)
Austrian Society of Surgical Oncology (ACO-ASSO)
American Society of Transplantation (AST)
2024 – 2026
Member of the board of the VCA section of the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT)
Publications
PubMed-listed works
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