2009
Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med. univ.), Medical University of Innsbruck

2015
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Molecular Cell Biology, Medical University of Innsbruck

2005 – 2006
Research assistant at the Tyrolean Cancer Research Institute, University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Innsbruck

2006
Predoctoral research fellow, Thomas E. Starzl Institute, Div. of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, USA

2006 – 2011
Research assistant at the Daniel Swarovski Research Laboratory, University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Innsbruck

2009
Assistant physician, University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Innsbruck

2011 – 2015
DOC-fFORTE scholarship holder of the Austrian Academy of Sciences at the University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery Innsbruck, D. Swarovski Research Laboratory

2017
Post doc at the University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery Innsbruck, D. Swarovski Research Laboratory

2019
Venia Docendi for Experimental General Surgery and Visceral Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck

2021

• Senior Scientist (Postdoc) at the University Hospital for Visceral, Transplant, and Thoracic Surgery Innsbruck
• Director of organLife Laboratory, Organ Regeneration Center of Excellence Innsbruck, University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant, and Thoracic Surgery Innsbruck, D. Swarovski Research Laboratory

2022
Assistant professor at the University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant, and Thoracic Surgery Innsbruck, Medical University of Innsbruck

2025
Associate professor at the University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant, and Thoracic Surgery Innsbruck, Medical University of Innsbruck

2009
18th Specialist Course on Animal Experimentation, Taking into Account Alternative and Complementary Methods in Theory and Practice, Central Animal Testing Facility, Medical University of Innsbruck

2011 – 2012
Helene Wastl Mentoring Program, Medical University of Innsbruck

2020
I.E.C.T. Summer School on Entrepreneurship, Hermann Hauser

2021
LBG Innovators Road: Tailor-made support for academic founders

Transplantation immunology

Vascularized tissue transplantation

Ischemia/reperfusion injury in organ and tissue transplantation

Machine perfusion of organs

Ex vivo organ therapy and regeneration

European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT)

International Hand and Composite Tissue Allotransplantation Society

Austrotransplant, Austrian Society for Transplantation and Genetics

61 Pub-Med-liste original works, 2 book contributions, more than 250 abstracts (conference contributions, posters, lectures)
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2005
i-med Research Scholarship from the Medical University of Innsbruck

2006
i-med Foreign Scholarship from the Medical University of Innsbruck

2007
Basic Science Paper, Robert H. Ivy Society and the John Staige Davis Society of Maryland (2nd place, co-author)

2008
Best Basic Science Paper, American Association for Hand Surgery (co-author)

2008
Austrotransplant Award, Austrian Society for Transplantation, Transfusion and Genetics (co-author), Zell am See

2008
Young Investigator Award, Austrian Society for Surgical Research, Wagrain

2009
Best Basic Science Paper, Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons (co-author)

2011
DOC-fFORTE scholarship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences

2020
Fellowship from Tiroler Sparkasse for participation in the I.E.C.T. Summer School on Entrepreneurship

2020
1st prize Forum Alpbach, Falling Walls Session

2021
Young Surgeons Forum, Austrian Surgeons Congress, Salzburg (2nd place, senior author)

2021
Science Award from the Austrian Society for Surgery (co-author)

2022
Hans-Werner Waclawiczek Award from the Austrian Society for Surgery (co-author)

2023
Theodor Billroth Prize of the Austrian Society for Surgery

2023
Science Prize of the Austrian Society for Surgery (co-author)

2023
Austrotransplant Biotest Prize of the Austrian Society for Transplantation, Transfusion and Genetics