Dr. Josef Martin PENNINGER Wissenschaftlicher Direktor, Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie GmbH, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien
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| 1994-2003 | Associate Scientist, The Ontario Cancer Institute, Dept. Of Molecular and Cellular Biology, |
| Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto | |
| since 1998 | Associate Professor (Dozent), Department of Experimental and General Pathology, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| 2002-2004 | Full Professor, Departments of Immunology and Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Canada |
| since 2002 | Scientific and Administrative Director, IMBA, Institute for Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of |
| Sciences, Vienna, Austria | |
| since 2004 | Adjunct Full Professor, Departments of Immunology and Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Canada |
| Honorary Professor of Genetics, University of Vienna, Austria | |
| Honorary Professor, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing |
Publikationen
| most recent: | |
| Identification of the molecular scaffold Gab2 as a crucial component of RANK signaling and osteoclastogenesis, Nature Medicine, 2005 | |
| Identification of the SARS-coronavirus receptor ACE2 as a crucial factor in SARS pathogenesis, Nature Medicine, 2005 | |
| First paper to show that ACE2 protects from Severe Acute Lung Failure, Nature, 2005 | |
| Identification of a novel soil factor, RANKL/RANK, that could explain selective cancer metastases to bones, Nature, 2006 | |
| First identification of genes that control electricity regulated wound healing, Nature, 2006 | |
| Identification of collectrin as novel regulator of amino acid transport, Nature, 2006 |
Auszeichnungen
| Landeskulturpreis für Wissenschaft von Oberösterreich (Culture Prize for Science from the province of Upper Austria), 2003 | |
| International Research Prize in Bone Research, 2003 | |
| Austrian Scientist of the Year Award, 2003 | |
| Austrian 04 award, 2004 | |
| Young Global Leader (The Forum of Young Global Leaders/World Economic Forum), 2005 | |
| Ernst-Jung-Preis für Medizin, 2007 | |
| Descartes Price (highest science price in EU), 2007 |
