Univ. Prof. Dr. Adam Csordas
email: adam.csordas@uibk.ac.at
Tel.: Austria-512-507-3504; Fax: Austria-512-507-2872; Mobile : 0699-1003-9956
Research interest:
The role of prostaglandins/leukotrienes in proliferation; butyrate-induced apoptosis; flavonoid/polyphenol-induced apoptosis; prevention of gastrointestinal cancer; histone acetylation as related to proliferation, differentiation and tumorigenesis in colonic epithelial cells.
Address:
Dr. Adam Csordas
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Institute of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Innsbruck
Fritz-Pregl-Str. 3 A-6020 Innsbruck, AUSTRIA
Curriculum Vitae
Born: April 2, 1942
Home address: Reithmannstr. 20, A-6020 Innsbruck
Present affiliation:
Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Innsbruck, A-6020 Innsbruck, Fritz-Pregl-Str. 3
Current position:
Associate Professor
Degrees and honours:
1969 PhD in Chemistry at the University of Vienna
1970 Fellowship at the Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1975 Assistant Professorship at the Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck
1990 Habilitation in Biochemistry, University of Innsbruck
Scientific activity:
Membership:
-Austrian Biochemical Society
-Austrian Society of Genetics and Gene Technology
-The Protein Society (USA)
-New York Academy of Science
Papers:
29 primary publications in referred journals
2 book chapters
67 abstracts
Scientific citation index: 327
Total impact factor: 105
International collaborations and connections:
-Co-ordinator of a QoL-2001-1.3 EU project proposal in preparation with participants from Austria, UK, Sweden, Germany, Hungary and Bulgaria.
-Continuous scientific contacts with groups in Munich, Stockholm, Leeds, Porto, Tokyo and Aligarh (India).
Courses given every year by Prof. Adam Csordas at the School of Medicine of the University of Innsbruck:
Lectures:
– 1. „Struktur und Funktion von Chromatin“
– 2. „Der Beitrag der Chromatinstruktur zur Genregulation“
– 3. „DNA-Topologie“
Workshops:
– 1. „Biochemisches Praktikum für Fortgeschrittene: Chromosomale Proteine“
– 2. „Analyse der Chromatinstruktur“