Univ.Prof.Dr.B. Puschendorf †
e-mail: bernd.puschendorf@uibk.ac.at
Tel. 0043-512-507-3520, Fax 0043-512-507-2876
Professor for Clinical Biochemistry
Institute for Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Innsbruck
Education:
Dr. med. University of Freiburg, Germany, 1966
Research and professional experience:
1963 – 1965 Predoctoral fellow, Department of Biochemistry (H. Holzer),
School of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany (studies on
pyridine nucleotide metabolism and mechanism of alkylating
tumor agents).
1966-1968 Clinical internship
1968-1973 Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Associate, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany (effects of antitumor agents on structure and function of chromatin, mechanism of action of antiviral agents).
1973-1975 Privatdozent, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine,
University of Freiburg, Germany.
1975-1979 Universitätsdozent, Department of Medical Chemistry, School of Medicine,
University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Since 1979 Professor of Medical Chemistry / Clinical Biochemistry
1982-1984, Head of the Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry,
1994-1996, School of Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1999-2003.
Awards and calls:
Preis des Kultusministeriums Baden-Wuerttemberg 1968
Byk-Gulden-Forschungspreis 1971
Hoechst-Preis: 1977, 1979, 1985, 1992
Leonor-Michaelis-Medaille (Klinische Chemie) 1990
1988 Aachen – Biochemistry (tertio loco)
1992 Köln – Clinical Chemistry (secundo loco)
1993 Greifswald – Clinical Chemistry (primo loco).
Societies:
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie (President 86-90)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie
Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie (Associate Member)
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Biochemie (Secretary 87-89)
Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie (Germany)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zellbiologie
Österreichische Krebsgesellschaft
Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft
Actual research topics:
1. New Biochemical Markers in Cardiology
2. Structural Proteins of Skeletal muscle during Exercise and Disease
3. Cardiovascular Hormones / Mediators and Guanylate Cyclases
4. Biological Functions of Histones and Histone Variants during Proliferation,
Differentiation, Ageing, and Disease.