Meinrad Peterlik, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor emeritus
Department of Pathophysiology
(formerly General and Experimental Pathology)
Medical University of Vienna, Austria
| Birthdate: | 5/23/38 | |
| Birthplace: | Vienna, Austria | |
| Citizenship: | Austria |
Education:
| Institution and location | Degree conferred | Year | Field of Study |
| University of Vienna, Austria | Ph.D. | 1963 | Chemistry |
| University of Vienna, Austria | M.D. | 1972 | Medicine |
| Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (USA) | 1974/75 | Postdoctoral training |
Research and/or professional experience:
| 1964-1978 |
Research Associate, Department of General and Experimental Pathology, University of Vienna Medical School |
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| 1974-1975 |
Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Physical Biology, NYS College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (USA)
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| 1978-1983 | Associate Professor of General and Experimental Pathology, University of Vienna Medical School, Austria | |
| 1983-2006 |
Full Professor of Pathophysiology, Head, Department of Pathophysiology, University of Vienna Medical School, Austria |
Fields of Specialization:
| Main field: | Pathophysiology | |
| Other fields: | Oncology, Endocrinology, Osteology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology |
Research interests:
- Electrolyte and water transport across gastrointestinal epithelia
- cellular actions of vitamin D
- calcium and phosphate homeostasis
- cytokines and bone turnover
- hormonal regulation of intestinal cell differentiation
- pathogenesis and treatment of colon cancer
- pathogenesis of osteoporosis
- hypovitaminosis D and calcium deficiency as causes of multiple chronic diseases
Administrative experience:
| 1983-2006 | Head, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Vienna | |
| 1991-1997 | President, Austrian Society for Bone and Mineral Research | |
| 1999-2000 | President, Austrian Society for Endocrinology and Metabolism | |
| 1977-1995 | Executive Board Member, Austrian Society for Pathology | |
| 1977-1995 | Secretary General, Österreichische Forschungsgemeinschaft | |
| 1981, 1984, 1987 (together with Felix Bronner) | Organizer of International Workshops on Calcium and Phosphate Transport Across Biomembranes | |
| 1992 | XXII European Calcified Tissue Meeting | |
| 1991, 1994, 1997 | International Conference on Progress in Bone and Mineral Research |
Memberships:
International:
- American Institute of Nutrition,
- American Society of Bone and Mineral Research
- European Calcified Tissue Society (Member of the Scientific Board, 1991-1997
- Honorary Membership of the Slovak Rheumatological Society
- Honorary Membership of the Slovak Society of Physicians – Society for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Diseases
National:
- Austrian Society for Bone and Mineral Research
- Austrian Society for Pathology
- Austrian Society for Endocrinology and Metabolism
Scientific Advisory Boards:
- Österreichische Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Ludwig Boltzmann-Gesellschaft
- Institute for Ethics in Medicine, University of Vienna
- Bioethikkommission beim Bundeskanzler der Republik Österreich
- Arbeitskreis für Vorsorge- und Sozialmedizin Vorarlberg
- Christian Doppler-Forschungsgesellschaft (Senat)
Honors and Awards:
- Award of the "Hoechst"-Foundation for the Advancement of Medical Science in Austria 1971, 1976, 1980, 1984 and 1986
- Österreichischer Staatspreis für Rheumaforschung 1985
- Austrotransplant Research Prize 1987
- Carl v. Rokitansky Prize for Research in Pathology 1989
- Erwin Uehlinger Medal of the German Society of Osteology 2002
- Großes Silbernes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich; 2006
Ad hoc Reviewer
Journals
- Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica
- Acta Paediatrica
- American Journal of Physiology
- Apoptosis
- Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Biochimica Biophysica Acta
- Bone
- Cancers
- Cell Biochemistry and Function
- Diabetologia
- Endocrinology
- European Journal of Biochemistry
- European Journal of Endocrinology
- European Journal of Pharmacology
- Experimental Gerontology
- Histology and Histopathology
- Hormone and Metabolic Research
- Hormone Research
- Immunbiology
- International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
- Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine
- Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology Reports
- Nutrition
- Oncology Research
- Organization for Oncology and Translational Research
- Pediatric Health (Future Medicine)
- Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology
- PloS ONE
- Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
Grant Applications
International
- Asthma UK
- Boehringer Foundation, Germany
- Bundesministeriums fuer Bildung und Forschung, Germany
- Dutch Digestive Society
- French Institute for Rare Diseases Research
- Grant Agency of the Czech Republic
- Health Research Board of Ireland
- Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
- National Science Foundation USA
- USA-Israel Bilateral Agricultural Research and Development Fund
- Akademie der osteologischen und rheumatologischen Wissenschaften, Germany
National
- Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung
- Christian Doppler-Forschungsgesellschaft
- Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Joseph Skoda Prize of the Austrian Society for Internal Medicine
- Jubiläumsstiftung der Österreichischen Nationalbank
- Med.-wiss. Fonds des Bürgermeisters der Bundeshauptstadt Wien
- Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Research Prizes of the Medical University Innsbruck
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