Christine Mannhalter
Christine Mannhalter | |
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 Mannhalter at the 2014 Wittgenstein-Preis | |
| Born | November 9, 1948 |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology, hematology |
| Institutions | Medical University of Vienna |
Christine Mannhalter is an Austrian molecular biologist and hematologist who is a Professor of Molecular Diagnostics at the Medical University of Vienna.[1] She has been a vice-president at the Austrian Science Fund since 2010 and took over its interim presidency in 2015.[2][3]
Early life and education[]
Mannhalter was born in Hollabrunn, Austria on November 9, 1948. She studied biotechnology as an undergraduate and received her PhD from the University of Vienna Medical School (now the Medical University of Vienna) in 1977. She was a postdoctoral fellow with at the University of Southern California Medical School from 1977 to 1979.[1]
Academic career[]
Mannhalter has spent her academic career at the Medical University of Vienna, beginning as a research assistant, advancing to an associate professorship in 1985, and becoming a full professor of Molecular Diagnostics in Clinical Chemistry in 2000.[1][2] Between 2003 and 2007 she served as the chair of the Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (GTH), a scientific society serving primarily scientists in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.[4] She has also served as a vice-president at the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) since 2010 and became the interim president in 2015.[2][3]
Research[]
Mannhalter's research focuses on the molecular biology and genetics of vascular diseases. Her research group has identified mutations associated with interactions between bacteria and platelets.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Mannhalter, Christine. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Christine Mannhalter". FWF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Christine Mannhalter führt FWF". ORF (in German). Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "GESCHICHTE UND ENTWICKLUNG DER GTH". GTH (in German). Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Projects – Christine Mannhalter". Medical University of Vienna. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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- Austrian molecular biologists
- Women molecular biologists
- 1948 births
- Living people
- 20th-century women scientists
- 21st-century women scientists