Inaugural Lectures to Introduce New Professors at the Faculty of Medicine
 

Traditional inaugural lectures by new professors at the JKU Faculty of Medicine took place in June.

The JKU MEDCampus; Photo credit: Martin Steinkellner
The JKU MEDCampus; Photo credit: Martin Steinkellner

Following the pandemic-related break, this year’s audience enjoyed a compact program featuring exciting insight into the world of medicine. 

On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 3:00 PM in HS 1 (JKU LEH building at the MED Campus):

  • Univ. Prof. Dr. Rupert Langer, head of the Institute for Pathology and Molecular Pathology: „Von der Autopsie zur Artifiziellen Intelligenz – Die Pathologie im 21. Jahrhundert“
  • Univ. Prof. DDr. Wolfram Hötzenecker, head of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology
    „Immunmodulation bei Entzündungen – Erkenntnisse aus der Dermatologie“

The following inaugural lectures took place on Wednesday, June 15, 2022:

  • Univ. Prof. DDr. Jakob Völkl, head of the Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology
  • „Gefäßverkalkungen - Wenn der Mensch zu Stein wird“
  • Univ. Prof. Dr. Susanna Zierler, head of the Institute of Pharmacology
    "Channeling Immunity"
  • Univ. Prof. Dr. Alexander Moschen, head of the Department of Internal Medicine, with a focus on Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    „Der Gastrointestinaltrakt - die faszinierende Welt in uns"
  • Univ. Prof. Dr. Soyoung Lee, head of the Institute for Tumor Biology, „Alt und gefährlich muss weg – was eine Tumorbiologin mit Senolytika erreichen möchte“

The following lectures will take place on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 in HS1:

  • Univ. Prof. Dr. Maren Engelhardt, head of the Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology
    „Von Neuronen und Axonen – eine Reise ins Gehirn“
  • Univ. Prof. Dr. Bernd Lamprecht, head of the Department of Internal Medicine, a focus on Pneumology
    „Atemberaubende Erkrankungen / If You Can’t Breathe, Nothing Else Matters“
  • Univ. Prof. Dr. Erika Zelko, head of the Institute of General Medicine
    „Allgemeinmedizin als Wegweiser im modernen Gesundheitssystem“  

Information about the inaugural lectures, including interviews with the professors and charge-free photos is available below.