Joerg Striessnig#
| Membership Number: | 4856 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2018 |
| Main Country of Residence: | AUSTRIA |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.uibk.ac.at/pharmazie/pharmakologie/striessnig.html |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2016 to present Vice-chairman, Center of Molecular Biosciences, Innsbruck, Austria
- 2008 to 2016 Chairman, Center of Molecular Biosciences, Innsbruck, Austria
- 2001 to present Professor and Department Head, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Austria
- 1998 - 2001 Professor of Pharmacology, Institute of Biochemical Pharmacology, University of Innsbruck
- 1994 - 1998 Head, Molecular Pharmacology Group, Institute of Biochemical Pharmacology, University of Innsbruck
- 1991 - 1998 Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Biochemical Pharmacology, University of Innsbruck
- 1989 - 1991 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- 1983 - 1991 University Assistant, Institute of Biochemical Pharmacology, University of Innsbruck
Fields of Scholarship
- Pharmacology of calcium antagonist drugs in heart and brain
- Pathophysiology and genetics of cardiovascular disease, autism, migraine, and other neurological diseases
- Physiology and molecular biology of calcium channels in heart and brain
Honours and Awards
- 1988 Science Award, Medical Associations of Tirol and Voralberg
- 1989 Max Kade Fellowship, Austrian Academy of Sciences
- 1992 Science Award, City of Innsbruck
- 2000 Albrecht Fleckinstein Award, Bayer AG
- 2004 Corresponding Member, Austrian Academy of Sciences
- 2006 Visiting Lecturer Award, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, Alberta, Canada
- 2007 Member. Leopoldina, German Academy of Science, Pharmacology Section
- 2011 Award for Scientific Excellence, Innsbruck Universities
- 2011 Coordinator, FWF Program in Cell Signaling in Chronic CNS Disorders
- 2012 Tyrolean Science Award
- 2015 Phoenix Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences
