Veronika Sexl Explained

Veronika Sexl (born February 27, 1966) is an Austrian pharmacologist and toxicologist with interests in cancer research.^[1] Since March 1, 2023 she is rector of the University of Innsbruck.^[2]

Her main research areas include: comparative and translational medicine using transgenic animals and human patient samples as disease models;NK cell mediated tumor surveillance with a focus on leukemia;signaling pathways involved in hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis with a focus on JAK-STAT signaling and on the novel role of CDK6 as transcriptional regulator.^[1]

Awards

• 2004: Billroth Award of the Austrian Medical Association^[1]
• 2005: Novartis Prize for Medicine^[1]
• 2006: Alois Sonnleitner Prize of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)^[1]
• 2008" “Major Central European Prize of the City of Vienna Fund for innovative interdisciplinary cancer research” - Major Award for Cancer Research of the Vienna Fund^[1]
• 2015: Elected member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OAW)^[1]
• 2017: Award for Medical Sciences of the City of Vienna^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/pharmakologie/cv Curriculum Vitae of Veronika Sexl
2. https://www.uibk.ac.at/de/newsroom/2023/neues-rektorinnenteam-im-amt/ Neues Rektor innenteam im Amt