Local Collaborations (Medical University of Vienna)
Prof. Christoph Aufricht – Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Gastroenterology
Ap. Prof. Klaus Kratochwill – Head of the Core Facility Proteomics
Prof. Andreas Vychytil – Department of Medicine III, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis
Ap. Prof. Cécile Philippe – Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine
Dr. Boryana Petrova – Head of the Core Facility Metabolomics
Prof. Michael Trauner – Department of Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Prof. Martin Krššák – Department of Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
International Collaborations
Dr. Maria Bartosova and Prof. Claus Peter Schmitt – University of Heidelberg, Paediatric Nephrology
Dr. Luke Davies – Swansea University, UK
Funding Partners
In Christian Doppler Laboratories, application oriented basic research is pursued at a high level, and expert scientists cooperate with innovative companies. The Christian Doppler Research Association is an international best practice example for promoting this collaboration.
Christian Doppler Laboratories are financed jointly by the public purse and the participating companies. The most important public sponsor is the Federal Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism (BMWET).
Zytoprotec is a Vienna-based biotechnology company specializing in the development of innovative therapies for peritoneal dialysis. The company focuses on harnessing cellular stress responses and immunometabolic mechanisms to significantly improve the survival of patients with kidney failure.