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Nikolaus KNEIDINGER
Univ.-Prof. Dr. biol. hom. Dr. med. univ. (PhD)

Pattern or disease: unraveling usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) by multi-omics and AI

Head Division of Pulmonology, Full Professor of Medicine

Division of Pulmonology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz
Phone: +43-316-385 12183, ✉ e-mail

WWW: Forschungsportal Med Uni Graz
ORCID: 0000-0001-7583-0453
PubMed: PubMed (nih.gov)

• Profile      • Curriculum vitae     • Publications    
Education:
2021 Habilitation (Venia Legendi) in Medicine; "End-Stage Lung Diseases - von molekularen Therapieansätzen zur Transplantation" Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
2012 PhD (Dr. biol. hom.) Thesis "Expression and activity of WNT/β-catenin signaling in COPD", University of Giessen Lung Center (UGMLC), Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
2008 MD (Dr. med. univ.) Thesis "Acid-base effects of 20% albumin infusion in critically ill patients", Medical University of Vienna, Austria
2002 – 2008 Medical Doctor (MD) Medical School, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Positions:
2024 – present Coordinator of the Lung Research Cluster at the Medical University of Graz, Austria
2024 – present Full Professor of Medicine and Head of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at the Medical University of Graz, Austria
2023 – present Scientific coordinator of the disease area Regeneration and Organ Replacement (ROR) of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Germany
2018 – 2024 Deputy director Department of Medicine V, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
2021 – 2024 Associate Professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich
2019 Board Certification, Intensive Care Medicine (Germany)
2017 Board Certification, Internal and Pulmonary Medicine (Germany)
2017 – 2024 Principle Investigator of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)
2010 – 2011 Postdoctoral fellowship program "Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary System" at the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
2008 – 2010 International postgraduate program "Molecular Biology and Medicine of the Lung (MBML)" at the University of Giessen Lung Center, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen
Further achievements, functions and awards (most significant):
  • Coordinator of the AWMF S3 guidelines “Surveillance of lung transplant recipients” (2023)
  • Scientific advisory board of the South German Respiratory Society (2021)
  • Rudolf-Pichlmayr-Award of the German Transplant Society (2020)
  • Annual Research Award of the German Respiratory Society (2017)
  • Georg Heberer Award of the Chiles Foundation (2016)
  • Friedrich Baur Stiftung Research Grant (2013)
  • Cell & Molecular Biology Young Scientist Travel Grant of the European Respiratory Society (2010)
  • Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary System (ECCPS) postdoctoral fellowship (2010)
  • PneumoUpdate Award, Innsbruck, Austria (2009)

03.04.2026 CRONIC-PPF · Doctoral Programme “Clinical & Research Oriented Network for Innovative Classification of Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis”