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Leigh MARSH
Priv.-Doz. Dr. biol. hum.

Resolution of pulmonary fibrosis via immune cell reprogramming

Assistant Professor at the Otto Loewi Research Center, Lung Research Group, Head of Research Unit "Immune Cell Interaction"

Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, 8010 Graz
Phone: +43-316-385 72911, ✉ e-mail

WWW: Forschungsportal Med Uni Graz
ORCID: 0000-0002-1754-9249
PubMed: PubMed (nih.gov)

• Profile      • Curriculum vitae     • Publications    
Education:
2020 Habilitation, Division of Physiology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
2001 – 2004 Dr. biol. hum., Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
1999 – 2000 MSc, Molecular Genetics, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
1995 – 1998 BSc, Genetics (Class 2ii Hons), University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Positions:
2023 – present Assistant Professor at Otto Loewi Research Centre, Medical University of Graz, Austria
2022 – present Head of the Research Unit, Medical University of Graz, Austria
2022 – 2024 Endowed Professorship, Ludwig Boltzmann Society, Graz, Austria
2022 – 2024 Head of the Research Unit, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Graz, Austria
2014 – 2022 Head of the Translational platform at Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Graz, Austria
2011 – 2014 Group Leader at Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Graz, Austria
2009 – 2010 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Marburg, Germany
2005 – 2009 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Giessen Lung Centre, Giessen, Germany
Further achievements, functions and awards (most significant):
  • Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Strategy Committee member (2025 – present)
  • FWF-KLIF-844B: "Inflammatory profiling in chronic lung disease" (2021 – 2025)
  • Endowed Professorship, Ludwig Boltzmann Society (2022 – 2024)
  • Vice chair and Chair organising committee, Medical University of Graz Doctorial Day (2023 – 2024).
  • MOLMED faculty member (2020 – present)
  • Guest editor: Cells special issue "Pulmonary Vascular Remodelling: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms" (2020)
  • Executive committee member, Imaging and flow cytometry core facility (2018 – present).
  • Animal Welfare and Ethics Research Committee board member (2018 – present)
  • Tutor in PhD Program Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Graz (2014 – present)
  • Management committee deputy representative, European Cooperation in Science and Technology BM1201 (2013 – 2017)

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