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Susanne SATTLER
Ass.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. (PhD)

The role and diagnostic value of B cells and auto-antibodies in progressive pulmonary fibrosis

Associate Professor at the Otto Loewi Research Center, Division of Pharmacology, and Division of Cardiology

Division of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Centre, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, 8010 Graz
Phone: +43-316-385 74090, ✉ e-mail

WWW: Forschungsportal Med Uni Graz
ORCID: 0000-0001-9932-4109
PubMed: PubMed (nih.gov)

• Profile      • Curriculum vitae     • Publications    
Education:
2024 Habilitation in Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
2009 Thesis defense (Dr. rer. nat), Medical University of Vienna, Austria
2003 – 2009 Genetics-Microbiology Dissertation, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
1999 – 2003 Biology/Microbiology (Mag. rer. nat), Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Positions:
2023 – present Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Med Uni Graz, Austria
2020 – present Advanced Research Fellow (0.2 FTE), Imperial College London, National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI)
2017 – 2020 Research Fellow, Imperial College London, NHLI Cardiac Function Section
2012 – 2017 Research Associate, Imperial College London, NHLI Heart Science Section
2009 – 2012 Research Associate, Imperial College London, Centre for Complement and Inflammation Research
Career break:
04/2014 – 10/2014 Maternity leave
Further achievements, functions and Awards (most significant):
  • Welcome Trust Value in People (WT-VIP) Award (2015)
  • British Heart Foundation (BHF) project grant ‘Targeting the adaptive immune system after myocardial infarct’ (2017)
  • ICTEM/BHF 4-Year MRes/PhD Studentship 2019 – 2023 ‘The role of the immune system in mitochondria-mediated cardiomyopathies’ (2019)
  • National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI) Career Development Fellowship (2020)
  • FWF Stand Alone Grant 2023 – 2027 ‘Antigen Presentation and Immunopathology in Heart Failure’ (2023)
  • Advisory Board member UKRMP Pluripotent Stem Cell and Engineered Cell Hub (2021 – 2023)
  • Grant evaluation committee member French Foundation for Medical Research 2025
  • Invited talk: American Heart Association, Basic Cardiovascular Science meeting 2023 (Boston, US): "The role of Dendritic Cells and Autoimmunity in Ischemic Heart Disease"
  • Imperial College London ‘Student Choice Award’ for teaching/supervision contribution (2019)
  • Editorial Board npg Regenerative Medicine (2015 – present)

04.04.2026 CRONIC-PPF · Doctoral Programme “Clinical & Research Oriented Network for Innovative Classification of Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis”