Dr. Alexandra Koschak
Associate Professor, Chairwomen (Interim Head of Chair)
Email: alexandra.koschak@uibk.ac.at
Phone: +43-(0)512-507 - 58807
Fax: +43-(0)512-507 - 2931
Molecular sensory physiology group
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Short Curriculum
Born: May 29, 1972, Innsbruck, Austria |
1995 - 1996 | Studies in Biology, University of Innsbruck |
1996 - 1998 | Doctoral thesis, Department of Biochemical Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
1999 - 2001 | Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Biochemical Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
2001 - 2007 | University Assistant, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, LFU, Innsbruck, Austria Visiting Scientist, at the University of Tübingen, Germany and the University of Padova, Italy |
2007 - 2008 | Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, LFU, Innsbruck, Austria |
2008 | Habilitation (cell biology) |
2009 | Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, LFU, Innsbruck, Austria |
2011 - 2014 | Full Professor for "Molecular Sensory Physiology and Pharmacology", Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University Vienna, Austria |
March 2015 | Head of "Molecular Sensory Physiology and Pharmacology" Group and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, LFU, Innsbruck, Austria |
Teaching Experience
Pharmacy students | General pharmacology, cellular physiology and pathophysiology, Biology for Pharmacists, Seminars and practical course in pharmacogenetics |
Medical students | Sensory neurophysiology |
Graduate Programs Innsbruck | University Innsbruck “Pharmaceutical Sciences”, Medical University Innsbruck “Molecular cell Biology and Oncology” (MCBO) |
Graduate Programs Vienna (Supervisor) | Medical University Vienna “Molecular Signal Transduction” (MolSignTans) and “Neuroscience” at the Brain Research Center |
Research funding (since 2010)
2010-2014 | FWF P225828: “CaV1.3 C-terminal Protein-Protein Interaction Drugability” |
2010-2014 | Co-applicant SFB-F44: “cell signalling in chronic CNS disorders” |
2014-2017 | FWF P26881: “Cav1.4 L-Type Calcium Channels in Retinal Function- Lessons from Channelopathies” |
2017-2019 | FWF P29359: “L-Type Calcium Channels in Rod Bipolar cells” |
2016-2019 |
Innovative Training Network funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 programme: “switchBoard - In the Eye of the Observer: Visual Processing at the Heart of the Retina”
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2018-2022 |
FWF: CavX PhD programm – Calcium channels in excitable cells
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2020-2022 | FWF P32747: “Pharmaco-therapeutic potential of Cav1.4 L-type Ca2+ channels” |
2022-2026 | FWF P36262: "C-terminal gating modulator for Cav1.4 L-type channels" |
2023-2027 | FWF: CavX PhD programm – Calcium channels in excitable cells 2.0 |
Scientific Awards
2002 | Scientific Award of the City of Innsbruck |
2003 | Dr. Otto-Seibert Scientific Award (University of Innsbruck) |
2009 | Heribert-Konzett Award (Austrian Pharmacological Society) |
2011 | Otto-Löwi Award (Austrian Neuroscience association) |