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Contact
Lab: | PD Dr. Miriam Erlacher |
Department: | Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine University Medical Center |
Address: | Div. of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Mathildenstr. 1 79106 Freiburg |
Phone: | 0049 761 270 43010 |
E-mail: | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Lab homepage: | www.research-for-children.de/groups/erlacher/ |
PhD positions available: | YES |
Research Area: | Molecular Medicine |
Research Interests: | Apoptosis signaling; haematopoietic stem cell biology; bone marrow failure; myelodysplastic syndromes; leukemia; stem cell transplantation; predisposition to myeloid maligneancies. |
CV
Education & Training: | 1997-2003 Study of Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria 2000-2002 MD thesis, Institute of Experimental Pathophysiology and Immunology, University of Innsbruck, Austria 2003-2006 PhD studies in the program „Molecular Oncology“ at the Innsbruck Medical University, Austria |
Employment & Experience: | since 2019: Head of the NAMSE B “Center of Inborn and Acquired Blood Diseases” since 2018: Head of the coordinating study center of EWOG-MDS/SAA since 2017: Attending physician; Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center University of Freiburg 2015-2017: Pediatric hematologist and oncologist, Division of Ped. Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center University of Freiburg 2013-2015: Special training in pediatric hematology and oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical Center University of Freiburg 2006-2013: Medical training in pediatrics and adolescent medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg since 2008: Physician scientist, junior group leader, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg 2006: Internship (Tirocinio), Hospital of Sterzing, Italy |
Scientific Activities: | Support for young researchers: Executive Board member Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine and Spokeswomen of the doctoral program „Moti-Vate“ for excellent medical students, Mentoring of Master, MD and PhD students (Faculty of Medicine -, Faculty of Molecular Medicine - and Faculty of Biology - University of Freiburg) Reviewer for: medical and biomedical journals (Nature Communications, Journal of Experimental Medicine, Blood, Blood advances, Haematologica, EMBO Journal, EMBO Molecular Medicine, Cell Death and Differentiation, Cell Death and Disease, Apoposis, PLOS One, Carcinogenesis), funding agencies (Schweizer Krebsliga, Deutsche José-Carreras-Leukämiestiftung, FWF, Österreichische Krebshilfe Tirol, L’OREAL Österreich Stipendium) and expert panels and universities (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg: Auswahlverfahren SGBM und Moti-Vate Promotionsprogramme, Netzwerk-Anträge der Internationalen Graduiertenakademie Freiburg; European Hematology Association: Forschungsstipendien, GPOH: Kind-Philipp-Preis) Founding board member of the “Center for Junior Researchers – SciNet”, University of Freiburg, responsible for finances (since 2012) |
Honors
Honors and Awards: | 2021: Research award of the Förderverein für krebskranke Kinder e.V |
Publications
Selected Publications: | Bohler S, Afreen S, Fernandez-Orth J, Demmerath EM, Molnar C, Wu Y, Weiss JM, Mittapalli VR, Konstantinidis L, Schmal H, Kunze M, Erlacher M. Inhibition of the anti-apoptotic protein MCL-1 severely suppresses human hematopoiesis. Haematologica. 2021 Dec 1;106(12):3136-3148. Abstract |
SGBM PhD students
SGBM PhD students: | Jovana Rajak (since November 2019)
Alumni: Christian Molnár (March 2015-June 2020) |