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List of Ph.D. Students, Program Molecular Oncology
(last update: May 2010)
Since 2010
Giridhar Shivalingaiah
Bindreither Daniel
Tymoszuk Piotr
Supervisor: Stephan Geley
Supervisor: Reinhard Kofler
Supervisor: Wolfgang Doppler
Since 2009
Rachez Glory
Heidegger Isabel-Maria
Peschel Ines-Anna
Datta Sebak
Demir Ummuhan
Wallner Stephanie
Spilka Rita
Supervisor: Ludger Hengst
Supervisor: Helmut Klocker
Supervisor: Ludger Hengst
Supervisor: Wolfgang Doppler
Supervisor: Helmut Klocker
Supervisor: Dominik Wolf
Supervisor: Wolfgang Doppler
Since 2008
Pircher Andreas
Supervisor: Wolfgang Hilbe
List of Publications: (Pircher et al., 2010) (Pircher et al., 2008)
Martowicz Agnieska
Supervisor: Günther Gastl
Koller Johann-Benedikt
Supervisor: Wolfgang Doppler
Rudzki Jakob Daniel
Supervisor: Günther Gastl
Baumgartner Florian
Supervisor: Andreas Villunger
List of Publications: (Labi et al., 2008b) (Manzl et al., 2009)
Hannesdottir Lára
Supervisor: Wolfgang Doppler
Since 2007
Ehehalt Daniela
Supervisor: Pidder Jansen-Dürr
Podmirseg Silvio
Supervisor: Ludger Hengst
Bock Florian
Supervisor: Andreas Villunger
List of Publications: (Krumschnabel et al., 2009) (Manzl et al., 2009) (Shi et al., 2009)
Mikolcevic Petra
Supervisor: Stephan Geley
List of Publications: (Barisic et al., 2010)
Since 2006
Barisic Marin
Supervisor: Stephan Geley
List of Publications: (Barisic et al., 2010)
Bu Huajie
Supervisor: Helmut Klocker
Carlet Michela
Supervisor: Reinhard Kofler (Wasim et al., 2010)
List of Publications: (Gruber et al., 2009) (Mansha et al., 2010)
List of Publications:
Haffner Michael
Supervisor: Wolfgang Doppler
List of Publications: (Haffner et al., 2008) (Haffner et al., 2009) (Haffner et al., 2006)
(Laimer et al., 2007) (Jurgeit et al., 2007) (Haffner et al., 2007)
Graduated
Wolf Frank
List of Publications: (Wolf and Geley, 2006; Wolf et al., 2007; Wolf et al., 2006)
Erlacher Miriam
List of Publications:(Erlacher et al., 2005a; Erlacher et al., 2006; Erlacher et al.,
2005b; Heiser et al., 2004; Labi et al., 2008a; Labi et al., 2006; Teis et al., 2006)
Zitt Marion
List of Publications: (Bodner et al., 2005; Bonatti et al., 2004; Goebel et al., 2005;
Haffner et al., 2009; Kirchmayr et al., 2005; Muller et al., 2004; Oberwalder et al.,
2008; Varga et al., 2004; Zitt et al., 2006a; Zitt et al., 2007; Zitt et al., 2006b)
Ecker Karin
List of Publications: (Ecker et al., 2009)
Massoner Petra
List of Publications: (Jurgeit et al., 2007) (Massoner et al., 2009) (Massoner et al.,
2008)
Auer Doris
List of Publications: (Marth et al., 2007) (Braun et al., 2007) (Braun et al., 2009) (Auer
et al., 2008b) (Auer et al., 2008a)
Gruber Georg
List of Publications: (Gruber et al., 2009) (Mansha et al., 2010)
Parajuli Nirmala
List of Publications: (Haffner et al., 2008) (Parajuli and Doppler, 2009) (Parajuli et al.,
2010)
Desiniotis Andreas
List of Publications: (Desiniotis et al., 2010)
Mansha Muhammad
List of Publications: (Rainer et al., 2009) (Wasim et al., 2010) (Mansha et al., 2010)
Wasim Muhammad
List of Publications: (Rainer et al., 2009) (Mansha et al., 2010) (Wasim et al., 2010)
Dreier Kerstin
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