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Hannes Stockinger

Hannes Stockinger is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hannes Stockinger rather than just read about it. In short: Hannes Stockinger (born 8 May 1955) is an Austrian scientist, university professor and since 2010 Head of the Centre for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology and the Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology at the Medical University of Vienna. Career Hannes Stockinger studied Biotechnology at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna and received his doctorate from this University in…

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Reference excerpt

Hannes Stockinger (born 8 May 1955) is an Austrian scientist, university professor and since 2010 Head of the Centre for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology and the Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology at the Medical University of Vienna.

Career Hannes Stockinger studied Biotechnology at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna and received his doctorate from this University in 1985. At the Medical University of Vienna, he is currently full professor for molecular immunology and Head of the Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology and of one of its subunits, the Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology. He is co-founder of the Competence Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics, a precompetitive platform at the Medical University of Vienna (who is the main shareholder of this institution) with the pharmaceutical industry which aimed to identify targets for the treatment of inflammatory and immunological diseases. His international scientific acceptance and recognition in immunology is reflected in the variety of functions in national and international scientific societies and organizations, in which he was elected or asked during his career: He was amongst others President of the Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunology (ÖGAI), board member of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and Treasurer of the European Association of Immunological Societies (EFIS). Furthermore, Hannes Stockinger is executive editor of the scientific journals Immunology Letters and BioMed Research International.

Research Hannes Stockinger and his research team discovered and described for the first time a number of critical receptors on the surface of immune cells, which not only provide an insight into the regulation of the immune system, but are also potential targets for therapeutic purposes. In addition, his research on cell membrane structures called lipid rafts is of significant importance: Today, it is believed that these lipid-rafts are the first coordinating points of the cell, which process and control the signals from the environment.

Publications His work on the first description of a number of cell surface receptors of human immune cells (such as CD31, CD147, etc.) and the contributions to the understanding of signal transduction across the plasma membrane by the lipid-rafts are highly regarded. The results of his research are published in more than 200 scientific papers, some of them in highest level journals such as Cell, Nature Methods, Science, Science Signaling, Journal of Experimental Medicine. For his pioneering research, Hannes Stockinger received numerous prestigious awards, including the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st Class.

External links Profile of Hannes Stockinger Publications of Hannes Stockinger Hannes Stockinger on the website of the Medical University of Vienna Head of the Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Medical University of Vienna President of the Federation of Austrian Scientific Societies (VWGOE) Member Steering Committee of the Platform for Advanced Cellular Therapies Austria (PACT) Council Human Cell Differentiation Molecules (HCDM) Section Editor Immunology Letters – Molecular Immunology

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hannes Stockinger

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hannes Stockinger claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hannes Stockinger before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hannes Stockinger ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hannes Stockinger

In research: Hannes Stockinger appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hannes Stockinger in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hannes Stockinger is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1955 births, Austrian immunologists, Cancer researchers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hannes Stockinger outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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