Ao.Univ.-Prof. Dr.med.univ. Alexander Gaiger
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E-Mail: alexander.gaiger@meduniwien.ac.at
Focus on clinical research:
- Development of new diagnostic and prognostic test systems for hematologic diseases
- Conducting clinical studies on the treatment of B-cell neoplasms (chronic lymphocytic leukemia, lymphomas)
- Head of the Psychosocial Working Group and the Psychosomatic Outpatient Clinic of Clinic I for Internal Medicine
Focus on basic research:
- Immunotherapy in hemato-oncology. Development of a WT1 leukemia and cancer vaccine
- Gene expression analysis in hematology (microarray and real-time PCR)
- Development of a molecular classification of hematologic diseases
Membership in the following societies:
- Austrian Society for Hematology and Oncology
- American Society of Hematology (ASH)
- American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
- Austrian Society for Psychotherapy in Internal Medicine
Publications:
Honors, awards and scholarships:
1994 Wilhelm Türk-Preis der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Hämatologie und Onkologie
1994 Wilhelm Türk-Preis der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Hämatologie und Onkologie
1996 Scientific Award for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology of the Austrian Committee of the Children Cancer Foundation
1997 Schroedinger Stipendium (FWF)
1999 SBIR Stipendium des National Institute of Health, (NIH, USA)