The interdisciplinary MetAGE team

A research network for healthy aging

Under the leadership of Director of Research Frank Madeo (University of Graz), Deputy Director Thomas Scherer (Medical University of Vienna) and the Head of the Clinical Trials Program Thomas Pieber (Medical University of Graz), MetAGE brings together the expertise of four leading Austrian research institutions.

The core hub of the Cluster of Excellence is the University of Graz, from where research activities in the field of modern aging and metabolic research are coordinated and strategically developed.

MetAGE Board of Directors

portrait director of research Frank Madeo

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Frank Madeo

Director of Research

frank.madeo(at)uni-graz.at

Institute of Molecular Biosciences
University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0002-5070-1329

portrait deputy director of research Thomas Scherer

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Thomas Scherer

Deputy Director of Research

thomas.scherer(at)meduniwien.ac.at

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Medical University of Vienna
ORCID: 0000-0003-4980-706X

portrait head of communication and transfer unit Gernot Faustmann

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Gernot Faustmann

Head Communication and Transfer Unit

gernot.faustmann(at)uni-graz.at

Office of Research Management and Service - Technology Transfer
University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0003-2184-0175

portrait head of training unit Brigitte Pertschy

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Brigitte Pertschy

Head of Training Unit

brigitte.pertschy(at)uni-graz.at

Institute of Molecular Biosciences
University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0003-3558-0191

portrait head clinical trials program Thomas Pieber

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Thomas Pieber

Head Clinical Trials Program

thomas.pieber(at)medunigraz.at

Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine
Medical University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0003-3554-0405

portrait model system officer Martina Schweiger

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Martina Schweiger

Model System Officer

tina.schweiger(at)uni-graz.at

Institute of Molecular Biosciences
University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0002-3419-1007

portrait head management unit Sabrina Zimmermann

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Sabrina Zimmermann

Head Management Unit

sabrina.zimmermann(at)uni-graz.at

Institute of Molecular Biosciences
University of Graz

MetAge Key & Associate Researchers

(ordered alphabetically)

portrait key researcher Mahmoud Abdellatif

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Mahmoud Abdellatif

Key Researcher

mahmoud.abdellatif(at)medunigraz.at

Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine
Medical University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0002-5042-9054

portrait key researcher Tobias Eisenberg

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Tobias Eisenberg

Key Researcher

tobias.eisenberg(at)uni-graz.at

Institute of Molecular Biosciences
University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0003-3559-1130

portrait key researcher Aitak Farzi

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Aitak Farzi

Key Researcher

aitak.farzi(at)medunigraz.at

Division of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Center for Vascular Biology,
Immunology and Inflammation, Medical University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0001-9606-3871

portrait key researcher Wolfgang Graier

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Wolfgang Graier

Key Researcher

wolfgang.graier(at)medunigraz.at

Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Medical University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0003-1871-3298

portrait key researcher Alexandra Kautzky-Willer

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Alexandra Kautzky-Willer

Key Researcher

alexandra.kautzky-willer(at)meduniwien.ac.at

Department of Medicine III
Medical University of Vienna
ORCID: 0000-0002-3520-4105

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Sylvia Knapp

Key Researcher

sylvia.knapp(at)meduniwien.ac.at

Research Division of Infection Biology, Department of Medicine I
Medical University of Vienna
ORCID: 0000-0001-9016-5244

Martin Krššák

Martin Krššák

Martin Krššák

Key Researcher

martin.krssak(at)meduniwien.ac.at

Department of Medicine III
Medical University of Vienna
ORCID: 0000-0001-9717-803X

portrait key researcher Tobias Madl

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Tobias Madl

Key Researcher

tobias.madl(at)medunigraz.at

Division Medicinal Chemistry
Medical University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0003-3558-0191

portrait associate researcher Christoph Magnes

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Christoph Magnes

Associate Researcher

christoph.magnes(at)joanneum.at

HEALTH - Institute for Biomedical Reserach and Technologies
JOANNEUM RESEARCH Graz
ORCID: 0000-0002-5153-7444

portrait key researcher Cécile Philippe

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Cécile Philippe

Key Researcher

cecile.philippe(at)meduniwien.ac.at

Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy
Medical University of Vienna
ORCID: 0000-0002-7203-7174

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Ursula Margarethe Schmidt-Erfurth

Key Researcher

Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry
Medical University of Vienna
ORCID: 0000-0002-7788-7311

portrait key researcher Renate Schreiber

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Renate Schreiber

Key Researcher

renate.schreiber(at)uni-graz.at

Institute of Molecular Biosciences
University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0002-3475-157X

portrait key researcher Simon Sedej

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Simon Sedej

Key Researcher

simon.sedej(at)medunigraz.at

Division of Cardiology and University Heart Center Graz
Medical University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0002-4419-6821

Harald Sourij

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Harald Sourij

Key Researcher

ha.sourij(at)medunigraz.at

Medical University of Graz
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology
Cardiometabolic Medicine Trials Unit
Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz
ORCID: 0000-0003-3510-9594

portrait key researcher Ulrich Stelzl

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Ulrich Stelzl

Key Researcher

ulrich.stelzl(at)uni-graz.at

Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0003-2500-3585

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Herbert Strobl

Key Researcher

herbert.strobl(at)medunigraz.at

Otto Loewi Research Center
Medical University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0002-8070-4977

portrait key researcher Michael Trauner

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Michael Trauner

Key Researcher

michael.trauner(at)meduniwien.ac.at

Department Medicine III
Medical University of Vienna
ORCID: 0000-0002-1275-6425

MetAGE-Team-Andreas-Zimmermann

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Andreas Zimmermann

Key Researcher

andreas.zimmermann(at)uni-graz.at

Institute of Molecular Biosciences
University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0003-2249-944X

Adjunct Investigator

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Stefan Sacu

Adjunct Investigator

stefan.sacu(at)meduniwien.ac.at

Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry
Medical University of Vienna
ORCID: 0000-0002-4920-2231