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Assoc. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Gerald Prager
Austria
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In 2016, Prof. G. Prager was nominated by the Austrian magazine TREND for Austria's best doctors (Trend July 2016, No. 26/27). Previously, Prof. G. Prager had already been named by FORMAT magazine among “Austria's best doctors” in the “Best Oncologists” category (Format, No. 24, 2014). He heads the program directorate for Intestinal Tumors at the Clinical Department of Oncology and is responsible for the Colorectal Cancer Unit at the Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna. He also heads the program for Precision Medicine in Oncology. In addition, he is head of a research group at the Medical University of Vienna and focuses on the formation of new blood vessels in tumors. Due to his training as a specialist in internal medicine and, above all, the additional subject of hematology and oncology, he is one of the much sought-after group of so-called medical scientists who complete their training at internationally renowned institutions such as the University of California, San Diego (USA). , the Norris Cancer Center, Los Angeles (USA), and the Institute for Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research at the MUW. His work has been awarded over 20 mostly international prizes and published in internationally renowned journals.
Certificates
- 2000 "Performance Scholarship", University of Vienna
- 1996 "Performance Scholarship", University of Vienna
- 2002 "Young Investigator Award 2002", European Vascular Biology Association (EVBA)
- 2003 grant from the “Hans and Blanca Moser Foundation for Postdocs”, Austria
- 2003 Young Investigator Award 2003 International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH), England
- 2004 Young Investigator Award 2004, Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis Research (GTH), Hamburg, Germany
- 2005 “Max Kade” grant
- 2012 Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Merit Award, Hollywood, Fl, USA
- 2010 Scholarship from the "American Arthritis Foundation", USA "Young Investigator Award 2007" International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH), Geneva, Switzerland
- 2010 "Young Investigator Award 2007" American Society of Hematology (ASH), Atlanta, US American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) - "Pezcoller Foundation
- 2005 Young Investigator Award 2005 International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH), Sydney, Australia
- 2013 ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award“, San Francisco, CA, USA
- 2004 ASH Young Investigator Travel Award, San Diego, US
- 2013 „D. Collen Award 2012, Brighton, UK
- 2005 “Schrodinger” grant
- 2016 Nomination to the ESMO-Leadership Program
- 2004 ISFP Excellence Award, Melbourne, Australia
- Award 2010", Washington D.C. "Cardinal Innitzer Studienfonds" award 2010
Education
- Scientific training at the clinical department for. Angiology, University Clinic for. Internal Medicine II, MUV
- Scientific internship Medical student, Department of Angiology, University Clinic for Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna
- Study of human medicine, University of Vienna with distinction
- High School Diploma with "summa cum laude" at the Lerchenfeldgymnasium, Klagenfurt
Experience
- Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine
- Visiting Professor at the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
- Assistant Professor at the Medical University of Vienna
- Associated professor at the Medical University of Vienna, additional specialist in hematology-oncology
- Permanent reviewer for the international journals: "Blood", "European Journal of Clinical Investigation", "Carcinogenesis", "Thrombosis and Hemostasis", and "Arthritis & Rheumatism"
- Demonstrator at the Institute of Anatomy, Medical University of Vienna
- Associate Professor at the Medical University of Vienna
- Doctor of General Medicine (Dr. med. univ.)
- Postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. MH Ginsberg, Dept. of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
- Internship at the Univ. Clinic for Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
- Independent scientist at the University Clinic for Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna
- Internship at the Department of Internal Medicine, Gmunden
- Assistant doctor for internal medicine at the University Clinic for Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna
- Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Medical University of Vienna
- Internship at the University Clinic for Cardiology, University LMU-Munich, Germany
- Traineeship at the Department of Surgery, EKH-Klagenfurt
- Reviewer of the Scientific Committee of the Society of Physicians
- Demonstrator/assistant at the Institute of Physiology, Medical University of Vienna
- Reviewer of the Ministry of Education and Science of Italy (MIUR) Member of the Scientific Committees of the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) for Gastrointestinal Tumors 2018