Robert Eferl

Curriculum Vitae – Robert Eferl Name and Address Assoc. Prof. Priv. Doz. Mag. Dr. Robert Eferl Doctor of Molecular Microbiology Medical University Vienna (MUV) Department of Medicine I Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) Borschkegasse 8a, A-1090, Vienna, Austria Phone +43-1-4016057571 e-mail robert.eferl@meduniwien.ac.at Web: http://krebsforschung.meduniwien.ac.at/ ORCID: 0000-0002-6074-7144 University Studies 1986-1993 Molecular Microbiology, Karl-Franzens University, Graz 1992-1993 Diploma “The function of gene19 in the conjugative DNA transfer of bacteria” 1993-1998 PhD thesis “The function of c-jun in mouse development”, supervised by Prof. Dr. Kurt Zatloukal, Institute of Pathology, LKH Graz, and Prof. Dr. Gregor Högenauer (Institute of Microbiology, Karl-Franzens University Graz) Research and Professional Experience 6/1998-8/1999 Postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Pathology with Prof. Kurt Zatloukal, Graz 9/1999-12/2002 Postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Molecular Pathology (I.M.P.), Vienna in the Laboratory of Erwin F. Wagner 1/2003-6/2005 Staff Scientist at the Institute of Molecular Pathology (I.M.P.), Vienna in the Laboratory of Erwin F. Wagner 9/2005-12/2010 Founder and Principle Investigator of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research (LBI-CR), Vienna 7/2008-12/2010 Deputy Director of the LBI-CR 1/2011-3/2014 Assistant Professor at the Institute of Cancer Research, Vienna 12/2012 Venia Docendi for Tumor Biology at the Medical University Vienna Since 4/2014 Associate Professor at the Institute of Cancer Research, Vienna Since 2018 Coordinator of the Block 8 at the Medical University Vienna Memberships & Expert Opinion Member of the CAG (Concerted Action Group) for basic research of EASL (European Association for the Studies of the Liver). Regular reviewer for following journals and organizations (alphabetical order): A-Star, American Journal of Pathology, Association for International Cancer Research, Biolopen, BMC Cancer, BMC Gastroenterology, Cancer Letters, Cancer Medicine, Cancer Research, Cancers, Cell Death & Differentiation, Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Cellular Signaling, Clinical Cancer Research, Diseases, European Association for the Studies of the Liver, FEBS Journal, Frontiers in Gastrointestinal Sciences, Frontiers in Oncology, Gastroenterology, Genome Biology, Gut, Hepatology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Israel Science Foundation, Journal of Cellular Physiology, Journal of Hepatology, Journal of Molecular Medicine, Liver International, Magazine of European Medical Oncology, Medical Research Counsel, Molecular Basis of Disease, Molecular Cancer, Molecular Oncology, Nature Communications, Niederösterreich – Life Science Call, Nucleic Acids Research, Oncogene, Oncotarget, Plos One, Scientific Reports, University of Luxemburg Editor of: Book/Volume: “Mouse Models of Cancer”, Methods in Molecular Biology, Humana Press. Printed in spring 2015 (Editors: Robert Eferl and Emilio Casanova) Working Fields • Basic biomedical science to identify functions of JAK-STAT signaling in diseases • Investigation of molecular and cellular processes of tumor-stroma interactions that impact cancer formation with a focus on tumor-associated macrophages • Cytokine signaling in cholestatic liver fibrosis, hepatocellular carcinomas and colorectal tumors with a focus on JAK-STAT signaling