Lisa SCHWAIGER, Mag. pharm. Dr.
Senior Lecturer
Contact
Institute of Pharmacy/Pharmacognosy
University of Innsbruck
Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine
Innrain 80 - 82/IV
Room: L.04.053
6020 Innsbruck / Austria
Phone: +43 512 507 - 58404
Email: lisa.schwaiger@uibk.ac.at
Research
- Isolation of natural products
- Analysis of secondary metabolites from higher plants
Awards
- Award for the best Poster at the 57th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, 18.08.2009, Geneva, Switzerland.
Publication List
PhD Thesis
Baumgartner, L. (2011): Discovery of novel anti-inflammatory natural products using two strategies. Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck.
ATANASOV, A.G.; WANG, J.N.; GU, S.P.; BU, J.; KRAME, M.P.; BAUMGARTNER, L.; FAKHRUDIN, N.; LADURNER, A.; MALAINER, C.; VUORINEN, A.; NOHA, S.M.; SCHWAIGER, S.; ROLLINGER, J.M.; SCHUSTER, D.; STUPPNER, H.; DIRSCH, V.M.; HEISS, E.H. (2013): Honokiol: A non-adipogenic PPARγ agonist from nature. In: BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS 1830/10, S. 4813 - 4819.
LADURNER, A.; ATANASOV, A.G.; HEISS, E.H.; BAUMGARTNER, L.; SCHWAIGER, S.; ROLLINGER, J.M.; STUPPNER, H.; DIRSCH, V.M. (2012): 2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-(E)-propenylbenzofuran promotes endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity in human endothelial cells. In: Biochemical Pharmacology 84/6, S. 804 - 812.
HEISS, E.H.; BAUMGARTNER, L.; SCHWAIGER, S.; HEREDIA, R.J.; ATANASOV, A.G.; ROLLINGER, J.M.; STUPPNER, H.; DIRSCH, V. (2012): Ratanhiaphenol III from Ratanhiae Radix is a PTP1B Inhibitor. In: Planta Medica 78/7, S. 678 - 681.
BAUMGARTNER, L.; SCHWAIGER, S.; STUPPNER, H. (2011): Quantitative analysis of anti-inflammatory lignan derivatives in Ratanhiae radix and its tincture by HPLC–PDA and HPLC–MS. In: Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 56/3, S. 546 - 552.
BAUMGARTNER, L.; SOSA, S.; ATANASOV, A.G.; BODENSIECK, A.; FAKHRUDIN, N.; BAUER, J.; DEL FAVERO, G.; PONTI, C.; HEISS, E.H.; SCHWAIGER, S.; LADURNER, A.; WIDOWITZ, U.; DELLA LOGGIA, R.; ROLLINGER, J.M.; WERZ, O.; BAUER, R.; DIRSCH, V.M.; TUBARO, A.; STUPPNER, H. (2011): Lignan Derivatives from Krameria lappacea Roots Inhibit Acute Inflammation in Vivo and Pro-inflammatory Mediators in Vitro. In: Journal of Natural Products 74/8, S. 1779 - 1786.
FAKHRUDIN, N.; LADURNER, A.; ATANASOV, A.G.; HEISS, E.H.; BAUMGARTNER, L.; MARKT, P.; SCHUSTER, D.; ELLMERER, E.P.; WOLBER, G.; ROLLINGER, J.M.; STUPPNER, H.; DIRSCH, V. (2010): Computer-Aided Discovery, Validation, and Mechanistic Characterization of Novel Neolignan Activators of PPARγ. In: MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY 77/4, S. 559 - 566.
GUMY, C.; THURNBICHLER, C.; AUBRY, E.M.; BOLASZ, Z.; PFISTERER, P.; BAUMGARTNER, L.; STUPPNER, H.; ODERMATT, A.; ROLLINGER, J.M. (2009): Inhibition of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 by plant extracts used as traditional antidiabetic medicines. In: Fitoterapia 80/3, S. 200 - 2005.
BAUMGARTNER L., et al.: Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory properties of secondary metabolites from Ratanhiae radix. International Symposium "Drugs from Nature Targeting Inflammation", Innsbruck, 09.04.2010.
BAUNGARTNER L., et al.: In silico discovery of natural PPAR-activators in the alpine plant Doronicum austriacum. Plants from High Altitude - Phytochemistry and Bioactivity, Obergurgl, 28.04.2009.
BAUMGARTNER, L., et al: Development of a validated LC-PDA method for the quantification of anti-inflammatory secondary metabolites from Ratanhiae radix. 58th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, Berlin, 30.08.2010.
BAUMGARTNER, L., et al.: Discovery of benzofuran derivatives in Ratanhiae radix as novel inhibitors of NF-kB activation. 1st Life Science Meeting, Igls, 19.09.2009.
BAUMGARTNER, L., et al: Discovery of benzofuran derivatives in Ratanhiae radix as novel inhibitors of NF-kB activation. 57th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, Geneva, 18.08.2009.
BAUMGARTNER, L., et al.: PPARα – In silico screening for activators from natural sources. 5th Annual Meeting of the Center of Molecular Biosciences (CMBI), Igls, 26.09.2008.
BAUMGARTNER, L., et al.: PPARα – In silico screening for activators from natural sources. 7th Joint Meeting of AFERP, ASP, GA, PSE & SIF, Athens, 07.08.2008.
Teaching activities
- Morphologic and anatomic analyses of medicinal herbs, UE
- Quality control of medicinal plants, UE
- Bachelor´s Thesis in Pharmacy, PS
- Principals of phytochemical techniques, UE
- Current aspects of pharmacognosy, VU