Alexandra Koschak – Universität Innsbruck

Dr. Alexandra Koschak

Associate Professor, Chairwomen (Interim Head of Chair)

Email: alexandra.koschak@uibk.ac.at
Phone: +43-(0)512-507 - 58807
Fax: +43-(0)512-507 - 2931

Molecular sensory physiology group

For publications in Pubmed click here

Short Curriculum

1995 - 1996	Studies in Biology, University of Innsbruck
1996 - 1998	Doctoral thesis, Department of Biochemical Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Innsbruck, Austria
1999 - 2001	Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Biochemical Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Innsbruck, Austria
2001 - 2007	University Assistant, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, LFU, Innsbruck, Austria Visiting Scientist, at the University of Tübingen, Germany and the University of Padova, Italy
2007 - 2008	Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, LFU, Innsbruck, Austria
2008	Habilitation (Cell biology)
2009	Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, LFU, Innsbruck, Austria
2011 - 2014	Full Professor for "Molecular Sensory Physiology and Pharmacology", Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University Vienna, Austria
March 2015	Head of "Molecular Sensory Physiology and Pharmacology" Group and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, LFU, Innsbruck, Austria

Teaching Experience

Pharmacy students	General pharmacology, Cellular physiology and pathophysiology, Biology for Pharmacists, Seminars and practical course in pharmacogenetics
Medical students	Sensory neurophysiology
Graduate Programs Innsbruck	University Innsbruck “Pharmaceutical Sciences”, Medical University Innsbruck “Molecular Cell Biology and Oncology” (MCBO)
Graduate Programs Vienna (Supervisor)	Medical University Vienna “Molecular Signal Transduction” (MolSignTans) and “Neuroscience” at the Brain Research Center

Research funding (since 2010)

2010-2014	FWF P225828: “Ca_V1.3 C-terminal Protein-Protein Interaction Drugability”
2010-2014	Co-applicant SFB-F44: “Cell signalling in chronic CNS disorders”
2014-2017	FWF P26881: “Cav1.4 L-Type Calcium Channels in Retinal Function- Lessons from Channelopathies”
2017-2019	FWF P29359: “L-Type Calcium Channels in Rod Bipolar Cells”
2016-2019	Innovative Training Network funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 programme: “switchBoard - In the Eye of the Observer: Visual Processing at the Heart of the Retina”
2018-2022	FWF: CavX PhD programm – Calcium channels in excitable cells
2020-2022	FWF P32747: “Pharmaco-therapeutic potential of Cav1.4 L-type Ca²⁺ channels”
2022-2026	FWF P36262: "C-terminal gating modulator for Cav1.4 L-type channels"
2023-2027	FWF: CavX PhD programm – Calcium channels in excitable cells 2.0

Scientific Awards

2002	Scientific Award of the City of Innsbruck
2003	Dr. Otto-Seibert Scientific Award (University of Innsbruck)
2009	Heribert-Konzett Award (Austrian Pharmacological Society)
2011	Otto-Löwi Award (Austrian Neuroscience association)