Gerhard M Kostner

Biochemistry — Medical University of Graz, Austria

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Biochemistry

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Short Biography


Gerhard M. Kostner em. Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology


Education:

Ph.D. graduation: Februar 6, 1966


Scientific Carreer:

Foreign Training:Sept. 1969-Dez. 1970 Assistent Professor at the Oklahoma Medical School, USA

1973: Habil-Thesis in Biochemistry “Studies on the composition of the lipoproteins of human lymph”

1977-1991 Chairman of the Dept. of Protein Research at the Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University of Graz

Guest-professorship during the time of 1.2 - 31.6.1991 at the Goethe University Frankfurt.

1991-2009: Head of the Institute of Medical Biochemistry at the University of Graz

Since April 1st, 1992: Full Univ.-Professor at the Institute of Medical Biochemistry at the Univ. of Graz

2009 -: Emeritus Professor at the Medical University of Graz

Selected Member of Scientific Societies:

1978- European Atherosclerosis Society (since 1978)

1975- European Society for Clinical Investigation (Vizepräsident: 1981-1982)

1978- American Heart Association: Member of the Council on Atherosclerosis

1977- European Lipoprotein Club: Founding Member

1979- German Society for Clinical Research in Lipid Metabolism


Member of Editorial Boards:

1983-2002 ATHEROMA (M.Halpern; Ed./Lisboa)

1980- ATHEROSCLEROSIS (Elsevier/North Holland)

1982- CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA (Elsevier/North Holland)

1985- CLINICA E INVESTIGATION EN ARTERIOS-CLEROSIS

1986-1990and 1993-1999 JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND

CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY (Walter de Gruyter/ Berlin-N.Y.)

1987-1990 and since 1993-2003 EUROPEAN JOURNAL of CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

1990- CLINICAL LABORATORY Ed.Prof.Dr.H. Schmidt-Gayk. (Medicus Verlag)

1995- NUTRITION, METABOLISM and CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

2004-J ournal of Cardiovascular Disease (issued by the Egypt & Arabic Soc. of Atherosclerosis)

2007- The open Clinical Chemistry Journal

2007- The open Bioactive Compound Journal

2010- Cholesterol- Open Access Journal

2010- Journal of Lipids – Open Access Jopurnal


Publications:

305 Original articles in reviewed scientific journals (IF/SCI: 860 )

126 Invited lectures


Research Interest:

Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism with emphasis on cholesterol homeostasis in relation to atherosclerosis and cancer.

Organizations

Career arc: 1972 - 2024

Source: PubMed

Medical University of Graz

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Publications Synthesis

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Number : 405

Citations

Citations: 16 809 1st author: 44 Last author: 154 Unique author: 30


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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

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Title Journal Year Citations
Sex-Related Differences in the Associations between Adiponectin and Serum Lipoproteins in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Metabolic Syndrome.
serum, lipoproteins, adiponectin, healthy volunteers, sex, metabolic syndrome
Biomedicines20244
Serum Levels of Adiponectin Are Strongly Associated with Lipoprotein Subclasses in Healthy Volunteers but Not in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome.
serum, adiponectin, lipoproteins, idl, lipoproteins, hdl, healthy volunteers, lipoproteins, ldl, lipoproteins, vldl, metabolic syndrome
Int J Mol Sci20243
Establishing an si-traceable reference measurement system for seven serum apolipoproteins
research design, serum, apolipoproteins
Clin Chim Acta20240
The 10 essential questions regarding lipoprotein(a).
lipoproteins, therapeutics, lipoprotein(a)
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care20232
Reply to: Apolipoprotein C3 induces inflammasome activation only in its delipidated form.
immunity, apolipoproteins, inflammasomes
Nat Immunol20236

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