Michael Wallner

Michael Wallner

Michael Wallner, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology
University of Salzburg, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Allergy Diagnosis and Therapy, Austria

Biography

Dr. Michael Wallner is an Assistant professor at the University of Salzburg. After graduating he received his PhD from the University of Salzburg in 2004 with full marks. He has received the “Clemens von Pirquet” Award from the Austrian Society of Allergology and Immunology and the Austrian Life Science Award. He is reviewer of the International Archives of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, Mediators of Inflammation and Allergy

Research Interest

His research is focused on inhalant and food allergens. He has been involved in the development of novel therapeutics applicable for specific immunotherapy. In addition, he has been interested in the intrinsic properties that turn innocuous proteins into allergenic molecules.