Harald Pichler
Profession
Assistant Professor at Graz University of Technology in the field of the biotechnology of cellular membranes
ACIB
Key Researcher Cell and Protein Design and Engineering
Contact
harald.pichler@acib.at
Harald Pichler obtained his PhD from Graz University of Technology in 2000 for research on lipid synthesis and transport in yeast under the guidance of Prof. Günther Daum. Supported by a Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) long-term fellowship, he undertook postdoctoral studies with Prof. Howard Riezman at both the Biozentrum of the University of Basel and the University of Geneva dealing with the roles of sterols in endocytosis. Returning to Graz University of Technology in December 2003, he joined the newly founded Institute of Molecular Biotechnology headed by Prof. Helmut Schwab and extended his research interests to recombinant protein expression and enzyme engineering in bacteria and yeasts. From 2005 to 2009, Harald Pichler managed an Applied Biocatalysis (A-B) Research Centre project focusing on high-level expression of pig liver esterases. In 2009, he has been offered a tenure-track, assistant professor position at Graz University of Technology and has been establishing a research team working on the biotechnology of cellular membranes since.
