Werner Aberer

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Werner Aberer (2018)

Werner Aberer (born August 27, 1953 in Hohenems , Vorarlberg) is an Austrian dermatologist and allergist who was director of the University Clinic for Dermatology and Venereology in Graz until September 30, 2018. Aberer is the author of numerous scientific publications and guidelines and has been active in national and international scientific societies.

Scientific career

After graduating from high school in Bregenz in 1971, Aberer studied at the University of Innsbruck and was awarded a Dr. med univ. After graduation, he worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Biochemical Pharmacology. In 1978 he began his specialist training as a dermatologist at the University Dermatology Clinic in Innsbruck under the management board of Klaus Wolff. In 1981 he was appointed to the board of directors of the I. University Dermatology Clinic at the University of Vienna, and Aberer also continued his specialist training in Vienna. During his training, he spent a period abroad from 1984 to 1985 at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS, National Institutes of Health) in Bethesda , Maryland, USA.

In 1985 he became a specialist in dermatology and venereology, in 1987 he completed his habilitation in dermatology and venereology and, as an associate professor, was head of the allergy outpatient clinic at the 1st University Dermatology Clinic from 1987 to 1993.

In 1993 he was appointed head of the department for environmental dermatology and venereology at the University Dermatology Clinic in Graz. In 1996 he founded the Graz Allergy Day, which has taken place annually since then. From 2008 to 2018 he was the director of the Dermatology Clinic in Graz.

Scientific achievements

Aberer is the author and co-author of 351 scientific publications. His work has been cited over 10,000 times. The most frequently cited work comes from his early scientific work phase, in which he dealt with immune cells of the skin, the so-called Langerhans cells . The work "Ultraviolet light depletes surface markers of Langerhans cells" was published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology in 1981 and cited 447 times to date (as of 2018).

Research priorities

  • Contact allergy / occupational dermatology
  • Drug allergy
  • Hereditary angioedema
  • Insect venom allergy
  • Urticaria

Functions in scientific societies

  • ÖGDV - Austrian Society for Dermatology and Venereology: Board member 1993–2018; President 2003-2004
  • ÖGAI - Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunology: Board member 1988–1998; Secretary 1989–1990; Treasurer 1990–1996
  • ESCD - European Society of Contact Dermatitis: Board member 1990–1994
  • German contact allergy group of the DDG (German Dermatological Society): Secretary 1992–1996
  • ENDA - European Network on Drug Allergy: Secretary 2003-2006
  • ABD - Working Group for Occupational and Environmental Dermatology: Board member 2009–2018
  • EADV - European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology: Board member 2012–2018

Editorial functions in scientific journals

  • Allergy: 2010–2017 Associate Editor
  • Dermatologist: 2003–2017 International Advisory Board
  • Dermatology at work and the environment: in the editorial board since 2000
  • Allergology: 2000–2017 head of the main publication, since 2017 honorary member of the publication management

Honors

  • 2014: Honorary Prize of the Allergology Working Group of the ÖGDV
  • 2018: Erich Fuchs Prize from the Association of German Allergists

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Clinic: History. LKH-Univ. Graz Clinic, University Clinic for Dermatology and Venereology, October 3, 2018, accessed on October 11, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Graz Allergy Day: Home. Retrieved October 11, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Publications: Aberer Werner. In: Research portal of the Medical University of Graz. Retrieved October 10, 2018 .
  4. ^ Web of Science; accessed on October 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ BachC: ÖGDV - Other board members. Retrieved October 11, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Board of Directors. Retrieved October 11, 2018 .
  7. ↑ EADV | Corporate. Retrieved October 11, 2018 .
  8. ^ Dustri Online Services. Retrieved October 11, 2018 .
  9. ^ Dustri Online Services. Retrieved October 11, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Archive. Allergology Working Group, accessed on October 26, 2018 .
  11. ^ Association honors. Medical Association of German Allergists, accessed on October 26, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Aberer, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian dermatologist and allergist
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Hohenems , Vorarlberg