LORENZ AGLAS

CURRICULUM VITAE

Senior Scientist, Dr. rer. nat. MSc. BSc.

(last update: 07/2021)

 
Personal Data
NameLorenz AGLAS
Present AddressDepartment of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg

Hellbrunner Straße 34, A-5020 Salzburg

Tel: +43 662 8044 5819

CitizenshipAustrian
LanguagesGerman, English
 
 
 

Main Research Areas

 
Research Area 1Molecular Biology, Molecular and Cellular Allergology, Immunology
Research Area 2Allergy diagnosis and treatment
Research Area 3Recombinant molecules and physico-chemical characterization
Research Area 4Mimetic peptide characterization
Research FocusBasic research aspects: My research activities focuses on understanding the mechanism of allergic sensitizationinduced by pollen allergens, the induction of immune tolerance, and the molecular/immunological characterization of allergens

Translational research: Development of novel therapeutic approaches for the treatment of (pollen) allergies  
 
 
 

Academic Employment

 
Current PositionPostDoc/Senior scientist
18/08/2017–PresentSenior Scientist at University of Salzburg, Department of Biosciences, Research Group of Fatima Ferreira, Salzburg, Austria
 
 
 

University Education

 
04/11/2013–18/08/2017PhD in Molecular Biology, Dr. rer. nat

University of Salzburg, Department of Molecular Biology, Research Group of Fatima Ferreira, Salzburg, Austria
Title of PhD Thesis: “Intrinsic properties of the Bet v 1-fold. Impact on immunogenicity and allergenicity.”
PhD defense: 18.08.2017
14/09/2011–23/10/2013
Master in Genetics and Biotechnology, MScStudies
 
 
 

Editorial Activities

 
19/05/2020–presentReview Editor for Frontiers in Allergy
05/05/2020–presentGuest Editor for JoVe “Characterization of allergens: Assessing common structural features and biological functions”
 
 
 

Ad-hoc Peer Review Activity

 
11/2016–presentClinical and Translational Allergy
12/2020-present      Allergy, and Clinical and Experimental Allergy
01/2021-present     Molecular Immunology
 
 
 

Additional Research Activities

 
EAACIJunior member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
ÖGAIMember of the Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunology
ÖGMBTMember of the Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology