Research- and Innovation Centers (RIC)
The two Research and Innovation Centers at PMU— Regenerative Medicine & Novel Therapiesand Public Health & Healthcare research —were established in 2022.
Their primary aim to consolidate often diverse scientific projects into collaborative, consortium-based initiatives. Consortium projects involve at least three research working groups (Forschungsarbeitsgruppen, FoAGs) and are coordinated through the RIC. Through shared lecture series, seminars, and events, these working groups foster deeper collaboration, spark new ideas, and identify potential partners for future grant applications.
Both centers serve as platforms and catalysts for intensifying collaboration among research working groups (FoAGs) at the PMU and its university hospitals across various health science disciplines.
By combining expertise from different research fields, these centers help maximize the full potential of research at PMU and its university hospitals, significantly enhancing their visibility of a broader scale.
Regenerative Medicine & Novel Therapies (RM & NT)
The replacement of damaged tissues or organs in the human body is a central focus in regenerative medicine. Technological advances in recent years have opened up numerous new avenues, such as the generation of stable cell systems through induced pluripotent stem cells and innovative genetic techniques like gene editing.
These scientific fields involve complex approaches that demand a high level of collaboration. The same applies to the development of new therapies in biomedicine.
In this context, the RIC for Regenerative Medicine & Novel Therapies (RM & NT) provides a platform to promote enhanced collaboration between the university hospital and PMU.
Project: Propionic acid in multiple sclerosis – a placebo-controlled randomized double-blinded clinical trial
Principal investigator (PI): Priv. Doz. Dr. Tobias Moser, PhD
Institute (project lead): Universitätsklinik für Neurologie, neurologische Intensivmedizin und Neurorehabilitation
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: Landesapotheke Salzburg, SALK; Clinical Research Center Salzburg (CRCS), Salzburg University of Applied Sciences; PLUS; Centre for Cognitive Neurosciences - CCNS
Project: Establishment of biomarkers for migraine in the skin: A special focus on thermoreceptors
Principal investigator (PI): apl. Prof.in Dr.in Elisabeth Russe
Institute (project lead): Barmherzige Brüder, Department of Plastic-, Aesthetic- and Reconstructive Surgery
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: Department of Neurology, Neurological Intensive Care Medicine and Neurorehabilitation; Research program for Receptor biochemistry and Tumor metabolism, SALK; Department of Biosciences and Medical Biology, PLUS; Institute for Experimental and Clinical Cell Therapy, PMU
Project: Pericyte- like tendon cells in vitro: Some light in the dark of cell heterogeneity
Principal investigator (PI): Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr. Herbert Tempfer
Institute (project lead): Institute for Tendon and Bone Regeneration
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: Institute for Molecular Regenerative Medicine; Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry
Project: Identification of novel therapeutic targets in Pendred syndrome/DFNB
Principal investigator (PI): Priv.-Doz.in Silvia Dossena, Ph.D.
Institute (project lead): Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology - Salzburg; Department for Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases
Project: Pedicled bone transfer for non-unions in a rat model
Principal investigator (PI): Assoc.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Florian Wichlas
Institute (project lead): Department of Orthopedics und Traumatology
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: Institute for Tendon and Bone Regeneration
Project: Evidence-bases individual treatment trials with immu. drugs in Mucopolysacchridosis
Principal investigator (PI):Prof. Florian B. Lagler, MD, CEO
Institute (project lead): CRCS Clinical Research Center Salzburg
Public Health & Healthcare Research (PH & VF)
Public Health, also known as health sciences, focuses on disease prevention, life extension, and health promotion through collective societal efforts, with an emphasis on equity and sustainability.
(Source: Public Health Basics Textbook, 1st Edition 2023, Urban + Fischer)
Healthcare research examines the impact of healthcare system design on access, quality, safety, costs, health, and well-being, with the aim of optimizing care and reducing errors.
(Source: Coordination Office for Healthcare Research, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg)
Project: Psychological stress in children of psychiatric patients
Principal investigator (PI): Mag. Victoria Elena Maringgele, PhD
Institute (project lead): Christian Doppler University Hospital Salzburg, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy PMU
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Christian Doppler Clinic
Project: Therapie von Parkinson-Psychosen
Principal investigator (PI): DDr., Pharm.D., Priv.-Doz. Olaf Rose
Institute (project lead): Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Pharmacy at the Institute of Pharmacy
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Clinical Pharmacy
Project: Final Destination: Pharmacists' Role in Assisted Suicide
Principal investigator (PI): Mag.a pharm. Stephanie Clemens, MA, MHC, PhD
Institute (project lead): Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Pharmacy at the Institute of Pharmacy
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Clinical Pharmacy
Project: OBMAN-Management of Obesity in Salzburg
Principal investigator (PI): Priv.Doz.Mag.iur.Dr.med. Dagmar Schaffler-Schaden, LLM
Institute (project lead): Institute for General-, Family-, and Preventive Medicine
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: Department of Internal Medicine I Salzburg, Department of Pediatrics Salzburg, Department of Geriatrics, Salzburg
Project: Development of a machine-learning triage algorithm for fracture risk in trauma emergency departments FRISK
Principal investigator (PI): Dr. med. Johannes Christian Maximilian Deininger
Institute (project lead): Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Institute for Tendon and Bone Regeneration
Collaborating organizational units/institutes –
Project: How are health professionals in primary care addressing the climate crisis? Establishment of a monitoring instrument for the evaluation of climate-health literacy.
Principal investigator (PI): Dr.in med.univ. Johanna Schauer-Berg, MPH
Institute (project lead): Institute for General-, Family-, and Preventive Medicine
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: –
Project: Centre for Public Health and Health Services Research
Principal investigator (PI): Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Osterbrink
Institute (project lead): Institute for Nursing Science and Practice
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: Institute of Nursing Science and Practice, Institute of General-, Family-, and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Pharmacy and Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Clinical Pharmacy
Project: Get with the Guidelines: Evaluation of potential gender and age disparities in time to treatment, primary and secondary prevention and management of ST-segment myocardial infarction patients in Salzburg within the context of European Society of Cardiology guidelines on the management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (n=966)
Principal investigator (PI): Mag.a Kristen Kopp, MSc
Institute (project lead):Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Salzburg
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: Institute of Nursing Science and Practice, Department of Internal Medicine II SALK
Project: Prospective, non-interventional study to evaluate adherence and persistence to DOACS (Direct-acting Oral Anticoagulants) in a real-world elderly patient population (> 70 years) following hospitalization with symptomatic, non-valvular atrial fibrillation and determine the effectiveness of adherence-enhancing support measures such as telephone follow-up and patient medication diary entry to improve DOAC intake in this population.
Principal investigator (PI): : Mag.a Kristen Kopp, MSc
Institute (project lead): Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Salzburg
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: Institute of Nursing Science and Practice, Institute of General-, Family-, and Preventive Medicine
Project: Telederm Salzburg
Principal investigator (PI): Univ.-Prof. Dr. Johann Bauer, MBA
Institute (project lead): Department of Dermatology and Allergology
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: Institute for General-, Family-, and Preventive Medicine
Project: Epidemiologische retrospektive Erhebung von Inzidenz, Prävalenz, Mortalität und Lebenserwartung bei traumatischen und nicht-traumatischen Querschnittsyndromen. (EPIDEMSCI)
Principal investigator (PI): Dr. rer. nat. Aljoscha Thomschewski, MSc
Institute (project lead): Department of Neurology, Neurological Intensive Care Medicine and Neurorehabilitation
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: IDA Lab Salzburg
Project: Global, regional, and national burden of spinal cord injury, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Principal investigator (PI): Dr. Mahdi Safdarian
Institute (project lead): Department of Neurology, Neurological Intensive Care Medicine and Neurorehabilitation
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: –
Project: Paracelsus 10,000: An epidemiological study on the health of the Salzburg population
Principal investigator (PI): Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Eugen Trinka
Institute (project lead): University Department of Neurology, Neurological Intensive Care Medicine and Neurorehabilitation; University Department of Geriatrics; University Department of Internal Medicine I, with Gastroenterology - Hepatology, Nephrology, Metabolism and Diabetology
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: The Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience (CCNS) PLUS, Department of Sport and Exercise Science PLUS
Project: Mortality and life expectancy in chronic disorders of consciousness
Principal investigator (PI): Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Eugen Trinka
Institute (project lead): Department of Neurology, Neurological Intensive Care Medicine and Neurorehabilitation
Collaborating organizational units/institutes: –
Application
Please note that your project must be part of the Research and Innovation Centers in order to apply for funding from the Talent Pool. If it is not yet a member, please register here.
Junior Researcher
The goal is to provide systematic training and career development for young researchers. In the current Talent Pool Call, each approved application is funded with €12,500 per application and per RIC.
Eligibility: PhD students, PostDocs
NEW Application deadline for TALENT POOL: 15.4.2025
Senior Researcher
The aim is to develop a talent pool that aligns with the skills and profiles of new appointments, thematic focuses, and staffing needs. In the current Talent Pool Call, each approved application is funded with €20,000 per application and per FIZ.
Eligibility: Associate Professors/Apl. Professors and habilitated research staff
NEW Application deadline for TALENT POOL: 15.4.2025
Application forms
Application form Junior/Senior Researcher PH VF
Application form Junior/Senior Researcher RM NT
Projects supported to date:
Julia Tevini, MSc, PhD
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Research Program for Receptor Biochemistry and Tumor Metabolism
Project: The Skin as the Gateway to Migraine - A Focus on Genetic and Metabolic Changes in Eyelid Skin from Migraineurs
Funding / RIC: Junior Researcher/RM NT
Janine Zwicklhuber, MSc
Institute for Experimental & Clinical Cell Therapy
Project: Establishing an EV-based Migraine Biomarker Signature
Funding / RIC: Junior Researcher/RM NT
Mag.a Mag.a Dr.in Christine Lehner
Institute for Tendon and Bone Regeneration
Project: Pericyte derived tendon cells: Novel key players in tendinopathy?
Funding / RIC: Junior Researcher/RM NT
Mag.a pharm. Stephanie Clemens, MA, MHC, PhD
Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Pharmacy at the Institute for Pharmacy
Project: Final Destination: Pharmacists' Role in Assisted Suicide
Funding / RIC: Junior Researcher/PH VF
Priv.-Doz.in Mag.a Dr.in Dagmar Schaffler-Schaden, LLM
Institute for General-, Family-, and Preventive Medicine, Center for Public Health and Healthcare Research
Project: Screening for Obesity, Sarcopenia, and Osteoporosis in older adults in the primary care settingthe OYSTER project
Funding / RIC: Senior Researcher/PH VF
Priv.-Doz.in Dr. in Andrea Zurl
Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Research Program for Experimental Ophthalmology and Glaucoma Research
Project: Establishment of Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy (LSFM) to Study the Involvement of Pericytes in Optic Nerve Scar Formation
Funding / RIC: Senior Researcher/RM NT
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Herbert Tempfer
Institute for Tendon and Bone Regeneration
Project: Pericyte- like tendon cells in vitro: Some light in the dark of cell heterogeneity
Funding / RIC: Senior Researcher/RM NT
Priv.-Doz.in Silvia Dossena, Ph.D.
Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology
Projetc: Identification of novel therapeutic targets in Pendred syndrome/DFNB4
Funding / RIC: Senior Researcher/RM NT
Dr. med. univ. Johanna Schauer-Berg, MPH
Institute for General-, Family-, and Preventive Medicine
Project: How do healthcare professionals in primary care handle the climate crisis? Developing a monitoring tool to evaluate climate-health competency
Funding / RIC: Junior Researcher/PH VF
Dr. med. Johannes Deininger
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Institute for Tendon and Bone Regeneration
Project: Development of a machine-learning triage algorithm for fracture risk in trauma emergency departments. FRISK
Funding / RIC: Junior Researcher/PH VF
Upcoming events
SAVE THE DATE - RIC Network! Seminars
23.04.2025 PH_VF 16:30-18:00 lecture hall 20/PMU
Aljoscha Thomschewski, ,,EPIDEMSCI: Towards a prospective Austrian Registry for Spinal Cord Injuries''
Olaf Rose, ,,Pharmakotherapie der Parkinson-Psychose''
14.05.2025 PH_VF 16:30-18:00 lecture hall 20/PMU
Irmela Gnass & Team, ,,POET-Pain, Prävention operationsbedingter anhaltender Schmerzen durch die Einführung eines perioperativen Transitional Pain Service; Innovationsfond DLR)'' & Simon Krutter & Patrick Kutschar, ,,(GeDePa, Machbarkeit und Praktikabilität eines „Geriatrischen Delir-Pass“ in der intersektoralen, interprofessionellen Delir-Prävention; SABES-PMU)''
11.06.2025 RM_NT 16:30-18:00 lecture hall 20/PMU
Elisabeth Russe, ,,Establishment of biomarkers for migraine in the skin: A special focus on thermoreceptors''
Past events
April 13, 2023, 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
INTRODUCTION TO THE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH & HEALTHCARE RESEARCH
Location: 5020 Salzburg, Strubergasse 15, House D, EVER Pharma Audimax
Topics:
• Best Practices
• Collaboration
• Innovation
• Networks
• Key Insights
What to expect:
• A hub for consolidating scientific research and innovation between Paracelsus Medical Private University and its partners.
• A driving force for collaboration, information sharing, and resource planning.
• An initiator of multi-professional, interdisciplinary collaboration in Public Health and Healthcare Research.
Speakers:
• Dr. Gernot Filipp, MBA
Director, State Statistics and Administrative Controlling
State of Salzburg
• Univ. Prof. Dr. Maria Flamm, MPH
Director, Institute for General-, Family-, and Preventive Medicine at PMU
Director, Research Center for Public Health & Healthcare Research at PMU
• Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hoffmann, MPH
Institute for Community Medicine, University of Greifswald
Chair of the German Network for Healthcare Research
• a.o. Univ. Prof. Dr. Michael Lichtenauer, Ph.D.
Department of Internal Medicine II - Division of Cardiology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Salzburg
• Univ. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Osterbrink, Dr. h.c.
Director, Institute for Nursing Science and Practice at PMU
Dean of Nursing Science
Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research and Education
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