Dr. Igor Theurl.
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine
Innsbruck Medical University
Austria
Biography
After finishing my medical studies (MD) I started in the laboratory of Prof.Guenter Weiss as an PhD student in the infectious disease program of the Medical University of Innsbruck. My interest was focused from the beginning on anemia of chronic disease and the interplay of immune function, iron metabolism and erythropoiesis. After 3,5 years in Prof.Weiss laboratory I started my training in internal medicine and later on also in laboratory medicine. Nevertheless, I stayed an active member of Prof. Weiss group and continued to work on the pathophysiology and new therapeutic concepts for ACD. After board certification for internal medicine and labortatory medicine and being announced Ass.Prof. I decided to do a second post doc at the MGH/HMS under the guidance of Prof.Fil Swirski and Prof.Dr.Herbert Lin, experts in innate immunity and iron metabolism. I developed several new models in their labs and was able to unveil an unknown mechanism how body adopts to massive erythrocyte damage. Coming back to Austria I was announced Assoc.Prof.of Internal Medicine. At the moment my group is focusing on interplay of innate immunity, erythropoiesis, infection and cancer.
Research Interest
Iron deficiency anemia and anemia of chronic disease, Regulatory interaction between iron homeostasis, immune function and cancer biology
Publications
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Theurl I, Hilgendorf I, Nairz M, Tymoszuk P, Haschka D, Asshoff M, He S, Gerhardt LM, Holderried TA, Seifert M, Sopper S. On-demand erythrocyte disposal and iron recycling requires transient macrophages in the liver. Nature medicine. 2016 Aug;22(8):945-51.
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Nairz M, Theurl I, Wolf D, Weiss G. Iron deficiency or anemia of inflammation?. Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift. 2016 Oct 1;166(13-14):411-23.
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Theurl I, Hilgendorf I, Nairz M, Tymoszuk P, Haschka D, Asshoff M, He S, Gerhardt LM, Holderried TA, Seifert M, Sopper S. On-demand erythrocyte disposal and iron recycling requires transient macrophages in the liver. Nature medicine. 2016 Aug;22(8):945-51.
