Erich Gnaiger
Erich Gnaiger participates in the Mitofood project; a research community for nutritional optimization of mitochondrial function for health promotion and disease resistance.
Prof. dr. Erich Gnaiger
Department of General and Transplant SurgeryD. Swarovski Research Laboratory
Innrain 66/6
Innsbruck Medival University
A-6020 Innsbruck
AUSTRIA
Tel +43 512 504 24623 (lab 24626)
Fax + 43 512 504 24625
E-mail: erich.gnaiger@uibk.ac.at
Expertise
Capacity, control and regulation of oxidative phosphorylation, diagnosis of mitochondrial respiratory function in intact cultured cells, permeabilized cells and tissue preparations from small biopsies, respiratory function at low physiological and pathological oxygen levels.
Relevant projects and functions
- Chairman of the Mitochondrial Physiology Society
- Founder and director of Oroboros Instruments
- Chairman of MitoAustria - National Network for Mitochondrial Research in Austria
- International co-operations include: Mitochondrial function in human skeletal muscle of diabetes 2 patients. (CMRC, Copenhagen: Dr. Flemming Dela) and The effect of lifestyle and genetic background on mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle of Danish and Inuit populations - lipid and carbohydrate metabolism (CMRC Greenland Expedition 2004, Prof. Bengt Saltin).