Prof. Dr. Eva Stöger

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsCell Biology
KeywordsChromatin strucure, intracellular proteintransport, pharmaceutical proteins, transgene-organization, transgenic cereals

Current contact address

CountryAustria
CityWien
InstitutionUniversität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU)
InstituteInstitut für Angewandte Genetik und Zellbiologie (IAGZ)

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Rainer FischerInstitut für Biologie VII (Molekulare Biotechnologie), Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH), Aachen
Start of initial sponsorship01/02/2002

Programme(s)

2001Sofja Kovalevskaja Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Dr. Eva Stoger is an expert in the field of Cereal Biotechnology with emphasis on Molecular Farming. In 1999, Dr. Stoger received the renowned French research award "Golden Grain" for her work on the production of recombinant pharmaceutical proteins in plants. Her future scientific work supported by the AvH through the "Sofja Kovalevskaja-Award" aims at the elucidation of fundamental aspects involved in deposition and stabilization of recombinant proteins in crop plants. A major focus will involve the utilisation of cereals as bioreactors for the low cost production of pathogen-free pharmaceutical proteins for application in human and animal health.