Present academic position: Clinical Scientist & Senior Researcher, Blood Group Serology & Transfusion Medicine, Medical University Graz, Austria, Head of the research unit „Hematopoietic stem cell differentiation“, 2020 "Habilitation" in Transfusion Medicine at the Medical University Graz (Priv. Doz.), 2011-2016 visting scientist at the Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Biomedicine Münster, Cell and Developmental Biology (H.R. Schoeler) - "ex vivo generation of red blood cells from human iPSCs", 2009 - 2010 visiting scientist Université Pierre et Marie Curie, INSERM UMRS 938 (Luc Douay) - "ex vivo generation of red blood cells from adult hematopoietic stem cells" (funded by the German Society for Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology, Clinical education in Transfusion Medicine and Pediatrics (University Hospitals Lübeck, Münster, Graz), 2003 Doctoral thesis (Dr. med.) at the Medical University Lübeck, Germany; Studies in human Medicine (Medical University Lübeck, Germany)
Best Poster Award
German Society for Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine
18. I. Dorn, P. Lazar, S. Boie, S. Malchow, P. Langenstrassen, H, Kirchner, J. Luhm, P. Schlenke, 2006 Erythroid progenitors express TNFa and ist receptors in vitro. Transf Med Hemother 2006;33(S1):37. 39th Annual Congress of the German Society for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology (DGTI) / International Society for Cellular Therapy; Sep 19-22, 2006; Frankfurt, GERMANY.
Best Abstract Award
German Society for Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine
Dorn I, Mazurier C, El Nemer W, Picot J, Giarratana MC, Kobari L, Douay L., 2011 Ex vivo improvement of defective red blood cell function in sickle cell disease. Transf Med and Hemoth 2011; 38(S1):12. 44th Annual Congress of the German Society for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology (DGTI); Sep 27-30, 2011; Hannover, GERMANY.
Best Poster Presentation Award
Gordon Research Seminars, Rhode Island, USA 2019
"Cultured red blood cells suffer from severe cholesterol deficiency"
Senior Scientist or Principal Investigator
Medical University Graz, Blood Group Serology and Transfusion Medicine
01 Apr 2016 - present
Post Doctoral Researcher
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomecidine, Cell and Developmental Biology (H.R. Schoeler)
01 Nov 2010 - 01 Jan 2016
Post Doctoral Researcher
Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, INSERM UMRS 938 (Luc Douay)
01 Sep 2009 - 01 Sep 2010