Rupert Palme studied Veterinary Medicine in Vienna and graduated in 1986. In 1988, he received his DVM. He continued his work at the Institute of (Medical) Biochemistry of the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna as an Assistant Researcher and was promoted to Associate Professor after his habilitation in Biochemistry (1997). In 2014, he moved to the Division of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Experimental Endocrinology, and since 2023, he has been the head of the Unit of Experimental Endocrinology (all Vetmeduni Vienna). His research topics focus on stress hormones, mainly glucocorticoids: their metabolism, excretion, and non-invasive measurement, mainly in faeces. He has published more than 500 publications in peer-reviewed journals with an h-index of 65 (Scopus, August 2024).
Rupert Palme studied Veterinary Medicine in Vienna and graduated in 1986. In 1988, he received his DVM. He continued his work at the Institute of (Medical) Biochemistry of the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna as an Assistant Researcher and was promoted to Associate Professor after his habilitation in Biochemistry (1997). In 2014, he moved to the Division of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Experimental Endocrinology, and since 2023, he has been the head of the Unit of Experimental Endocrinology (all Vetmeduni Vienna). His research topics focus on stress hormones, mainly glucocorticoids: their metabolism, excretion, and non-invasive measurement, mainly in faeces. He has published more than 500 publications in peer-reviewed journals with an h-index of 65 (Scopus, August 2024).