Ulrich JägerScientific Advisory Board Member

Professor Ulrich Jäger is a Professor of Hematology at Medizinische Universitsat Wien, Vienna, AT, and Head of the Clinical Department for Hematology and Hemostaseology at the Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, AT. Prof. Jäger obtained his university degree in General Internal Medicine at the University of Vienna, AT, with specialization in hematology/oncology.

His research areas of interest include lymphoproliferative diseases (leukemia and lymphoma), chronic lymphocytic leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, acute lymphocytic leukemia, antibody therapies, and autoimmune hemolytic anemias.

Positions of responsibility/awards:

• President of the European Hematology Association (EHA) between 2011−2013
• Member of the Austrian Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology and the Austrian Society of Internal Medicine
• Member of the American Society of Hematology
• Member of the European LeukemiaNet, EHA, and the German CLL study group
• Winner of the Wilhelm Türk Prize of the Austrian Society for Hematology and Oncology in 1993, 1998 (together with Prof. Dr K. Laczika), 2002 (together with Dr M. N. Welzel), and 2003 (together with Dr R. Marculescu)
• Winner of the Prize of the "Erste Österreichische Sparkasse" (together with Dr R. Marculescu) in 2002
• Winner of the Aventis Prize, 2003, 2004
• Winner of "Großer Zentraluropäischer Preis" of the Vienna City Fund for innovative interdisciplinary cancer research, 2012
• Reviewer in top medical journals: Section Editor of the Annals of Hematology and Editor-in-Chief of the Vienna Clinical Weekly