Personal

Before coming to the personal description of Stefan Galler here his professional life stages:

Short Curriculum Vitae

1981-1985 Study of Biology and Earth Sciences at the University of Innsbruck (Austria); Master thesis about intracellular pH regulation (published in The Journal of Physiology, London)

1985-1990 Doctorate and postdoc at the Faculty of Biology, University of Konstanz (Germany); Development of methods and equipment for mechanical measurements on single muscle fibres

1990 Shift to the Department of Zoology (Physiology), University of Salzburg (Austria); transfer of the methods and equipment to this place

1996 Habilitation (highest academic degree) at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Salzburg

1997-recent   A. Univ. Professor at the same place

2003-recent   Additionally, guest docent at the newly founded Paracelsus Medical School, Salzburg

2014 Chair of the 43rd European Muscle Conference, Salzburg 10th-14th September 2014 (EMC 2014).

Awards (details here)

1992 FUTURA prize of South Tyrol

1995 SACKLER prize of the Natural Faculty, University of Salzburg

2001 ROTARY prize Salzburg

2003-2017 Ten Excellent Teaching Awards from the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg (PMU) and the University of Salzburg (PLUS)

 

Cover image from our lab

Publications (details here)

About 50 publications in the Journal of Physiology (London), European Journal of Physiology, Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, Journal of Experimental Biology, and other international Journals

Main article in Spektrum der Wissenschaft (German edition of Scientific American) 2/2001: 36-41

About 200 contributions in newspapers, radio and television

Facebook contributions here

Personal description of Stefan Galler

Oetzi, the Tyrolean Iceman 5250 years old glacier mummy

The best way of introducing me is a comparison with OETZI, the Tyrolean Iceman. Like him, I am from South Tyrol (St. Lorenzen im Pustertal) and crossed the Alps as he did with one slight difference: I know why: First for my studies in Innsbruck and Konstanz and now for doing biological research at the University of Salzburg. Anyway, my heart still beats for my home country.

For mountain climbers like Oetzi and me, the muscle is the most important tissue. Therefore, muscle physiology is my research subject. I had the chance to investigate some aspects of the molecular muscle function. In addition, I had the great opportunity to investigate the remaining’s of Oetzi's muscle by comparing it with a biopsy from my own leg.

Besides the research I am teaching physiology for students of biology, molecular biology and medicine.

Theresa and Maria Margareta Galler

In the spare time I am singing in the choir of Salzburg Cathedral.

The name of my wife is Sandra. We have three children: Maria Margareta (2016), Theresa (2018) and Jakob (2020).

The real truth about me is a top secret

 

Origin

Josef Knapp,*9.2.1921 †4.2.2014

My idols are those rare people who are never afraid and never tire to use their talents in fulfilling their duty for the good of society and in demanding justice and objectivity.

See here the life of my father Oswald Galler (*1926 †2018, obituaries: PZ, DOL, LB) and my uncle Josef Knapp (*1921 †2014).

Recently, also my niece Anna Galler has made a name for herself. See here.

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