Corona made him famous: During the pandemic, Univ.-Prof. Bernd Lamprecht a much-cited expert on Covid-19 with all its manifestations and consequences. At yesterday’s inaugural lecture at the medical faculty of the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, the native of Innsbruck gave an insight into his field. “The treatment options for severe asthma as well as for COPD, pulmonary fibrosis or lung carcinoma are extraordinarily dynamic,” says the lung specialist.
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In his presentation, the 45-year-old explained the current importance of diseases of the airways and lungs and how this will develop over the next two to three decades due to demographic developments. “Research deepens and expands our understanding, thus allowing targeted prevention and also making a contribution to better and tailor-made therapy for serious respiratory and lung diseases,” says the passionate teacher, who likes to explain complex relationships to his students as clearly, simply and comprehensibly as possible: “I think that my joy in teaching can be noticeable and motivating for students.” Why he chose the JKU in Linz: “For me, helping to shape the establishment of a young faculty at a location with enormous potential is particularly appealing.”
The second speaker of the day, Univ.-Prof. Maren Engelhardt, the discourse with the students is important: “We urgently need scientifically trained, critically questioning doctors. Anyone who gets involved in medicine will spend their whole life in further training – I would like to sharpen the sense for this.”
The professor from the Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology took the audience on a journey into their own brain. “We all know terms like epilepsy, depression or autism spectrum. But what actually happens in the brain?” The neuroscientist sees herself as a border crosser between neuroanatomy and cell physiology. The 47-year-old from Ulm is enthusiastic about her field: “There are no limits to my imagination in the laboratory.”
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In the third inaugural lecture, Univ.-Prof. Erika Zelko on the challenges of general medicine in the years to come: “The topics of health skills, polypharmacy, quality and safety are particularly important to me. Those areas are the care of the population close to where they live, patient-centred treatment and long-term support for families in all facets of their lives , which make general medicine so special.” Another focus of the 54-year-old Viennese is palliative medicine. (ie)
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