Medizinische Universität Graz - Research portal
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Linda Waldherr, MSc PhD.
- Division of Medical Physics and Biophysics
- EMail: linda.waldherr(at)medunigraz.at
- Tel: +43/316/385/71533
- MEDonline-Visitenkarte
- Externe ID's
- ORCiD: 0000-0001-9817-1358
Fields of expertise
- Linda Waldherr focuses on developing bioelectronic drug delivery systems, particularly for treating hard-to-treat tumors such as glioblastoma, pancreatic cancer and to ameliorate wasting syndrome. Her work involves using bioelectronic devices such as iontronics and biocompatible electrodes to deliver chemotherapy directly to these tumors, administering long-lasting and local drug concentration profiles and minimizing side effects. Waldherr's expertise includes biochemistry, bioelectronics, and neuro-implant technology, with her research aiming to improve the precision and effectiveness of cancer treatments.
Statistik Austria, science classification
- Biochemistry - (106002)
- Biophysics - (106006)
- Cell biology - (106052)
- Chemotherapy - (302009)
Scientific Expertise
- Biochemistry
- Bioelectronics
- Drug Delivery
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Electrophoretic Transport
- chemotherapy
- neuro implant development
Curr. Vitae
| 2024 | Tenure Track Research Professor |
| 2023 | BioTechMed Young Researcher Groups Principal Investigator |
| 2023 | Work Package Leader in a EIC Pathfinder Project |
| 2021 | Post-Doc (Gottfried Schatz Research Center | Biophysics) |
| 2018 -2020 | PhD program "Molecular Medicine" (Mediical University of Graz) |
| 2015 -2017 | Master program "Biochemistry and molecular Biomedicine" (Graz University of Technology) |
| 2012 -2015 | Bachelor program Chemistry (Graz University of Technology) |
Awards
| 2025 | Recipient of Land Steiermark Travel Grant |
| 2024 | Winner of the Spirit of Styria award, category “junior scientist” |
| 2024 | Top 333 Women from Styria 2024, “Steirerin Magazine” |
| 2023 | Recipient of a promotional scholarship of the Styrian Brain Research Initiative (INGE St.) |
| 2023 | Best Oral Presentation at Biocube Meeting “Iontronics in the Fight Against Cancer” |
| 2022 | Recipient of a promotional scholarship of the Styrian Brain Research Initiative (INGE St.) |
| 2022 | Prize for runner-up Oral Presentation from IOP Publishing at NSM2022 |
| 2021 | Recipient of a travel grant awarded by the Austrian Neuroscience Association |
| 2021 | Recipient of the Styrian Brain Research Initiative (INGE St.) research prize 2020 - 2. place |
| 2021 | Univ. CCC Thesis Award des Universitären Comprehensive Cancer Center Graz |
| 2021 | Recipient of an ANA travel award |
| 2021 | Recipient of a promotional scholarship of the Styrian Brain Research Initiative (INGE St.) |
| 2020 | Recipient of the Austrian Neuroscience Association (ANA) grant for the FENS virtual forum 2020 |
| 2020 | Recipient of DOC fellowship awarded from the Austrian Academy of Science (ÖAW) for 24 months – project title “Chemo Ionotronics: A New Approach for Delivery of Chemotherapeutics to Brain Tumors” |
| 2020 | Recipient of a FENS-IBRO/PERC grant |
| 2019 | Recipient of a travel grant awarded by the Land Steiermark |
Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies
| 2020 -2024 | inge.st / Initiative Gehirnforschung Steiermark Mitglied |
| 2019 -2022 | Austrian Neuroscience Association (ANA) Member |
| 2019 -2022 | Biophysics Austria Mitglied |
| 2017 -2019 | Austrian Proteomics and Metabolomics Society Mitglied |
Reviewer for scientific journals
| 2024 -2024 | SCIENCE ADVANCES |
Reviewer/Expert funding organizations
Reviewer/Expert organization
| 2025 | Initiative Gehirnforschung Steiermark |
| 2024 | Young Pilot Committee |
| 2023 | Young Pilot Committee |
Organizer of scientific conferences, Chairs
| 2025 | Alpine BioSWITCH meeting Organisator |
| 2023 | Graz Iontronics Cancer Meeting Organisator |
Advanced vocational training
| 2024 -2024 | Visiting Researcher at Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, SE (April-October) |