Helmut Denk
President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences 2009-2013
Full Member of the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences since 1991
- Commission for History and Philosophy of Sciences and Humanities, Obmann
- Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz
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Research Areas:
- Medical-Theoretical Sciences, Pharmacy
- General pathology
- Molecular pathology
- Human genetics
- Cancer research
- Medical diagnostics
Profile:
Selected Memberships:
- Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften
- The Royal College of Pathologists, London
- New York Academy of Sciences
Selected Prizes:
- Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst
- Sandoz-Preis für Medizin
- Kardinal-Innitzer-Würdigungspreis
- Lucie-Bolte-Preis der Deutschen Arbeitsgemeinschaft zum Studium der Leber
- Großer Josef Krainer-Preis
Selected Publications:
- Denk, Helmut et al. (2008) Mallory-Denk bodies: Lessons from keratin-containing hepatic inclusion bodies. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Bd. 1782, S. 764-774.
- Denk, Helmut et al. (2002) P62 is a common component of cytoplasmic inclusions in protein aggregation diseases. American Journal of Pathology, Bd. 160, S. 255-263.
- Denk, Helmut et al. (1983) Proteins of intermediate filaments. An immunohistochemical and biochemical approach to the classification of soft tissue tumors. American Journal of Pathology, Bd. 110, S. 193-208.
- Denk, Helmut et al. (1976) Hepatic organelle interaction. IV. Mechanism of succinate enhancement of formaldehyde accumulation from endoplasmic reticulum N-dealkylations. Journal of Cell Biology, Bd. 69, S. 589-598.
- Denk, Helmut et al. (1975) Hepatocellular hyalin (Mallory bodies) in long-term griseofulvin-treated mice. A new experimental model for the study of hyalin formation. Laboratory Investigation, Bd. 32, S. 773-776.