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The Department of Biological Sciences and Pathobiology is the main pillar of the research specialisations (profile lines) ‘Physiological Processes’, ‘Infection and Prevention’ and ‘Animal Models and Veterinary Biotechnology’ at the Vetmeduni. It makes significant scientific contributions to the following fields of research: 

- Physiology, morphology and pathology
- Molecular and population genetics
- Regenerative and comparative medicine 
- Molecular pathogenicity mechanisms and infection medicine
- Mechanisms of cancer, inflammation and stress development
- Molecular intervention strategies in the development of disease
- Development of cell-, organ- and organism-based biomodels


Head of Department

Mathias Müller
Photo: Michael Bernkopf/Vetmeduni

Head of Department

O.Univ.-Prof. Dr.med.vet. Mathias Müller
T +43 1 25077-5620  
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Monika Ehling-Schulz
Photo: Thomas Suchanek/Vetmeduni

1st deputy

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.rer.nat. Monika Ehling-Schulz
T +43 1 25077-2460  
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Hans Tillmann Rümenapf
Photo: Michael Bernkopf/Vetmeduni

2nd deputy

Univ.-Prof. Dr.med.vet. Hans Tillmann Rümenapf
T +43 1 25077-2300   +43 664 60257-6443  
E-Mail


Facilities of the department

The Department of Biological Sciences and Pathobiology is divided into two centres:


*The structure of the fields of activity corresponds to the organisational chart valid in 2023 and will be continuously adapted to the new organisational chart.