Science Get Together 2025 (SGT25)

Science Get Together 2025 (SGT25) am PMU Standort Salzburg

The 16thScience Get Together (SGT25)– Paracelsus Medical University’s key event for scientific exchange and interdisciplinary networking – took place this year at the Salzburg campus.

At the heart of the event were presentations by research groups from the fields of medicine and natural sciences. Over 350 participants took the opportunity to present their projects during the poster exhibition and to engage in in-depth networking with colleagues from research, education, and clinical practice.

An inspiringkeynote lecture, delivered by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Forgó, provided intellectual impulses before the program culminated in the festiveResearch & Innovation Awards ceremony, honoring outstanding research achievements from PMU and its university hospitals.

A heartfelt thank you to all participants, organizers, and sponsors for making this day a success – full of science, exchange, and inspiration!

Pictures of the event can be found here:

Science Get Together 2025 / Salzburg | Flickr

We hope you enjoy exploring the highlights!

Science Report

The science report allows, among other things, for tracking the scientific output of the PMU locations from the past year through statistics and graphics, as well as obtaining comprehensive information on various funding initiatives.
Furthermore, the science report features interviews with recipients of the Research Innovation Awards (RIA).

You can download the 2025 Science Report here.

Abstract book

Book of Researchers

More than 200 posters on a variety of research topics were submitted for SGT25 by PMU staff, students, and other researchers.

Almost 90 profiles of the presenting working groups and 45 poster contributions were submitted by the participants and can be found in the citable Book of Researchers.

The citable abstract book, featuring all participants' contributions, can be viewed here.

Award winners

Research & Innovation Awards (RIA)

The RIA annually honors individuals from PMU and its university hospitals for outstanding research achievements.

Researcher of the year

Dr.ⁱⁿ Elke Boxhammer | Uniklinikum Salzburg, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin II
a.o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Bernhard Wernly, PhD, MScPH, MBA | Uniklinikum Salzburg, Universitätsklinikum für Innere Medizin I
apl. Prof.ⁱⁿ Dr.ⁱⁿ Georgia Levidou | Klinikum Nürnberg, Universitätsinstitut für Pathologie
Assoc.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Francesco Pollari, PhD | Klinikum Nürnberg, Universitätsklinik für Herzchirurgie

Rising Scientist

Mag.^a Kristen Kopp, PhD, MSc | Uniklinikum Salzburg, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin II
Dr. Constantin Hecker, PhD | PMU, Universitätsinstitut für Neurointervention
Manuela Beckert Klinikum Nürnberg | Universitätsinstitut für Pathologie
Dr. Thomas Eibl, PhD | Klinikum Nürnberg, Universitätsklinik für Neurochirurgie

Best first author publication in a top-ranked journal

Dr.ⁱⁿAndrea Egger-Rainer, PhD, MScN | Uniklinikum Salzburg, Universitätsklinik für Neurologie & Universitätsinstitut für Palliative Care
Dr. Bernardo Crespo Pimentel | Uniklinikum Salzburg, Universitätsklinik für Neurologie
Dr.ⁱⁿ Adriana Marton | Klinikum Nürnberg, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin I
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Athanasios Katsargyris | Klinikum Nürnberg, Universitätsklinik für Gefäßchirurgie, Vasculäre und Endovasculäre Chirurgie

Best PhD Poster Award

PhD students from PMU, SALK, and all other PMU-affiliated universities and clinics had the opportunity to submit a scientific poster to present their work to a broad audience.
These posters were evaluated by an expert jury, and the following poster was awarded the Best PhD Poster:

Ibrahim Khan, MSc | Institute for Experimental Neuroregeneration, PMU Salzburg | "Exploring the potential of V2a-primed induced neural stem cells as therapy for spinal cord injury in a rat model"