Markus Müller (born August 23, 1967 in Klagenfurt) is an

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

pharmacologist Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between ...

. In 2015 he began serving as Rector of the

Medical University of Vienna The Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien, German language, German: ''Medizinische Universität Wien'') is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It is the direct successor to the faculty of medicine at the University of Vienna, foun ...

Early life

Müller graduated from high school in 1985 at the

Theresianum Theresianum (or Theresian Academy; ) is a private Boarding school, boarding and day school governed by the laws for public schools in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 1746 by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. History Early history (1614–1 ...

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

and studied

medicine Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...

at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...

. He earned his

medical doctor A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis ...

in 1993 with ''

sub auspiciis Praesidentis (Latin for ''Doctoral graduation under the Augury, auspices of the President of Austria, Federal President''), often abbreviated as doctoral graduation (German language, German: ), is a special form of doctoral graduation and the highest possib ...

'' honors.

Career

He specialized in

internal medicine Internal medicine, also known as general medicine in Commonwealth nations, is a medical specialty for medical doctors focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults. Its namesake stems from "treatment of diseases of ...

Vienna General Hospital The Vienna General Hospital (), usually abbreviated to AKH, is the general hospital in Vienna, Austria. It is also the city's university hospital, and the site of the Medical University of Vienna. It is Europe's fifth largest hospital, b ...

from 1993 to 2000. In 1995, Müller was a visiting researcher at the ''Laboratory for Diabetes Research'' in

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. From 2000 to 2001, he was guest professor at the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preem ...

. In 2004, he was appointed

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and head of the department of

clinical pharmacology Clinical pharmacology is "that discipline that teaches, does research, frames policy, gives information and advice about the actions and proper uses of medicines in humans and implements that knowledge in clinical practice". Clinical pharmacology ...

at the Medical University of Vienna. Müller has published some 200 research papers, in outlets such as the ''

New England Journal of Medicine ''The New England Journal of Medicine'' (''NEJM'') is a weekly medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. Founded in 1812, the journal is among the most prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals. Its 2023 impact factor was ...

''. In 2015 Müller was elected Rector of the Medical University of Vienna. Two years later, he was re-elected for another four-year term from October 2019 to September 2023.

Notable publications

An historical review symposium was published by the

in 2017: "Medical Ethics in the 70 Years after the

Nuremberg Code The Nuremberg Code () is a set of research ethics, ethical research principles for human experimentation created by the court in ''Doctors' trial, U.S. v Brandt'', one of the Subsequent Nuremberg trials that were held after the World War II, Seco ...

, 1947 to the Present". Müller wrote in his introduction that the Code constitutes one of the most important milestones in the history of medicine, providing for the first time a proper framework for research on human subjects. Sadly, this milestone was not a voluntary, precautionary measure resulting from enlightened humanity, it only came into existence in the aftermath of dreadful

Nazi Nazism (), formally named National Socialism (NS; , ), is the far-right politics, far-right Totalitarianism, totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany. During H ...

atrocities. Following its conception, the Nuremberg Code bore rich fruit in multiple legal regards, becoming a cornerstone of clinical research and bioethics. For Austrian science in particular, the discourse on Nazi crimes and, thus, the Nuremberg Code became a special warning from history due to the involvement of prominent Austrian physicians in Nazi experiments... For Austrian science in particular, the discourse on Nazi crimes and, thus, the Nuremberg Code became a special warning from history due to the involvement of prominent Austrian physicians in Nazi experiments. In my inauguration speech as the newly elected rector, I drew attention to the fact that I consider the transfer of attitudes to the next generation to be more important for a university than the transfer of mere technical skills."

Honours

Müller was awarded the Tanabe Award ''2004'' of the

American College of Clinical Pharmacology The American College of Clinical Pharmacology® (ACCP) is a national organization of clinical pharmacology healthcare professionals who seek to advance clinical pharmacology. History and mission In the 1960s, a group of physicians formulated t ...

(ACCP) "in acknowledgement of innovations in clinical pharmacology trials". In September 2018, he received the ACCP Honorary Fellowship Award.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Muller, Markus 1967 births Living people Academic staff of the University of Vienna 20th-century Austrian physicians 21st-century Austrian physicians Austrian pharmacologists People from Klagenfurt University of Vienna alumni Rectors of universities in Austria