Nationality German Residence Austria Name Bernhard Keppler | Fields Chemist | |
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Notable awards Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis Alma mater Heidelberg University, German Cancer Research Center | ||
Notable students Christian Hartinger Institutions University of Vienna | ||
Bernhard K. Keppler is a German bioinorganic chemist and physician. He is Chair of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Vienna, head of the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and dean of the Faculty of Chemistry since 2008.
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Education and career
Keppler earned his diploma's degree in chemistry in 1979, Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Heidelberg in 1981, licence to practice medicine (approbation) in 1984 and second Ph.D. in medicine from German Cancer Research Center in 1986. He was promoted to university lecturer in inorganic chemistry in 1990 at the university of Heidelberg and assigned a chair in inorganic chemistry at university of Vienna with tenure in 1995.
Keppler has co-authored 600 scholarly and professional articles, edited several books and co-authored the textbook Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry (University Science Books, 1994) with other scientists. He currently serves as an Associate Editor of the Anticancer Research. Keppler serves or has served on the editorial boards of numerous other journals.
Research interests
Keppler's research activities are at the interface of inorganic chemistry and biology. A major focus of his activities is to understand, improve and develop anticancer and antiviral drugs. He is a pioneer in investigating metal-based anticancer drugs and developed the first-in-class compounds KP1339/IT-139 and KP46/IT-235, which are currently under clinical studies. He also studies environmental chemistry.