a.Univ.Prof.
Department of Physiology
Medical Univ. Vienna
CURRICULUM VITAE
1951...............Born in Bernstein
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1962 - 70....... BRG Oberschützen
1970 - 71........Army
1972 .............Biology at Univ. Vienna
from a more general mammalian perspective
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1973 - 74
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Histol. Technician, Inst. Zoology Vienna. (Prof.Schaller) |
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1976 - 77
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.Technician, Dept. f. Ultrastrukturforschung, Inst. Zool. (Prof. Klepal, Prof. Riedl) |
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1977 - 81
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Technician, Inst. General & Comp.Physiology, Med.School, Univ.Vienna (Prof.H.Bornschein, Prof.Kafka-Lützow) |
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1980
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Thesis "Cölom der Chaetognathen" (Prof.A.Strenger) |
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1981
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Univ. Assistent, Inst .f. General & Comparative Physiology. Participant NATO- Adv.Study Program. (Erice, Italien) "Photoreceptor Physiology" |
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1982 - 84
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Austrian Science Foundation (FWF) grant 4520, "Photopische Retina" Identification of short wavelength sensitive cones in a mammal: the European Ground Squirrel. |
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1984 - 85
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PostDoc, Univ.of Utah, Dept.Physiology, (Prof.H.Kolb), Identification of short-wavelength specific cones in human retina. |
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1987
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FWF Grant: "Farb-Analyse-System der Retina" Light- and Electron microscopic identification of blue sensitive cones in human and primate retina |
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1991
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Habilitation for „Comparative Physiology“ |
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1991 - 92
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Research Assistant, Univ. of Utah, Dept.Physiology, (Prof.H.Kolb), Identification of color-.specific synaptology of human retinal horizontal cells and cone photoreceptors |
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1992
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Contribution for Helga Kolb's Video-Multimedia-Project: „Neural Architecture of the Retina“ |
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1993 - 97
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Cooperations with partners from Austria, Benin, Brasil, Hungary, Spain and USA on mammalian retinal biology (see references) |
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1995 - 98
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Grant Herzfelder’sche Familienstiftung (Thesis Martin Glösmann) Expression and Topography of cone photoreceptor opsins in der retina of Rodents |
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1998 - 99
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Comparative studies on cone topographies of the Mammalian retina |
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1999 - 2001
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Grant des BMWF (Thesis Boris Stanzel) ." Immunhistochemische Untersuchungen zur Peripheren Zystoiden Netzhautdegeneration (PCD)" |
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2002 - 05
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Partner in EC-Grant "CORTIVIS": Studies on the Feasability of a visual cortical prosthesis. ........................Work on organization of Photoreceptor mosaics and retinal interneurons |
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2002 - 03
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Cooperation with W.Drexler, Inst. F. Med. Physik, Univ.Wien: Histological calibration of UltraHighResolution Optical Coherence Tomography (UHR-OCT) |
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2004
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Comparative Topography of OldWorldPrimate Retinal Cone Topography |
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Program Committe for Anatomy and Pathology 2003-2005, Chair 2005
International Society for Eye Research (ICER)
Austrian Neuroscience Association (ANA)
Secretary 2001-2005
Reviewed / Indexed Publications
WOJTAS, D. H., WU, B., AHNELT, P. K., BONES, P. J. & MILLANE, R. P. (2008) Automated analysis of differential interference contrast microscopy images of the foveal cone mosaic.
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, 25, 1181-1189.
SCHIVIZ, A. N., RUF, T., KUEBBER-HEISS, A., SCHUBERT, C. & AHNELT, P. K. (2008)
Retinal cone topography of artiodactyl mammals: Influence of body height and habitat.
Journal of Comparative Neurology, 507, 1336-1350.
BIZHEVA, K., PFLUG, R., HERMANN, B., POVAZAY, B., SATTMANN, H., QIU, P., ANGER, E., REITSAMER, H., POPOV, S., TAYLOR, J. R., UNTERHUBER, A., AHNELT, P. & DREXLER, W. (2006)
Optophysiology: Depth-resolved probing of retinal physiology with functional ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103, 5066-5071.
AHNELT, P. K., SCHUBERT, C., KUBBER-HEISS, A., SCHIVIZ, A. & ANGER, E. (2006) Independent variation of retinal S and M cone photoreceptor topographies: A survey of four families of mammals.
Visual Neuroscience, 23, 429-435.
PEICHL, L., DUBIELZIG, R. R., KUBBER-HEISS, A., SCHUBERT, C. & AHNELT, P. (2005) Retinal cone types in brown bears and the polar bear indicate dichromatic color vision.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 46.
MEYER-ROCHOW, V. B., WOHLFAHRT, S. & AHNELT, P. K. (2005)
Photoreceptor cell types in the retina of the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) have cone characteristics.
Micron, 36, 423-428.
FERNANDEZ, E. J., POVAZAY, B., HERMANN, B., UNTERHUBER, A., SATTMANN, H., PRIETO, P. M., LEITGEB, R., AHNELT, P., ARTAL, P. & DREXLER, W. (2005)
Three-dimensional adaptive optics ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography using a liquid crystal spatial light modulator.
Vision Research, 45, 3432-3444.
DE LIMA, S. M. A., AHNELT, P. K., CARVALHO, T. O., SILVEIRA, J. S., ROCHA, F. A. F., SAITO, C. A. & SILVEIRA, L. C. L. (2005)
Horizontal cells in the retina of a diurnal rodent, the agouti (Dasyprocta aguti).
Visual Neuroscience, 22, 707-720.
BIZHEVA, K., PFLUG, R., GASPARONI, S., HERMANN, B., SATTMANN, H., ANGER, E., POPOV, S., REITSAMER, H., AHNELT, P. & DREXLER, W. (2005)
Optophysiology - Spatially resolved optical probing of retinal physiology with functional ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 46.
ANGER, E. M. & AHNELT, P. K. (2005)
Electron microscopic reconstruction of DAB-labeled retinal S-cone photoreceptor pedicles in domestic pig's retina.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 46.
AHNELT, P. K., SCHUBERT, C., KUEBBER-HEISS, A. & ANGER, E. M. (2005)
Adaptive design in felid retinal cone topographies.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 46.
AHNELT, P. K. & DREXLER, W. (2005)
Reply to 'Comment on: Ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography of the monkey fovea. Identification of retinal sublayers by correlation with semithin histology sections' by E.M. Anger et al. [Exp. Eye Res. 78 (2004) 1117-1125] by M.E.J. van Velthoven and F.D. Verbraak.
Experimental Eye Research, 80, 449-450.
UNTERHUBER, A., POVAZAY, B., BIZHEVA, K., HERMANN, B., SATTMANN, H., STINGL, A., LE, T., SEEFELD, M., MENZEL, R., PREUSSER, M., BUDKA, H., SCHUBERT, C., REITSAMER, H., AHNELT, P. K., MORGAN, J. E., COWEY, A. & DREXLER, W. (2004)
Advances in broad bandwidth light sources for ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography.
Physics in Medicine and Biology, 49, 1235-1246.
FERNANDEZ, E., BONGARD, M., AMMERMUILLER, J., BELMONTE, J. & AHNELT, P. (2004)
Spatio-temporal receptive fields and transfer functions of human ganglion cell populations.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 45, U651-U651.
ANGER, E. M., UNTERHUBER, A., HERMANN, B., SATTMANN, H., SCHUBERT, C., MORGAN, J. E., COWEY, A., AHNELT, P. K. & DREXLER, W. (2004)
Ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography of the monkey fovea. Identification of retinal sublayers by correlation with semithin histology sections.
Experimental Eye Research, 78, 1117-1125.
AHNELT, P. K., SCHUBERT, C., HERNDL, E., ANGER, E., FERNANDEZ, E., KUEBBER-HEISS, A. & MORGAN, J. (2004)
S-cone topography in Old World Primates: Human pattern resembles that of arboreal/forestal rather than (semi-) terrestrial species.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 45, U114-U114.
UNTERHUBER, A., POVAZAY, B., HERMANN, B., SATTMANN, H., DREXLER, W., YAKOVLEV, V., TEMPEA, G., SCHUBERT, C., ANGER, E. M., AHNELT, P. K., STUR, M., MORGAN, J. E., COWEY, A., JUNG, G., LE, T. & STINGL, A. (2003)
Compact, low-cost Ti : Al2O3 laser for in vivo ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography.
Optics Letters, 28, 905-907.
POVAZAY, B., BIZHEVA, K., HERMANN, B., UNTERHUBER, A., SATTMANN, H., FERCHER, A. F., DREXLER, W., SCHUBERT, C., AHNELT, P. K., MEI, M., HOLZWARTH, R., WADSWORTH, W. J., KNIGHT, J. C. & RUSSEL, P. S. (2003)
Enhanced visualization of choroidal vessels using ultrahigh resolution ophthalmic OCT at 1050 nm.
Optics Express, 11, 1980-1986.
GLOESMANN, M., HERMANN, B., SCHUBERT, C., SATTMANN, H., AHNELT, P. K. & DREXLER, W. (2003)
Histologic correlation of pig retina radial stratification with ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 44, 1696-1703.
DREXLER, W., HERMANN, B., UNTERHUBER, A., WIRTITSCH, M., STUR, M., ERGUN, E., ANGER, E. M., KO, T., AHNELT, P. K. & FUJIMOTO, J. G. (2003)
Investigation of photoreceptor layer impairment in macular pathologies using ultrahigh resolution ophthalmic optical coherence tomography.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 44, U106-U106.
ANGER, E. M., UNTERHUBER, A., HERMANN, B., SATTMANN, H., SCHUBERT, C., MORGAN, J. E., AHNELT, P. K. & DREXLER, W. (2003)
Ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography of the monkey fovea. Identification of retinal sublayers by correlation with semithin histology sections.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 44, U292-U292.
AHNELT, P. K., ANGER, E. M., SCHUBERT, C. & FERNANDEZ, E. (2003) Identification of pedicles of retinal S-cone photoreceptors in a non-primate mammal, the domestic pig.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 44, U67-U67.
STANZEL, B. V., HUEMER, K. H., AHNELT, P. K., FEICHTINGER, H., BINDER, S. & BOLTZMANN, L. (2002)
Minimal plating density of adult human RPE cells using a Ca plus plus adjusted DMEM/F12 culture medium.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 43, U971-U971.
GLOSMANN, M. & AHNELT, P. K. (2002)
A mouse-like retinal cone phenotype in the Syrian hamster: S opsin coexpressed with M opsin in a common cone photoreceptor.
Brain Research, 929, 139-146.
STANZEL, B. V., AHNELT, P. K., BLUMER, M. & ANGER, E. (2001)
Relationships of photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium and glial cells at the Ora serrata of the aging human retina.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 42, S645-S645.
LIMA, S. M. A., ROCHA, F. A. F., HOKOC, J. N. & AHNELT, P. K. (2001)
Identification and distribution of cone types in a diurnal rodent, the Agouti.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 42, S361-S361.
GLOSMANN, M., HARLFINGER, P. J. & AHNELT, P. K. (2001)
S opsin-like immunoreactivity is localized to bipolar cells but not cone photoreceptors in the European hedgehog.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 42, S362-S362.
AHNELT, P. K. & MOUTAIROU, K. (2001)
Lack of S-opsin expression in the scaled anteater (Manis tetracactyla, order Pholidota).
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 42, S360-S360.
AHNELT, P. K. & KOLB, H. (2000)
The mammalian photoreceptor mosaic-adaptive design.
Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, 19, 711-777.
AHNELT, P. K., FERNANDEZ, E., MARTINEZ, O., BOLEA, J. A. & KUBBER-HEISS, A. (2000)
Irregular S-cone mosaics in felid retinas. Spatial interaction with axonless horizontal cells, revealed by cross correlation.
Journal of the Optical Society of America a-Optics Image Science and Vision, 17, 580-588.
GLOSMANN, M., FLIESSER, M. & AHNELT, P. K. (1999)
Cone opsin topography in the retina of the European mole.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 40, S158-S158.
AHNELT, P. K., FERNANDEZ, E. & KUEBBER-HEISS, A. (1999)
Negative spatial correlation between mosaics of felid retinal S-cones and A-type horizontal cells labeled by S-opsin antibody.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 40, S241-S241.
GLOSMANN, M. & AHNELT, P. K. (1998)
Coexpression of M- and S-opsin extends over the entire inferior mouse retina. European Journal of Neuroscience, 10, 357-357.
AHNELT, P. K. (1998) The photoreceptor mosaic. Eye, 12, 531-540.
LIMA, S. M. A., GLOSMANN, M., AHNELT, P. K. & HOKOC, J. N. (1997)
Temporal and spatial development of cone subtypes in the retina of a marsupial, the south American opossum.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 38, 137-137.
GLOSMANN, M., REITSAMER, H., AHNELT, P. K. & PFLUG, R. (1997)
Horizontal cells of the Syrian hamster retina with a note on proximal axon-like projections.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 38, 2879-2879.
AHNELT, P. K. & GLOSMANN, M. (1997)
Chromatic photoreceptor topography of the hamster retina and interspecific variation.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 38, 1489-1489.
AHNELT, P. K., HOKOC, J. N. & ROHLICH, P. (1995)
Photoreceptors in a Primitive mammal, The South-American Opossum, Didelphis-Marsupialis-Aurita - characterization with anti-opsin immunolabeling. Visual Neuroscience, 12, 793-804.
ROHLICH, P., AHNELT, P. K., DAWSON, W. W. & SZEL, A. (1994)
PRESENCE OF IMMUNOREACTIVE BLUE CONES IN THE FETAL MONKEY FOVEA.
Experimental Eye Research, 58, 249-251.
KOLB, H., FERNANDEZ, E., SCHOUTEN, J., AHNELT, P., LINBERG, K. A. & FISHER, S. K. (1994)
ARE THERE 3 TYPES OF HORIZONTAL CELL IN THE HUMAN RETINA.
Journal of Comparative Neurology, 343, 370-386.
AHNELT, P. K., HOKOC, J. N. & ROHLICH, P. (1994)
PHOTORECEPTORS IN A PRIMITIVE MAMMAL, THE OPOSSUM CHARACTERIZATION WITH ANTI-OPSIN IMMUNO-LABELING.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 35, 1521-1521.
AHNELT, P. & KOLB, H. (1994)
HORIZONTAL CELLS AND CONE PHOTORECEPTORS IN HUMAN RETINA - A GOLGI-ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF SPECTRAL CONNECTIVITY.
Journal of Comparative Neurology, 343, 406-427.
AHNELT, P. & KOLB, H. (1994)
HORIZONTAL CELLS AND CONE PHOTORECEPTORS IN PRIMATE RETINA - A GOLGI-LIGHT MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF SPECTRAL CONNECTIVITY.
Journal of Comparative Neurology, 343, 387-405.
HOKOC, J. N., DEOLIVEIRA, M. M. M. & AHNELT, P. (1993)
3 TYPES OF HORIZONTAL CELLS IN A PRIMITIVE MAMMAL, THE OPOSSUM (DIDELPHIS-MARSUPIALIS-AURITA) - A GOLGI-LM STUDY.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 34, 1152-1152.
AHNELT, P. K. & KOLB, H. (1992)
COLOR SPECIFIC WEIGHTING OF HORIZONTAL CELL CONNECTIONS IN THE HUMAN RETINA.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 33, 1174-1174.
KERI, C. & AHNELT, P. K. (1991)
A LOW-COST COMPUTER-AIDED-DESIGN (CAD) SYSTEM FOR 3D-RECONSTRUCTION FROM SERIAL SECTIONS.
Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 37, 241-250.
AHNELT, P. K. & KERI, C. (1991)
CONE PEDICLES IN THE FOVEA AND PERIPHERY OF THE HUMAN RETINA.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 32, 1128-1128.
PUM, D., AHNELT, P. K. & GRASL, M. (1990)
ISO-ORIENTATION AREAS IN THE FOVEAL CONE MOSAIC.
Visual Neuroscience, 5, 511-523.
PFLUG, R., NELSON, R. & AHNELT, P. K. (1990)
BACKGROUND-INDUCED FLICKER ENHANCEMENT IN CAT RETINAL HORIZONTAL CELLS .1. TEMPORAL AND SPECTRAL PROPERTIES.
Journal of Neurophysiology, 64, 313-325.
AHNELT, P., KERI, C. & KOLB, H. (1990)
IDENTIFICATION OF PEDICLES OF PUTATIVE BLUE-SENSITIVE CONES IN THE HUMAN RETINA.
Journal of Comparative Neurology, 293, 39-53.
AHNELT, P. K., KOLB, H. & PFLUG, R. (1987)
IDENTIFICATION OF A SUBTYPE OF CONE PHOTORECEPTOR, LIKELY TO BE BLUE SENSITIVE, IN THE HUMAN RETINA.
Journal of Comparative Neurology, 255, 18-34.
AHNELT, P. K. & PFLUG, R. (1986)
TELODENDRIAL CONTACTS BETWEEN FOVEOLAR CONE PEDICLES IN THE HUMAN RETINA.
Experientia, 42, 298-300.
AHNELT, P. K. (1985)
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE COLOR RELATED RECEPTOR MOSAIC IN THE GROUND-SQUIRREL RETINA.
Vision Research, 25, 1557-1567.
SCHULLER, W. & AHNELT, P. (1977)
STUDY BY SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY OF NASAL-MUCOSA OF HEALTHY PIGS AND PIGS AFFECTED WITH RHINITIS ATROPHICANS.
Wiener Tierärztliche Monatsschrift, 64, 40-45.
SCHULLER, W. & AHNELT, P. (1977)
STUDY BY SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY OF LUNG-TISSUE OF HEALTHY PIGLETS AND PIGLETS AFFECTED WITH ENZOOTIC PNEUMONIA.
Wiener Tierärztliche Monatsschrift, 64, 37-40.