Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gert Mayer

Gert Mayer studied human medicine at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Vienna. Following his degree, he completed his specialist training in Internal Medicine (with additional certification in Nephrology) at the Vienna General Hospital (AKH Vienna). Supported by a Max Kade Fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, he subsequently conducted research at Stanford University in the United States. Beginning in 1997, he successfully acquired a series of research grants from both the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the European Union. Mayer has held numerous prominent positions in the medical and scientific community, including membership in the Supreme Health Council of Austria, presidency of the Austrian Society of Internal Medicine, the Austrian Society of Nephrology, and the Austrian Society of Hypertension, as well as serving as a Council Member of the European Renal Association (ERA). His areas of expertise include chronic kidney disease, systems biology, and computational disease modeling. From 2008 to 2025, he served as Director of the Department of Internal Medicine IV (Nephrology and Hypertension) at the Medical University of Innsbruck. Since October 1, 2025, Professor Mayer has been serving as President of the Medical University of Innsbruck.