Veronika Sexl

Veronika Sexl (born February 27, 1966) is an Austrian pharmacologist and toxicologist with interests in cancer research. Since March 1, 2023 she is rector of the University of Innsbruck.

Her main research areas include: comparative and translational medicine using transgenic animals and human patient samples as disease models; NK cell mediated tumor surveillance with a focus on leukemia; signaling pathways involved in hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis with a focus on JAK-STAT signaling and on the novel role of CDK6 as transcriptional regulator.

Awards

 * 2004:	Billroth Award of the Austrian Medical Association
 * 2005:	Novartis Prize for Medicine
 * 2006:	Alois Sonnleitner Prize of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
 * 2008"	“Major Central European Prize of the City of Vienna Fund for innovative interdisciplinary cancer research” - Major Award for Cancer Research of the Vienna Fund
 * 2015:	Elected member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OAW)
 * 2017:	Award for Medical Sciences of the City of Vienna