Biographical Sketch

NAME Wolfgang Hueber, M.D.

CURRENT POSITION Senior Postdoctoral Fellow in Rheumatology, Stanford

University; Laboratory of William H Robinson, MD,PhD
BIRTHPLACE Vienna, Austria
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1964
CITIZENSHIP Austria
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION:
1991 South African Medical Board Full License General Practice
1993 Austrian Medical Board General Practice Certification
1993 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certification
1999 Austrian Medical Board Certification in Internal Medicine
2004 Austrian Medical Board Certification in Rheumatology
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1982-1989 University of Vienna Medical School, M.D. Degree
1990-1993 Intern and Medical Officer, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University
School of Medicine, South Africa
1994-1999 Resident in Internal Medicine and Fellow in Rheumatology, Lainz
Hospital, Vienna, Austria; Supervisor: Prof. Josef Smolen
1996-2000 Part-time Research Assistant, L. Boltzmann Institute for Rheumatology,
Vienna; Supervisor: Prof. Guenter Steiner
2000-2003 Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University; Supervisor: Prof. Paul J.Utz
2003 completed Fellowship in Rheumatology, Lainz Hospital; Supervisor: Prof
Josef Smolen
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
1991 – present South African Medical Association
1993 – present Austrian Medical Association
1999 – present Austrian College of Physicians
2004 – present Austrian Society of Rheumatology
AWARDS:
* James Klinenberg Memorial Fellowship Award of the Arthritis National Research
Foundation, 2001-2002
* Keystone Scientific Symposia Award 2002
* Weiland Foundation Fellowship Award 2004
* Plenary Presentation ACR 2003 (top 5% abstract)
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PUBLICATIONS:
1. Hueber W, Dominkus M, Vesely M, Mendel M, Kotz R, et al.: Chronic lower
back pain due to sarcoma. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1998, 16:309-12.
2. Hueber W, Hassfeld W, Smolen J, Steiner G: Sensitivity and specificity of anti-Sa
autoantibodies for rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology 1999, 38:155 - 59.
3. Hueber W, Hassfeld W, Steiner G, Smolen JS: Reply. Rheumatology 2000
Feb;39(2):218: 2000, 39:218.
4. Robinson WH, DiGennaro C, Hueber W, Haab BB, Kamachi M, et al.:
Autoantigen microarrays for multiplex characterization of autoantibody
responses. Nature Med 2002, 8:295-301.
5. Hueber W, Utz P, Steinman L, Robinson W: Autoantibody profiling for the study
and treatment of autoimmune disease. Arthritis Res 2002, 4:290 - 95..,
6. Leeb BF, Bird HA, Nesher G, Andel I, Hueber W, Logar D, Montecucco CM,
Rovensky J, Sautner J, Sonnenblick M: EULAR response criteria for polymyalgia
rheumatica: results of an initiative of the European Collaborating Polymyalgia
Rheumatica Group (subcommittee of ESCISIT). Ann Rheum Dis 2003, 62:1189-
94.
7. Hueber W, Zeng, D, Sharp O. Robinson WH, Strober S, Utz PJ: Characterization
of novel antigens recognized by serum autoantibodies from anti-CD1 TCR-
transgenic lupus mice. Eur J Immunol 2004, 34:1654-62.
8. Hueber W, Zeng D, Strober S, Utz PJ: Alpha-interferon inducible proteins are
novel autoantigens in murine lupus. Arthritis Rheum 2004, in press

Book chapter:
1. Hueber W, Utz PJ: Modifications of RNA autoantigens in apoptosis. In Apoptosis
and autoimmunity. From mechanisms to treatment. Edited by Kalden JR,
Hermann M: Wiley-VCH; 2003:299-315

Manuscript in preparation:
1. Hueber W, Lee BJ, Van Venrooij W, Utz PJ, Robinson WR: Synovial proteome
antigen microarrays for the multiplex characterization of autoantibody profiles in
rheumatoid arthritis. In prep for J Clin Invest