Bernard Wallner, PhD, Associate Professor
Research interests
Stress Research
stress perception and the effects on reproductive physiology in
relation to hierarchies and socioeconomic status, respectively social
dominance in humans and various animal models (e.g., macaques,
chimpanzees, and guinea pigs)
Primatology
Behavioral, physiological, and morphological aspects of female
secondary sex characters in monkeys
Morphometric analyses of perineal swelling expression
Humans
Organizational behavior. Evolutionary aspects of behavior in the
working process
Human Reproduction. The skewed distribution of the sex ratio at birth
(SRB)
Education
| 1988-1991 | Study of Biology at the University of Vienna | |
| 1992 | Diploma of Zoology and Human Biology at the University of Vienna | |
| 1992 | Master thesis at the University of Vienna with Greatest Distinction: Conflict behavior and physiological reactions in male guinea pigs (Cavia aperea f. porcellus): consequences of home advantage | |
| 1997 |
Doctor in Science (Rerum naturalis) at the University of Vienna with Greatest Distinction: Anogenital attractiveness as an endocrine and social marker in female Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) |
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| 2005 | Habilitation, subject: Primatology |
Positions
| 1993-1994 | Establishing the enzyme immunoassay (EIA) method at Prof. Dr. J. Dittami’s endocrine lab, University of Vienna |
| 1994-1997 | Head of lab - EIA analysis of fecal, salvia and blood samples. |
| 1995 | Field work at Affenberg Salem (Germany). |
| 1998 | Research stay at Prof. Dr. A. Zahavi’s lab, Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University |
| 1999 | Research stay at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2000-2007 | Head of Quality Assurance, University of Vienna |
| 2002-2004 | Senior research fellow, Department of Zoology, University of Vienna |
| 2005-present | Associate Professor Primatology, Department of Anthropology, University of Vienna |
Funded Projects
| 1994-1995 | Head of the OeNB Project (5012): Oxytocin: The Substance of Pair- Binding? |
| 1996-1997 | Head of the MA7 Project (1543): Endocrine Effects of Weekend Activities in Humans |
| 1997-1998 | Head of the OeNB Project (6297): Oxytocin: A neuroendocrine peptide inducing socio-sexual bonding? |
| 1998-1999 | Project commissioned by the friends of the zoological garden Schönbrunn (Vienna) entitled: personality assessment in primates |
| 1998-1999 | Cooperation with Prof. Dr. Jay Kaplan (Professor of Comparative Medicine and Associate Director of the Comparative Medicine Clinical Research Center at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC). Project title: Affiliative behavior and its endocrine response in female and male Macaca fascicularis |
| 1998-2002 |
Head of the OeNB Project (7125): Puberty in Japanese macaque females (Macaca fuscata) |
| 1998-2002 | Co-leader of the FWF Project (P13208-BIO): Physiological and behavioral aspects of female puberty in Macaca sylvanus |
| 2004 |
Member of the Quality Culture Project in association with the European University Association, Brussels |
| 2007-2009 |
Head of the Project funded by the Academic Cooperation between Austria and Czech Republic (50p13; 53p6). Stress hormones and social dominance in an egalitarian society: the Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) |
| 2010-2013 |
Co-leader of the emerging field "Social Systems"; reponsible for the part dietary effects on behavior and sociality; Life Sciences, University of Vienna |
| 2011- |
Funded Associated Member of the Cognitive Science Platform at the University of Vienna. PI of the sub-project: Colour and colour contrast in comparative primatology |
Congress Organizing
| 1994 | Local organizing team work for the 21st International Ornithological Conference (IOC), Vienna, Austria |
| 1996 | Local organizing team for the 13th Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology (ISHE), Vienna, Austria |
| 2000 | Organizer of the Symposia entitled Softmoney and external Financing at Universities, Vienna, Austria |
| 2008 | Local organizing team 10th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators, Vienna, Austria |
Esteem Factors
Awards
| 2004 | Press release for the co-authored paper:
Huber S, Fieder M, Wallner B, Moser G, Arnold W (2004) Birth month influences reproductive performance in contemporary women. Hum Reprod 19: 1081-1082 BBC New, MSNBC, The Guardian, NBC 17, Macon Daily, Telegraph Health, Reuters, Medical News Today, China Daily, NBC5 News, Web MD Helath, FOX, Denvers' abc 7, Industy and Business, China View |
| 2006 | Man of the Year (American Biographical Society) |
| 2008 |
Best Paper Award (Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics Conference, WMSCI08) for: Wallner B, Machatschke I, Fieder M, (2008) Occupational ethology: a new perspective in occupational stress research. Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings, 278-284 |
| 2009 |
Press release for the paper: Wallner B, Machatschke I (2009) The biological basis for the evolution of sex differences in violence: the function of cholesterol and serotonin. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 33: 391-397 Die Presse, Salzburger Nachrichten, Miller-McCune |
| 2010 |
Press release for the paper: Wallner B, Aspernig D, Millesi E, Machatschke I (20119 Non-lactating versus lactating females: a comparison of sex steroids, sexual coloration, and sexual behavior in Japanese macaques. Primates 52: 69-75 Salzburger Nachrichten, ORF Science, Kronen Zeitung, Kleine Zeitung, Berliner Zeitung, Scinexx, etc. |
| 2011 |
Press release for the paper: Machatschke IH, Bauer B, Glenk LM, D, Millesi, Wallner B (2011) Spatial learning and memory differs between single and cohabited guinea pigs. Physiol Behav 102: 311-316 ORF TV 2, die Presse, derStandard, Konen Zeitung, Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, ORF Science, Wiener Zeitung, Neue Züricher Zeitung, Wort, Welt am Sonntag, taz, Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung Zeit, Stern, Welt, Focus, Estfälische Nachrichten, etc. |
Editorial Board Member
Neural Regeneration Research (2009-2012)
Journal of Primatalogy (since 2011)
Review Work
Programs
INTAS, EU; NYC Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF), New York Academy of Sciences; CEEPUS Networks, EU; The 5th International Symposium on Management, Engineering and Informatics: MEI 2009, 2011, Orlando;
Ad hoc reviews for Journals
American Journal of Physical Anthropology; American Journal of Primatology ; General Comparative Endocrinology; Hormone and Metabolic Research; Journal of Medical Primatology; Neurotoxicology and Teratology; South African Journal of Science; Hormones and Behavior; Microscopy Research and Technique; Micron; Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry; Personality and Individual Differences; Behaviour;
Grants
Scholarship at the University of Vienna (1993; 1994)
Memberships
Member of the New York Academy of Sciences
Existing Cooperations
Dr. Eric Shaw Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society (GOHNS), Gibraltar
Prof. Resia Pretorius, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Dr. Martina Konecna, Harvard University and University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
Prof. Renate Klein, University of Maine, USA
Prof. Valerie Grant, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland
Prof. Zuo-Fu Xiang, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China
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