Assoz. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Barbara Wessner, Privatdoz.
Barbara Wessner
T: +43-1-4277-48875

Consultation hours: Tuesday, 9:00-10:30, USZI (ÖISM). Please only after pre-notification per e-mail.




Draxler, A., Franzke, B., Kelecevic, S., Maier, A., Pantic, J., Srienc, S., Cellnigg, K., Solomon, S-M., Zötsch, C., Aschauer, R., Unterberger, S., Zöhrer, P. A., Bragagna, L., Strasser, E-M., Wessner, B., & Wagner, K-H. (2023). The influence of vitamin D supplementation and strength training on health biomarkers and chromosomal damage in community-dwelling older adults. Redox biology, 61, [102640]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2023.102640









Triska, C., Moitzi, A. M., Tschan, H., Mathy, A., & Wessner, B. (2022). A high dose of isomaltulose alters immune cells count after prolonged cycling exercise. In F. Dela, M. F. Piacentini, J. W. Helge, A. Calvo Lluch, E. Sáez, F. Pareja Blanco, & E. Tsokoladis (Eds.), 27th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science: Book of Abstracts ECSS.

Wessner, B., Schuhmann, M., Moser, J., Peer, F., Csapo, R., Mathy, A., & Triska, C. (2022). Ibuprofen intake before intense endurance exercise increases intestinal damage of healthy male athletes in the age group of 18 - 40 years: a randomized, placebo-controlled crossover study. In F. Dela, M. F. Piacentini, J. W. Helge, A. Calvo Lluch, E. Sáez, F. Pareja Blanco, & E. Tsolakidis (Eds.), 27th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science: Book of Abstracts ECSS.


Draxler, A., Franzke, B., Cortolezis, J. T., Gillies, N. A., Unterberger, S., Aschauer, R., Zoehrer, P. A., Bragagna, L., Kodnar, J., Strasser, E-M., Neubauer, O., Sharma, P., Mitchell, S. M., Zeng, N., Ramzan, F., D'Souza, R. F., Knowles, S. O., Roy, N. C., Sjoedin, A. M., ... Wagner, K-H. (2021). The Effect of Elevated Protein Intake on DNA Damage in Older People: Comparative Secondary Analysis of Two Randomized Controlled Trials. Nutrients, 13(10), [3479]. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13103479





Profile photoAssoz. Prof. DI Dr. Barbara Wessner
Centre for Sport Science and University Sports
University of Vienna

Postal address:
Auf der Schmelz 6
1150 Vienna
Austria
Email: barbara.wessner@univie.ac.at
Phone: +43-1-4277-48875
Mobile: +43-664-60277-48875

Employment

Tenure track professor

Department of Sport and Human Movement Science

Universität Wien

Austria

1 Aug 2011 → present

Publications

Schaun, G. Z., Gumpenberger, M., Konermann, L., Graf, A., Raidl, P., Wessner, B., & Csapo, R. (2024). Multimodal and conventional resistance training interventions improve muscle function in older adults: Findings from the training IMCT study. Experimental Gerontology, 188, [112378]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2024.112378
Krasniqi Boshnjaku, E., Boshnjaku, A., Ukëhaxhaj, A., Wagner, K-H., & Wessner, B. (2024). Association between vitamin D status, physical performance, sex, and lifestyle factors: a cross-sectional study of community-dwelling Kosovar adults aged 40 years and older. European Journal of Nutrition, 63(3), 821-834. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-023-03303-9
Draxler, A., Franzke, B., Kelecevic, S., Maier, A., Pantic, J., Srienc, S., Cellnigg, K., Solomon, S-M., Zötsch, C., Aschauer, R., Unterberger, S., Zöhrer, P. A., Bragagna, L., Strasser, E-M., Wessner, B., & Wagner, K-H. (2023). The influence of vitamin D supplementation and strength training on health biomarkers and chromosomal damage in community-dwelling older adults. Redox biology, 61, [102640]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2023.102640
Unterberger, S., Aschauer, R., Zöhrer, P. A., Draxler, A., Aschauer, M., Kager, B., Franzke, B., Strasser, E-M., Wagner, K-H., & Wessner, B. (2023). Association of Bioelectrical Impedance Phase Angle with Physical Performance and Nutrient Intake of Older Adults. Nutrients, 15(6), [1458]. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15061458
Brandt, A., Baumann, A., Hernández-Arriaga, A., Jung, F., Nier, A., Staltner, R., Rajcic, D., Schmeer, C., Witte, O. W., Wessner, B., Franzke, B., Wagner, K-H., Camarinha-Silva, A., & Bergheim, I. (2022). Impairments of intestinal arginine and NO metabolisms trigger aging-associated intestinal barrier dysfunction and `inflammaging. Redox biology, 58, [102528]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2022.102528
Boshnjaku, A., Bahtiri, A., Feka, K., Krasniqi, E., Tschan, H., & Wessner, B. (2022). Impact of Using Population-Specific Cut-Points, Self-Reported Health, and Socio-Economic Parameters to Predict Sarcopenia: A Cross-Sectional Study in Community-Dwelling Kosovans Aged 60 Years and Older. Journal of clinical medicine, 11(19), 5579. [5579]. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11195579
Franzke, B., Bileck, A., Unterberger, S., Aschauer, R., Zoehrer, P. A., Draxler, A., Strasser, E-M., Wessner, B., Gerner, C., & Wagner, K-H. (2022). The plasma proteome is favorably modified by a high protein diet but not by additional resistance training in older adults: A 17-week randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, [925450]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.925450
Strasser, E. M., Franzke, B., Hofmann, M., Schober-Halper, B., Oesen, S., Jandrasits, W., Graf, A., Ploder, M., Bachl, N., Quittan, M., Wagner, K-H., & Wessner, B. (2022). Resistance training with or without nutritional supplementation showed no influence on muscle thickness in old institutionalized adults. A secondary analysis of the Vienna Active Ageing Study. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 58(4), 646-654. https://doi.org/10.23736/S1973-9087.22.06436-X
Reif, A., Hackl, M., Nimmerichter, A., Oesen, S., Tschan, H., Bachl, N., Triska, C., & Wessner, B. (2022). Does a Physical Activity Intervention on Classroom-Based Ergometers During Teaching Lessons Effect Physical Fitness, Body Composition, and Health-Related Blood Parameters? A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 19(7), 490-499. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2021-0790
Unterberger, S., Aschauer, R., Zöhrer, P. A., Draxler, A., Franzke, B., Strasser, E-M., Wagner, K-H., & Wessner, B. (2022). Effects of an increased habitual dietary protein intake followed by resistance training on fitness, muscle quality and body composition of seniors: a randomised controlled trial. Clinical Nutrition, 41(5), 1034-1045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2022.02.017
Aschauer, R., Unterberger, S., Zöhrer, P. A., Draxler, A., Franzke, B., Strasser, E-M., Wagner, K-H., & Wessner, B. (2022). Effects of Vitamin D3 Supplementation and Resistance Training on 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Status and Functional Performance of Older Adults: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. Nutrients, 14(1), 1-14. [86]. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14010086
Reif, A., Triska, C., Nader, M., Scharhag, J., Tschan, H., & Wessner, B. (2021). Influence of an increased number of physical education lessons on the motor performance of adolescents–A non-interventional cohort study. PLoS ONE, 16(10), [e0258305]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258305
Draxler, A., Franzke, B., Cortolezis, J. T., Gillies, N. A., Unterberger, S., Aschauer, R., Zoehrer, P. A., Bragagna, L., Kodnar, J., Strasser, E-M., Neubauer, O., Sharma, P., Mitchell, S. M., Zeng, N., Ramzan, F., D'Souza, R. F., Knowles, S. O., Roy, N. C., Sjoedin, A. M., ... Wagner, K-H. (2021). The Effect of Elevated Protein Intake on DNA Damage in Older People: Comparative Secondary Analysis of Two Randomized Controlled Trials. Nutrients, 13(10), [3479]. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13103479
Krasniqi, E., Boshnjaku, A., Wagner, K-H., & Wessner, B. (2021). Association between Polymorphisms in Vitamin D Pathway-Related Genes, Vitamin D Status, Muscle Mass and Function: A Systematic Review. Nutrients, 13(9), [3109]. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13093109
Boshnjaku, A., Krasniqi, E., Tschan, H., & Wessner, B. (2021). ACTN3 Genotypes and Their Relationship with Muscle Mass and Function of Kosovan Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), [9135]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179135
Gillies, N. A., Franzke, B., Wessner, B., Schober-Halper, B., Hofmann, M., Oesen, S., Tosevska, A., Strasser, E-M., Roy, N. C., Milan, A. M., Cameron-Smith, D., & Wagner, K-H. (2021). Nutritional supplementation alters associations between one-carbon metabolites and cardiometabolic risk profiles in older adults: a secondary analysis of the Vienna Active Ageing Study. European Journal of Nutrition, 61, 169-182. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-021-02607-y
Reif, A., Wessner, B., Haider, P., Tschan, H., & Triska, C. (2021). Strength Performance Across the Oral Contraceptive Cycle of Team Sport Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study. Frontiers in Physiology, 12, 658994. [658994]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.658994
Boshnjaku, A., Bahtiri, A., Feka, K., Krasniqi Boshnjaku, E., Tschan, H., & Wessner, B. (2021). Test-retest reliability data of functional performance, strength, peak torque and body composition assessments in two different age groups of Kosovan adults. Data in Brief, 36, [106988]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.106988
Tishukaj, F., Shalaj, I., Gjaka, M., Wessner, B., & Tschan, H. (2021). Lower Limb Force and Power Production and Its Relation to Body Composition in 14-to 15-Year-Old Kosovan Adolescents. Advances in Physical Education, 11, 61-81. https://doi.org/10.4236/ape.2021.111005
Triska, C., Hopker, J., Wessner, B., Reif, A., Tschan, H., & Karsten, B. (2021). A 30-min Rest Protocol Does Not Affect W′, Critical Power, and Systemic Response. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 53(2), 404-412. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000002477
Shalaj, I., Gjaka, M., Bachl, N., Wessner, B., Tschan, H., & Tishukaj, F. (2020). Potential prognostic factors for hamstring muscle injury in elite male soccer players: A prospective study. PLoS ONE, 15(11), [e0241127]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241127
Gumpenberger, M., Wessner, B., Graf, A., Narici, M. V., Fink, C., Braun, S., Hoser, C., Blazevich, A. J., & Csapo, R. (2020). Remodeling the Skeletal Muscle Extracellular Matrix in Older Age-Effects of Acute Exercise Stimuli on Gene Expression. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(19), 1-17. [7089]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21197089
Unterberger, S., Maier-Salamon, A., Jäger, W., Wessner, B., & Wagner, K-H. (2020). Data on the highly diverse plasma response to a drink containing nutrients. Data in Brief, 29, [105309]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105309
Csapo, R., Gumpenberger, M., & Wessner, B. (2020). Skeletal Muscle Extracellular Matrix - What Do We Know About Its Composition, Regulation, and Physiological Roles? A Narrative Review. Frontiers in Physiology, 11(253), [253]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00253
Franzke, B., Schober-Halper, B., Hofmann, M., Oesen, S., Tosevska, A., Nersesyan, A., Knasmüller, S., Strasser, E-M., Wallner, M., Wessner, B., & Wagner, K-H. (2020). Chromosomal stability in buccal cells was linked to age but not affected by exercise and nutrients - Vienna Active Ageing Study (VAAS), a randomized controlled trial. Redox biology, 28, [101362]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2019.101362
Gillies, N., Wagner, K-H., Franzke, B., Wessner, B., Andraos, S., Schober-Halper, B., Hofmann, M., Oesen, S., Tosevska, A., O'sullivan, J., Mithen, R., Cameron-Smith, D., & Milan, A. M. (2019). Impact of 6-Month Nutritional Supplementation and Resistance Training on Chromosome and DNA Damage in Older Adults: Exploring the Role of One Carbon Metabolites. Proceedings MDPI, 37(1), [35]. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019037035
Wessner, B., Ploder, M., Tschan, H., Ferunaj, P., Erindi, A., Strasser, E-M., & Bachl, N. (2019). Effects of acute resistance exercise on proteolytic and myogenic markers in skeletal muscles of former weightlifters and age-matched sedentary controls. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 59(11), 1915-1924. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.19.09740-8
Franzke, B., Schober-Halper, B., Hofmann, M., Oesen, S., Tosevska, A., Strasser, E-M., Marculescu, R., Wessner, B., & Wagner, K-H. (2019). Fat Soluble Vitamins in Institutionalized Elderly and the Effect of Exercise, Nutrition and Cognitive Training on Their Status—The Vienna Active Aging Study (VAAS): A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients, 11(6), [1333]. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11061333
Schwartz, B., Kapellusch, J. M., Baca, A., & Wessner, B. (2019). Medium-term effects of a two-desk sit/stand workstation on cognitive performance and workload for healthy people performing sedentary work: A secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Ergonomics, 62(6), 794-810. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2019.1577497
Wessner, B., Liebensteiner, M., Nachbauer, W., & Csapo, R. (2019). Age-specific response of skeletal muscle extracellular matrix to acute resistance exercise: A pilot study. European Journal of Sport Science, 19(3), 354-364. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2018.1526974
Strasser, E-M., Hofmann, M., Franzke, B., Schober-Halper, B., Oesen, S., Jandrasits, W., Graf, A., Praschak, M., Horvath-Mechtler, B., Krammer, C., Ploder, M., Bachl, N., Quittan, M., Wagner, K-H., & Wessner, B. (2018). Strength training increases skeletal muscle quality but not muscle mass in old institutionalized adults: a randomized, multi-arm parallel and controlled intervention study. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 54(6), 921-933. https://doi.org/10.23736/S1973-9087.18.04930-4
Franzke, B., Schober-Halper, B., Hofmann, M., Oesen, S., Tosevska, A., Henriksen, T., Poulsen, H. E., Strasser, E-M., Wessner, B., & Wagner, K-H. (2018). Age and the effect of exercise, nutrition and cognitive training on oxidative stress - the Vienna Active Aging Study (VAAS), a randomized controlled trial. Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 121, 69-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.04.565
Tarp, J., Jespersen, E., Møller, N. C., Klakk, H., Wessner, B., Wedderkopp, N., & Bugge, A. (2018). Long-term follow-up on biological risk factors, adiposity, and cardiorespiratory fitness development in a physical education intervention: a natural experiment (CHAMPS-study DK). BMC Public Health, 18, [605]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5524-4
Tishukaj, F., Shalaj, I., Gjaka, M., Ademi, B., Ahmetxhekaj, R., Bachl, N., Tschan, H., & Wessner, B. (2017). Physical fitness and anthropometric characteristics among adolescents living in urban or rural areas of Kosovo. BMC Public Health, 17(1), 711. [711]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4727-4
Hasenoehrl, T., Wessner, B., Tschan, H., Vidotto, C., Crevenna, R., & Csapo, R. (2017). Eccentric resistance training intensity may affect the severity of exercise induced muscle damage. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 57(9), 1195-1204. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.16.06476-8
Tosevska, A., Franzke, B., Hofmann, M., Vierheilig, I., Schober-Halper, B., Oesen, S., Neubauer, O., Wessner, B., & Wagner, K-H. (2016). Circulating cell-free DNA, telomere length and bilirubin in the Vienna Active Ageing Study: exploratory analysis of a randomized, controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 6(38084), [38084]. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep38084
Shalaj, I., Tishukaj, F., Bachl, N., Tschan, H., Wessner, B., & Csapo, R. (2016). Injuries in professional male football players in Kosovo: a descriptive epidemiological study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17(1), [338]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1202-9
Schober-Halper, B., Hofmann, M., Oesen, S., Franzke, B., Wolf, T., Strasser, E-M., Bachl, N., Quittan, M., Wagner, K-H., & Wessner, B. (2016). Elastic band resistance training influences transforming growth factor-ß receptor I mRNA expression in peripheral mononuclear cells of institutionalised older adults: the Vienna Active Ageing Study (VAAS). Immunity & ageing : I & A, 13(1), 22. [22]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12979-016-0077-9
Wagner, K. H., Cameron-Smith, D., Wessner, B., & Franzke, B. (2016). Biomarkers of aging: From function to molecular biology. Nutrients, 8(6), [338]. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8060338
Hofmann, M., Schober-Halper, B., Oesen, S., Franzke, B., Tschan, H., Bachl, N., Strasser, E-M., Quittan, M., Wagner, K-H., & Wessner, B. (2016). Effects of elastic band resistance training and nutritional supplementation on muscle quality and circulating muscle growth and degradation factors of institutionalized elderly women: the Vienna Active Ageing Study (VAAS). European Journal of Applied Physiology, 116(5), 885-897. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-016-3344-8
Radman, I., Wessner, B., Bachl, N., Ruzic, L., Hackl, M., Prpic, T., & Markovic, G. (2016). The acute effects of graded physiological strain on soccer kicking performance: a randomized, controlled cross-over study. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 116(2), 373-382. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-015-3293-7
Radman, I., Wessner, B., Bachl, N., Ruzic, L., Hackl, M., Baca, A., & Markovic, G. (2016). Reliability and Discriminative Ability of a New Method for Soccer Kicking Evaluation. PLoS ONE, 11(1), e0147998. [e0147998]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147998
Wessner, B. (2016). An elastic band exercise programme improves functional fitness in older adults. Evidence-Based Nursing, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2015-102193
Wessner, B., Stuparits, P., Fail, C., Pavic, F., Tschan, H., & Bachl, N. (2016). Genetic polymorphisms in alpha-actinin 3 and adrenoceptor beta genes in Austrian elite athletes and healthy controls. Swiss Sports & Exercise Medicine, 64(4), 13-19.
Oesen, S., Halper, B., Hofmann, M., Jandrasits, W., Franzke, B., Strasser, E-M., Graf, A., Tschan, H., Bachl, N., Quittan, M., Wagner, K-H., & Wessner, B. (2015). Effects of elastic band resistance training and nutritional supplementation on physical performance of institutionalised elderly - A randomized controlled trial. Experimental Gerontology, 72, 99-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2015.08.013
Grimpampi, E., Oesen, S., Halper, B., Hofmann, M., Wessner, B., & Mazzà, C. (2015). Reliability of gait variability assessment in older individuals during a six-minute walk test. Journal of Biomechanics, 48(15), 4185-4189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.10.008
Franzke, B., Halper, B., Hofmann, M., Oesen, S., Pierson, B., Cremer, A., Bacher, E., Fuchs, B., Baierl, A., Tosevska, A., Strasser, E-M., Wessner, B., Wagner, K-H., & Vienna Active Ageing Study Group (2015). The effect of six months of elastic band resistance training, nutritional supplementation or cognitive training on chromosomal damage in institutionalized elderly. Experimental Gerontology, 65, 16-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2015.03.001
Hofmann, M., Halper, B., Oesen, S., Franzke, B., Stuparits, P., Tschan, H., Bachl, N., Strasser, E-M., Quittan, M., Ploder, M., Wagner, KH., & Wessner, B. (2015). Serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-1, members of the TGF-beta superfamily and follistatin do not reflect different stages of dynapenia and sarcopenia in elderly women. Experimental Gerontology, 64, 35-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2015.02.008
Franzke, B., Halper, B., Hofmann, M., Oesen, S., Jandrasits, W. M., Baierl, A., Tosevska, A., Strasser, E-M., Wessner, B., & Wagner, K-H. (2015). The impact of six months strength training, nutritional supplementation or cognitive training on DNA damage in institutionalised elderly. Mutagenesis, 30(1), 147-153. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/geu074
Halper, B., Hofmann, M., Oesen, S., Franzke, B., Stuparits, P., Vidotto, C., Tschan, H., Bachl, N., Strasser, E-M., Quittan, M., Wagner, K-H., & Wessner, B. (2015). Influence of age and physical fitness on miRNA-21, TGF-β and its receptors in leukocytes of healthy women. Exercise Immunology Review, 21, 154-163.
Franzke, B., Halper, B., Hofmann, M., Oesen, S., Peherstorfer, H., Krejci, K., Koller, B., Geider, K., Baierl, A., Tosevska, A., Strasser, E-M., Wessner, B., Wagner, K-H., & Vienna Active Ageing Study Group (2014). The influence of age and aerobic fitness on chromosomal damage in Austrian institutionalised elderly. Mutagenesis, 29(6), 441-445. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/geu042
Neubauer, O., Sabapathy, S., Ross, L., Ashton, K., Wessner, B., Desbrow, B., Cameron-Smith, D., Wagner, K-H., Haseler, L., & Bulmer, A. C. (2014). Time course-dependent changes in the transcriptome of human skeletal muscle during recovery from endurance exercise: From inflammation to adaptive remodeling. Journal of Applied Physiology, 116(3), 274-287. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00909.2013
Franzke, B., Wessner, B., & Wagner, KH. (2014). Krafttraining, Gedächtnistraining und Ernährung bei institutionalisierten Hochbetagten - Forschungsplattform "Active Ageing". Ernährung aktuell, 4/2014, 1-5.
Schlegel, W., Raimann, A., Halbauer, D., Scharmer, D., Sagmeister, S., Wessner, B., Helmreich, M., Haeusler, G., & Egerbacher, M. (2013). Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1) Ec / Mechano growth factor - a splice variant of IGF-1 within the growth plate. PLoS ONE, 8(10), [e76133]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076133
Hart, N., Sarga, L., Csende, Z., Koltai, E., Koch, L. G., Britton, S. L., Davies, K. J. A., kouretas, D., Wessner, B., & Radak, Z. (2013). Resveratrol enhances exercise training responses in rats selectively bred for high running performance. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 61, 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2013.01.051
Goldspink, G., Wessner, B., Tschan, H., & Bachl, N. (2010). Growth factors, muscle function, and doping. ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, 39(1), 169-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecl.2009.11.001
Wessner, B., Gryadunov-Masutti, L., Tschan, H., Bachl, N., & Roth, E. (2010). Is there a role for microRNAs in exercise immunology? A synopsis of current literature and future developments. Exercise Immunology Review, 16, 22-39. http://www.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/transfusionsmedizin/institut/eir/content/2010/22/article.pdf
Wessner, B. (2009). Cl097, a TLR7/8 ligand, inhibits TLR-4-dependent activation of IRAK-M and BCL-3 expression. SHOCK, 32(5), 484-490. https://doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0b013e3181a5ac8a
Tschan, H., Kinzlbauer, M., Wessner, B., & Bachl, N. (2009). Effects of a single session of resistance training on specific cardiac and oxidative stress markers. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, Supplement(2009), 1-178.
Bachl, N., Wessner, B., & Tschan, H. (2009). Genes and performance. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine.
Wessner, B., Tschan, H., & Bachl, N. (2009). Genetic variability and training responses. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, Supplement(2009).
Strasser, E-M., Stättner, S., Karner, J., Klimpfinger, M., Freynhofer, M., Zaller, V., Graf, A., Wessner, B., Bachl, N., Roth, E., & Quittan, M. (2009). Neuromuscular electrical stimulation reduces skeletal muscle protein degradation and stimulates insulin-like growth factors in an age- and current-dependent manner: a randomized, controlled clinical trial in major abdominal surgical patients. Annals of Surgery, 249(5), 738-743.
Wirtitsch, M., Roth, E., Bachleitner-Hofmann, T., Wessner, B., & Sturlan, S. (2009). Omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids enhance arsenic trioxide efficacy in arsenic trioxide-resistant leukemic and solid tumor cells. Oncology Research, 18(2-3), 83-94.
Bachl, N., Ruoff, G., Wessner, B., & Tschan, H. (2008). Electromagnetic interventions in musculoskeletal disorders. Clinics in Sports Medicine , 27(1), 87-105.
Goldspink, G., Wessner, B., & Bachl, N. (2008). Growth factors, muscle function and doping. Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 8(3), 352-357.
Wirtitsch, M., Wessner, B., Spittler, A., Roth, E., Volk, T., Bachmann, L., & Hiesmayr, J. M. (2007). Effect of different lipid emulsions on the immunological function in humans: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Clinical Nutrition, 26(3), 302-313.
Wessner, B., Strasser, E-M., Koitz, N., Schmuckenschlager, C., Unger-Manhart, N., & Roth, E. (2007). Green tea polyphenol administration partly ameliorates chemotherapy-induced side effects in the small intestine of mice. Journal of Nutrition, 634-640.
Vidotto, C., Tschan, H., Wessner, B., & Bachl, N. (2007). Urinary excretion of 8-hydroxy -2'-deoxyguanosine as a biomarker of oxidative stress in ultra-marathon runners. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine: Associated with FESCC and IFCC, 45(8), 112-112.
Ploder, M., Pelinka, L., Schmuckenschlager, C., Wessner, B., Ankersmit, HJ., Fürst, W., Redl, H. R., Roth, E., & Spittler, A. (2006). Lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor alpha production and not monocyte human leukocyte antigen-DR expression is correlated with survival in septic trauma patients. SHOCK, 25(2), 129-134.
Wessner, B., Strasser, E-M., Manhart, N., & Roth, E. (2006). Supply of R-alpha-lipoic acid and glutamine to casein-fed mice influences the number of B lymphocytes and tissue glutathione levels during endotoxemia. Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift: The Central European Journal of Medicine, 118(3-4), 100-107.
Sadeghi, K., Wessner, B., Laggner, U., Ploder, M., Tamandl, D., Friedl, J., Zügel, U., Steinmeyer, A., Pollak, A., Roth, E., Boltz-Nitulescu, G., & Spittler, A. (2006). Vitamin D3 down-regulates monocyte TLR expression and triggers hyporesponsiveness to pathogen-associated molecular patterns. European Journal of Immunology, 36(2), 361-370.
Strasser, E-M., Wessner, B., Manhart, N., & Roth, E. (2005). The relationship between the anti-inflammatory effects of curcumin and cellular glutathione content in myelomonocytic cells. Biochemical Pharmacology, 70(4), 552-559.
Baumgartner, M., Sturlan, S., Roth, E., Wessner, B., & Bachleitner-Hofmann, T. (2004). Enhancement of arsenic trioxide-mediated apoptosis using docosahexaenoic acid in arsenic trioxide-resistant solid tumor cells. International Journal of Cancer, 707-712.
Wessner, B., Strasser, E-M., Spittler, A., & Roth, E. (2003). Effect of single and combined supply of glutamine, glycine, N-acetylcysteine, and R,S-alpha-lipoic acid on glutathione content of myelomonocytic cells. Clinical Nutrition.
Sturlan, S., Schneeberger, A., Fang, M., Beinhauer, BG., Lührs, P., Kutil, R., Wessner, B., Huang, L., Aasen, AO., & Rogy, MA. (2003). Intraperitoneal administration of pMP6/liposome complexes inhibits the growth of co-localized colon-26 adenocarcinoma cells by inducing a tumor-specific immune response. Anticancer Research, 23(6C), 4843-4851.
Tamandl, D., Bahrami, M., Wessner, B., Weigel, G., Ploder, M., Fürst, W., Roth, E., Boltz-Nitulescu, G., & Spittler, A. (2003). Modulation of toll-like receptor 4 expression on human monocytes by tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-6: tumor necrosis factor evokes lipopolysaccharide hyporesponsiveness, whereas interleukin-6 enhances lipopolysaccharide activity. SHOCK, 20(3), 224-229.

Activities

Nahrungsergänzungsmittel bei Sportler*innen - Welchen Mehrbedarf gibt es?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

24 Mar 2023

Personalisierte Ernährung und sportliche Leistungsfähigkeit

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

4 Dec 2021

Gesunder Lebensstil durch Ernährungsapps, Schrittzähler und Co?

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

28 Oct 2021

Ernährung, die uns gesund hält

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

22 Oct 2021

Ernährung, Sport und Epigenetik

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

24 Sep 2021

Inside out and outside in – Molecular structures mediating the muscular crosstalk with its environment

Barbara Wessner (Keynote speaker)

9 Sep 2021

Skeletal Muscle Extracellular Matrix Remodelling by Age and Training Stimuli

Barbara Wessner (Speaker), Matthias Gumpenberger (Contributor) & Robert Csapo (Contributor)

22 Apr 2021

Training für ein starkes Immunsystem

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

12 Nov 2020

Wie die Muskulatur zu unserer Gesundheit beiträgt

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

15 Oct 2020

Strength training modalities and the intramuscular connective tissue

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

21 Nov 2019

Acute remodeling of the intramuscular connective tissue network : Which exercise induces the greatest response in the elderly?

Matthias Gumpenberger (Speaker), Barbara Wessner (Contributor) & Robert Csapo (Contributor)

15 Nov 201916 Nov 2019

Modulating the skeletal muscle extracellular matrix – a yet underestimated role of the immune system?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

9 Nov 2019

Health-enhancing physical activity – staying active across the lifespan

Barbara Wessner (Keynote speaker)

1 Nov 2019

Active Ageing as a process - from molecular to functional aspects

Barbara Wessner (Keynote speaker)

13 Sep 2019

Baustein Ernährung – gesund mit Chemie?

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

26 Aug 2019

Nahrungsergänzungsmittel als legales "Doping" – Fakten und Fiktionen

Barbara Wessner (Keynote speaker)

26 Aug 2019

Intramuscular connective tissue - a novel player in maintaining muscle mass and function?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

3 Jul 20196 Jul 2019

Nahrungsergänzungsmittel im Sport - Pillen statt Training?

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

3 Jun 2019

Eiweißquellen. Sind welche zu bevorzugen?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

18 May 2019

Mit Ernährung zum Weltrekord

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

17 May 2019

Einfluss genetischer Varianten auf die sportliche Leistungsfähigkeit

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

6 May 2019

Der Muskel - ein unterschätztes Organ im Alter

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

11 Apr 2019

Der Zusammenhang von Körperzusammensetzung, Proteinaufnahme und Krafttraining im Alter – Erste Ergebnisse der NutriAging Studie

Bernhard Franzke (Speaker), Rudolf Aschauer (Speaker), Agnes Draxler (Speaker), Sandra Unterberger (Speaker), Patrick A. Zöhrer (Speaker), Barbara Wessner (Speaker) & Karl-Heinz Wagner (Speaker)

2019

Immunoseneszenz

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

6 Dec 20188 Dec 2018

Genetische Aspekte in Sport und Ernährung

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

15 Nov 201816 Nov 2018

Spielen Genetik und Epigenetik eine Rolle beim Erhalt von Muskelmasse und –funktion?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

10 Nov 2018

Age-specific response of skeletal muscle extracellular matrix to acute resistance exercise

Robert Csapo (Speaker), Michael Liebensteiner (Contributor), Werner Nachbauer (Contributor) & Barbara Wessner (Contributor)

4 Jul 20187 Jul 2018

Age-specific response of skeletal muscle extracellular matrix to acute resistance exercise.

Robert Csapo (Speaker), Michael Liebensteiner (Contributor), Werner Nachbauer (Contributor) & Barbara Wessner (Contributor)

4 Jul 20186 Jul 2018

Prevalence of sarcopenia based on EWGSOP criteria and population specific cutpoints in adults aged 60 and above in Kosovo

Arben Boshnjaku (Speaker), Abedin Bahtiri (Contributor), Kaltrina Feka (Contributor), Ermira Krasniqi (Contributor), Harald Tschan (Contributor) & Barbara Wessner (Contributor)

4 Jul 20187 Jul 2018

Nahrungsergänzungsmittel im Sport - Pillen und Pulver statt Training?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

15 Mar 20189 May 2018

The role of genetics and epigenetics in preserving muscle mass and function

Barbara Wessner (Keynote speaker)

3 Mar 2018

Spielen Genetik und Epigenetik eine Rolle beim Erhalt von Muskelmasse und –funktion?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

10 Nov 2017

Molecular Adaptation to Health-enhancing Physical Activity

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

26 Oct 201727 Oct 2017

Katabolie des chirurgischen Patienten: Kann man das durchbrechen?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

20 Oct 2017

Successful program for healthy aging

Barbara Wessner (Keynote speaker)

22 Aug 2017

Elastic band resistance training induces extracellular matrix genes in skeletal muscle of older females as evaluated by RNA sequencing

Barbara Wessner (Speaker), Anela Tosevska (Contributor), Marlene Hofmann (Contributor), Bernhard Franzke (Contributor), Barbara Schober-Halper (Contributor), Stefan Oesen (Contributor), Harald Tschan (Contributor), Eva-Maria Strasser (Contributor) & Karl-Heinz Wagner (Contributor)

5 Jul 20178 Jul 2017

Reliability and validity of field-based strength tests for elderly to be used in younger Kosovan adults

Arben Boshnjaku (Speaker), Abedin Bahtiri (Contributor), Kaltrina Feka (Contributor), Ermira Krasniqi (Contributor), Harald Tschan (Contributor) & Barbara Wessner (Contributor)

5 Jul 20178 Jul 2017

Mehr als gesunde Knochen: Vitamin D und Muskulatur

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

24 Mar 2017

Research methods: Planning, design and data acquisition

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

23 Mar 2017

Key elements of research proposals and study design

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

22 Mar 2017

Chronische Inflammation als Trigger in der Entstehung von Lifestyle-Erkrankungen

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

11 Nov 2016

2. Symposium Active Aging

Barbara Wessner (Organiser)

11 Nov 2016

Molecular Adaptation to Health-enhancing Physical Activity

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

28 Oct 2016

It’s never too late – exercise interventions to attenuate age-related loss muscle loss

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

8 Jul 2016

21st Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science

Arnold Baca (Organiser), Barbara Wessner (Organiser), Rosa Diketmüller (Organiser) & Harald Tschan (Organiser)

6 Jul 20169 Jul 2016

Ernährungspsychologie aus interdisziplinärer Sicht - Was Psychologie, Medizin, Ernährungswissenschaft und Sportwissenschaft zu einer gesunden Lebensführung beitragen können

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

11 Jun 2016

Protein in der Seniorenernährung – muss supplementiert werden?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

8 Apr 2016

Experimental and quasi-experimental research

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

9 Mar 2016

Research methods: Planning, design and data acquisition

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

9 Mar 2016

Descriptive research methods

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

8 Mar 2016

How to prepare a research proposal

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

8 Mar 2016

Effects of elastic-band resistance training and nutritional supplementation on circulating myokines, physical performance and muscle quality of institutionalized elderly - the Vienna Active Ageing Study (VAAS)

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

6 Dec 2015

Nutrition and Diseases

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

21 Nov 2015

Molecular Adaptation to Health-enhancing Physical Activity

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

8 Oct 2015

12th Conference of the International Society of Exercise and Immunology (ISEI) "Cells Meet Function in Exercise Immunology"

Barbara Wessner (Organiser)

6 Jul 20159 Jul 2015

Biomarker für Training und Regeneration

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

3 Jul 2015

Effects of a single resistance exercise bout on Nf-κB signaling in skeletal muscles of masters‘ weightlifters and age-matched controls

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

26 Jun 2015

Injury incidence and injury patterns of elite-level male soccer players in Kosovo.

Ismet Shalaj (Speaker), Faton Tishukaj (Contributor), Faim Gashi (Contributor), Masar Gjaka (Contributor), Norbert Bachl (Contributor), Barbara Wessner (Contributor), Robert Csapo (Contributor) & Harald Tschan (Contributor)

24 Jun 201527 Jun 2015

Der Muskel - ein unterschätztes Organ im Alter

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

10 Jun 2015

Nahrungsergänzungsmittel im Sport

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

8 Jun 2015

Alternstheorien

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

18 Apr 2015

1. Symposium Active Aging

Barbara Wessner (Organiser)

18 Apr 2015

Vegetarismus im Sport - molekulare leistungsphysiologische Aspekte

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

16 Apr 2015

Objektive Methoden zur Erfassung der körperlichen Aktivität bei älteren Personen

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

27 Mar 2015

Verbesserung der Motivation bei älteren Personen – internationale Trainingsstudien

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

7 Nov 2014

Molecular Adaptation to Health-enhancing Physical Activity

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

9 Oct 2014

Genetik und Sport

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

19 Sep 2014

Endurance and agility profile between male soccer players of different age categories.

Ismet Shalaj (Speaker), Faton Tishukaj (Contributor), Masar Gjaka (Contributor), Besim Ademi (Contributor), Agron Pllana (Contributor), Barbara Wessner (Contributor), Robert Csapo (Contributor) & Harald Tschan (Contributor)

2 Jul 20145 Jul 2014

19th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science

Barbara Wessner (Participant)

2 Jul 20146 Jul 2014

Molekularbiologische Aspekte: Ausdauer- und Krafttraining in Rehabilitation und Leistungssport

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

13 Jun 2014

Molekularbiologische und genetische Aspekte von Ermüdung im Sport

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

3 Jun 2014

Genetic variability and gene‐environment interaction in relation to movement and sport

Barbara Wessner (Keynote speaker)

23 May 2014

Projekt EDDY

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

29 Apr 2014

Ernährungspsychologie aus interdisziplinärer Sicht – Was Psychologie, Medizin, Ernährungswissenschaft und Sportwissenschaft zu einer gesunden Lebensführung beitragen können

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

12 Apr 2014

Active Ageing

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

3 Apr 2014

Research Platform Active Ageing - Influence of Strength Training and Nutritional Supplements on Physical Performance and Molecular Markers

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

14 Mar 2014

Ageing Organs and Exercise - a Cellular Approach

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

13 Mar 2014

How to prepare a research proposal

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

25 Feb 2014

Descriptive research methods

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

24 Feb 2014

Experimental and quasi-experimental research

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

24 Feb 2014

Research methods: Planning, design, data acquisition

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

24 Feb 2014

Active Ageing - Auswirkungen von Krafttraining und Nahrungsergänzung auf die Leistungsfähigkeit und das Wohlbefinden älterer Menschen in Pensionistenwohnhäusern

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

11 Feb 2014

Serum Markers of Muscle Turnover - Do they correlate with functional data

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

9 Jan 2014

Protektive Effekte des Sports gegen altersassoziierte Erkrankungen - Erklärungen basierend auf Molekularbiologie

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

7 Dec 2013

Marker für Muskelaufbau und -abbau im Blut – wie weit sind wir?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

8 Nov 2013

Regulation of immunological pathways by microRNAs in health and disease

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

10 Sep 2013

Circulating microRNAs specific for skeletal and/or cardiac muscle are enhanced after an Ironman triathlon race

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

28 Jun 2013

MicroRNAs in exercise immunology

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

9 Apr 2013

1st Scientific Meeting of the Research Platform "Active Ageing"

Barbara Wessner (Organiser)

9 Apr 2013

Research Methods: planning, study design(s), data collection

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

24 Jan 2013

Wenn Muskelmasse und -funktion im Alter schwinden: Von molekularen Mechanismen zur Trainingstherapie

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

9 Nov 2012

Genetic variability and gene environment interactions in relation to movement

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

3 Oct 2012

Einfluss von Sportmassage auf immunologische Parameter nach intensiver Belastung

Barbara Wessner (Contributor)

26 Sep 2012

Exercise and cancer cachexia: A molecular point of view

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

23 Jul 2012

Involvement of inflammatory transcription factors in the response of elderly weight lifters and sedentary controls to a single bout of resistance exercise

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

5 Jul 2012

Körperliche Aktivität zur Vermeidung von Krankheiten - Gesund durch Sport

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

14 Jun 2012

Research Methods: planning, study design(s), data collection

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

27 Feb 2012

Wie die Muskelmasse bleibt - Ernährung und Training bei Sarkopenie

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

27 Jan 2012

Auswirkungen von Krafttraining und Nahrungsergänzung auf die Leistungsfähigkeit und das Wohlbefinden älterer Menschen in Pensionistenwohnhäusern

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

25 Jan 2012

Körperliche Aktivität und Sport für ein gesundes Alter

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

8 Dec 2011

Basic Concepts of Cellular Signaling Pathways in Skeletal Muscle

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

29 Oct 2011

Genetic Research and Testing in Sports – An Outlook to Future

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

28 Oct 2011

Sport, oxidativer Stress und Tumorinzidenz: Sind hier Antioxidantien nötig?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

12 Oct 2011

Genetische und konstitutionelle Voraussetzungen für Trainingsbelastungen in verschiedenen Alters- und Entwicklungsstufen

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

10 Sep 2011

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, FITNESS, CHRONIC SYSTEMIC LOW-GRADE INFLAMMATION, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND ADIPOSITY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AGED 10 – 19 YEARS

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

6 Jul 2011

Molekularbiologische Zugänge zur Skelettmuskelatrophie und -hypertrophie

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

27 May 2011

Molekulare Leistungsphysiologie - Eine Einführung

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

15 Apr 2011

Beitrag der Molekularbiologie zur Sportwissenschaft: Fakten und Fiktion

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

11 Nov 2010

Resistance Exercise Modes and Cellular Signalling Pathways in Skeletal Muscle

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

28 Oct 2010

Cancer cachexia: molecular mechanisms and countermeasures

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

25 Jun 2010

Körperliche Aktivität macht Schule - Immunulogisches und metabolisches Profil von SchülerInnen in Bezug auf deren körperliche Aktivität und Leistungsfähigkeit

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

27 Nov 2009

Genes associated with athletic performance

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

25 Nov 2009

Influence of TNF-alpha, IL-6 and LPS on growth-regulatory pathways in C2C12 skeletal muscle cells

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

20 Nov 2009

Molekulare Mechanismen der muskulären Adaptation nach Training oder Inaktivität

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

14 Nov 2009

Cardiac injury markers following strenuous endurance and strength exercise.

Barbara Wessner (Contributor)

5 Nov 2009

Genetic variability and training responses

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

16 Oct 2009

Genetic variability and gene-environment interaction in relation to movement and sport

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

30 Sep 2009

Influence of inflammatory stimuli on growth-regulatory pathways in skeletal muscle cells

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

23 Sep 2009

Genes associated with athletic performance

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

1 Jul 2009

Urinary Excretion of 8-Hydroxy-2'Deoxyguanosine as a biomarker of Oxidative Stress in Ultra-Marathon Runners

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

24 Jun 2009

Genetic influences on skeletal muscle hypertrophy

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

5 Feb 2009

Basic principles of exercise immunology

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

15 Oct 2008

Genetic variability and gene-environment interaction in relation to movement and sport

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

1 Oct 2008

Genetische Determinanten der Leistungsfähigkeit im Sport. Genes and physical performance in sport.

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

23 Nov 2007

Gene polymorphisms and exercise response

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

12 Oct 2007

Gene regulation by antioxidants

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

12 Oct 2007

Clinical nutrition in physical activity and sports

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

4 Oct 2007

Exercise, Nutrition and Immune Function

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

4 Oct 2007

Genetic variability and gene-environment interaction in relation to movement and sport

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

3 Oct 2007

Nahrungsergänzungsmittel im Sport - Was ist bewiesen?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

2 Jun 2007

Influence of extracurricular organized sport activities on body composition and physical fitness indices among 10-14 year olds

Barbara Wessner (Contributor)

2007

Nahrungsergänzungsmittel bei Sportler*innen - Welchen Mehrbedarf gibt es?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

24 Mar 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Personalisierte Ernährung und sportliche Leistungsfähigkeit

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

4 Dec 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Gesunder Lebensstil durch Ernährungsapps, Schrittzähler und Co?

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

28 Oct 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Ernährung, die uns gesund hält

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

22 Oct 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Ernährung, Sport und Epigenetik

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

24 Sep 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Inside out and outside in – Molecular structures mediating the muscular crosstalk with its environment

Barbara Wessner (Keynote speaker)

9 Sep 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Skeletal Muscle Extracellular Matrix Remodelling by Age and Training Stimuli

Barbara Wessner (Speaker), Matthias Gumpenberger (Contributor) & Robert Csapo (Contributor)

22 Apr 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Training für ein starkes Immunsystem

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

12 Nov 2020

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Wie die Muskulatur zu unserer Gesundheit beiträgt

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

15 Oct 2020

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Strength training modalities and the intramuscular connective tissue

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

21 Nov 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Modulating the skeletal muscle extracellular matrix – a yet underestimated role of the immune system?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

9 Nov 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Health-enhancing physical activity – staying active across the lifespan

Barbara Wessner (Keynote speaker)

1 Nov 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Active Ageing as a process - from molecular to functional aspects

Barbara Wessner (Keynote speaker)

13 Sep 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Baustein Ernährung – gesund mit Chemie?

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

26 Aug 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Nahrungsergänzungsmittel als legales "Doping" – Fakten und Fiktionen

Barbara Wessner (Keynote speaker)

26 Aug 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Intramuscular connective tissue - a novel player in maintaining muscle mass and function?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

3 Jul 20196 Jul 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Nahrungsergänzungsmittel im Sport - Pillen statt Training?

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

3 Jun 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Eiweißquellen. Sind welche zu bevorzugen?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

18 May 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Mit Ernährung zum Weltrekord

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

17 May 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Einfluss genetischer Varianten auf die sportliche Leistungsfähigkeit

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

6 May 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Der Muskel - ein unterschätztes Organ im Alter

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

11 Apr 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Der Zusammenhang von Körperzusammensetzung, Proteinaufnahme und Krafttraining im Alter – Erste Ergebnisse der NutriAging Studie

Bernhard Franzke (Speaker), Rudolf Aschauer (Speaker), Agnes Draxler (Speaker), Sandra Unterberger (Speaker), Patrick A. Zöhrer (Speaker), Barbara Wessner (Speaker) & Karl-Heinz Wagner (Speaker)

2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Immunoseneszenz

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

6 Dec 20188 Dec 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Genetische Aspekte in Sport und Ernährung

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

15 Nov 201816 Nov 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Spielen Genetik und Epigenetik eine Rolle beim Erhalt von Muskelmasse und –funktion?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

10 Nov 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Age-specific response of skeletal muscle extracellular matrix to acute resistance exercise

Robert Csapo (Speaker), Michael Liebensteiner (Contributor), Werner Nachbauer (Contributor) & Barbara Wessner (Contributor)

4 Jul 20187 Jul 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Age-specific response of skeletal muscle extracellular matrix to acute resistance exercise.

Robert Csapo (Speaker), Michael Liebensteiner (Contributor), Werner Nachbauer (Contributor) & Barbara Wessner (Contributor)

4 Jul 20186 Jul 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Prevalence of sarcopenia based on EWGSOP criteria and population specific cutpoints in adults aged 60 and above in Kosovo

Arben Boshnjaku (Speaker), Abedin Bahtiri (Contributor), Kaltrina Feka (Contributor), Ermira Krasniqi (Contributor), Harald Tschan (Contributor) & Barbara Wessner (Contributor)

4 Jul 20187 Jul 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Nahrungsergänzungsmittel im Sport - Pillen und Pulver statt Training?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

15 Mar 20189 May 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


The role of genetics and epigenetics in preserving muscle mass and function

Barbara Wessner (Keynote speaker)

3 Mar 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Spielen Genetik und Epigenetik eine Rolle beim Erhalt von Muskelmasse und –funktion?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

10 Nov 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Molecular Adaptation to Health-enhancing Physical Activity

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

26 Oct 201727 Oct 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Katabolie des chirurgischen Patienten: Kann man das durchbrechen?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

20 Oct 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Successful program for healthy aging

Barbara Wessner (Keynote speaker)

22 Aug 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Elastic band resistance training induces extracellular matrix genes in skeletal muscle of older females as evaluated by RNA sequencing

Barbara Wessner (Speaker), Anela Tosevska (Contributor), Marlene Hofmann (Contributor), Bernhard Franzke (Contributor), Barbara Schober-Halper (Contributor), Stefan Oesen (Contributor), Harald Tschan (Contributor), Eva-Maria Strasser (Contributor) & Karl-Heinz Wagner (Contributor)

5 Jul 20178 Jul 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Reliability and validity of field-based strength tests for elderly to be used in younger Kosovan adults

Arben Boshnjaku (Speaker), Abedin Bahtiri (Contributor), Kaltrina Feka (Contributor), Ermira Krasniqi (Contributor), Harald Tschan (Contributor) & Barbara Wessner (Contributor)

5 Jul 20178 Jul 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Mehr als gesunde Knochen: Vitamin D und Muskulatur

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

24 Mar 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Research methods: Planning, design and data acquisition

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

23 Mar 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Key elements of research proposals and study design

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

22 Mar 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Chronische Inflammation als Trigger in der Entstehung von Lifestyle-Erkrankungen

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

11 Nov 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Molecular Adaptation to Health-enhancing Physical Activity

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

28 Oct 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


It’s never too late – exercise interventions to attenuate age-related loss muscle loss

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

8 Jul 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther



Protein in der Seniorenernährung – muss supplementiert werden?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

8 Apr 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Experimental and quasi-experimental research

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

9 Mar 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Research methods: Planning, design and data acquisition

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

9 Mar 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Descriptive research methods

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

8 Mar 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


How to prepare a research proposal

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

8 Mar 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther



Nutrition and Diseases

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

21 Nov 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Molecular Adaptation to Health-enhancing Physical Activity

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

8 Oct 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Biomarker für Training und Regeneration

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

3 Jul 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther



Injury incidence and injury patterns of elite-level male soccer players in Kosovo.

Ismet Shalaj (Speaker), Faton Tishukaj (Contributor), Faim Gashi (Contributor), Masar Gjaka (Contributor), Norbert Bachl (Contributor), Barbara Wessner (Contributor), Robert Csapo (Contributor) & Harald Tschan (Contributor)

24 Jun 201527 Jun 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Der Muskel - ein unterschätztes Organ im Alter

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

10 Jun 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Nahrungsergänzungsmittel im Sport

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

8 Jun 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Alternstheorien

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

18 Apr 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Vegetarismus im Sport - molekulare leistungsphysiologische Aspekte

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

16 Apr 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Objektive Methoden zur Erfassung der körperlichen Aktivität bei älteren Personen

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

27 Mar 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Verbesserung der Motivation bei älteren Personen – internationale Trainingsstudien

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

7 Nov 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Molecular Adaptation to Health-enhancing Physical Activity

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

9 Oct 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Genetik und Sport

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

19 Sep 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Endurance and agility profile between male soccer players of different age categories.

Ismet Shalaj (Speaker), Faton Tishukaj (Contributor), Masar Gjaka (Contributor), Besim Ademi (Contributor), Agron Pllana (Contributor), Barbara Wessner (Contributor), Robert Csapo (Contributor) & Harald Tschan (Contributor)

2 Jul 20145 Jul 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Molekularbiologische Aspekte: Ausdauer- und Krafttraining in Rehabilitation und Leistungssport

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

13 Jun 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Molekularbiologische und genetische Aspekte von Ermüdung im Sport

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

3 Jun 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Genetic variability and gene‐environment interaction in relation to movement and sport

Barbara Wessner (Keynote speaker)

23 May 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Projekt EDDY

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

29 Apr 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther



Active Ageing

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

3 Apr 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Research Platform Active Ageing - Influence of Strength Training and Nutritional Supplements on Physical Performance and Molecular Markers

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

14 Mar 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Ageing Organs and Exercise - a Cellular Approach

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

13 Mar 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


How to prepare a research proposal

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

25 Feb 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Descriptive research methods

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

24 Feb 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Experimental and quasi-experimental research

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

24 Feb 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Research methods: Planning, design, data acquisition

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

24 Feb 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther



Serum Markers of Muscle Turnover - Do they correlate with functional data

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

9 Jan 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Protektive Effekte des Sports gegen altersassoziierte Erkrankungen - Erklärungen basierend auf Molekularbiologie

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

7 Dec 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Marker für Muskelaufbau und -abbau im Blut – wie weit sind wir?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

8 Nov 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Regulation of immunological pathways by microRNAs in health and disease

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

10 Sep 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Circulating microRNAs specific for skeletal and/or cardiac muscle are enhanced after an Ironman triathlon race

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

28 Jun 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


MicroRNAs in exercise immunology

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

9 Apr 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Research Methods: planning, study design(s), data collection

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

24 Jan 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Wenn Muskelmasse und -funktion im Alter schwinden: Von molekularen Mechanismen zur Trainingstherapie

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

9 Nov 2012

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Genetic variability and gene environment interactions in relation to movement

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

3 Oct 2012

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Einfluss von Sportmassage auf immunologische Parameter nach intensiver Belastung

Barbara Wessner (Contributor)

26 Sep 2012

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Exercise and cancer cachexia: A molecular point of view

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

23 Jul 2012

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science



Körperliche Aktivität zur Vermeidung von Krankheiten - Gesund durch Sport

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

14 Jun 2012

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Research Methods: planning, study design(s), data collection

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

27 Feb 2012

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Wie die Muskelmasse bleibt - Ernährung und Training bei Sarkopenie

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

27 Jan 2012

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther



Körperliche Aktivität und Sport für ein gesundes Alter

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

8 Dec 2011

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Basic Concepts of Cellular Signaling Pathways in Skeletal Muscle

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

29 Oct 2011

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Genetic Research and Testing in Sports – An Outlook to Future

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

28 Oct 2011

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Sport, oxidativer Stress und Tumorinzidenz: Sind hier Antioxidantien nötig?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

12 Oct 2011

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Genetische und konstitutionelle Voraussetzungen für Trainingsbelastungen in verschiedenen Alters- und Entwicklungsstufen

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

10 Sep 2011

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther



Molekularbiologische Zugänge zur Skelettmuskelatrophie und -hypertrophie

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

27 May 2011

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Molekulare Leistungsphysiologie - Eine Einführung

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

15 Apr 2011

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Beitrag der Molekularbiologie zur Sportwissenschaft: Fakten und Fiktion

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

11 Nov 2010

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Resistance Exercise Modes and Cellular Signalling Pathways in Skeletal Muscle

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

28 Oct 2010

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Cancer cachexia: molecular mechanisms and countermeasures

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

25 Jun 2010

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther



Genes associated with athletic performance

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

25 Nov 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Influence of TNF-alpha, IL-6 and LPS on growth-regulatory pathways in C2C12 skeletal muscle cells

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

20 Nov 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Molekulare Mechanismen der muskulären Adaptation nach Training oder Inaktivität

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

14 Nov 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Cardiac injury markers following strenuous endurance and strength exercise.

Barbara Wessner (Contributor)

5 Nov 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Genetic variability and training responses

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

16 Oct 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Genetic variability and gene-environment interaction in relation to movement and sport

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

30 Sep 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Influence of inflammatory stimuli on growth-regulatory pathways in skeletal muscle cells

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

23 Sep 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Genes associated with athletic performance

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

1 Jul 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Urinary Excretion of 8-Hydroxy-2'Deoxyguanosine as a biomarker of Oxidative Stress in Ultra-Marathon Runners

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

24 Jun 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Genetic influences on skeletal muscle hypertrophy

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

5 Feb 2009

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Basic principles of exercise immunology

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

15 Oct 2008

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Genetic variability and gene-environment interaction in relation to movement and sport

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

1 Oct 2008

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Genetische Determinanten der Leistungsfähigkeit im Sport. Genes and physical performance in sport.

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

23 Nov 2007

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Gene polymorphisms and exercise response

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

12 Oct 2007

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Gene regulation by antioxidants

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

12 Oct 2007

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Clinical nutrition in physical activity and sports

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

4 Oct 2007

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Exercise, Nutrition and Immune Function

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

4 Oct 2007

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Genetic variability and gene-environment interaction in relation to movement and sport

Barbara Wessner (Speaker)

3 Oct 2007

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Nahrungsergänzungsmittel im Sport - Was ist bewiesen?

Barbara Wessner (Invited speaker)

2 Jun 2007

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Department of Sport and Human Movement Science

Auf der Schmelz 6 (USZ I)
1150 Wien
Room: E.I/01

T: +43-1-4277-48875

barbara.wessner@univie.ac.at