Valenta, Rudolf#
Valenta, Rudolf, b. Vienna, Feb. 25, 1963, physician. Studied at the University of Vienna; since 1993 professor of general and experimental pathology at this institution and head of the Molecular Immunopathology group in the Division of Immunopathology. His main area of research is molecular allergology; he is working on the development of a vaccine against pollen allergies through genetic engineering. Received the Karl Landsteiner Award in 1992 and the International Award of the Pharmacia Allergy Research Foundation in 1996.