Rainer Viktor Haberberger

Professor Rainer Viktor Haberberger is a prominent academic at the University of Adelaide, holding the Wood Jones Chair of Anatomy within the School of Biomedicine (Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences). He leads the Pain & Pulmonary Neurobiology lab and oversees anatomy/histology teaching across health sciences and medical programs.

Education:

• Human Biology (Medical Research) degree from Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
• Senior scientist/lecturer at Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (until 2005)
• Professor of Anatomy and Histology at Flinders University (2005–2021)

Research Interests:

• Mapping human dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cell types and spinal cord neurochemistry
• Developing neuron-on-chip microfluidic devices for chronic pain diagnosis
• Addressing translational gaps between animal and human pain research
• Collaborations in electron microscopy, transcriptomics, and lipidomics

Key Achievements:

• Recipient of NHMRC Ideas Grant
• Over 100 peer-reviewed publications (h-index 40, 3000+ citations)
• Co-founded the Australian Pain Society’s Pain Research SIG
• Leadership in painSTAR training programs

Labs/Teams:

• Pain & Pulmonary Neurobiology lab (UoA)
• Collaborations with UT Dallas, SAHMRI, and Adelaide Microscopy