Michael Bonelli, Associate Professor and Rheumatologist (MD) is a Principal Investigator at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation and the Division of Rheumatology at the Medical University of Vienna (since 2021 and 2015).
During his research fellowship (2011-2014) in the laboratory of Dr. John O´Shea at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS) at the National Institute of Health (NIH) he addressed the importance of epigenetic modifications for the identification and stability of regulatory T cells under steady state and inflammatory conditions.
After his return, he became Associate Professor at the Division of Rheumatology at the Medical University of Vienna. He established a research group, which aims to address the importance of epigenetic modifications of T cells for the pathogenesis of T cell mediated autoimmune diseases. He received several grants and awards from the Austrian Science Fund and Austrian National Bank.