His research focuses on biomarkers and the application of interventional therapy in acute coronary care and he has led a number of multicentre trials. He is an Adjunct Professor at the James Cook University, School of Public Health and Epidemiology. Townsville. Australia.Professor Möckel is joint Head of the Patient Task Force for the Commission of Clinical Cardiology, part of the German Cardiac Society. He is also a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, and an International Fellow of the American Heart Association.Professor Möckel has delivered more than 200 oral and poster presentations at leading national and international conferences and has published extensively in the fields of emergency medicine and acute cardiac care. He is part of the biomarker core groups of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association and International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine.