International PhD Program

Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease (DK-MCD)

  

The DK-MCD offers an excellence PhD program that provides an in-depth, multidisciplinary training in biomedical research in a stimulating international environment. The thesis projects focus on aspects of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases that integrate basic research and clinically-oriented sciences utilizing a wide spectrum of state-of-the-art techniques.

 
R. Birner-Gruenberger
W. Graier
K. Groschner
G. Haemmerle
G. Hoefler
D. Kratky
F. Madeo
E. Malle
U. Panzeboeck
B. Pieske
M. Speicher
J. Strauss
M. Trauner
K. Zatloukal
Speaker: Gerald Hoefler
Deputy-Speaker: D. Kratky

Research Focus

  • New concepts and technologies for studying metabolic and cardiovascular diseases (F. Madeo, W. Graier)

  • Lipid associated metabolic diseases (D. Kratky, G. Haemmerle, R. Birner- Gruenberger, J. Strauss, M. Trauner, U. Panzenboeck, K. Zatloukal)

  • Cancer and lipid metabolism (G. Hoefler, R. Birner-Gruenberger, M. Speicher)

  • Cardiovascular disease (B. Pieske, G. Haemmerle, E. Malle, K. Groschner)