Guest Lectures
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| 2017 | |
09.01. |
Selenium and selenoproteins in health and disease by Prof. Dr. Lutz Schomburg Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany 13:30, Lecture Hall E1, Lecture Hall Center (Auenbruggerplatz 15), MUG |
16.01. |
Molecular allergens: From a scientific concept to clinical diagnosis by Prof. Erika Jensen-Jarolim, MD Division of Comparative Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria 13:00, SR 26.K3 (Heinrichstrasse 31a, basement), MUG |
| 30.01. |
cMET inhibitor new treatment options for chordoma by Prof. Dr. Beate Rinner Core Facility Alternative Biomodels und Preclinical Imaging, Center for Medical Research (ZMF), MUG, Graz, Austria 13:00, SR 26.K3 (Heinrichstrasse 31a, basement), MUG |
03.02. |
17th Doctoral Day of NaWi Graz Program Lecture Hall H (Kopernikusgasse 24), TUG registration required |
| KeyNote Lectures | |
| 09:15 - 10:00 Metabolic stem cell responses and the plasticity of fat by Prof. Dr. Alexandros Vegiopoulos German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany |
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| 11:15 - 12:00 Inside - Out: A story of intracellular stress and organismal homeostasis by Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Galluzzi Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA |
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| 13:45 - 14:30 Mediation of adipose tissue lipolytic processes by mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) impacts on whole-body energy homeostasis by Prof. Dr. Carles Cantó Nestlé Institute of Health Science, Lausanne, Switzerland |
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| 16:00 - 16:45 Diverse mechanisms lead to a diversity of outer membrane vesicles by Prof. Dr. Meta Kuehn Duke University, North Carolina, USA |
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| 01.03. |
Ischemia/reperfusion injury after transplantation by Peter Schemmer, MD Division of Transplantation Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Austria 16:00, HS 04.11 (Universitätsplatz 4, 1st floor), MUG |
| 02.03. |
Intestinal triglyceride metabolism: Storage and secretion by Prof. Kimberley Buhman, PhD Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA 17:00, SR 07.11, Preclinics (Harrachgasse 21, 1st floor), MUG |
| 06.03. |
Electro-anatomical remodeling in atrial fibrillation - involvement of fibrosis and inflammation by Petra Büttner, PhD Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig University, Germany 16:00, SR 04.31 (Universitätsplatz 4, 3rd floor), MUG |
| 13.03. |
Vaccination against atherosclerosis by Prof. Georg Wick, MD Division of Experimental Pathophysiology & Immunology, Biocenter Innsbruck, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria 13:00, Lecture Hall E1, Lecture Hall Center (Auenbruggerplatz 15), MUG |
14.03. |
The why and wherefore of non-bilayer lipids and lipid phases in, or associated with, the bilayer thylakoid membranes by Prof. Dr. Győző Garab Biological Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Szeged, Hungary 9:15, Room 194 (3rd floor, Humboldstrasse 50) UG |
| 24.03. |
Decoding pattern recognition signals from the extracellular matrix: new strategies for treating inflammatory diseases? by Prof. Kim Midwood, Ph.D. Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, UK 14:00, HS 03.01 (Schubertstraße 1/EG), UG |
| 28.03. |
Subunit-dependent variations in stoichiometry and function in G protein-GIRK signaling by Prof. Nathan Dascal, PhD Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel 14:00, SR 07.13, Preclinics (Harrachgasse 21, 1st floor), MUG |
| 29.03. |
Neutrophils Highlight the Immune Landscape in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Julia Kargl, PhD Institute of Experimental & Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Graz, Austria 16:00, HS 04.01 (Universitätsplatz 4, ground floor), MUG |
| 11.04. |
Optical probing and optogenetic of TREK channels physiology by Prof. Dr. Guillaume Sandoz iBV - Institute of Biology Valrose, Inserm U1091, UNS Université Nice, France 13:00, SR 07.11, Preclinics (Harrachgasse 21, 1st floor), MUG |
| 24.04. |
Proteomics 2.0: the long journey from basic science into clinical applied research by Prof. Dr. Philipp Ströbel Institute of Pathology, University Medicine Göttingen, Germany 13:00, SR 26.K3 (Heinrichstrasse 31a, basement), MUG |
| 25.04. |
Protein and lipid nanoparticles activate the immune system through recognition of toll-like receptors by Prof. Jean-Marie Ruysschaert, PhD Center of Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Brussels, Belgium 11:15, SR 44.22 (Humboldstrasse 48, 2nd floor), UG |
| 25.04. |
Wnt pathway tumour suppressor mutations in cancer: beyond loss-of-function? by Prof. Madelon Maurice, PhD Department of Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands 17:00, SR 07.11, Preclinics (Harrachgasse 21, 1st floor), MUG |
| 27.04. |
Mammalian synthetic biology - development of tools for cell-based therapy by Prof. Dr. Roman Jerala National Institute of Chemistry, Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, Ljubljana, Slovenia 16:00, HS 04.11 (Universitätsplatz 4, 1st floor), MUG |
| 15.05. |
Targeting of mucosal dendritic cells to induce protection or tolerance by Prof. Dr. Georg Stary Department of Dermatology, Clinical Unit for Immunodermatology and Infectious Diseases of the Skin, Medical University of Vienna, Austria 13:00, SR 26.K3 (Heinrichstrasse 31a, basement), MUG |
| 24.05. |
How macrophages digest very large objects including dead adipocytes and aggregated LDL by Prof. Frederick Maxfield, PhD Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, USA 11:00, SR 44.22 (Humboldstrasse 48, 2nd floor), UG |
| 24.05. |
Genome and protein engineering to study RNA biology in cancer by Prof. Dr. Tony Gutschner Research group 'RNA-Biology and Pathogenesis', Faculty of Medicine, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle an der Saale, Germany 16:00, Lecture Hall, Department of Pathology (Auenbruggerplatz 25, ground floor), MUG |
| 24.05. |
Cysteine cathepsins as targets for noninvasive diagnostic imaging and targeted drug delivery in cancer and inflammation-associated diseases by Prof. Boris Turk, PhD PhD Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Structural Biology, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia 17:00, Lecture Hall, Department of Pathology (Auenbruggerplatz 25, ground floor), MUG |
| 02.06. |
Community-wide approaches to addressing obesity by Prof. Dr. Jay Maddock School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA 14:00, HS E1 (Auenbruggerplatz 15), MUG |
| 09.06. |
Peptides encoded in small ORFs: the dark matter of the genome? by Prof. Dr. Rolando Rivera Pomar Centro de Bioinvestigaciones, Universidad del Noroeste de Buenos Aires, Argentina 13:00, SR 44.22 (Humboldstr. 48, 2nd floor), UG |
| 21.06. |
Targeting senescence against cancer and aging by Peter de Keizer, PhD Department of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 16:00, SR 07.11, Preclinics (Harrachgasse 21, 1st floor), MUG |
| 22.06. |
Diabetic pregnancy and embryopathy by Prof. Dr. Ulf Eriksson Department of Medical Cell Biology, University of Uppsala, Sweden 14:00, Library of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Auenbruggerplatz 14, 3rd floor), MUG |
| 26.06. |
About Noam Chomsky, DNA motifs, non-codingRNAs and human diseases by Prof. George A. Calin, MD PhD Department of Experimental Therapeutics, Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNAs, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA 16:00, HS E1, Lecture Hall Center (Auenbruggerplatz 15), MUG |
| 29.06. |
The p53/BRCA protecteome, DNA replication genome stability and tumorigenesis by Prof. Katharina Schlacher, PhD Department of Cancer Biology, Division of Basic Science Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA 17:00, HS E1, Lecture Hall Center (Auenbruggerplatz 15), MUG |
| 03.07. |
Biomarkers of aging: from function to molecular biology by Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Wagner Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Emerging Field Oxidative Stress and DNA Stability University of Vienna, Austria 13:00, SR 26.K3 (Heinrichstrasse 31a, basement), MUG |
| 04.07. |
Proteins made to order: computational design of alpha-helical barrels and pore-like assemblies with custom geometries by Gustav Oberdorfer, PhD Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Austria 16:00, HS 04.11 (Universitätsplatz 4, 1st floor), MUG |
10.07. |
18th Doctoral Day of NaWi Graz Poster, Program Lecture Hall 03.01 (Universitätsplatz 3, ground floor), UG |
Plenary Lectures |
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| 09:15 - 10:00 Back and forth: c-di-GMP toggles a bifunctional histidine kinase/phosphodiesterase to control bacterial cell replication by Prof. Dr. Tilman Schirmer Biozentrum - The Center for Molecular Life Sciences, University of Basel, Switzerland |
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| 13:40 - 14:25 Regulation of Transcription Elongation – biochemical and structural studies by Prof. Dr. Albert Weixlbaumer Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), University of Strasbourg, France |
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| 16:00 - 16:45 Specific features of the RNA Polymerase I transcription machinery by Prof. Dr. Herbert Tschochner Institute of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Biochemistry III (House of Ribosome), University of Regensburg, Germany |
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Alumni Lectures |
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| 11:15 - 11:35 A (subjective) view on life post PhD by Dr. Gustav Oberdorfer Institute for Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Austria |
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| 11:35 - 11:55 Up and Above: From the valley to the mountains and back by Dr. Srinivasan Rengachari European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Grenoble, France | |
| 11.07. |
RNA-binding proteins in neurodegenerative diseases – from nuclear transport defects to protein aggregation by Dr. Dorothee Dormann Research group "Cellular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases", der Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Germany 14:00, SZ KW.21, Entrance building (Auenbruggerplatz 2, 2nd floor), MUG |
| 21.08. |
Organic semiconductors for optoelectronic
interfaces with cells by Prof. Dr. Eric Glowacki Department of Science and Technology, Division of Physics and Electronics, Linköping University, Sweden 14:00, Seminar room MC1.D.02.043, MED Campus (Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/D, 2nd floor), MUG |
06.-08.09. Austrian Proteomics and Metabolomics Research Symposium - APRS 2017Lecture Hall Center, MUG |
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| 11.09. |
Mitochondrial Ca2+ signaling in colorectal cancer invasion by Prof. Mohamed Trebak, PhD Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology & Penn State Cancer Institute, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA 17:00, HS E1, Lecture Hall Center (Auenbruggerplatz 15), MUG |
| 14.09. |
Melanoma-microRNAs as novel disease biomarkers by Dr. Mitchell Stark Dermatology Research Centre, Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Australia 14:30, Seminar room, Department of Dermatology & Venereology (Auenbruggerplatz 8, ground floor), MUG |
| 19.09. |
A network approach to human kinase specificity by Prof. Dr. Uli Stelzl Network Pharmacology Group, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Graz, Austria 10:00, HS E1, Lecture Hall Center (Auenbruggerplatz 15), MUG |
| 21.09. |
Managing the publishing process at scientific journals with Dr. Randy Scott Levinson Senior Editor, Nature Medicine, Nature Publishing Group, New York, USA 15:00 Lecture 16:30 Q/A session (students only) Seminar room MC1.F.05.016, MED Campus (Neue Stiftingtalstrasse 6, 5th floor), MUG |
| 22.09. |
Aging and cerebral vessel function by Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Plesnila Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University Clinics Munich, Germany 10:30, Lecture Hall 20/2 (Auenbruggerplatz 20, ground floor), MUG |
| 22.09. |
Interaction and effects of nanoparticles in the healthy and diseases microvasculature by Dr. Markus Rehberg Walter Brendel Centre of Experimental Medicine (WBex), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany 11:15, Lecture Hall 20/2 (Auenbruggerplatz 20, ground floor), MUG |
| 26.09. |
Structure at the heart of drug discovery: Inhibiting SREBP dependent lipogenesis and proteins at the lipid/water interface by Dr. Andras Böszörmenyi Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA 13:30, Room 194 (Humboldstr. 50, 3rd floor), UG |
| 12.10. |
Theodor Escherich Symposium 2017 Our intestinal microbiota as a source of next-generation probiotics to prevent and to treat inflammatory diseases? by Philippe Langella, PhD MICALIS Institute, France 09:00, Lecture Hall Center ( Auenbruggerplatz 15), MUG |
| 13.10. |
Theodor Escherich Symposium 2017 Mechanistic studies of the impact of the gut microbiome on obesity and type 2 diabetes by Prof. Dr. Fredrik Bäckhed University of Göteborg, Sweden 09:00, Lecture Hall Center ( Auenbruggerplatz 15), MUG |
| 13.10. |
Sexual dimorphism and microRNAs in regulation of trophoblast respiration by Prof. Leslie Myatt PhD, FRCOG Bob and Charlee Moore Endowed Professor, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University 11:00, Library, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Auenbruggerplatz 14, 3rd floor), MUG |
| 24.10. |
Diabetes technology: lessons from the past, challenges for the future by Prof. Dr. Dr. John Pickup Faculty of Medicine, King's College, London, UK 10:00, SZ KW 21, LKH Entrance Building (Auenbruggerplatz 2, 2nd floor), MUG |
| 20.11. |
Regulatory role of innate immunity in homeostasis and disease by Sylvia Knapp, MD, PhD Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences & Department of Medicine I, Laboratory of Infection Biology, Medical University Vienna, Austria 13:00, SR 26.K3 (Heinrichstrasse 31a, basement), MUG |
23.-24.11. CardioFlame Symposium: Inflammation in Cardiovascular DiseaseLecture Hall E1, Lecture Hall Center (LKH/University Clinics Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15) |
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| 05.12. |
Histone deacetylases and the control of T cell-mediated immunity by Wilfried Ellmeier, PhD Institute of Immunology, Medical University Vienna, Austria 14:00, Lecture Hall HS 04.11, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology (Universitätsplatz 4), MUG |
| 14.12. |
Discovery and development of new medicines against malaria Dr. Tim Wells Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), Geneva, Switzerland 11:30, Lecture Hall HS 03.01 (Schubertstrasse 1), UG |
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