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.
Latest News 21.05.2019 Latest Publications Zimmermann A, Kainz K, Hofer SJ, Bauer MA, Schroeder S, Dengjel J, Pietrocola F, Kepp O, Ruckenstuhl C, Eisenberg T, Sigrist SJ, Madeo F, Kroemer G, Carmona-Gutierrez D. Targeting GATA transcription factors - a novel strategy for anti-aging interventions? Microb Cell. 2019; 6(5):212-6 Fanaee-Danesh E, Gali CC, Tadic J, Zandl-Lang M, Kober A, Agujetas VR, de Dios C, Tam-Amersdorfer C, Stracke A, Albrecher NM, Manavalan APC, Reiter M, Sun Y, Colell A, Madeo F, Malle E, Panzenboeck U. Astaxanthin exerts protective effects similar to bexarotene in Alzheimer's disease by modulating amyloid beta and cholesterol homeostasis in blood-brain barrier endothelial cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2019; in press Kolleritsch S, Kien B, Schoiswohl G, Diwoky C, Schreiber R, Heier C, Maresch LK, Schweiger M, Eichmann TO, Stryeck S, Krenn P, Tomin T, Kolb D, Rülicke T, Hoefler G, Wolinski H, Madl T, Birner-Gruenberger R, Haemmerle G. Low cardiac lipolysis reduces mitochondrial fission and prevents lipotoxic heart dysfunction in Perilipin 5 mutant mice. Cardiovasc Res. 2019, in press |
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