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.
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Latest Publications Lischnig A, Erdoğan YC, Gottschalk B, Gruber M, Groselj-Strele A, Burgstaller S, Graier WF, Malli R. A quad-cistronic fluorescent biosensor system for real-time detection of subcellular Ca2+ signals. Br J Pharmacol. 2025; in press Hoehlschen J, Gosset É, Hofreither D, Jahnel S, Mendjan S, Schittmayer M, Tomin T, Birner-Gruenberger R. Heart saver: Comprehensive investigation of (redox-) proteomic and thiol metabolite changes induced by Cana-, Dapa-, Empagliflozin treatment in 2D and 3D heart cell models reveals increased mitochondrial activity and glutathione redox defense and involvement of redox signaling. Life Sci. 2025; 380:123923 Panzitt K, Jungwirth E, Vosko LE, Madreiter-Sokolowski CT, Madl T, Tawfik I, Habisch H, Krstic J, Prokesch A, Karitnig R, Sucher R, Erdogan CY, Vallim TA, Trauner M, Fickert P, Al-Dury S, Molinaro A, Moore DD, Thallinger GG, Marschall HU, Wagner M. FXR adapts hepatic mitochondrial function to increased substrate oxidation in patients with obesity. Sci Transl Med. 2025; 17(811):eadn4558 |