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09.01.

LBI-LVR
Revisiting imatinib for pulmonary hypertension: lessons from proteomics and a clinical trial
by Dr. Athénaïs Boucly
Université Paris-Saclay, Faculé de Médicine, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, and National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK
and Prof. Dr. Martin Wilkins
National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK
16:00, MC1.F.05.016 (SR Pathology 01, tract F, 5th floor), MED CAMPUS Graz
11.01.

SFB
Investigating the origins of MASLD with ancient and modern human genomes
by Prof. Dr. Andreas Geier
Internal Medicine and Hepatology, University Hospital Würzburg, Germany
17:00, SR 44.31 (Humboldstrasse 48, 3rd floor), UG
02.02.

Med Uni
Otto Loewi Memorial Lecture:
Autophagy enhancement as an anti-aging strategy
by Prof. Guido Kroemer, MD PhD PU-PH
Faculty of Medicine, Université Paris Cité, and Cordeliers Research Center, Paris, France
12:00, Assembly Hall (Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, ground floor), Med Uni Graz
Binding registration is required until 26.01.2024: www.medunigraz.at/otto-loewi-lecture
29.02.

SFB
Tracking neutral lipid metabolism
by Ondrej Kuda, PhD
Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
17:00, SR 44.22 (Humboldstrasse 48, 2nd floor), UG
07.03.

Med Uni
Circulating tumor DNA analysis for detection and molecular characterization of cancers
by Prof. Max Diehn, MD PhD
Stanford Cancer Institute & Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine & Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
14:00, Room 225, Seminar Center (Auenbruggerplatz 19, 2nd floor), LKH Univ. Clinics Graz
07.03.

DK-MCD
Delineating the chain of events that trigger cellular senescence in the premature aging syndrome Hutchinson-Gilford progeria
by Dr. Oliver Dreesen
A*STAR Skin Research Labs (A*SRL), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
16:00, Seminar room SR35 (MC2.J.01.040, 1st floor), MED Campus
07.03.

SFB
Metabolic organization of tissue homeostasis and disease by macrophages
by Prof. Thomas Weichhart, PhD
Institute of Medical Genetics, Center of Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
17:00, Seminar room SR 79 (MC2.L.01.019), MED Campus West
14.03.

BioMolStruct
From protein structures to functional biomimetics targeting the oncogene β-catenin
by Prof. Dr. Tom N. Grossmann
Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
14:30, Lecture Hall MC 4 (MC1.A.EG.009, ground floor), MED Campus
18.03.

DK-MCD
Why do neurons spike spontaneously?
by Dr. Chaitanya Chintaluri
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Klosterneuburg, Austria
16:00, Seminar room SR31 (MC2.K.01.037, 1st floor), MED Campus
28.03.

Med Uni
Viral haemorrhagic fever; Molecular biology to pathogenesis - from diagnostic to vaccine development
by Prof. Ali Mirazimi, MD PhD
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
16:30, Meeting room 1 (MC1.C.05.023, D&R Institute of Pathology), Med Uni Graz and via Webex
16.04.

Med Uni
CTC-based liquid biopsy: Challenges and opportunities in leveraging clinically relevant information
by Prof. Dr. Nikolas H. Stöcklein
Experimental Surgical Oncology Research Group, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany
15:15, SR 79 (MC2.L.01.019), Med Uni Graz
25.04.

DK-MCD
Mesenchymal niche dynamics during pulmonary parenchymal and vascular remodeling
by Prof. Elie El Agha, PhD
Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany
16:00, MC1.F.05.016 (SR Pathology 01, tract F, 5th floor), MED CAMPUS Graz
25.04.

Med Uni
Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Traditional Screens for Targeting “Undruggable" Cancer Targets
by Prof. Igor Stagljar, PhD
Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto, Canada
17:00, HS 46.01 (0046EG0134, Humboldtstraße 46, ground floor), UG
02.05.

DK-MCD
Mechanisms of longevity: from naked mole rats to whales
by Prof. Vera Gorbunova, PhD
Rochester Aging Research Center &;amp Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, USA
16:00, Seminar room SR35 (MC2.J.01.040, 1st floor), MED Campus
16.05.

SFB
Gut plasticity and its relation to energy homeostasis
by Prof. Mirko Trajkovski, PhD
Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
17:00, SR 44.22 (Humboldstrasse 48, 2nd floor), UG
13.06.

SFB
Lipid droplets control the generation of mitogenic lipid mediators and ferroptotic death signals
by Dr. Toni Petan
Jožef Stefan Institute | IJS · Department of Molecular and Biomedical Science, Ljubljana, Slowenia
17:00, SR 44.31 (Humboldstrasse 48, 3rd floor), UG
14.06.

DK-MCD
Organellar Ca2+ regulators (OCaRs) determining NAADP-mediated Ca2+ release from acidic intracellular stores in pancreatic acinar cells and cardiomyocytes
by Prof. Dr. Marc Freichel
Institute of Pharmacology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
10:00, Seminar room SR35 (MC2.J.01.040, 1st floor), MED Campus
24.06.

Med Uni
A neural code for sleep need
by Dr. Peter Hasenhuetl
Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University of Oxford, UK
11:00, Seminar room SR35 (MC2.J.01.040, 1st floor), MED Campus
23.07.

DP-iDP
Placental dysfunction in fetal growth restriction
by Prof. Jo James, PhD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, New Zealand
14:00, Seminar room 73 (MC2.M.01.009, 1st floor), MED Campus West
19.09.

Med Uni
Diabetes and the metabolic rewiring of pancreatic β cells
by Prof. Pierre Maecheler, PhD
Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
10:00, Seminar room SR35 (MC2.J.01.040, 1st floor), MED Campus
15.10.

Med Uni
Translational Insights into Scleroderma-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension
by Prof. Benjamin Korman, MD
Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
16:00, via WebEx
16.10.

BioTechMed-Graz
BioTechMed-Graz Flagship Lecture: Translational insights into endothelial growth factors
by Prof. Dr. Kari Alitalo, MD PhD
Director of the Wihuri Research Institute and Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
17:00, Lecture Hall BMT (Stremayrgasse 16), Graz University of Technology
Registration is required by October 14, 2024
17.10.

SFB
Extracting the Rules of Membrane Association and Competition in the Lipid Droplet Proteome
by Prof. Jessica MJ Swanson, PhD
Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah, USA
17:00, SR 44.31 (Humboldstrasse 48, 3rd floor), UG
16.12.

BioTechMed-Graz
BioTechMed-Graz Nobel Lecture 2024:
Sub-atomic motions probe human health - How basic science addresses grand challenges
by Prof. Dr. Ferenc Krausz
Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany
17:00, Lecture Hall P1 (Petersgasse 16, ground floor), TUG
Registration required until 02.12.2024 via the BioTechMed-Graz website