13th Scientific Retreat
25th - 27th September 2023
Seggau Castle
Monday, 25th of September14:25 Opening & Welcome Notes by the Speaker 14:30 - 16:00 Session 1
chaired by: Manu Kanti14:30 - 14:50 Sophie Honeder: Activity-based proteomic profiling reveals reduction of lipid hydrolase activity levels in lung tumors 14:50 – 15:10 Sarah Masser: Characterizing human PRMT – kinase interactions with a specific focus on PRMT5 15:10 – 15:30 Katharina Jonas: MiR-4646-5p acts as a tumor-suppressive factor in triple negative breast cancer by targeting the cholesterol transport protein GRAMD1B 15:30 – 15:50 Furkan E. Oflaz: Annexin-A5 is fundamental for VDAC1-dependent mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis and determines the susceptibility to apoptosis 15:50 – 16:10 Paola Peña de la Sancha: Adipose triglyceride lipase derived fatty acids control sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c driven hepatic lipogenesis 16:10 - 16:40 Break 16:40 - 18:00 Session 2
chaired by: Felix Prinz16:40 - 17:00 Joshua A. Babalola: Neuroprotective effects of Astaxanthin in preclinical models of Alzheimer’s disease 17:00 - 17:20 Alina Jamnik: Ces2a deficiency provokes hepatic steatosis in mice 17:20 - 17:40 Sinem Usluer: Disordered regions mediate the interaction of p53 and MRE11 17:40 - 18:00 Anna Tilp: Chylomicron treatment of endothelial cells causes the release of small extracellular vesicles that stimulate lipid accumulation and pro-inflammatory pathways in underlying cells 18:00 - 19:00 Dinner 19:00 - 21:00 Poster & Wine Sophie Honeder
Sarah Masser
Katharina Jonas
Furkan E. Oflaz
Paola Peña de la Sancha
Joshua A. BabalolaAlina Jamnik
Sinem Usluer
Anna Tilp
Michelle Reynders
Martin Bürger Tuesday, 26th of September09:30 - 10:30 Faculty Meeting 10:30 - 11:50 Session 3
chaired by: Paola Peña de la Sancha10:30 - 10:50 Michelle Reynders: Liver-adipose tissue communication through mTORC1 10:50 - 11:10 Martin Bürger: Elucidating the consequences of MMP-12 loss in lysosomal acid lipase deficiency 11:10 - 11:30 Manu M. Kanti: Adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) mediated lipid metabolism fuels lung regeneration 11:30 - 11:50 Vanessa Jäger: Oncogene or tumor-suppressor? - Functional characterization of the plasma membrane rupture mediator Ninjurin 1 in lung cancer 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 13:00 - 14:40 Session 4
chaired by: Katharina Jonas13:00 - 13:20 Alena Akhmetshina: Loss of lysosomal acid lipase results in mitochondrial dysfunction and fiber switch in skeletal muscles 13:20 - 13:40 Martin Hirtl: Super-resolution microscopy unveils intricate differences in sub-organelle distribution dynamics of MCU between excitable and non-excitable cells 13:40 - 14:00 Aneta Lenard: Optofluidic force induction enables quantitative analysis of size distribution and kinetics of biomolecular condensates 14:00 - 14:20 Felix Prinz: MicroRNA mimics can distort physiological microRNA effects on immune checkpoints by triggering an antiviral interferon response 15:00 Bus transfer - Styrian Fruit and Wine Trail Silberberg 17:30 Joint dinner at "Landgasthof Wratschko" Wednesday, 27th of September09:00 - 10:40 Session 5
chaired by: Joshua A. Babalola09:00 - 09:20 Selena Trattner: Dietary protection against cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease mouse model by targeting polyamine pathway 09:20 - 09:40 Qishun Zhou: Tyrosine-mediated nuclear import of CIRBP reveals an alternative NLS recognition mechanism by TNPO3 09:40 - 10:00 Valentina Bianco: Regional differences in the small intestine proteome of control mice and of mice lacking lysosomal acid lipase 10:00 - 10:20 Olaf Bachkönig: Risperidones effect on the H1 receptor reveals a nonlinear relationship between cytosolic Ca2+ and mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake 10:20 - 10:40 Martina Bergmann: A novel platform for testing synergistic effects of anti-aging drugs 10:40 - 12:00 Poster & Coffee Felix Prinz
Alena Akhmetshina
Martin Hirtl
Aneta Lenard
Manu M. KantiSelena Trattner
Qishun Zhou
Valentina Bianco
Olaf Bachkönig
Martina Bergmann12:00 - 12:30 Concluding Remarks 12:30 Lunch