International PhD Program

 


 








 

 

 

 

 

 


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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

Bradic I, Kuentzel KB, Pirchheim A, Rainer S, Schwarz B, Trauner M, Larsen MR, Vujic N, Kratky D. From LAL-D to MASLD: Insights into the role of LAL and Kupffer cells in liver inflammation and lipid metabolism. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids. 2025; 1870(1):159575

Majerníková N, Marmolejo-Garza A, Salinas CS, Luu MDA, Zhang Y, Trombetta-Lima M, Tomin T, Birner-Gruenberger R, Lehtonen Š, Koistinaho J, Wolters JC, Ayton S, den Dunnen WFA, Dolga AM. The link between amyloid β and ferroptosis pathway in Alzheimer's disease progression. Cell Death Dis. 2024; 15(10):782

Buerger M, Amor M, Akhmetshina A, Bianco V, Perfler B, Zebisch A, Weichhart T, Kratky D. Limited Alleviation of Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency by Deletion of Matrix Metalloproteinase 12. Int J Mol Sci. 2024; 25(20):11001

Pilic J, Oflaz FE, Gottschalk B, Erdogan YC, Graier WF, Malli R. Visualizing VDAC1 in live cells using a tetracysteine tag. PLoS One. 2024; 19(10):e0311107

Bandres-Meriz J, Sanz-Cuadrado MI, Hurtado de Mendoza I, Majali-Martinez A, Honeder SE, Cindrova-Davies T, Birner-Gruenberger R, Dalgaard LT, Desoye G. MCM Proteins are Upregulated in Placentas of Women with Reduced Insulin Sensitivity. Biosci Rep. 2024; 44(10):BSR20240430

 

Announcements

13.02.2025
Med UniDoctoral Day 2025
Aula and Lecture Hall MC.3, MED Campus, Medical University Graz
Abstract submission: until 04.11.2024 (online form)
Registration: until 16.01.2025 (online)