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.
News 16.12.2024 27.-28.11.2024 Announcements 13.02.2025 |
Latest Publications Akhmetshina A, Schooltink L, Amor M, Kuentzel KB, Rainer S, Nandy A, Habisch H, Madl T, Rendina-Ruedy E, Leithner K, Vujić N, Kratky D. Loss or inhibition of lysosomal acid lipase in vitro leads to cholesteryl ester accumulation without affecting muscle formation or mitochondrial function. BBA Adv. 2025; 7:100135 doi: 10.1016/j.bbadva.2024.100135 Hirtl M, Gottschalk B, Bachkoenig OA, Oflaz FE, Madreiter- Sokolowski C, Høydal MA, Graier WF. A novel super-resolution STED microscopy analysis approach to observe spatial MCU and MICU1 distribution dynamics in cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Res. 2025; 1872(3):119900 doi: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2025.119900 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 |