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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News

12.02.2026
Beatrix Steinberger successfully completed her PhD studies with the defense of her thesis. Congratulations!

12.12.2025
Congratulations to Olaf Bachkoenig who successfully defended his thesis and completed his PhD studies.

 

Latest Publications

Carmona-Gutierrez D, Bauer MA, Kainz K, Odabas MN, Madeo F. Antifungal peptides: From modes of action to synergistic and immunologic potential. Cell Stress. 2026; 10: 9-18

Odabas MN, Kainz K, Weinberger I, Schloffer K, Riedl S, Chollet-Krugler M, Zweytick D, Boustie J, Madeo F, Carmona-Gutierrez D. The lichen secondary metabolite lichesterinic acid exhibits antibiofilm activity against fungal pathogens. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2026; 15: 1730365

Amor M, Diaz M, Fuerlinger A, Svecla M, Bianco V, Schooltink L, Dobrijević A, Schwarz B, Akhmetshina A, Vujić N, Korbelius M, Hirtl M, Buerger M, Pirchheim A, Rainer S, Schauer S, Beretta G, Goessler W, Kolb D, Hoefler G, Hackl H, Madreiter-Sokolowski C, Abdellatif M, Norata GD, Kratky D. Deletion of MMP12 improves energy metabolism and brown adipose tissue function in mice prone to cardiometabolic disease. J Lipid Res. 2026; 67(1): 100951

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 doi: 10.1111/bph.70211