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Young Investigator Preis DGIM
Auf der 130. Tagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin (DGIM) wurde Yara Maria Machlah mit dem Young Investigator Award (1. Platz) für ihre Forschung zur „Entwicklung und erfolgreichen Behandlung eines neuartigen Mausmodells für anaplastischen Schilddrüsenkrebs“ ausgezeichnet.
Erstes Onboarding für neue UMEA Clinician Scientists
Vergangene Woche hat das Prodekanat für wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs und Diversität erstmals eine Onboarding-Veranstaltung für die neuen UMEA Clinician Scientists organisiert. Nach einer Begrüßung durch Prof. Dr. Anke Hinney erhielten die Teilnehmenden wichtige Informationen zu ihrer Förderung und konnten sich mit erfahrenen Clinician Scientists austauschen. Die Veranstaltung bot eine tolle Gelegenheit zum Kennenlernen und Vernetzen! https://www.instagram.com/p/C2iMGdMPALF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA
Merry Christmas to all
Dear LOCOTACT members, with gratitude and pride we are looking back on many exciting research findings and achievements of our consortium in 2023 including the 1st International LOCOTACT Conference in Essen. We thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm. Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy and above all a more peaceful New Year 2024. […]
Leonardo de Assis receives Best Science Award 2023
Leonardo de Assis receives Best Science Award 2023 Congratulations to LOCOTACT member Leonardo de Assis for receiving the 2023 Best Science Award of University Lübeck.Also, LOCOTACT-associated Clinician Scientist from P07, Jannik Prasuhn, was honoured with The Renate-Maaß Price! Find the corresponding press release here and a post in X here. We congratulate both for this great achievement!
Sebastian Hönes receives DFG funding
Congratulations to Sebastian Hönes, LOCOTACT PostDoc from P18.He was today granted a 3-year funding by the DFG for his project„The role of guanine-quadruplexes in cell type-specific transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of thyroid hormone receptors TRα1 and TRα2“ We wish him every success with this research project!
First hybrid LOCOTACT lecture with Christoph Kuppe
We were very pleased that PD Dr.med. Christoph Kuppe, Division of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology from RWTH University, Medical Faculty, Aachen visited us in Essen for our LOCOTACT Lecture in October 2023. PD Dr. med. Kuppe talked about the research conducted in his lab including usage of multi-omics data and analysis of human FFPE tissue with the MERFISH technique. Thank you for […]
Nature Communications Publication: Activation of maternal thyroid hormone receptor affects brown fat tissue in offspring
We congratulate LOCOTACT PI Jens Mittag for his recent publication in Nature Communications!He and his team found that thyroid hormones in the mother during pregnancy had an influence on the subsequent activity of brown adipose tissue in the offspring. Abstract:„It is well established that maternal thyroid hormones play an important role for the developing fetus; however, the consequences of maternal hyperthyroidism for […]
Joint Online Event Series 2023 – Embedding gender equality in policy, management and personnel
The talk will discuss the extensive approach of the University of Graz to diversity and gender equality.Dr. Christoph Glatz will delve into specific interventions and tools employed by the University of Graz, offering insights into their successes and limitations. The key messages will emphasise the importance of accountability, monitoring, incentives, and sanctions as crucial factors for […]
LOCOTACT Lectures – Alexandra Dumitrescu
The LOCOTACT Lecture in August 2023 was held by Prof. Dumitrescu from the University of Chicago. Under the title “The control of thyroid hormone levels by the deiodinases – lessons from genetic defects in humans and mice”, she explained the role of the deiodinases and their mutations in thyroid hormone metabolism at different stages of development and how it […]
ETA Project Research Grant for LOCOTACT PostDoc Leonardo de Assis
Many congratulations to our PostDoc Leonardo de Assis (P13) for receiving this year’s ETA Project Research Grant (Basic). With this grant Leonardo receives 20.000 € for his research. On behalf of all LOCOTACT members, we wish you every success with the project!