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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

LOCOTACT Retreat 2023 & International Conference: 07. – 10.06.2023

Many thanks to the whole LOCOTACT consortium for your contributions at the 1st International LOCOTACT Conference as well as at our internal CRC/TR 296 Retreat! We could listen to great talks and poster presentations with lively discussions and many ideas and inspirations for the future! Congratulations again to Leonardo de…

ETA Project Research Grant for LOCOTACT PostDoc Sebastian Hönes

The LOCOTACT consortium congratulates our PostDoc Sebastian Hönes (P10) for receiving this year’s ETA Project Research Grant (Basic). With this grant Sebastian receives 20.000 € for his research.  On behalf of all LOCOTACT members, we wish you every success with the project!