Faculty of the DC AGE_REG
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Univ.-Doz. Dr. Pidder Jansen-Dürr, Head Research Department for Biomedical Aging Research Research area(s): cellular senescence in human dermal fibroblasts and vascular endothelial cells, reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial proteins as regulators of senescence, skin aging Personal webpage Students: Elia Cappuccio, Michéle Petit, Andreas Andric Alumni: Giorgia Baraldo, Sophia Wedel, Max Holzknecht, Ines Martic |
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ilse Kranner, Deputy Head Department of Botany Research area(s): plant metabolomics, ageing of plant seeds, stress biology, lipid peroxidation Personal webpage Student: Hooman Norouzi Alumni: Davide Gerna, Nicki Marami-Zounouz |
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Frank Edenhofer, Deputy Head
Department of Molecular Biology Research area(s): stem cell biology, cellular reprogramming Personal webpage Students: Amelie Schurer, Sofia Angelini Alumni: Anita Erharter, Nikita Arnst, Marcel Tisch, Elisa Gabassi, Lena Böhnke, Julianne Beirute-Herrera |
Faculty members
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Assoc. Prof. Emmanuel Derudder, PhD Research Department for Biomedical Aging Research Research area(s): regulation of B cell development and function, NF-kB signaling pathways, MiRNA-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing Personal webpage Student: Periklis Ziakis Alumni: Magdalena Hagen (Co-supervisor) |
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Assoc. Prof. Francesca Finotello, PhD Institute of Molecular Biology & Digital Science Center (DiSC) Research area(s): computational biology and bioinformatics, multi-omics data analysis, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, immunity and cancer Personal webpage Students: Irene Rigato, Lorenzo Merotto |
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Bert Hobmayer Department of Zoology Research area(s): Regeneration, stem cells, ageing in the simple multicellular animal model Hydra, axial patterning, Wnt signaling Personal webpage Alumni: Sabine Gufler, Moses Kibet |
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dirk Meyer Department of Molecular Biology Research area(s): molecular mechanisms of vertebrate development, transcriptional control of pancreatic b-cell development Personal webpage Students: Marc Sathianathan, Melanie Zott Alumni: Onur Temocin |
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ute Rothbächer Department of Zoology Research area(s): developmental biology and evolution in the model organism tunicates/ascidians, molecular switches for gene regulation and cell fate acquisition, transcriptional repression mechanisms in Wnt/TCF/ß‑catenin and FGF/ERK/Ets signaling, functional genomics, bioadhesion Personal webpage Alumni: Zeng Fang |
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Birgit Weinberger Research Department for Biomedical Aging Research Reserach area(s): Immunosenescence, age-related changes of the T cell compartment, vaccination in old age Personal webpage Student: Gabriel Knoll Alumni: Magdalena Hagen |
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Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr. Alexander K. H. Weiss Research Department for Biomedical Aging Research Research area(s): mitochondrial proteins as regulators of cellular senescence, enzymology Personal webpage Students: Max Holzknecht (Co-supervisor), Andreas Andric (Co-supervisor) |
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Widschwendter Research Department for Biomedical Aging Research Reserach area(s): Women's cancer (breast, ovarian, endometrial, and cervical cancer), risk prediction, screening, and early detection, BRCA1/2, DNA methylation signatures for the prediction of women's cancers (WID Tests), epigenetics, P4 Medicine Personal webpage Alumni: Lena Schreiberhuber |
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Werner Zwerschke Research Department for Biomedical Aging Research Research area(s): Biology of Adipose Stem Cells and Adipocytes, Cellular Aging, Obesity / Caloric Restriction Personal webpage Students: Sonja Grossmann, Victoria Strobl |
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Robin Alicia Kimmel, PhD Institute of Molecular Biology Research area(s): pancreatic islet development, glucose metabolism, mechanisms of diabetic complications Personal webpage Student: Pauline Bicker |
Associated Faculty Members
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Ass. Prof. Dr. Christopher Esk Institute of Molecular Biology Research area(s): neurodevelopment, brain organoids, brain aging Personal webpage Student: Beatriz Lopez-Amo Calvo (Co-supervisor) |