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Interdisciplinary Research Network within the Faculty

Ammar Tahir (Pharmaceutical Sciences) and Karl-Heinz Wagner (Nutritional Sciences) have been granted an interdisciplinary research project entitled "Lipidomics and Metabolomics Profile Alteration of Elderly People after Vitamin D Supplementation and Strength Training".

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© Theres Friesacher und Aleksandra Garifulina basierend auf Miller et.al, 2014 DOI: 10.1038/NATURE13293

Bisher unbekannte Funktion eines altbekannten Rezeptors entdeckt

Studierende des "Molecular Drug Targets" (MolTag) haben eine neue Funktion der viel erforschten Membranproteine, namens GABAA Rezeptoren, entdeckt.

Publikation: Garifulina, A., Friesacher, T., Stadler, M. et al. doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03720-2

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Lange Nacht der Forschung 2022 an der Uni Wien

On May 20th, more than 50 stations invite visitors to marvel and participate in the in the Long Night of Research in the main building of the University of Vienna, on campus and at other locations.

Peter Raidl, PhD student in Sport Science, participates with the “Experiment: Physical stress...

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Research cooperation with the Schwabe Group

The team around PhaNuSpo-PI Prof. Judith M. Rollinger from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Division of Pharmacognosy) is starting a joint project in cooperation with the Schwabe Group.

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Healthy Aging: Agnes Draxler explains her research

How can we maintain health during aging? "My research could be the key", says Agnes Draxler from the Vienna Doctoral School of Phamarceutical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences (PhaNuSpo). The video gives an insight into her research about "Healthy Aging".

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Image showing the principal investigators, Lea Ann Dailey and Ulrike Grienke of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Vienne, of the FWF funded project: "Inhalation of natural products against lung infections"

FWF-project: Inhalation of natural products against lung infections

A new FWF project has been granted to Lea Ann Dailey (PI, Div. of Pharm. Technology) and Ulrike Grienke (co-PI, Div. of Pharmacognosy). The aim of this project is to investigate natural products active against acute respiratory infections (e.g. SARS-CoV-2) regarding their suitability and efficacy...

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Discovery of a novel player contributing to the chronification of pain

Hanna K. Fischer and Manuela Schmidt from the Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, in collaboration with researchers from Germany, demonstrate a novel functional role of the transmembrane protein (Tmem) 160 for nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain, a subtype of chronic pain caused by nerve...

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Photo of Professor Verena Dirsch, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, of the University of Vienna

FWF-project: The neolignan-derived rexinoid LRK071

A new FWF project has been granted to Verena M. Dirsch, head of the Molecular targets lab. This project aims to dissect the molecular mechanism of a natural product analog identified as a specific ligand of the nuclear receptor RXR (retinoid X receptor) with unique functional in vitro activities. We...

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Macrophages (grey) attacking tumor cells (green) © Manfred Ogris, Magdalena Billerhart, University of Vienna

Break through the tumor’s protective shield

A team at the Department for Pharmaceutical Sciences developed a therapy concept that could stop tumor growth.

Publication (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omto.2021.09.005): Billerhart M, Schönhofer M, Schueffl H, Polzer W, Pichler J, Decker S,Taschauer A, Maier J, Anton M, Eckmann S, Blaschek M,...

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