RESPImmun PhD Program

Greetings from Barcelona! Meet Nejra Cosic Mujkanovic, a RESPImmun student studying neutrophils in lung cancer at UPF, thanks to EMBO funding. In 2023, she published her first paper on how Myeloperoxidase (MPO). #WomenInSTEM #CancerResearch

Master’s Students Wanted! Two open positions in our RESPImmun lab to study molecular mechanisms impairing epithelial repair in chronic lung disease. 📅 Apply by Jan 31, 2025
📩 paul.vesely@medunigraz.at Take the next step in your research journey!

Our very own @alankrita_rani shares how she learned to love scientific writing and how she managed to turn challenges into opportunities 🩷👩‍🔬 Check out the whole interview here: youtu.be/k21d4q-fRGE #scientificwriting #WomenInSTEM #research @MedUniGraz

#COVID-19 #vaccination does not affect blood glucose levels in most people with #diabetes. Furthermore, antibody response in diabetics is comparable to healthy individuals. @MedUniGraz

Attended the 8th Graz Lung Day yesterday! Fantastic lectures and a great chance to connect with MedUni Graz’s latest research—from basic science to clinical applications. #GrazLungDay #RESPImmun

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Congrats guys!!! linkedin.com/posts/respimmu…

RESPImmun: Eine Erfolgsgeschichte wird weitergeführt! Seit 2021 arbeiten 20 engagierte PhD-Studierende aus zwölf Ländern gemeinsam mit einem erfahrenen Betreuer*innenteam an wegweisenden Dissertationsprojekten. Alle Infos dazu gibt es hier ➡ bit.ly/40duzYV #medunigraz

A timeless model for writing a research summary.

I was delighted to be part of the 22nd International Colloquium on Lung and Airway Fibrosis (ICLAF) in Athens this year. It was a fantastic opportunity to network with top specialists in lung and organ fibrosis from all over the world. A fantastic place to be!

The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine focuses on the discovery of a vital regulatory mechanism used in cells to control gene activity. Genetic information flows from DNA to messenger RNA (mRNA), via a process called transcription, and then on to the cellular machinery for protein production. There, mRNAs are translated so that proteins are made according to the genetic instructions stored in DNA. Since the mid-20th century, several of the most fundamental scientific discoveries have explained how these processes work. In 1993, this year's Nobel Prize laureates published unexpected findings describing a new level of gene regulation, which turned out to be highly significant and conserved throughout evolution. They discovered microRNA, a new class of tiny RNA molecules that play a crucial role in gene regulation. Read more: bit.ly/4dlPE6f

I am grateful to receive the @AT_MarshallPlan scholarship which will facilitate my research stay in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. @bmoore_beth at the University of Michigan @UMich where I hope to delve into research at the intersection of #lungfibrosis and #infection.

We are happy to welcome Tejus Shinde @ShindeTejus from the @moissl_lab to our research group for the next six months. Tejus will be investigating microbial interactions within the human respiratory tract!

This year’s medicine laureates Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun studied a relatively unassuming 1 mm long roundworm, C. elegans. Despite its small size, C. elegans possesses many specialised cell types such as nerve and muscle cells also found in larger, more complex animals, making it a useful model for investigating how tissues develop and mature in multicellular organisms. Read how the 2024 medicine laureates’ investigations into C. elegans revealed an entirely new dimension to gene regulation: bit.ly/4dlPE6f #NobelPrize

MicroRNA genes have evolved and expanded within the genomes of multicellular organisms for over 500 million years. Today, we know that there are more than a thousand genes for different microRNAs in humans, and that gene regulation by microRNA – discovered by this year’s medicine laureates – is universal among multicellular organisms. #NobelPrize

BREAKING NEWS The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.

Willkommen an der Med Uni Graz! Gestern durften wir unsere Erstsemestrigen zum Studienstart begrüßen. Wir waren dabei und haben auch einige von ihnen nach ihren Erwartungen gefragt. Wir wünschen viel Erfolg und einen erfolgreichen Start ins Studium an der Med Uni Graz!

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Good morning! LittlePhD journey update form Olaya Esparta Gonzales! #respimmun #medunigraz #phd linkedin.com/posts/respimmu…

Ciao! We're excited to share updates from our students, starting with Katharina! Thanks to funding from EMBO & the Marietta Blau program, she spent 6 months at IDIBELL in Barcelona, gaining invaluable skills & insights for her PhD research. #PhDLife linkedin.com/posts/respimmu…