Circular RNA circPLOD2 regulates pericyte function

Circular RNA circPLOD2 regulates pericyte function by targeting the transcription factor KLF4 Simone-Franziska Glaser et al. demonstrate that the hypoxia-regulated circular RNA circPLOD2 controls pericytes function, thereby influencing endothelial network formation....

As part of Uni:Hautnah programs, the ICR hosted medical students from Ukraine

Visitors from School at the Institute – nice feedback From 22 May 2023 to 26 May 2023, the Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration and Department of Medicine at Goethe University Frankfurt welcomed university applicants and students from Ukraine interested in...

TRR267 on „Non-coding RNA in the Cardiovascular System“ funded for four more years

Collaborative research center TRR267 on „Non-coding RNA in the Cardiovascular System“ will be continued for four more years! 22 May 2023 The Collaborative Research Center to study non-coding RNA in the Cardiovascular System has been launched in 2019. Now,...

Deciphering cardiovascular disease – RNA therapeutics & single cell technologies

General description: This elective course is aimed at students who wish to pursue an experimental doctoral thesis. By providing distinct experimental procedures, the course will provide knowledge on endothelial cell culture and function in response to pro-inflammatory...

Novel approachs in cardiac disease – Regeneration & new drugs

Myocardial infarction causes cardiac cell death and contractile dysfunction leading to adverse patient outcomes – yet effective therapies remain lacking. Patients with heart failure suffer from major impairments in quality of life and poor long-term prognosis. Loss of...