New insights and pioneering work in targeted therapy against blood cancer
Research by Prof. Richard Moriggl and his team at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna and the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg has provided new insights into the development and possible treatment of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL).
Immune cells in the starting blocks: Being “always ready” is hard work – Nature Immunology paper by Nikolaus Fortelny.
When pathogens invade the body, the immune system must respond immediately to prevent or contain infection. But how do our immune cells stay ready when there is no attacker in sight? Scientists in Vienna and Salzburg have come up with a fascinating explanation: They are stimulated by healthy tissue.
Collagen degradation in the spotlight: How bacterial collagenases cleave this hard-to-digest protein
This “joint effort” publication of Dr. Esther Schönauer and further colleagues from the Brandstetter lab was published in the renowned journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) – Congratulations!
