(20.01.2021)
Wolfgang Holnthoner, head of the Vascular Biology Research Group at LBI Trauma, will be on virtual stage as invited speaker at the Life Science Tuesday, February 8. The event is hosted by ÖGMBT, the Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology.
(03.12.2020)
In December 2020, MedUni Vienna awarded the title “Researcher of the Month” to Sylvia Nürnberger, head of the cartilage regeneration group at LBI Trauma. The award was presented to her on the occasion of the study “Repopulation of an auricular cartilage scaffold, AuriScaff, perforated with an enzyme combination” published in the Top Journal Acta Biomaterialia.
(20.11.2020)
The European Researchers’ Night is a mega-event that takes place every year in many European cities. Due to the current Covid19 situation, the event will be held exclusively online for the first time, giving everyone the opportunity to take part comfortably from home. The program will be streamed via several online channels.
(16.11.2020)
Jaw surgery often includes bone augmentation via implants. A common method to gain bone tissue is to transplant it from the patient’s femur – a process which is associate with an increased infection rate, a prolonged healing process and additional stress for the patient.
(13.11.2020)
In 2005, archaeological excavations on the Wachtberg in Krems an der Donau (Austria) revealed two Upper Paleolithic infant burials. Among them was the 31,000 years old double burial of two infants, protected by the shoulder blade of a mammoth and well preserved. Genetic, morphological and chemical studies were able to identify the two infants as identical twins and shed light on their short survival time.
(02.10.2020)
The Rudolf Sallinger Fund awards early-stage commercialization ideas based on state-of-the-art research with the S&B Award. With his Start-Up company The Human Touch, Johannes Hackethal made it among the top 10. The winner will be awarded with € 20,000 as well as mentoring services and other support offers for their commercialization idea. All projects placed 2-10 will receive mentoring services and other support offers for their commercialization idea.
Voting is possible until Monday, October 5, 12:00 at derbrutkasten.com!
(22.09.2020)
The Urania Puppet Theater, home of Kasperl and Pezi, recently hosted a very special guest: Philipp Heher from LBI Trauma, who performed swabs on the entire crew and tested them in the institute’s COVID testing lab. The actors were thrilled by his performance and Pezi sent many kisses and Pezitaler.
(02.09.2020)
At the upcoming world congress of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) in Maastricht, the Netherlands, the LBI Trauma will be present as organizer of multiple symposia:
(14.07.2020)
Hundreds of employees ensure that the AUVA trauma centers continue to operate even in times of the pandemic. Their work puts them at increased risk of infection, and it is therefore of utmost importance to maintain a high level of safety regarding COVID-19.
This is where the LBI trauma comes into play. During lockdown, the scientists were sent to work from home, leaving the laboratories empty. Head of the institute Johannes Grillari, and chemist Michaela Stainer, both experts in the field of molecular biology, soon recognized the chance to bring the expertise as well as the equipment to good use and assist the AUVA in the fight against COVID-19. Protocols were established and the highly sought after reagents were obtained. Numerous scientists joined the initiative and volunteered to work in the test laboratory. The University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien and BOKU Vienna provided advice and assistance.
(20.06.2020)
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, non-coding RNA fragments that play an integral role in various biological processes by regulating gene expression and protein translation. In bone, miRNAs directly affect osteogenic cell maturation and function, and thus partake in fetal skeletal development and maintenance of postnatal bone health. In a recent study performed by scientists from LBI Trauma and BOKU, they were able to identify a change in microRNA levels associated with PLS3 mutation.