News
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New LOCOTACT Project
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LOCOTACT Online-Retreat
- Anna Molenaar (Project 05)
- Daniel Ullrich (Project 08)
- Nuria López Alcántara (Project 14)
- Rajas Sane and Joshua Seifert (Project 16)
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Heike Heuer invited to Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, University Düsseldorf
Yesterday, LOCOTACT PI Heike Heuer visited our neighbour University Hospital in Düsseldorf. At the seminar of the Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology she talked about the "Role of thyroid hormone transporters in brain development and function".
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Karl-Oberdisse-Preis für M.Sc. Irina Kube
M.Sc. Irina Kube (Essen) erhielt auf der 26. Jahrestagung der Nordrhein-Westfälischen Gesellschaft für Endokrinologie & Diabetologie den Karl-Oberdisse-Preis für ihre Studien zur Gallensteinentstehung unter Hypothyreose - Wir gratulieren herzlich!
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Schilddrüse – das unterschätzte Organ
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Schilddrüse: Mehr Hirn durch Jod? Interview
Auszeichnung für LOCOTACT-Forscher Prof. Peter Kühnen
Prof. Dr. Peter Kühnen (Charité, Berlin) ist für seine Studien zur Normalisierung des Körpergewichtes mit dem renommierten Paul-Martini-Preis ausgezeichnet worden - Wir gratulieren herzlich!
Lars Möller at 2020 Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Endocrinology and Diabetology
P10 and P18 PI Lars Möller was invited to give a talk at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Endocrinology and Diabetology (SGED) which took place as a virtual conference on 12-13 November, 2020.
In the plenary lecture on November 13th, 2020, he live discussed "How Do Thyroid Hormones Act and Why Would it Be Important to Know It?"- a topic of high relevance for all our LOCOTACT members!
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The CRC/TR296 kick-off meeting took place via Zoom
- Approval of bylaws by CRC/TR296 member assembly
- Election of steering commitee members
- Current status of Z-projects