Molecular and Cellular Basis of Diseases
The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Diseases (MCBD) PhD program has been successfully running since 2002 and provides excellent training opportunities for students from all over the world. As a PhD student you will have the opportunity to work on exciting research projects in biochemistry, molecular cell biology, and oncology, including aspects of anticancer-immunity.
The multi-disciplinary nature of our program combines basic hypothesis driven research with clinical research and will allow you to acquire a broad skill-set to launch your successful career in basic and applied biomedical sciences.
Your research project will be supervised by one of your faculty members and a PhD committee. Comprehensive training is accomplished through a core curriculum that includes selected lectures and hands-on methods courses. A dynamic seminar program with presentation and discussion of research projects complements this training plan. Direct interactions with your peers and faculty are part of the daily live in the MCBD-affiliated laboratories throughout the year at the Medical University of Innsbruck.
A special research focus within MCBD is the FWF funded PhD program Cellular Basis of Diseases (CBD) with its interdisciplinary PhD projects on the molecular control of metabolism & inflammation. More information on the CBD PhD program can be found here.
Lectures and Courses
Presentation of kick off-meeting WS 2024/25
Course registration
MCBD Seminar
It is mandatory to attend the MCBD seminar throughout your PhD. You need to present your research progress every year – starting with a presentation of your research project in the first year. Keep in mind to sign the attendance sheet.
Core Lecture II & II
You are required to attend the MCBD core lectures (I&II) during your first year – keep in mind to sign the attendance sheet.
Method Courses
To enroll in a methods course, please send an e-mail (containing the course title you are interested in) to the PhD School office (phd-school@i-med.ac.at). Please keep in mind to register no later than 3 days after the semester kick-off.
Joint Group Seminars
Your are required to attened group-meetings of other MCBD groups 4x per semester (over 3 years). Please use the Joint Group Seminar Form and submit it to the MCBD office at the end of semester.
Electives/General Subjects
Please directly contact the respective faculty/lecturer.
credits | availability | information | |
MCBD Core Lecture I & II* | 1,5 (VO) | WS, SS | show program winter term 2024/25 show program summer term 2024 |
Joint Seminars in Molecular and Cellular Biology of Diseases* | 0,5 (SE) | WS, SS | show program |
Scientific Presentations on International Conferences & Courses | 2 (SE) | WS, SS | crediting form |
MCBD II Core Lecture – SS 2024 | ||
04.03. | DCs -> paper | Wilflingseder |
05.03. | B-Cells -> paper | Herzog |
07.03. | Innate Immunity -> paper; (Exam: potential a paper presentation) | Posch |
08.03. | T-cells -> paper | Kleiter |
11.03. | Medical Genetics: Rare Diseases -> paper | Zschocke |
12.03. | Genetic epidemiology -> PPT | Kronenberg |
14.03. | ECM and role in disease -> paper; PPT | Sampson |
15.03 | Cancer Vaccines and Oncolytic Viruses -> paper , PPT 1; PPT 2 | Wollmann |
18.03. | Iron and Phosphate Homeostasis -> PPT | Heinz Zoller |
19.03. | Senescence and role in disease -> paper | Ausserlechner |
21.03. | Forensic Genomics -> PPT, paper I, paper II | Parson |
22.03. | Epigenetics -> paper I, paper II | Lusser |
MCBD I Core Lecture – WS 2024/25 | Time: 8:15-10:00 Location: Pathologie-HS | |
01.10. | Regulation of protein synthesis -> paper | Erlacher |
03.10. | Regulation of gene expression -> paper | Vietor |
04.10. | Cellular degradation pathways -> paper | Schmidt |
07.10. | Cellular mechanobiology ->paper, presentation | Farhan |
08.10. | Organelle signaling -> paper | Teis |
10.10. | DNA methylation-> paper | Labi |
11.10. | Signaling in Cancer: drug discovery -> paper | Dunzendorfer – Matt |
14.10 | Mitosis and cell divison -> paper I, paper II | Geley |
15.10. | Kinases and Phosphatases in cellular homeostasis and diseases -> paper I, paper II, paper III | Kullmann |
17.10. | Cell death -> paper | Villunger |
18.10. | Changes in metabolic pathways -> paper | Hagenbuchner |
21.10. | Lipid metabolism -> paper | Keller |
Link to i-med.inside »
MCBD methods courses are mandatory core subjects. You have to pick at least 2 courses (total: 3 ECTS). You can choose between seventeen different courses:
Summer Semester 2024 show program | ||||
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credits | availability | information | date | |
Flourescence Microscopy Techniques Campiglio M, Flucher B, Offterdinger M, Kummer K | 1,5 (VU) | SS | more information registration only via i-med | May 14 to 17, 2024 in the Institute of Physiology |
Live cell imaging and superresolution microscopy Geley S, Offterdinger M | 1,5 (VU) | SS | more information registration via i-med already possible | |
Genome Editing Geley S, Herzog S | 1,5 (VU) | SS | more information registration via i-med already possible | |
Translational Oncology Sampson N, Puhr M, Schäfer G (Deichsler S), Wollmann G | 1,5 (VU) | WS/SS | more information registration via i-med already possible | |
Introduction into Flow Cytometry Sopper S (Bösch M) | 1,5 (VU) | WS/SS | more information registration via i-med already possible | |
Viral Gene Transfer Ritsch A | 1,5 (VU) | SS | more information registration via i-med already possible | March 18 to March 22, 2024 |
Introduction to Next Generation. Sequencing data analysis Coassin S, Schönherr S | 1,5 (VU) | SS | more information registration via i-med already possible | MON March 18 – THU March 21 in Computerraum C2 (FP3). Start will be at 09:00am |
CSI Innsbruck: analysis and interpretation of forensic DNA markers Parson W (Bodner M) | 1,5 (VU) | SS | more information registration via i-med already possible | 8.-12., 25., 26.04.2024 (half days) 8., 9., 11., 25.04: 1 PM until ~ 5 PM 10.04.: 2 PM until ~ 5 PM 12., 26.04.: 9 AM until ~ 1 PM registration only via i-med |
Mass Spectrometry for Metabolomics and Lipidomics Oberacher H, Keller M, Gostner J | 1,5 (VU) | SS | more information registration via i-med already possible | Registration is open until 2024-03-18. An initial meeting with interested students will take place in the Seminarraum GMI (M44EG16) at 12:30 on 2024-03-18. The course is scheduled for calender week 16. Details will be discussed in the initial meeting. |
Handle F, Thalhammer-Thurner G | 1,5 (VU) | SS | more information | Canceled |
Genetic Risk assessment for complex diseases Forer L, Lamina C | 1,5 (VU) | SS | more information | Tuesday, 4.6. to Friday, 7.6., 10:00-16:00 |
Winter Semester 2024/25 show program | ||||
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credits | availability | information | date | |
Immunology Stoitzner P, Posch W, Tripp C, Wilflingseder D | 1,5 (VU) | WS | more information registration only via i-med | 04. and 05. December and 11. and 12. december. |
Bioinformatics Hackl | 1,5 (VU) | WS | more information registration via i-med already possible | December 09-12, 2024 |
Introduction into Flow Cytometry Sopper, Bösch | 1,5 (VU) | WS/SS | more information registration only via i-med | Most likely, there will be one early November and if necessary a second in February. |
Schwelberger | registration only via i-med | |||
3D Bioprinting, Tissue Engineering and Rapid Prototyping Außerlechner, Hagenbuchner | 1,5 (VU) | WS | more information registration only via i-med | |
Key Techniques: cell culture, lysis, fractionation and detection of specific proteins and their activity Eca Guimaraes Araujo M, Vietor | 1,5 (VU) | WS | more information registration only via i-med | in KW 49 |
Introduction to data analysis with R Keller, Koch | 1,5 (VU) | WS | more information registration only via i-med | |
Design and Analysis of (RNA) Sequencing Experiments for Biologists Schubert, Michael | WS | more information registration only via i-med | ||
credits | availability | information | |
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MCBD Research Seminar | 1 (SE) | WS, SS | Winterr term 2024/25 list Summer term 2024 show program |
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If you want to enroll for general subjects, please register via i-med.inside or contact the lecturers directly via e-mail.
some examples | |||
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credits | availability | information | |
Ethics and misconduct in bio-medical science Sandra Santos Sierra | 1 (SE) | WS | show program |
Stem cells & cloning – Ethics I Huber, Leher | 1 (SE) | WS | show program |
Stem cells & cloning – Ethics II Huber, Leher | 1 (SE) | SS | show program |
Good Scientific Practice – Good Laboratory Practice Reindl | 1 (SE) | SS | show program |
Project application and management Perez Mediavilla | 0,5 (VU) | WS | show program |
Quality and process management (Qualitäts- und Prozessmanagement) Eder-Neuwirt | 1 (VO) | SS | show program |
Intellectual property, innovation and financial exploitation Weiss | 1 (VU) | SS | show program |
Basic Statistics and Epidemiology for Non-Clinical PhD Kollerits | 1 (VU) | WS | show program |
Statistics Advanced for Non-Clinical PhD Lamina | 1 (VU) | SS | show program |
Basic course for animal experimentation Beierfuß, Kimpel, Nischler, Shenegelegn Mern, Tripp | 2,75 (VU) | WS | show program |
Alternatives to animal experimentation Lechner, Wilflingseder | 2 (VU) | SS | show program |
Gender Medicine Part A (Introduction) Komlenac, Nikola | 0,5 (SE) | WS | show program |
MCBD Students
graduated | supervisor | |
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Riepler Lydia | 2024 | von Laer Dorothee |
Andolfi Chiara | 2024 | Culig Zoran |
van Goubergen Jasper | 2024 | Santer Frederic |
Greirer do Carmo Maria | 2024 | Herbet Riechelmann |
Vincent Braun | 2024 | Villunger Andreas |
Karbon Gerlinde | 2024 | Villunger Andreas |
Pölzl Leo | 2024 | Holfeld Johannes |
Radlinger Bernhard | 2024 | Kaser Susanne |
Weyer Yannick | 2024 | Teis David |
Gronauer Raphael | 2024 | Hackl Hubert |
Brunner Elena | 2024 | Sampson Natalie |
Dunworth Christopher | 2024 | Hesso Farhan |
Hornsteiner Florian | 2024 | Stoitzner Patrizia |
Kirchmair Alexander | 2024 | Trajanoski Zlatko |
Grubwieser Philipp | 2023 | Theurl Igor |
Kahlhofer Jenny | 2023 | Teis David |
Hofmann Julia | 2023 | Schneeberger Stefan |
Cattelani Cecilia | 2023 | Huber Lukas |
Nothdurfter Daniel | 2023 | Ausserlechner Michael J. |
Fotakis Georgios | 2023 | Trajanoski Zlatko |
Minzaghi Deborah | 2023 | Dubrac Sandrine |
Parizadeh Amirabbas | 2023 | Hesso Farhan |
Sturm Gregor | 2023 | Trajanoski Zlatko |
Folie Sabrina | 2023 | Kaser Susanne |
Rössler Annika | 2023 | von Laer Dorothee |
Plattner Christina | 2023 | Trajanoski Zlatko |
Lohmüller Michael | 2022 | Villunger Andreas |
Schmiedinger Thomas | 2022 | Judith Lechner |
Sprenger Simon | 2022 | Teis David |
Klee Katharina | 2022 | Huber Lukas |
Garcia e Souza Luiz Felipe | 2022 | Gnaiger Erich |
Heilmann Emmanuel | 2022 | von Laer Dorothee |
Dolejsi Theresa | 2022 | Haubner Bernhard |
Volland Andre | 2022 | von Laer Dorothee |
Lobenwein Daniela | 2022 | Holfeld Johannes |
Sajinovic Tajana | 2022 | Baier Gottfried |
Hutter Katharina | 2021 | Villunger Andreas |
Liebscher Gudrun | 2021 | Huber Lukas |
Graber Michael | 2021 | Holfeld Johannes |
Pipperger Lisa | 2021 | Von Laer Dorothee |
Aschenbrenner Bertram | 2021 | Skvortsova Iraida |
Furlan Tobias | 2021 | Culig Zoran |
Seretis Athanasios | 2021 | Stoitzner Patrizia |
Bastos Sant’Anna Silva Ana | 2021 | Klocker Helmut |
Curinha Ana | 2021 | Geley Stephan |
Pfeiffenberger Elisabeth | 2021 | Geley Stephan |
Leitner Peter | 2021 | Huber Lukas |
Haschka Manuel | 2020 | Villunger Andreas |
Bellmann Lydia | 2020 | Stoitzner Patrizia |
Doppler Christian | 2020 | Bernhard David |
Schreiber Liesa-Marie | 2020 | Wollmann Guido |
Prokopi Natasa | 2020 | Stoitzner Patrizia |
Ranches Glory | 2020 | Hengst Ludger |
Negro Giulia | 2020 | Skvortsova Iraida |
Siller Anita | 2020 | Striessnig Jörg |
Sladky Valentina | 2020 | Villunger Andreas |
Huang Anming | 2020 | Lusser Alexandra |
Gruber Martina | 2020 | Culig Zoran |
Hofer Nadja | 2019 | Striessnig Jörg |
Bermejo Jambrina Marta | 2019 | Wilflingseder Doris |
Costé de Bagneaux Pierre | 2019 | Flucher Bernhard |
Kaplan Mehmet | 2019 | Flucher Bernhard |
Olson William | 2019 | Kleiter Natascha |
Thurner Marco | 2019 | Troppmair Jakob |
Peer Sebastian | 2019 | Baier Gottfried |
Schönfeld Manuela | 2019 | Wilflingseder Doris |
Geisler Stefanie | 2019 | Obermair Gerald |
Tepeköylü Can | 2019 | Holfeld Johannes |
Naschberger Andreas | 2018 | Scheffzek Klaus |
Yordanov Teo | 2018 | Huber Lukas |
Danzl Katarina | 2018 | Bernhard David |
Nowosielski Yvonne | 2018 | Bechrakis Nikolaos |
Peschel Ines-Anna | 2018 | Hengst Ludger |
Altenbacher Georg | 2018 | Geley Stephan |
Masuccio Alessia | 2018 | Hengst Ludger |
Spiegl Simon | 2018 | Geley Stephan |
Urbiola Carles Rodriguez | 2018 | von Laer Dorothee |
Weber Anja | 2018 | Eder-Neuwirt Iris |
Migliano Simona | 2017 | Teis David |
Ortner Nadine Jasmin | 2017 | Striessnig Jörg |
Willi Michaela | 2017 | Trajanoski Zlatko |
Ng Josephine | 2017 | Grabner Manfred |
Mastrolia Vincenzo | 2017 | Flucher Bernhard |
Schrötter Kai | 2017 | Grabner Manfred |
Schuler Fabian | 2017 | Villunger Andreas |
Tuzlak Selma | 2017 | Villunger Andreas |
Borjan Bojana | 2017 | Untergasser Gerold |
Schaffenrath Sandra | 2016 | Romani Nikolaus |
Watzinger Katrin | 2016 | Kähler Christian |
Handle Florian | 2016 | Culig Zoran |
Khalid Sana | 2016 | Troppmair Jakob |
Luef Birgit | 2016 | Culig Zoran |
Pinggera Alexandra | 2016 | Striessnig Jörg |
Überall Martina | 2016 | Überall Florian |
Schöpf Clemens | 2016 | Obermair Gerald |
Lammirato Andrea | 2016 | Vietor Ilja |
Efremova Mirjana | 2016 | Trajanoski Zlatko |
Schaffenrath Sandra | 2016 | Romani Nikolaus |
Wolf Barbara | 2016 | Fiegl Heidelinde |
Alonso Y Adell Manuel | 2015 | Teis David |
Angelova Mihaela | 2015 | Trajanoski Zlatko |
Bock Juhasz-Vedres Gabriella | 2015 | Striessnig Jörg |
Etemad Ahari Solmaz | 2015 | Flucher Bernhard |
Klepsch-Pedit Victoria | 2015 | Baier Gottfried |
Mairhofer David | 2015 | Stoitzner Patrizia |
Matissek Claudia | 2015 | Teis David |
Peintner Lukas | 2015 | Villunger Andreas |
Sultana Nasreen | 2015 | Flucher Bernhard |
Vogel Georg Friedrich | 2015 | Huber Lukas |
Hautz Theresa | 2015 | Schneeberger Stefan |
Ritsch Paul | 2015 | Kotsch Katja |
Ofer Philipp | 2015 | Klocker Helmut |
Sochalska Maja | 2015 | Villunger Andreas |
Giridhar Shivalingajah | 2015 | Geley Stephan |
Pasqualini Lorenza | 2015 | Klocker Helmut |
Aneichyk Tatsiana | 2015 | Kofler Reinhard |
Podmirseg Silvio | 2015 | Hengst Ludger |
Höll Monika | 2015 | Jansen-Dürr Pidder |
Dold Catherine | 2015 | von Laer Dorothee |
Campiglio Marta | 2014 | Flucher Bernhard |
Dander Andreas | 2014 | Trajanoski Zlatko |
Lieb Andreas | 2014 | Striessnig Jörg |
Mitterstiller Anna-Maria | 2014 | Weiss Günter |
Müller Martin | 2014 | Teis David |
Scheffler Julia | 2014 | Huber Lukas |
Thöni Cornelia | 2014 | Huber Lukas |
Wachowicz Katarzyna | 2014 | Baier Gottfried |
Baumgartner Florian | 2014 | Villunger Andreas |
Bindreither Daniel | 2014 | Kofler Reinhard |
Ümmühan Demir | 2014 | Klocker Helmut |
Bösch Maximilian | 2014 | Sopper Sieghart |
Heidegger Isabel-Maria | 2014 | Klocker Helmut |
Tymoszuk Piotr | 2014 | Doppler Wolfgang |
Aschauer Lydia | 2013 | Jennings Paul |
Bhat Vinayakumar | 2013 | Grabner Manfred |
Enthammer Marion | 2013 | Troppmair Jakob |
Erb Holger | 2013 | Culig Zoran |
Höfer Julia | 2013 | Culig Zoran |
Kaur Gurjot | 2013 | Striessnig Jörg |
Limonciel Alice | 2013 | Jennings Paul |
Ottina Eleonora | 2013 | Villunger Andreas |
Scharinger Anja | 2013 | Striessnig Jörg |
Sparber Florian | 2013 | Romani Nikolaus |
Wöss Claudia | 2013 | Villunger Andreas |
Jung Oh Su | 2013 | Culig Zoran |
Haffner Michael | 2013 | Doppler Wolfgang |
Datta Sebak | 2013 | Doppler Wolfgang |
Wallner Stephanie | 2013 | Wolf Dominik |
Haller Martina | 2012 | Troppmair Jakob |
Hinterleitner Reinhard | 2012 | Baier Gottfried |
Koziel Katarzyna | 2012 | Troppmair Jakob |
Meisel Marlies | 2012 | Baier Gottfried |
Nimmervoll Benedikt | 2012 | Haubner Bernhard |
Prajczer Sinikka | 2012 | Jennings Paul |
Martowicz Agnieszka | 2012 | Gastl Günther |
Schranz Melanie | 2012 | Zoller Heinz |
Martowicz Agnieszka | 2012 | Gastl Günther |
Barisic Marin | 2012 | Geley Stephan |
Hannesdottir Lára | 2012 | Doppler Wolfgang |
Kern Georg | 2011 | Flucher Bernhard |
Allerstorfer Doris | 2011 | Blumer Michael |
Al-Zoairy Ramona | 2011 | Pedrini Michael |
Cikes Domagoj | 2011 | Vietor Ilja |
Ecker Karin | 2011 | Helmberg Arno |
Gruber Peter | 2011 | Hofmann Johann |
Haubner Bernhard | 2011 | Metzler Bernhard |
Patsch Katherin | 2011 | Vietor Ilja |
Dayal Anamika | 2010 | Grabner Manfred |
Grespi Francesca | 2010 | Villunger Andreas |
Prokudin Ivan | 2010 | Huber Lukas |
Puhr Martin | 2010 | Culig Zoran |
Schnaiter Simon | 2010 | Huber Lukas |
Shrivastav Manisha | 2010 | Grabner Manfred |
Forti Efrat | 2010 | Pfaller Kristian |
Carlet Michaela | 2010 | Kofler Reinhard |
Huajie Bu | 2010 | Klocker Helmut |
Busquet Perrine | 2009 | Striessnig Jörg |
Malinowska Kamilla | 2009 | Culig Zoran |
Schlick Bettina | 2009 | Flucher Bernhard |
Smigelskaite Julija | 2009 | Troppmair Jakob |
Subramanyam Prakash | 2009 | Flucher Bernhard |
Boes Eva | 2009 | Kronenberg Florian |
Massoner Petra | 2009 | Klocker Helmut |
Parajuli Nirmala | 2009 | Doppler Wolfgang |
Araujo Mariana | 2008 | Huber Lukas |
Di Biase Valentina | 2008 | Flucher Bernhard |
Erlacher Matthias | 2008 | Hüttenhofer Alexander |
Gebhart Mathias | 2008 | Striessnig Jörg |
Kollmann Veronika | 2008 | Baier Gottfried |
Neuwirt Hannes | 2008 | Culig Zoran |
Singh Anamika | 2008 | Striessnig Jörg |
Taub Nicole | 2008 | Huber Lukas |
Tuluc Petronel | 2008 | Flucher Bernhard |
Watschinger Katrin | 2008 | Striessnig Jörg |
Krabichler Birgit | 2008 | Utermann Gerd |
Gruber Georg | 2008 | Kofler Reinhard |
Krabichler Birgit | 2008 | Utermann Gerd |
Rantner Barbara | 2008 | Kronenberg Florian |
Rechfeld Florian | 2008 | Hofmann Johann |
Ecker Karin | 2008 | Helmberg Arno |
Letschka Thomas | 2007 | Baier Gottfried |
Morandell Sandra | 2007 | Huber Lukas |
Schredelseker Johann | 2007 | Grabner Manfred |
Zitt Marion | 2007 | Kofler Reinhard |