Lipotoxicity: Lipid-induced Cell Dysfunction and Cell Death              LIPOTOX seminar and guest speaker series The next lecture in our SFB LIPOTOX guest speaker series will be Luigi Fontana, Salerno University Medical School, Department of Medicine, Baronissi, Italy on June 22, 2012. For an overview of lecture dates and details on the seminar series please click here. JBC: CARS microscopy gives new insights into the remodeling of lipid droplets during lipolysis and growth in adipocytes Using label-free coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy, LIPOTOX scientists report in the Journal of Biological Chemistry that LDs grow by transfer of lipids from one organelle to another. Read more. Presseinformation auf Deutsch International Graz Symposium on Lipid and Membrane Biology in March 2012 March 08-10, 2012 Conference venue: Meerscheinschlössl, Mozartgasse 3, 8010 Graz, Austria For further information and registration please take a look at the homepage. The titles for talks will go online soon. International Graz Symposium on Lipid and Membrane Biology Nature Medicine: ATGL-mediated fat catabolism regulates cardiac mitochondrial function via the PPARa and PGC-1a and b LIPOTOX scientists report in Nature Medicine that lipolysis of cellular triacylglycerols by adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) generates essential mediator(s) involved in PPAR activation. Hämmerle G, Moustafa T, Wölkart G, Kotzbeck P, Büttner S, Schmidt A, van de Weijer T, Hesselink M, Jäger D, Kienesberger P, Zierler K, Schreiber R, Eichmann T, Kolb D, Schweiger M, Kumari M, Eder S, Schoiswohl G, Wongsiriroj N, Pollak N, Radner FW, Preiss-Landl K, Kolbe T, Rülicke T, Pieske B, Trauner M, Lass A, Zimmermann R, Höfler G, Cinti S, Kershaw EE, Schrauwen P, Madeo F, Mayer B, and Zechner R. ATGL-mediated fat catabolism regulates cardiac mitochondrial function via the PPAR alpha and PGC-1 alpha and beta, Nature Medicine, Epub Aug 21, 2011. Press Information in English / Presseinformation auf Deutsch Science publication: ATGL conrtibutes to cancer-associated cachexia Das SK, Eder S, Schauer S, Diwoky C, Temmel H, Guertl B, Gorkiewicz G, Tamilarasan KP, Kumari P, Trauner M, Zimmermann R, Vesely P, Haemmerle G, Zechner R, Hoefler G. 2011. Adipose Triglyceride Lipase Contributes to Cancer-Associated Cachexia. Science. Abstract, Reprint Press Information in German / Presseinformation auf Deutsch Open positions in Graz There are several vacant positions in LIPOTOX laboratories in Graz. Don't miss your chance of becoming part of our great team! Visit http://gold.uni-graz.at - Vacant Positions.         updated 26.03.2012                                                 Supported by the Austrian Science Fund