New Cori Institute in Graz: Innovative research against cancer and metabolic diseases

New Cori Institute in Graz: Innovative research against cancer and metabolic diseases

In Graz, a new research center is launched, which will deal intensively with metabolic diseases. This initiative was founded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and is intended to create an interdisciplinary environment in which researchers work together from various disciplines. The foundation of the Cori Institute is carried out in partnership with the University of Graz, the Technical University of Graz and the Medical University of Graz, with the aim of better understanding the causes and mechanisms of diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and other metabolic disorders.

The Cori Institute is named after the renowned scientists Gerty Theresa and Carl Ferdinand Cori, who made significant contributions in metabolic research and were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1947. The center is located near the universities involved to promote synergies and to optimally use the research infrastructure.

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Research will deal with the question of how the cells in our body react to harmful microorganisms and what role the metabolism plays. With the help of modern mathematical methods, the biological processes are to be systematically analyzed and modeled. The interdisciplinary approach is new and aims to improve the detection and treatment of diseases.

The structure of the Cori Institute receives financial support of six million euros from Styria. In addition, the necessary infrastructure is provided by the three participating universities, which enables comprehensive cooperation. This is done as part of the Biotechmed-Graz research association, which has been working successfully for over a decade.

The official opening and the starting signal for the renovation of the new research rooms took place in the presence of various high-ranking representatives, including Science Minister Martin Polaschek and Council of Science Barbara Eibinger-Miedl. In their statements, the central role of the metabolism in the development of many common diseases was emphasized and the importance of interdisciplinary research was emphasized. "The Cori Institute faces this enormous medical and social challenge through close interdisciplinary and interinstitutional cooperation," commented Rudolf Zechner, director of Biotechmed-Graz.

Minister Polaschk emphasized that the Cori Institute creates a unique center that is of crucial importance for understanding and treatment of serious diseases such as cancer. This cooperation is intended to help strengthen top research in the field of life sciences not only in Graz, but throughout Austria.