Basic research - Applied - Biochemistry
Description
Applied basic research that explores the metabolic basis of a disease with the aim to understand the chemical processes unfolding within the human body. Description adapted from: https://www.aerzteblatt.de/int/archive/article/64227.
Research projects
23
Research areas
45
Research networks
3
Working groups
24
People
69
Publications
17
Event items
2
Research projects
Altered Endothelial Dysfunction‐related miRs in Plasma from ME/CFS Patients
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Austria
Principal investigator:
Francisco Westermeier
Organisations:
FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Warsaw University of Technology
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Cardiovascular system dysfunction
Analysing Antibody Responses against EBV-derived Antigens in ME/CFS
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Poland, UK, Germany
Principal investigator:
Carmen Scheibenbogen, Nuno Sepúlveda
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Warsaw University of Technology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Research period:
2020-10
to not available
to not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Infections, Immune system dysfunction
Association Between EBV Reactivation and Development of Long-COVID Fatigue
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Austria
Principal investigator:
Eva Untersmayr-Elsenhuber
Organisations:
Medical University of Vienna
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Infections
Biosamples, GPCR-Autoantibodies, Data Management and Bioinformatics
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Uta Behrends
Organisations:
University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) - Luebeck, University Hospital rechts der Isar (MRI TUM), Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Max Delbrück Center (MDC), Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Research period:
2022-08
to 2025-07
to 2025-07
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Immune system dysfunction, General
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Immunedeficiencies
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Austria
Principal investigator:
Eva Untersmayr-Elsenhuber
Organisations:
Medical University of Vienna
Research period:
2019-03
to not available
to not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Infections, Immune system dysfunction
Deciphering systemic and mucosal antibody repertoires against the microbiota in ME/CFS and PCC (CFSabs)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Austria
Principal investigator:
Thomas Vogl
Organisations:
Medical University of Vienna
Research period:
2025-01
to 2026-03
to 2026-03
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Immune system dysfunction, Digestive system dysfunction
Decreased NO Production in Endothelial Cells Exposed to Plasma from ME/CFS Patients
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Austria
Principal investigator:
Jennifer Blauensteiner
Organisations:
FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Cardiovascular system dysfunction
Defective Energy Metabolism in ME/CFS
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Norway
Principal investigator:
Øystein Fluge, Olav Mella, Karl Johan Tronstad
Organisations:
Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen
Research period:
2017-07
to 2021-02
to 2021-02
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Immune system dysfunction, Nutritional and metabolic system dysfunction
EBV, SARS-CoV-2, HSV Mimicry Epitopes and Autoantibodies
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Franziska Sotzny
Organisations:
University Hospital rechts der Isar (MRI TUM), Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Helmholtz Munich
Research period:
2022-08
to 2025-07
to 2025-07
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Infections, Immune system dysfunction, General
Endothelial dysfunction in post-infection fatigue syndromes
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Austria, Germany
Principal investigator:
Francisco Westermeier
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Medical University of Vienna, Warsaw University of Technology
Research period:
2024-07
to 2027-06
to 2027-06
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Cardiovascular system dysfunction
Exploring the Glycome: Identifying Glycosylation-Related Biomarkers for severity stratification in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Austria
Principal investigator:
Davide Ret
Organisations:
Medical University of Vienna, Medical University of Graz, Technical University of Vienna
Research period:
2025-01
to 2025-12
to 2025-12
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Immune system dysfunction
HHV-6 Mediated Mitochondrial Modulation and Its Association to ME/CFS
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Latvia, Germany
Principal investigator:
Bhupesh K. Prusty
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin, University Clinic Erlangen, University of Wuerzburg, University of California San Diego, Riga Stradins University
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Infections, Nutritional and metabolic system dysfunction, General
Immune Aberrations in Post-Infectious ME/CFS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Anna Aschenbrenner
Organisations:
University Clinic Bonn, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
Research period:
2022-08
to 2025-07
to 2025-07
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Immune system dysfunction
Impaired microcirculation and tissue hypoxia as a possible mechanism in ME/CFS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Norway
Principal investigator:
Karl Johan Tronstad
Organisations:
University of Bergen
Research period:
2024-01
to 2027-01
to 2027-01
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Hemic and lymphatic system dysfunction
Infectious Triggers and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in ME/CFS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Latvia
Principal investigator:
Bhupesh K. Prusty
Organisations:
Riga Stradins University
Research period:
2021-08
to not available
to not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Infections, Nutritional and metabolic system dysfunction
Insights into immune cell infiltration and mast cell activation in post-exertional malaise in post-COVID
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Netherlands
Principal investigator:
Rob Wust
Organisations:
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Immune system dysfunction, Musculoskeletal system dysfunction
Integrative data analyses of human and animal model samples for ME/CFS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Volker Bruns
Organisations:
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS)
Research period:
2024-11
to 2027-11
to 2027-11
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Immune system dysfunction, Nervous system dysfunction, Endocrine system dysfunction, General
Investigation of PEM and ME/CFS-associated changes in tryptophan metabolism at the host and microbiome level
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Silvio Waschina
Organisations:
Kiel University (CAU)
Research period:
2024-11
to 2027-11
to 2027-11
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Nutritional and metabolic system dysfunction, Digestive system dysfunction
ME/CFS Biobank Austria
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Austria
Principal investigator:
Eva Untersmayr-Elsenhuber
Organisations:
Medical University of Vienna
Research period:
2023-09
to not available
to not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
General
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Metabolic Changes
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Latvia
Principal investigator:
Bhupesh K. Prusty
Organisations:
Riga Stradins University
Research period:
2022-08
to 2025-07
to 2025-07
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Immune system dysfunction, Nutritional and metabolic system dysfunction
Raman spectroscopic signatures of blood cells
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Anuradha Ramoji
Organisations:
Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
Research period:
2024-11
to 2027-11
to 2027-11
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Immune system dysfunction, Musculoskeletal system dysfunction
Understanding Potential Infectious Triggers and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in ME/CFS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Latvia
Principal investigator:
Bhupesh K. Prusty
Organisations:
Riga Stradins University
Research period:
2025-01
to not available
to not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Infections, Nutritional and metabolic system dysfunction
Unraveling Endothelial Function in ME/CFS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Austria
Principal investigator:
Francisco Westermeier
Organisations:
FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Warsaw University of Technology, Medical University of Graz
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Cardiovascular system dysfunction
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