Earlier this week, our SFB-F70 HIT consortium met in Tulbingerkogel for an inspiring retreat! Thanks to Wilfried Ellmeier for hosting. Great discussions, team spirit & collaboration on HDACs in T cell immunity. Proud to be part of this FWF-funded effort 👉 pii.meduniwien.ac.at/forschungspr...

Honored to co-chair a session at #ECP2025 with my colleague Luka Brcic. Great exchanges linking rheumatology, immunology & pathology, key fields in tackling autoimmune & inflammatory diseases. Thanks to the organizers for this inspiring congress! www.esp-pathology.org/event/ecp2025/

Another great DarkMatter consortium meeting at UMCG in Groningen! Inspiring progress on the microbial, molecular & genetic roots of autoimmune diseases. Big thanks to Eutema, Thomas Vogl, and all participants - looking forward to next year!

Proud moment for our team as Laura Hermann & Teresa Preglej present their latest research on "The Pathogenic Shift: Mechanisms of CD4⁺ T Cell Activation and Differentiation in Rheumatoid Arthritis" at the SFB-F70 Research Program event, which is funded by the @Austrian Science Fund (FWF).

Celebrating #InternationalWomensDay! 🎉 Women shape a better future in every field. March 8th is not just a celebration—it’s a call for action on gender equality.

To mark the day, MedUni Vienna hosted a networking breakfast for female employees to connect, share ideas & inspire each other. #IWD2025

Congrats to our close collaborator & friend Leonhard Heinz on achieving the Interne Karrierevereinbarung (IKV) at Medizinische Universität Wien! 🎉

This well-earned recognition honors his outstanding research, teaching, & dedication to academia.

#AcademicExcellence #MedicalResearch #CareerMilestone

Thanks to Elisabeth Simader, who is passing the torch to Felix Kartnig to take care of our PBMC database during her upcoming research fellowship ….

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Based at the General Hospital and affiliated with the Medical University of Vienna, we are part of the Division of Rheumatology, a leading European center for rheumatology research and care.