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Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in med. Elena Osto
- Division of Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Lehrstuhlinhaber/Lehrstuhlinhaberin
- Head of Research Unit
- FE Geschlecht und Gender in der Patho-Physiologie der Erkrankungen
- EMail: elena.osto(at)medunigraz.at
- Tel: +43/316/385/73851
- https://physiologie.medunigraz.at/
- MEDonline-Visitenkarte
- Externe ID's
- Researcher ID: KZM-1582-2024
- ORCiD: 0000-0001-8196-5696
Fields of expertise
- Our main area of research is vascular-metabolic biology with a special focus on endothelial metabolism and function in immuno-inflammatory and metabolic disarrangements like obesity, diabetes and aging. Further, we study the vascular interaction of lipoproteins and of HDL. Our goal is to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the communication between the cardiovascular system, the gut-liver, and the adipose tissue in the pathophysiology of diabetes type 2 and obesity. In this context, a special interest is on the role of gut hormones like glucagon-like peptide-1 and bile acids, and their contributions in maintaining cardiovascular health. In addition, the group investigates the pathophysiology and sex differences of coronary microvascular dysfunction arising in the context of immune-metabolic disorders (for examples obesity or endocrinology disease like primary hyperparathyroidism, psoriasis, and the cardiac allograft vasculopathy). We use non-invasive cardiovascular imaging techniques to investigate coronary and systemic microvascular dysfunction.
Statistik Austria, science classification
- Pathophysiology - (301109)
- Physiology - (301110)
- Cardiology - (302032)
Scientific Expertise
- Cardiovascular Research
Awards
| 2018 | Scholar of the Italian Society of Cardiology |
| 2018 | Research Award of the Union of Vascular Societies of Switzerland |
| 2016 | Swiss Lipid Research Award, Working group on Lipids and Atherosclerosis (Swiss Atherosclerosis Association) of the Swiss Society of Cardiology |
| 2015 | Cardiovascular Biology Award, Swiss Society of Cardiology |
| 2015 | Best Poster Vascular Medicine, American College of Cardiology Scientific Session |
| 2010 | Best PhD thesis on cardiovascular sciences, Italian Society of Cardiology |
| 2009 | Cardiovascular Biology Award, Swiss Society of Cardiology |
| 2009 | Best publication on physiopathology of atherosclerosis, Italian Society of Cardiology |
| 2008 | Best Poster cardiovascular research, Italian Society of Cardiology |
| 2008 | Young Investigator Award, Italian Society of Cardiology |
| 2007 | Young Investigator Award, Italian Society of Cardiology |
Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies
| 2024 -2026 | Chairperson 2024-2026 of the Working Group: Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology (WG-AVB). Vorsitzende |
| 2023 -2025 | Österreichische Physiologische Gesellschaft (ÖPG) Vice-secretary |
| 2021 -2025 | ärztinnen schweiz (mws) Member |
| 2019 -2025 | European Society for Microcirculation (ESM) Executive Committee |
| 2016 -2025 | European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) Member |
| 2015 -2025 | Swiss Society of Cardiology Member |
| 2015 -2025 | European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Fellow |
| 2020 -2023 | European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD) Member |
| 2020 -2023 | European Vascular Biology Organization (EVBO) Member |
| 2017 -2023 | European Lipoprotein Club (ELC) Member |
| 2016 -2023 | Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Endokrinologie und Diabetologie (SGED) Member |
| 2006 -2023 | società italiana di cardiologia Member |
| 2006 -2023 | American Heart Association (AHA) - Council for ATVB Member |
Editorial board appointments for scientific journals
| 2024 -2024 | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY: Associate Editor |
Reviewer for scientific journals
| 2015 -2025 | ATHEROSCLEROSIS |
| 2020 -2025 | CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH |
| 2020 -2025 | EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL |
| 2023 -2025 | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY |
| 2024 -2025 | ATHEROSCLEROSIS |
| 2024 -2025 | CIRCULATION |
| 2024 -2025 | DIABETES |
| 2024 -2025 | DIABETES CARE |
| 2024 -2025 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY |
| 2024 -2025 | Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology |
| 2024 -2025 | SCIENCE ADVANCES |
Expert for appointment/habilitation procedures
| 2025 | Berufung: Mitglied: Med UNI Graz Sex and gender dependent mechanisms in the pathophysiology of cardiometabolic disease |
| 2025 | Habilitation: Vorsitz: Med Uni Graz |
| 2025 | Habilitation: Vorsitz: Med UNI Graz |
| 2024 | Habilitation: Gutachter: Universität Genf |
| 2024 | Habilitation: Gutachter: Universität Zürich |
| 2024 | Habilitation: Mitglied: Med Uni Graz |
| 2024 | Habilitation: Vorsitz: Med Uni Graz |
| 2023 | Berufung: Mitglied: Universität Tübingen |
Organizer of scientific conferences, Chairs
| 2024 | X. ESVM Congress Wissenschaftlicher Beirat/Beirätin |
| 2022 | Cardiovascular Research Meeting Chair |
| 2022 | EVBO/ESM Summer School Chair |
| 2021 | Cardiovascular Research Meeting Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
| 2021 | Webinar: Metabolism, Cellular Decisions and the Language that Unites Them (Prof. J. Rutter) Chair |
| 2021 | 17th Symposium of the Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology Chair |
| 2021 | 16th Symposium of the Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology Chair |
| 2019 | Seminar: Nuclear receptors in the control of metabolic and cardiovascular disease: 3 decades from bench-to-bedside (Prof. B. Staels) Chair |