The Center for Translational and Experimental Cardiology (CTEC) is a research hub within the Zurich University Heart Center @unispital_USZ @uzh_ch
Joined January 2023
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
Jun 12
Obesity doesn't just affect the waistline—it reshapes the brain. Emerging evidence suggests chronic metabolic overload disrupts neurovascular coupling, blood–brain barrier integrity, cerebrospinal fluid dynamics, and myelination, creating conditions that may accelerate neurodegeneration. As obesity and neurological disorders rise in parallel, understanding these interconnected pathways could reveal new strategies to protect brain health across the lifespan. #Neuroscience #Obesity #BrainHealth
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
May 29
How does oxygen sensing shape alveolar #macrophage (AM) identity?
In our new @CellReports HIF-1α and HIF-2α play distinct, non-redundant roles in AM maturation & function
A #metabolic split that defines macrophage biology in the lung.
OPEN: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
Mar 6
Dietary (caloric) restriction has so many salutary effects for slowing the aging process in animal models, but whether that can be simulated in some way in people remains unclear. This new comprehensive review @NatureAging is outstanding
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Congratulations to @Lux_Telesca for being awared the prestigious Guido Tarone Award at the HF Winter Meeting 2026 in Berlin! #HFpEF #PH #obesity #CostantinoLab @FrancescoPaneni @UZH_ch @CardioZurich @Unispital_USZ
Honored and truly grateful to have received the Guido Tarone Award 🏆 for the Best Selected Abstract at the Heart Failure Association (HFA) Winter Meeting 2026 in Berlin 🇩🇪.
Our work, “Fibroblast–Endothelial Crosstalk in Cardiometabolic HFpEF–PH” .
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
Jan 8
The science of regulatory T cells (Tregs) got the @NobelPrize last year. Now a first-rate review of where they are headed in the clinical arena
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
18 Dec 2025
Natural daylight and improved glucose control in Type 2 diabetes
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What an achievement of the @PaneniLab ! Congratulations to our Director @FrancescoPaneni and his team!
11 Dec 2025
I am thrilled to announce that I received an #ERC Consolidator Grant! This marks the very first #ERC grant in the history of our Cardiology Department, and I am extremely proud of this achievement. @CTECresearch @UZH_en @CardioZurich @PaneniLab
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
2 Dec 2025
🚨Our new article is now out in #JCI @jclinicalinvest!
Together with #Frank_Ruschitzka and @VidalPuig, we highlight how gut #microbiota is emerging as a therapeutic target in #cardiovascular disease.
#Saeedi_Lab
@CTECresearch @CardioZurich @FrancescoPaneni @EricTopol @agingdoc1
1 Dec 2025
The mechanistic evidence supporting gut microbial metabolites and link to cardiovascular aging
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What a success for our Center at the #CBHF meeting in Naples! Congratulations to @LDiVenanzio and #ValeriaMasciovecchio for their awards! Celebrating great science with friends from all around the world💕
29 Nov 2025
What an amazing #CBHF meeting in Naples! I do feel privileged to work with such a dream team💜
Stay tuned😊 @CTECresearch @CardioZurich @UZH_en @Unispital_USZ @escardio
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
22 Nov 2025
#CardiovascularDiabetology @BioMedCentral
Awards Associate Editors of the Year 2025 🎉🏅
Cardiovascular Diabetology is delighted to announce the Associate Editors of the Year 2025:
✨ Prof. @DidacMauricio
✨ Prof. @FrancescoPaneni
This recognition highlights their outstanding dedication, leadership, and invaluable contributions to advancing scientific progress in cardiovascular health and diabetes research 👏👏👏.
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ALT https://communities.springernature.com/posts/cardiovascular-diabetology-awards-associate-editors-of-the-year-2025#
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
15 Nov 2025
Two days left to submit an abstract for oral presentation or poster for the New Cardiobiology at EMBL Heidelberg. Don’t miss it. Engineering and Cardiovascular is the future! Deadline extended to Nov 17th!
17 Oct 2025
‼️ Deadline extension alert ‼️
The abstract submission deadline for the EMBL Conference 'The new cardiobiology: engineering, vascular, and molecular insights' has been extended!
The new deadline for #EMBLCardioBiology is 10 November 👉 s.embl.org/ncb26-01-x
Cardiovascular disease research is evolving fast – from molecular mechanisms to tissue engineering and systems biology. Join us as we unite experts pushing the frontiers of heart and vascular science.
🧬 Don't miss your chance to share your work and shape the future of cardiobiology.
👉 Submit your abstract today!
#EMBL #EMBLEvents #EMBLconference #cardiobiology #cardioresearch #tissueengineering #systemsbiology
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
14 Nov 2025
🌍 Today is World Diabetes Day 2025 - theme: “Diabetes & Well-Being”
Explore how Diabetes affects health, the workplace, and everyday life in this insightful piece by @SpringerNature @BioMedCentral:
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#WorldDiabetesDay #DiabetesAndWellBeing #CardiovascularDiabetology @BioMedCentral
ALT https://communities.springernature.com/posts/world-diabetes-day-2025-diabetes-and-well-being
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
4 Nov 2025
Amazing conference on gut microbiota as both a window and a lever for cardiovascular aging. Gut microbiota as a modifiable driver of cardiovascular aging, highlighting causal microbial pathways & metabolites & discussing strategies to therapeutically target them #FBRLectureSeries
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
3 Nov 2025
Special thanks to Prof. Antonio Vidal-Puig @VidalPuig and Dr. Stefania Carobbio @stefcarobbio for this kind invitation. See you all tomorrow at @CIPFciencia in beautiful #Valencia.🇪🇸🇨🇭
@CTECresearch @CardioZurich @UZH_en
3 Nov 2025
📢Join us tomorrow! #FBRLectureSeries conference by Dr. Soheil Saeedi @SoheilSaeedi5 Gut Microbiota: From Biomarker to Modifiable Driver of Cardiovascular Aging. Current challenges & future prospects for translating #microbiome discoveries into actionable #cardiovascular medicine
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
30 Oct 2025
🎥 Here’s another episode of the #KnowTheAuthors series by #CardiovascularDiabetology @BioMedCentral aimed at highlighting the brilliant scientists behind the research.
📺In this episode, Dr. Ruijie Xie presents key insights from their study on cardiovascular risk prediction in patients with type 2 diabetes using metabolomics.
📄 Read the full article: cardiab.biomedcentral.com/ar…
📺 Watch his research summary in the video below 👇
👏 Senior author: Ben Schöttker
🏥 Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
@VHentschke
@fcowester
@ZviFisman
@FrancescoPaneni
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
29 Oct 2025
❤️🔥 Apply by 31. October to #PCHFZurich, the premier course in #HeartFailure, and earn your Certificate of Advanced Studies from @UZH_en 🩺 learn more: heartfailurecourse.com
@CTECresearch @Unispital_USZ @UZH_en @HFA_President @FrancescoPaneni @ASaguner @domcbenz @rmanka_ @ShehabAnwer @ErsozluSara
@HanCardiomd #CardioX #CardioEd #CardioTwitter
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
16 Oct 2025
🫀Join the 4⃣ Annual #WomenInCardiology Symposium on 11. Nov in #Switzerland! Learn about sex-specific insights on #CVImaging, #Cardiogenetics, #rhymthology, #CardioOnc & more! Register by 5. Nov 🌐 ig-wic.ch
#cardiotwitter @CTECresearch @FrancescoPaneni @JGrapsa @alessia_gimelli @iamritu @RichiKobza
ALT Join the 4. Annual #WomenInCardiology Symposium on 11. November in #Switzerland! Learn about sex-specific insights on #CVImaging, #Cardiogenetics, #rhymthology, #CardioOnc & more! Register by 5. November - more info at https://www.ig-wic.ch
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
10 Oct 2025
Read the press release on our latest work: news.uzh.ch/en/articles/medi… @PaneniLab @FrancescoPaneni @CardioZurich #SarahCostantino @UZH_ch
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
10 Oct 2025
Delighted to share our new study on the link between air pollution, chromatin remodeling and brown fat dysfunction 🧡 Kudos to #SanjayRajagopalan and team!
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Press release from @uzh: news.uzh.ch/en/articles/medi…
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CTEC - Zurich University Heart Center retweeted
8 Oct 2025
After a heart attack, fibroblasts can transform into fat cells via disrupted TGF-β signaling, driving lipomatous metaplasia—shedding new light on post-MI remodeling! @IzabelaTuleta @EinsteinMed @zhengdy ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.…
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