Clara Mertel, MSc.
Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy (Division of Nuclear Medicine)
Position: PHD Student
clara.mertel@meduniwien.ac.at
Keywords
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Computational Biology; Stress, Psychological
Research group(s)
- Translational Chronic Mental Stress (Vraka Group)
Head: Chrysoula Vraka
Research Area: Chronic mental stress is a key but underrecognized risk factor for metabolic and inflammatory disorders, contributing to diseases like CVD, depression, neurodegeneration, and cancer. Stress alters metabolism via cortisol, promoting insulin resistance and fat storage. PET biomarkers enable insight into stress-inflammation links. We aim for a bidirectional mouse-human translational pipeline to uncover mechanisms and support preventive strategies.
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