Publications
Link to Prof. Osto publications here
newest Publications
A NEW publication on Effects of SGLT2 inhibitors on lipoprotein metabolism: From clinical evidence to molecular mechanisms . In collaboration with Prof. Norata’s Team at the Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy Click here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043661823000233?via%3Dihub
Recently we published a review focusing on crosstalk between high density lipoproteins (HDLs) and endothelial cells. Sex hormones and sex-specific gene expression are important although still incompletely understood determinants in the regulation of HDLs and endothelial cell cross talk and their contribution to cardiovascular health and disease. Click here to view.
Crosstalk between high-density lipoproteins and endothelial cells in health and disease: Insights into sex-dependent modulation
Our newest translational study addressing the effect of acute administration of trimethylamine N‑oxide on endothelial function. Click here to view.
The newest results from prof. Osto on “Multiparametric assessment of coronary flow reserve in psoriasis” is published. Check it out here.
New Review about on Endothelium as barrier and target of HDLs protective functions published by Dr. Osto and her colleagues. Find out more here
Exciting new Review on Sex-differences in cardio-vascular medicine published by Dr. Osto and her colleagues. Read all about it here.
Sex and Gender in Cardiovascular Medicine: Presentation and Outcomes of Acute Coronary Syndrome. Ahmed Haider, Susan Bengs, Judy Luu, Elena Osto, Jolanta M Siller-Matula, Taulant Muka, Catherine Gebhard. PMID: 31876924
Long-term prognostic value of coronary flow reserve in psoriasis patients (2019)
Metabolism and Function of High-Density Lipoproteins (HDL) (2019)
Congrats to doctoral candidate Anne Jomard for publishing her first first-author review!
Activities-NEWS
2024
OTTO LOEWI RESEARCH CENTER SCIENCE DAY 12/02/2024 -A platform for networking and the exchange and discussion of research results and ideas
The Division of Physiology and Pathophysiology presented their scientific research at the OLRC Science Day
Congratulations to the PhD student Pamela Waked for winning the Best Oral Presentation Award! (with her supervisor Valentina Biasin left)
2023
Jürgen Gindlhuber at the APHAR Meeting (2023)
Our PhD Candidate, Elisa Dietrich (M.Sc.), had the opportunity to present her work "Bile Acids promote Endothelial Cell homeostasis via the regulation of their metabolism and quiescence" at the prestigious European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023 in Amsterdam! Congratulations Elisa, very well done!
The episode of the Hjärtsnack podcast, produced by Novartis Sverige AB and recorded by Prof. Elena Osto with Prof. Magnus Bäck, is now online. This episode is about sex and gender in cardiovascular research and disease.
You can find it here: Spotify
or here: Novartis Website
Prof. Elena Osto, board member, with the new president of the European Society for Microcirculation elected during the 2023 Conference held April 24-27 in Aarhus, Denmark.
On the 17th of February 2023 was held the LS2 Annual Meeting at the University of Zürich, organized by the LS2 Intersection Cardiovascular Biology. Our PI, Prof. Elena Osto, was chairing the “Challenging Blood Flow Conditions in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease” session, together with the Prof. Marie-Luce Bochaton-Piallat, from the University of Geneva. Special thanks to the keynote speaker Prof. Paul Evans from the University in Sheffield , UK.
2022
Jeivicaa Thevan has been awarded a price for the best master thesis at the Medical Faculty of Univeristy of Zurich. The winners were announced at a “Tag der lehre” organised by the University of Zurich. Elena Osto, her academic supervisor said it had been a "huge pleasure to celebrate all achievements”, especially the outstanding work of our student Jeivicaa, who contributed to establishing the interaction of sleep with metabolic blood markers of cardiovascular-inflammation and metabolism.
Greetings from the sixth congress at Frontiers in CardioVascular medicine 2022! Excellent performances from Elena Osto, Paul Evans, Gemma Vilahur, Imo Hoefer and Jules Griffin during a session of vascular metabolism.
MASTER THESIS
4.4.2022- Congratulations to Jeivicaa Thevan BSc for successfully completing with the best vote of 6!!! her Master Thesis entitled: “Interaction of sleep with serum biomarkers of cardiovascular-inflammation and metabolism” at the medical Faculty of the University of Zurich. The work has been a fruitful collaboration with our group and the team of Dr. Caroline Lustenberger at ETH -Zurich.
Congratulations to our PI, Prof. Elena Osto, for her invited Talk entitled " The role of gastrointestinal hormones in the metabolic control of endothelial function" held on 02.04.2022 at https://www.microcirc.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=2210&pk_association_webpage=21058 the Symposium organized by the Microcirculatory Society during Experimental Biology 2022 in Philadelphia, US
Congratulations to our PI, Prof. Elena Osto, for being elected new Chairperson of ESC Working Group on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology (ESC-WG AVB). She will start her mandate in September 2022 and will automatically become Chairperson for the next 2024-2026 mandate. We wish her all the best!
We recommend scientists working on vascular biology to become a member of the ESC Working Group on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology. This will give excellent opportunity for networking during workshops, meetings of the ESC and always remain updated on latest important publications in the field. See membership requirements: Become a member of the ESC Working Group on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology (escardio.org)
2021
Congratulations to our PI Prof. Elena Osto for being appointed Board Reviewer for EHJ!
Find out more here
13/12/21- We are currently looking for a new PostDoc Fellow! If you want to be part of our team, you can find all the informations in our Open Positions page!
It was an honour to have the opportunity to host Prof. Dr. Jared Rutter at one of the Life Science Switzerland (LS2) Prestige Webinars. Thank you and congratulations for the nice talk!
Find out more here:
2021
Starting the New Year with a great news that our leader Dr. Elena Osto officialy became a Swiss National Science Foundation Professor! Congratulation!!!
If you are interested in knowing our PI, you can find out more information here.
2020
Congrats to Dr. Anita Nasrallah for receiving a the Swiss Life Research Grant!
Masters Student Ilayda Sazpinar is volunteering for the national COVID-19 relief effort, a big thank-you to her and all of our medical staff!!
Dr. Elena Osto was recently featured in Tages Anzeiger for her work in Zürich. Read all about it here.
2019
Congrats to Anne Jomard for winning the Aletta Jacobs Young Investigator Award for Female Researchers at the German society for Microcirculation and Vascular Biology!
Greetings from the 42nd European Lipoprotein Club in Tutzing, Germany. Dr. Elena Osto is with our friends and close collaborators Oscar Chàvez, Anne Tailleux and Bart Staels from Institut Pasteur Lille and Université of Lille, France.
Congrats to Dr. Elena Osto for recently having been elected onto the steering committee of ZIHP! More details here and here.
Congrats to PhD Student Anne for winning the Hartmann-Müller Travel Grant 2019!
Congrats to Anne Jomard for Receiving the Life Science Switzerland Travel Grant! Read more about it here.
PD. Dr. med. Elena Osto’s interview by the Zürich Center for Integrative Human Physiology here.
International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy 2019 Conference, Lugano, Switzerland:
Best Poster Award (2nd Place) for Anne Jomard’s project on Bile Acids as novel pharmaco-therapeutic agents!
The Osto Team with Prof. Augusto Gallino, who organised the ISCP2019 Conference.
LS2 Cardiovascular Biology Meeting 2019 Fribourg, Switzerland
Best Oral Presentation Award
2018
ZHIP Symposium 2018 Zurich, Switzerland: 1st Place Best Poster Award to Anne Jomard!
Cardiology Sommerfest 2018 attended by the lab & colleagues
LS2 Cardiovascular Biology Meeting 2018 Fribourg, Switzerland
FCVB 2018 Vienna, Austria
Best Photo Award
The Osto Group with our international colleague: Maria Jose Forteza, PhD
Assistant professor
Cardiovascular Medicine,
Dep of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet