Date/Time
Date(s) - 26/06/2025
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Location
BT2 Detente / Kitchenette 1st Floor Room 101
Categories
Do you like scientific discussion? And how about Pizza?
If we gained your attention with ‘scientific’, or at least with ‘Pizza’, then you are already looking forward to the right event!
Pizza Club is a regularly held Journal Club event co-organized by The Representatives of the Doctoral Programme in Systems and Molecular Biomedicine, part of the Doctoral School in Science and Engineering (DSSE); and the Uni.lu student association ISCB RSG Luxembourg.
In short, Students (PhD candidates) present a scientific paper (+- 20 mins) they find interesting or that inspired the development of their individual PhD project (doesn’t need to be authored by the speaker).
There will be a open discussion round after each scientific presentation (2-3 students per event), followed by informal and fun chatting with some pizzas around!
Moreover, each presentation of peer-reviewed papers will be rewarded by 0.5 ECTS!
If we attracted your interest by now, feel free to join the monthly Pizza Club, either as part of Audience or as a registered Speaker. For the latter, please kindly use this form to sign up as an upcoming Speaker, by choosing your category of paper and desired month to present. Looking forward to seeing you at the next Pizza Club!
Information about this month’s speakers:
Presenter: Zahraa Berro
The article: Lewy pathology in Parkinson’s disease consists of crowded organelles and lipid membranes
The link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-019-0423-2
The abstract:
Parkinson’s disease is marked by the accumulation of abnormal neuronal structures called Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, which contain the protein α-synuclein. Using advanced imaging techniques on postmortem human brain tissue, this study reveals that these structures are densely packed with membranes, vesicles, and damaged organelles—not just protein filaments. High-resolution and biochemical analyses confirmed the presence of lipids and membrane fragments within these inclusions. These findings redefine Lewy pathology as complex, lipid-rich assemblies rather than simple protein aggregates, offering new insights into the cellular disruptions involved in Parkinson’s disease.
