Franziska Lademann wins this year’s Von Recklinghausen Prize

The German Society for Endocrinology (DGE) supports and awards outstanding achievements in basic and clinical research . The Von Recklinghausen Award honors outstanding original scientific work in the field of calcium regulating hormones and bone metabolism. Franziska Lademann won this year’s award with her work on “Lack of the thyroid hormone transporter MCT8 in osteoblast and osteoclast progenitors increases trabecular bone in male mice”! Thyroid hormones are important for maintaining a healthy bone. Their transport into target cells is mediated by transporter proteins, such as the monocarboxylate transporter 8 (Mct8). Targeted knockdown of Mct8 gene expression in bone-building osteoblasts as well as bone-degrading osteoclasts in male mice led to an increase in trabecular bone mass. Both murine models suggest that MCT8 plays an important role in bone metabolism. Further experiments are needed to reveal the exact cellular mechanisms and processes behind it. The award ceremony took place at the annual conference of the German Society of Endocrinology on 21.03.2019 in Göttingen. Congratulations!