Beyond Structural Support: Skin Fibroblasts as Dynamic Regulators of Tissue and Disease
Date
Thursday, April 23, 2026 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
Beate Lichtenberger (Medical University of Vienna)
Location
Moonstone Bldg / Ground floor / Seminar Room F (I24.EG.030f)
Series
Seminar/Talk
Host
Florian Schur
Contact
Skin fibroblasts are central organizers of tissue architecture, providing the structural framework of the
skin while actively regulating its development, homeostasis, and repair. Far from being a uniform cell
population, fibroblasts comprise diverse subtypes with distinct spatial identities, functional programs,
and interactions with epithelial, immune, and vascular cells. In this talk, I will discuss how fibroblast
diversity shapes skin structure and physiology, and how altered fibroblast states drive pathological
processes such as fibrosis and cancer. These findings position fibroblasts as dynamic regulators of tissue
function in both health and disease.