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With its “Consolidator Grants”, the European Research Council (ERC) supports excellent scientists in advancing their independent careers. This year, Ana Banito (Hopp Children’s Cancer Center Heidelberg/German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ) and Aurélie Ernst (DKFZ) are pleased to receive the prestigious ERC funding. Ana Banito will use the two million euros in funding to find new […]

The NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have signed a groundbreaking cooperation agreement. This partnership combines the expertise of both institutions in the fields of production and characterization of materials for biological systems and energy storage as well as the application of statistical methods in medicine. The collaboration […]

With a novel approach, EMBL scientists discovered important interactions between molecular machines, potentially offering new opportunities for drug development Summary Choosing a film for a movie night is always a battle. Now imagine if you could pick one that provided a window into some of the most fundamental biological processes that keep us alive. For […]

The German Research Foundation providing funding of around 10,9 million euros With a Collaborative Research Centre in chemistry, Heidelberg University has been successful in the latest approval round of the German Research Foundation (DFG). The CRC 1249 “N-Heteropolycycles as Functional Materials”, where research is being carried out on novel organic compounds, is entering its third […]

Chromosomal instability plays a crucial role in the progression of cancer: it shapes the properties of tumor cells and drives the development of therapy resistance. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the Heidelberg Stem Cell Institute HI-STEM* and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) used state-of-the-art single-cell analysis methods to analyze the cellular […]

Cardiologist Dr. Kai-Uwe Jarr is researching why the body’s own immune system does not recognize and remove the deposits in blood vessels that can lead to life-threatening circulatory disorders. For his research into immunotherapy for atherosclerosis and the establishment of his own junior research group at the Heidelberg Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University, he will […]

The Ruperto Carola team impressed with an innovative method for the targeted modification of the 3D structure of genetic material in human cells A team of students from Heidelberg University took part in the prestigious International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM) for synthetic biology with great success – overall victory. It took first place in […]

Dr. Karolina Gente is researching at Heidelberg University’s Faculty of Medicine how cancer can be detected earlier in rheumatism patients and how inflammatory rheumatic diseases can be treated safely in cancer patients. She has set up a consultation hour at Heidelberg University Hospital where she advises patients on these issues, soon also via telemedicine. Her […]

At Myotwin, the vision is to revolutionize drug development through innovation and compassion. The team is creating a digital twin of the human heart muscle, built from extensive high-content datasets, to enable animal-free drug testing. This groundbreaking platform aims to reshape pharmaceutical research by offering ethical, precise, and effective drug testing methods. By leveraging technology […]