2024

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15MAR 2024
FAU news
Klaus Überla appointed new chair of STIKO
Newly appointed committee elects virologist from FAU The Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) elected Prof. Dr. Klaus Überla as its new chair during its inaugural meeting. The director of the Institute of Clinical and Molecular Virology at Uniklinikum Erlangen and Chair of Clinical and Molecular Virology at FAU has been a member of the committee […]
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15MAR 2024
FAU news
New FAU merchandise: Roll top backpack
The new FAU black roll top backpack is now available in the FAU shop There are lots of cool products with the University logo available in the FAU shop. New: Our practical roll top backpack. All merchandise products are available in the FAU online shop at www.fau-shop.de. There’s even special editions in collaboration with adidas, […]
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13MAR 2024
Research
Researchers “film” the activation of an important receptor
Study involving FAU may lead to the development of improved medicines An international team of researchers has succeeded in “filming” the activation of an important receptor. They froze the involved molecules at different points in time and photographed them under the electron microscope. They were then able to place these still images in sequence. This […]
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08MAR 2024
FAU news
Academic Freedom Unevenly Distributed
61 Countries with High Degree of Academic Freedom, 3.6 Billion People Without Any Academic freedom today is not available for 3.6 billion people, or 45.5 percent of the world’s population. After a global peak in academic freedom in 2006, the situation today is comparable to circumstances fifty years ago in 1973. This is one of […]
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08MAR 2024
Wissenschaft
FAU team identifies effect of GLUT1 deficiency on B-lymphocytes
How a protein influences the functioning of the immune system Cells with certain pre-determined tasks are essential to the human immune system, allowing it to recognize and render pathogens harmless. Changes can lead to the immune system providing us with less protection from disease. A research team from the Department of Molecular Immunology (head: Prof. […]
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08MAR 2024
FAU news
Baking bread with solar energy?
Students try out their own solar bakery Using solar energy to bake bread? It works! During an advanced seminar in technical development aid at the Chair of Power Electronics, students had the possibility to try out the concept of the solar bakery themselves. The result: roughly 100 baguettes. What is a solar bakery? A solar […]
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06MAR 2024
A cup with the President
A cup with the President – Episode 8: Prof. Dr. Dagmar Fischer
Visiting Prof. Dr. Dagmar Fischer at the Department Chemistry and Pharmacy Each semester, FAU president Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger sets out to visit professors who have just recently joined FAU. At their respective institutes, he gets to know them better as they talk about their research and share what is important to them. This series […]
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05MAR 2024
Research
Researchers investigate a man who received 217 Covid vaccinations
Researchers at FAU find no negative effects on immune system Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen have examined a man who has received more than 200 vaccinations against Covid-19. They learned of his case via newspaper reports. Until now, it has been unclear what effects hypervaccination such as this would have on the […]
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27FEB 2024
Research
Greedy macrophages promote the progression of cancer
FAU researcher receives an award for his contribution to treating bone marrow cancer Macrophages that “gorge themselves” on a certain protein may promote the progression of cancer rather than fight it. PD Dr. Heiko Bruns, immunologist at FAU, discovered this mechanism in connection with bone marrow cancer. In recognition of his research, which may lead […]
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23FEB 2024
Research
Fighting hunger with cassava
Over 25 million euros from Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One) is providing approximately 25.8 million euros (28 million US dollars) in funding for an international research project led by FAU: The non-profit organization will support the cassava source-sink (CASS) project in the next five years […]
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23FEB 2024
FAU news
Wall of Wishes: What would you wish for in order to feel at home at FAU?
An interview with two of the students involved, Wiebke Witsch and Melanie Kuch As part of the #FAURespect campaign launched by the Office of Equality and Diversity, the Wall of Wishes was developed by students of the Master’s degree program Theater – Research – Transfer. Until March 8, FAU members can use the wall to […]
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23FEB 2024
FAU news
Artificial intelligence and bats – learning how bats fight off parasites
Experts at FAU conduct research into the immune reaction of bats in conjunction with Nuremberg Zoo Whether by rubbing themselves with ants or eating grass, many species of animal know what to do if they are sick or have parasites, and this is probably also true of bats. How exactly they fight off viruses and […]
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