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20SEP 2024
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Casting off: Leaving autoimmune disease behind thanks to an innovative treatment
Team of researchers at FAU makes decisive breakthrough Using the motto “Lichtet den Anker und segelt der Erkrankung davon!” (“Raise anchor and leave your illness behind”), the team at Department of Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology at the Deutsches Zentrum für Immunotherapy, Uniklinikum Erlangen, FAU has discovered an innovative treatment concept for autoimmune diseases. […]
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17SEP 2024
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Brain divides meal into different phases
FAU-led study shows how the brain ensures energy intake The process of food intake appears to be organized at the cellular level like a relay race: during eating, the baton is passed between different teams of neurons until we have consumed the appropriate amount of energy. This is the conclusion of a recent study by […]
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12SEP 2024
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A Cup with the President – Episode 13: Prof. Dr. Dr. Patricia Wiater
Meeting Prof. Dr. Dr. Patricia Wiater at the Chair for Public Law, Public International Law and Human Rights Each semester, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits 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 […]
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09SEP 2024
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AI uncovers the secrets of human cognition
Decoding the mysteries of the human mind is one of the major aims of brain research. FAU researchers gain major insights into how our brains work In a pioneering study, the two scientists Dr. Patrick Krauss and Dr. Achim Schilling from the Cognitive Computational Neuroscience Group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have now used artificial intelligence […]
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09SEP 2024
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Two Starting Grants for FAU
Mathematician Jana Hutter and physicist Philipp Pelz receive funding from the ERC Two researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have been awarded the coveted Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for their work on improving imaging processes in medicine and material sciences. Prof. Dr. Jana Hutter hopes to develop innovative MRI procedures that will […]Mathematician Jana Hutter and physicist Philipp Pelz receive funding from the ERC Two researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have been awarded the coveted Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for their work on improving imaging processes in medicine and material sciences. Prof. Dr. Jana Hutter hopes to develop innovative MRI procedures that will […]
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29AUG 2024
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Molecular mechanisms in Parkinson’s unlocked
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. It causes movement disorders such as tremors and stiffness and there is currently no treatment for the cause of the disease. A team of researchers at Uniklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has now successfully unlocked further details of the molecular mechanisms behind Parkinson’s. FAU team […]Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. It causes movement disorders such as tremors and stiffness and there is currently no treatment for the cause of the disease. A team of researchers at Uniklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has now successfully unlocked further details of the molecular mechanisms behind Parkinson’s. FAU team […]
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29AUG 2024
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FAU chemist researches functional organic materials for the energy transition
Carbon, of all things, could help us to push forward the decarbonization of our industrial society. Functional carbon particles, known as carbon dots, can transform sunlight into energy and extract hydrogen from water. Prof. Dr. Dirk M. Guldi, a chemist at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), researches the molecular structure of such nanoparticles and uses artificial intelligence […]Carbon, of all things, could help us to push forward the decarbonization of our industrial society. Functional carbon particles, known as carbon dots, can transform sunlight into energy and extract hydrogen from water. Prof. Dr. Dirk M. Guldi, a chemist at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), researches the molecular structure of such nanoparticles and uses artificial intelligence […]
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29AUG 2024
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New concept for the protection of marine biodiversity
Man-made climate change knows no limits. In the future, the AGELESS consortium will investigate how marine life in our oceans affected by climate change can be protected beyond national areas of jurisdiction. AGELESS project will use long-term data series for the ocean of the future The interdisciplinary team of researchers from MARUM – Center for […]
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27AUG 2024
A cup with the President
A cup with the President – Episode 12: Prof. Dr. Philipp Beckerle
A visit at Prof. Dr. Philipp Beckerle’s office at the Chair of Autonomous Systems and Mechatronics Each semester, FAU president Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits 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. […]
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27AUG 2024
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How can I forward my university e-mails to my private e-mail address?
Once you are a student at FAU, e-mails are sent to your own university inbox. This happens automatically once you activate your user ID in the IdM portal, where the digital identity of all students is saved, and reserve an @fau.de address. You can either access e-mails using the webmail interface in your browser or […]
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21AUG 2024
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Gabriele Chiogna investigates factors that influence water resources
As a physicist, Gabriele Chiogna is used to working on complex equations. However, it is not enough to understand how the availability and quality of water will change during the coming years. The answer to this problem varies greatly, depending on how we use this vital resource in the future. “As modelers, we must always […]
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20AUG 2024
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A physics student at the Faculty of Humanities
Physics student Anabel Kummer took part in the seminar “Radiation objects that made history” and examined the effects of science on our society. She talks about her experiences at the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology. Investigating the interface between science and society as a physics student at the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, […]
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