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16DEC 2022
Alumni
Ecological and sustainable practices in the economy: An interview with FAU alumna and innovator Maike Kauffmann
Sustainability in the economy. This is what FAU alumna Maike Kauffmann hopes to achieve. She is an active member of “Stiftung Verantwortungseigentum” and supports companies that aim to encourage a transformation towards more sustainability and a more ecological mindset in society and the economy. She received the FAU Innovator award 2022 in the alumni category […]
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12DEC 2022
Research
The connection between illnesses of the digestive and nervous systems
How do the gut and the brain interact, and can this even trigger disease? There is growing consensus within the research community that the nervous and digestive systems interact with each other. How exactly, however, is still largely unknown. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is now funding a new clinical research unit at FAU that […]
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09DEC 2022
FAU news
FAU immunologist Georg Schett receives Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
To researchers working in the field of inflammatory diseases, Prof. Dr. Georg Schett is a very familiar name. For his outstanding scientific achievements, Schett, a physician at FAU, has now been awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize by the German Research Foundation (DFG), which is one of the most important prizes for research in Germany. […]
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05DEC 2022
Research
Tapping into the hidden potential of algae
Whether it is as a new organic fuel, innovative cancer medication or a sustainable source of food: researchers across the globe see immense potential in euglenoids. Of the 1,000 known species, only 20 have been investigated to date. The Euglena International Network (EIN) now hopes to change this situation. FAU researchers are also on board. […]
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02DEC 2022
FAU news
Christmas lecture: “Santa’s Guide to the Galaxy”
Dashing through the galaxy at the speed of light, past black holes and cosmic rays: The Department of Physics at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) welcomes visitors aboard a very special sleigh ride for the traditional Christmas lecture on Thursday, December 15, in the Physics building in Staudtstraße 7. The lecture will be held in lecture hall […]
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02DEC 2022
FAU news
Advent calendar: 24 tips for a sustainable Christmas
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02DEC 2022
FAU news
Erlangen Post-COVID Center opens its doors
At least one in ten people who contract COVID-19 still struggle with persistent or new complaints weeks or months after contracting the virus. Extreme fatigue after strenuous activity, listlessness, shortness of breath, concentration difficulties and memory problems, anxiety and feelings of depression are only some of the possible symptoms of post-COVID syndrome. In order to […]
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29NOV 2022
Research
New Omicron subvariant BQ.1.1 resistant to all therapeutic antibodies
Are the currently approved antibody therapies used to treat individuals at increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease also effective against currently circulating viral variants? A recent study by researchers at the German Primate Center (DPZ) – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research and FAU shows that the Omicron sub-lineage BQ.1.1, currently on the rise worldwide, is […]
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29NOV 2022
Research
One new and one extended collaborative research center at FAU
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved one new Collaborative Research Center at FAU and extended a transregio (CRC/TRR). The DFG is funding six transfer projects for a CRC set up in 2011. CRC 1540 uses approaches based in mechanics in order to improve our understanding of the function of the central nervous system. During […]
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28NOV 2022
Research
Sugar molecule in the researchers’ spotlight
Sugar compounds from the glycan group have an important role to play in a number of biological processes in our bodies. By forming a chemical compound with protein and fats and altering these substances in the process, they regulate the maturation of kidneys, form connections between nerve pathways in the brain and contribute to the […]
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28NOV 2022
Research
Just keeping house for jihadists?
At the beginning, women returning to Germany who had been involved in the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS) were only rarely tried and convicted for their involvement and role in supporting IS, but now trials are becoming a much more regular occurrence. The German judiciary is considered a pioneer within Europe in this respect. But […]
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28NOV 2022
Research
New treatments for Huntington’s disease
Huntington’s disease is caused by repeated toxic changes in the protein huntingtin. An interdisciplinary team from the Department of Molecular Neurology and the Department of Stem Cell Biology at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and FAU has now discovered a treatment that is currently undergoing clinical trials. The researchers discovered that a small molecule accelerates the degradation of […]
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