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Cancer occurs when cells divide uncontrollably and displace healthy cells. Tumor suppressors provide an important defense against this. As molecular growth inhibitors, they prevent healthy cells from becoming cancerous. A key protein among them is p53, also known as the “guardian of the genome”. If p53 detects errors in a

Constantin Pape heads a new bridge research group at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences (MPI-NAT). The AKB Foundation is funding his group for a period of five years through the institute’s Manfred Eigen-Förderstiftung (Manfred Eigen Foundation). The funding will provide resources for IT equipment and three staff positions.

faktor magazine interview about the Hertha Sponer College: At the Hertha Sponer College (HSC) in Göttingen, a new generation of top researchers is emerging — thanks to a concept that is unique in Germany. The HSC is part of the Cluster of Excellence “Multiscale Bioimaging: From Molecular Machines to Networks

Rabea Hinkel and Wolfram-Hubertus Zimmermann discuss the heart patch on the Leibniz Association’s “Tonspur Wissen” podcast   More than three million people in Germany suffer from heart failure, often caused by calcified coronary arteries and associated heart attacks, which cause lasting damage to the heart muscle tissue. Treatment options have

Dr. Maria-Patapia Zafeiriou will take up the Else Kröner Professorship in Disease Modeling at the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Neuropediatrics, University Medical Center Göttingen, on June 1, 2026.   A core component of the professorship’s research is neuronal and inner-ear organoids derived from human induced pluripotent

Gene therapy for the inner ear – your opinion matters!   The Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic Therapies (EKFZ), in collaboration with the Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), is conducting an online scientific survey on gene therapy for

Benefit Concert for the German Cochlear Implant Society   The Rotary Club of Göttingen invites you to a benefit concert on Monday, June 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the University of Göttingen, which combines musical masterpieces with a scientific perspective on hearing. Göttingen-based artists and Rotarians

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) have made a significant breakthrough in the treatment of severe heart failure: for the first time, a clinical trial has demonstrated that laboratory-grown heart muscle tissue can improve the pumping function of damaged hearts. The

Researchers have developed a PET tracer that can visualize pathological alpha-synuclein aggregates in the brain. The method could contribute to the development of new therapies and help tailor personalized treatments in the future.   “With this new method, we can observe pathological processes directly in the brain for the first

Researchers at Göttingen University Medical Center (UMG) and the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences have elucidated how the production of certain proteins and their incorporation into the inner membrane of mitochondria – the ‘powerhouses of the cell’ – are coordinated. This process, which ensures energy production in living