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International research team led by Göttingen University design versatile imaging system   Understanding how cells are organized and how their molecular components interact in a coordinated and cooperative manner is a central goal of modern life sciences. To answer these questions, researchers need to observe many structures inside the same

This year’s Max Planck Start-up Award of the Stifterverband honours the work of Ovo Labs. Founded in 2025 as a spin-off from the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen, the young biotech company develops novel therapeutics designed to improve the quality of human oocytes (egg cells). The prize,

In a joint study conducted by the DZHK sites in Heidelberg, Munich and Göttingen, researchers are deciphering how the spatial organisation of the genome in the heart determines genetic disease risks.   Most of the genetic risk variants for heart disease are outside of genes and don’t work the same

Research team optimises microscope with innovative technology to benefit research and medicine   Light sheet microscopy produces impressive 3D images of tissue and entire organs, such as the delicate cochlea in the inner ear or the complex brain of a mouse. A thin layer of light, the light sheet, moves

New study elucidates continuous dynamics of cooperation and competition   When people reach for the same object, walk through a narrow doorway, forage for food, or work together on a shared task, they continuously negotiate—often without noticing—how much to cooperate or compete. Unlike classical laboratory games that force players to

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The Helmholtz Center in Berlin has awarded its Innovation Award to three scientists for their pioneering work in the field of histological tomography: physicist and MBExC member Prof. Dr. Tim Salditt from the University of Göttingen, pathologist Prof. Dr. Danny Jonigk from RWTH University Hospital Aachen, and pathologist and anatomist

For several years, pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV (PrEP) has been a major success in preventing new cases. However, individuals on PrEP typically engage in riskier sexual behavior and thus are more susceptible to acquiring other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). To counteract this, people on PrEP have to regularly take mandatory

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1286 ‘Quantitative Synaptology’ at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) for a further 3.5 years from 1 January 2026. This is already the third round of funding for the research consortium, which was launched in 2017. The total

A joint study by Göttingen University Medical Center (UMG) and Würzburg University Hospital provides new insights into why heart muscle cells lose their rhythm in atrial fibrillation. Disrupted calcium communication between central cell structures in the heart could be a decisive mechanism in this process. The findings have been published