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Dr. Goran Kokic, MBExC member and Postdoc at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, received the Young Scientist Award 2022 of the Division of Biochemistry of the German Chemical Society. His work is characterized by the fact that detailed structural insights into the molecular coupling of gene transcription with

An international group of researchers led by scientists from the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and the University of Zurich (UZH) has deciphered the function of the CLN5 protein associated with childhood dementia. Published in the open-access scientific journal Science Advances. Link to the UMG press release (in German)

Dr. Fereshteh Haghighi, postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (HTG) at the University Medical Center Göttingen and Hertha Sponer College Member, has received the Young Investigator Award of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology in the field of “Basic Science”. She was

At its meeting on 23 June 2022 in Berlin, the Max Planck Society’s Senate unanimously appointed MBExC member Patrick Cramer as new President-elect of the Max Planck Society for the term of office from 2023 to 2029. The chemist and molecular biologist currently serves as Managing Director at the Max

Despite vast improvements in microscopy, there is still a remarkable gap between resolution in all three dimensions. A research team led by MBExC member Jörg Enderlein (University of Göttingen) together with researchers from the University of Würzburg and the Center for Cancer Research (USA), has investigated a technique for super-resolution

With a history spanning more than 300 years, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities is a scientific association steeped in tradition. Patrick Cramer is now one of 13 newly admitted members. Link to the MPI-NAT press release (in German)

The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina honors the biophysicist and MBExC member Helmut Grubmüller for his outstanding scientific achievements and the special expertise in his field of research. Link to the MPI-NAT press release (in German)

The “Parkinson Foundation” honors scientists of the University Medical Center Göttingen for their project proposal “Glycation of alpha-synuclein as biomarker” with the Innovation Award in the category “Basic Research”. The Innovation Prize is endowed with 100 000 euros. Dr. Annekatrin König, research associate, and Prof. Dr. Tiago Fleming Outeiro, MBExC

Göttingen researchers succeeded in measuring the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine from nerve cells with unprecedented accuracy. This enables scientists to study the mechanisms that control dopamine signaling in more detail and to better elucidate the development of related diseases. Link to the MPI-NAT press release (in German)

The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) is funding research into personalised treatment options for Noonan syndrome in the Stem Cell Unit at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) with 467,580 euros. The team led by MBExC member Dr Lukas Cyganek will conduct research for three years on the topic