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Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects millions of people worldwide and so far there is no cure for this disease of the central nervous system. Damage to nerve fibers, also called axons, is responsible for the severity of the disease in patients and the course of MS. The protective layer of the

The State of Lower Saxony and the VolkswagenFoundation have granted researchers of the University Medical Center Göttingen, the Leibniz University Hannover and the Clusters of Excellence Multiscale Bioimaging and Hearing4all funding by the zukunft.niedersachsen program. Their project on the development of optical cochlear implants for the restoration of hearing in

At the Plenary Assembly of the Max Planck Society in Göttingen on June 22, 2023, Martin Stratmann symbolically passed on the responsibility to his successor, MBExC member Patrick Cramer, by handing over the chain of office. Cramer paid tribute to Stratmann’s achievements and outlined the three main areas of focus

The Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony has accepted MBExC member Viola Priesemann, research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) and professor at the University of Göttingen, as a new full member. She is one of 16 new members of the

Sounds of all kinds bring the world into our heads: our hearing system is as complex as it is ingenious. MBExC spokesperson Prof. Dr. Tobias Moser from the University Medical Center Göttingen, explains as interview guest in “Fragwürdig – der Podcast mit Antworten”, episode 9 how hearing works and how

MBExC member Patrick Cramer shares the prestigious award in the life sciences with Eva Nogales from the University of California, Berkeley. Both scientists have made significant contributions to elucidating gene transcription, one of the fundamental processes to life, through the lens of structural biology. With the help of this copying

The EMBO Workshop “Mechanisms of membrane fusion” will take place from 18 until 22 September at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Faßberg Campus in Göttingen. Fusion of biological membranes is fundamental to all living organisms and includes a wide range of processes such as infection by enveloped viruses,

Diversity Day is a nationwide event taking place this year on 23 May. The aim is to raise awareness, stimulate discussion and develop concrete measures to promote diversity and equal opportunities. The University Medical Center Göttingen invites everyone to listen to the first two episodes of the podcast series “UMG

MBExC member Prof. Dr. Patrick Cramer, MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences, receives the Röntgen Medal 2023 for his pioneering research in decoding the gene transcription mechanism using X-ray methods. The Röntgen Medal is awarded by the Mayor of the City of Remscheid. Recipients are personalities who made a special contribution to

MBExC member Professor Timo Betz, University of Göttingen, has been awarded a Proof of Concept (PoC) grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for his “TissMec” project to develop a 3D screening system to cultivate tissue and automatically stimulate and quantify its mechanical properties. PoC ERC grants provide top-up funding