Einstein Foundation AwardEvents 03/13/2024 Einstein Foundation Award Ceremony - livestreamJoin the livestream of the 2023 Einstein Foundation Award ceremony on March 14, 10pm CET.Tip 03/12/2024 Start of the Exhibition "We were, we are, and we will be"The exhibition portraits gender struggle in trade unions in German, Turkish, and Kurdish language. It was co-developed by Einstein Fellow Handan Çağlayan and will be on display between March 15th and April 15th 2024 before moving on.ViewResearch qualityEinstein Foundation AwardEinstein Center Digital FutureSusanne Schreiber 03/12/2024 Livestream: The Pitfalls of Bad Practices in Genetic Big Data and AIIntroductory note by 2023 Einstein Foundation Award winner Yves Moreau followed by a panel discussion on March 14, 2024 at 2pm. Register now!ExperienceViewListenRead Einstein Foundation AwardListen 02/02/2024 BBC interview with Yves MoreauThe 2023 Individual Award winner, who campaigns for ethical standards in the use of human DNA data in research, talks about unethical data gathering in China on the BBC's Science in Action programme from 7'56" to 15'22". E&BRudolf Zechner 01/26/2024 The Fat-Eating EnzymeBiochemist Rudolf Zechner and his team have discovered an enzyme that is a key factor in the breakdown of lipid (triglycerides) in fat cells. In Berlin, he has taken on the task of deactivating this enzyme in order to fight cardiac insufficiency and heart failure.NewsFoundationEinstein Foundation Award 01/22/2024 Call for entries: Einstein Foundation Award 2024Until 30 April 2024, the annual €500,000 Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research is inviting applications and nominations again. Find out more and apply!NewsFoundationPressReadStefan Flasche 01/15/2024 Einstein-BUA Strategic Professorship for Infectious Disease Dynamics and Global Health for Prof Dr Stefan FlascheFollowing a funding recommendation by the Einstein Foundation and a decision by the Board of Directors of the Berlin University Alliance, Prof. Dr Stefan Flasche took up the Einstein-BUA Professorship for Infection Dynamics and Global Health at Charité Berlin on 1 January 2024.PressFoundationZoltán MolnárOya CingözWonwoo NamIda TothChristoph SanderEinstein Center 3REinstein Center Population Diversity 01/15/2024 Einstein Foundation Berlin approves research funding worth €5.6 millionIn December, the Einstein Foundation Berlin's Executive Board approved funding among others for Oya Cingöz and Christoph Sander as the first Einstein Starting Researcher.E&BSebastian Hasenstab-Riedel 11/22/2023 Jekyll and Hyde ElementsHalogens important for a wide range of applications, but they can be highly toxic and harmful to the climate. Chemist Sebastian Hasenstab-Riedel tries to minimize their negative sides.NewsPressReadResearch qualityEinstein Foundation Award 11/14/2023 The winners of the 2023 Einstein Foundation Award are announcedThe Einstein Foundation Berlin is to honor Belgian bioinformatician Yves Moreau, the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences, and the Responsible Research Assessment Initiative with this year’s Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research. NewsResearch qualityRead 10/11/2023 Diversity in science: Brake or acceleration?Greater biodiversity enhances stability and robustness in ecosystems, species, and individuals. However, the question arises: do similar principles apply to the research ecosystem? In his essay, Ulrich Dirnagl provides answers.E&BKathrin Zippel 09/20/2023 Glass FencesScientists are much more than brains on sticks. They are as diverse as society. Sociologist Kathrin Zippel looks at how gender is dealt with in academia and how women are fenced off in global science networks. E&BReadElke Weber 08/21/2023 At boiling pointHomo sapiens’ are far from being a purely rational. Psychologist Elke Weber investigates how calculations, emotions, and social reasons play into human decision making. She uses the findings to design the decision architectures needed to face pressing challenges like climate change. NewsFoundationPressReadEinstein Foundation Doctoral ProgramEinstein Center Early Disease InterceptionPietro MarabottiAndrew Sharott 08/03/2023 Einstein Foundation approves new research funding worth over 8 million EuroThe Executive Board of the Einstein Foundation Berlin approved more new structural funding for Berlin’s research landscape, including a new Einstein Center for Population Diversity and a preparation module for an Einstein Center for Early Disease Interception.NewsFoundation 08/02/2023 Einstein Foundation joins statement for Freedom and Autonomy of Science and Research in IsraelIn the light of years of close cooperation with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Einstein Foundation shares the concerns of the colleagues and friends in Israel and joins the statement of German research organisations. 1234567891011 next