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Transparente Pillenkapsel enthält DNA-Strang

Panel discussion with internationally renowned scientists including Nobel Laureate Bruce Beutler and Einstein Visiting Fellow Hans Schreiber

When our organs age or wear out, their renewal usually depends on a few stem cells in the tissue, because the vast majority of differentiated cells have lost their ability to divide and generate new cells. A German-French team led by Einstein BIH Visiting Fellow Michael Sieweke from the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in Berlin and the Centre d’Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML) in Marseille has now discovered how macrophages, a type of specialized immune cell, can nevertheless divide and self-renew almost indefinitely. As the researchers show in the journal Science, the macrophages achieve this by activating a gene network similar to one found in embryonic stem cells. In the future the findings could provide new directions in regenerative medicine and therapies. “We asked ourselves how is this possible?” In the new study, Sieweke’s research team from the MDC in Berlin and the CIML in France have now been able to show that this also works with various…

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will begin his teaching activities as Einstein Visiting Professor at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) in the winter semester of 2015-16. An inaugural event will take place on 1st November 2015, at 5:00 p.m. At the event, titled “(teaching) ART,” Prof. Ai Weiwei will speak with other lecturers from UdK Berlin about art and the art of teaching art. “We at Berlin University of the Arts are very happy to welcome Ai Weiwei to our institution this semester. There were good reasons to invite him to UdK Berlin several years ago. Now, we finally had the chance to do so, and from our first conversations, I have high expectations for his work with our students,” said Prof. Martin Rennert, president of the UdK Berlin, at today's press conference. Prof. Dr. med. Dres. h. c. Günter Stock, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Einstein Foundation Berlin, emphasized the significance of Ai Weiwei’s appointment as Einstein Visiting Professor, for Berlin as a center of…

Illustration mit Fragezeichen in den Farben der Einstein Stiftung

"Please close your eyes for a moment and think about the work on your research project. What's the first thing you see?" All questions & the answers Thomas Südhof.

Einstein Foundation and Café Einstein jointly host talk with noble prize winner and Einstein BIH Visiting Fellow Thomas Südhof on September 16th at the prominent Café Einstein Unter den Linden. The talk kick-started a new event format "Einstein meets ..." of the Einstein Foundation Berlin. A full salon in the afternoon. Expectations must be high when guests are even crowding in the hallway eager to catch a glimpse of a genius in neurosciences. Their expectations were more than fulfilled. It was a great honour for the Einstein Foundation Berlin to welcome noble prize winner and Einstein BIH Visiting Fellow Thomas Südhof for a public interview and conversation at the Café Einstein Unter den Linden. Dr. Marion Müller, Managing Director of the Einstein Foundation Berlin, and Gerald Uhlig-Romero, owner and founder of the Café Einstein Unter den Linden, lead through the conversation. Accompanied by applause, Südhof, a German neuroscientist who lives in the USA and is doing research at…

In March 2016, the research project "Graphic medicine and literary pathographies: The aesthetics and politics of illness narratives in contemporary comics and literature (PATHO / GRAPHICS)" funded by the Einstein Foundation Berlin startet at Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies (Freie Universität Berlin). Project leader Prof. Irmela Marei Krüger-Fürhoff presents the project in a short video.

The brand new Internet portal www.doctoral-programs.de now bundles and presents all structured PhD programs in the Berlin region. It allows young researchers from around the world to search for suitable offerings in their discipline – with a selection of over 100 programs. The portal was created as a joint initiative of the Einstein Foundation and the major universities in and around Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, Universität der Künste Berlin, and Universität Potsdam. The new English-language portal provides information about the research focus, available scholarships and application deadlines, as well as the number of places for the individual programs. It is mainly intended for university graduates from abroad who would like to learn more about doctoral opportunities in Berlin. The doctoral programs can be found either by entering search terms or browsing an overview of disciplines. Prospective PhD students can also…

Scientists discover new genetic variations in neuroblastoma - Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Press Release:Malignant cells can 'learn' how to defend themselves against specific treatments – this also holds true for neuroblastoma and solid tumors emerging during childhood. Genetics studies using next-generation sequencing have now made it possible for a group of researchers working with pediatric oncologists at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin to gain new insights into the genetic makeup of tumors. In the current edition of the professional journal Nature Genetics*, the scientists outline the related molecular characteristics ─ so-called signatures that elicit changes in the tumor and that are resistant to current therapeutic options. Cure rates as high as 80% can now be reached for the treatment of some cancers in children and adolescents, and is indeed a major medical achievement. Tumors that return in a relapse, however, are a different story. Treatment options remain…

Lecture and discussion with Avner de-Shalit, Professor of Democracy and Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Illustration mit Fragezeichen in den Farben der Einstein Stiftung

“Please close your eyes for a moment and think about your research project. What do you see at first?” All questions & the answers by David Mooney.

Illustration mit Fragezeichen in den Farben der Einstein Stiftung

“Please close your eyes for a moment and think about the work on your research project. What is the first thing you see?” All questions & the answers by Dieter Vogt.

Illustration mit Fragezeichen in den Farben der Einstein Stiftung

“Please close your eyes for a moment and think about your research project. What do you see at first?” All questions & the answers by Matthias von Herrath.