by Gabriele Amoroso | Dec 10, 2019 | Research, Young Scientists
Many diseases, such as diabetes or non-alcoholic fatty liver, are caused by molecular processes in body cells. The exact mechanisms by which such diseases develop are still poorly understood. A team around the COMM-member Prof. Robert Ernst (Medical Biochemistry...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Dec 10, 2019 | Publications, Research
Inflammations in the body are not only caused by bacteria and viruses, but also by certain blood lipids. Patients with elevated concentrations of these blood lipids have a greater risk of premature death due to kidney damage or vascular diseases. This was shown by an...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Dec 2, 2019 | General
The new website of the Saarland University presents the wide range of study courses and top-class research in a much more attractive way than before. The biggest change concerns the appearance of the web pages with lots of images, new colors and fonts. Furthermore,...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Nov 19, 2019 | General, Research, Young Scientists
CRISPR genome editing is one of the most revolutionary discoveries of recent decades. Today, the technology is used in almost all bioscientific laboratories of basic research, the field of application ranges from agriculture, industrial production of bioreagents to...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Nov 14, 2019 | General
The President of the Saarland University, PI in the IRTG 1830 and COMM-member, Prof. Manfred Schmitt, was elected President of the UniGR on November 13, 2019. We congratulate sincere and wish a lot of success in assuming the special responsibilities associated with...