by Gabriele Amoroso | Jan 31, 2023 | General, Research, Vacancies
In an interdisciplinary research project funded by the DFG in cooperation with the Chair of Mechanical Process Engineering at the RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, the biomechanical properties of 3D cell constructs (spheroids) made of human cells will be determined in the...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Nov 8, 2022 | Allgemein, Research, Young Scientists
Founding a startup after graduation – whether Master, PhD or even during your Postdoc time – can be a great opportunity to bring your research into the society as well as to independently work in the field of your interest. But you could also give others the...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Oct 12, 2022 | General, Research
Cellular processes are so complex and the structures are so tiny, that it is extremely difficult to track down their rules. Researchers of the Research Unit 2848 (FOR 2848; https://for2848.de/), in which Professor Martin van der Laan from Saarland University is...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Sep 27, 2022 | Publications, Research
In old age, killer cells of the immune system are better than their reputation. So far, the assumption was that the ability of the so-called T cells to kill tumor cells or pathogens weakens with time. The opposite is the case. T cells become stronger and more...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Sep 12, 2022 | Publications, Research
In the body, it is like in the economy: If the energy supply weakens, the entire system has a problem. In the body, a protein structure called MICOS plays an important role. If it does not function properly, severe degenerative and metabolic diseases can result. How...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Aug 16, 2022 | Allgemein, Publications, Research
For the first time anywhere in the world Prof. Martina Sester (Transplantation and Infection Immunology) and a research team at Saarland University’s Medical School in Homburg directly compared the vaccination effects of all five vaccination schemes approved in...