by Gabriele Amoroso | Oct 18, 2021 | General, Research, Young Scientists
On October 14, 2021, the best doctoral theses for the academic year 2019/20 were awarded the highest prize for a doctorate at the Saarland University: the traditional Dr. Edward Martin Prize of the Saarland University Society. Three of the laureates have completed...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Sep 27, 2021 | General, Research
On Monday, 11 October 2021 at 4 pm (CEST) a Cells 2021 Webinar will highlight recent developments in the understanding of mitochondrial architecture and functions in human health and disease. One of the speakers is Prof. Martin van der Laan (Saarland University School...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Sep 20, 2021 | Publications, Research
One variant of anemia is the so-called Gárdos channelopathy, a malfunction of Gárdos channels caused by a gene mutation. Potassium ions can leave the red blood cells through these channels. If the function of the channels is disturbed, this also affects the calcium...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Aug 13, 2021 | General, Publications, Research
The Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is a cell organelle that plays a crucial role in protein folding and cell growth. Under stress conditions, newly formed proteins may not fold properly and therefore accumulate in the ER. This activates the so-called Unfolded Protein...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Jul 20, 2021 | General, Research
Sixteen months after the start of construction, the shell of the Preclinical Center for Molecular Signal Processing (PZMS) research building is almost complete, as this photo from July 19, 2021 shows. An image gallery of the progress since the start of construction...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Jul 1, 2021 | Research, Young Scientists
A new approach to detect diseases such as the Parkinson’s disease even before symptoms appear with the help of biomarkers in the blood is being researched by Caroline Diener in Professor Eckart Meese’s team at the Institute of Human Genetics at Saarland...
