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New insights into the body’s own defense against tumor cells
240,000 people die of cancer in Germany every year. It is therefore of great importance to investigate the body's own defense strategies against cancer cells in order to enable new therapies. An international research team from Homburg, Oxford, Siena and Toulouse as...
PhD position available
The School of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Chair: Prof. Dr. Martin van der Laan), Preclinical Center for Molecular Signal Processing (PZMS), Saarland University on the Homburg campus is looking for at least one highly motivated...
“GradUS global” promotes doctoral researchers with regard to internationalisation
“GradUS global” is jointly offered by GradUS – the support centre for doctoral researchers at Saarland University – and the International Office. After expiry of an initial 4.5-years period of funding by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), “GradUS global” is...
Virtual poster session „Big Data and Deep Learning“
The Kontaktstelle für Wissens- und Technologietransfer (KWT) will run the 2nd online poster session: Big Data and Deep Learning on 30. Nov 2pm-5pm with the aim to connect data producing research labs and startups to machine learning experts of the UdS and associated...
Fascination protein-protein interactions (Lights. Camera. Interaction.)
„You never walk alone“ is a beautiful catch phrase equally relevant for social communities as well as the subcellular organization at the molecular level. Very much like best friends also proteins, cellular micromachines, come in close contact and team up for a shared...
Doctoral theses honoured by the Saarland University Society
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...
PZMS – Roofing ceremony
The roofing ceremony for the new building of the Preclinical Center for Molecular Signal Processing (PZMS) took place October 11, 2021. State-of-the-art technology, up-to-date architecture, excellent research opportunities - this is what the new PZMS building at the...
The Pathomechanism of Mitochondrial Diseases
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...
Reasons for anemia through mutated potassium channels in red blood cells
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...
Unfolded proteins in the ER and lipid bilayer stress lead to common transmembrane architecture of Ire1
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...