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Study shows possible link between genetic hearing disorder and autism
One cause of a genetic autism spectrum disorder is a defect in a gene called Cacna2d3. Scientists at the Saarland University (including the COMM member Prof. Jutta Engel, Biophysics) and the University Ulm were able to show that sound signals important for...
UdS Open Day on May 21, 2022 on site
Saarland University is offering around 250 program points across all disciplines at the Open Day, which will take place on Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Saarbrücken campus. Prospective students can inform themselves about the wide range of study...
Publication on mechanism that could be responsible for metabolic diseases
For a long time, small units of the cells, so-called lipid droplets, were considered fat stores without any further function. However, it has only recently become apparent that these droplets can do much more than simply store and release fat. A research team...
GradUS workshops in summer term 2022
The Support Centre for Doctoral Researchers at Saarland University (GradUS) would like to draw your attention to the new GradUS workshop programme for doctoral researchers in the summer term 2022. The workshop programme for doctoral researchers with workshops on...
Mentoring-Programm der jGBM
The mentoring program is by students for prospective students from WS22/23 in the field of life sciences (biochemistry, biology, molecular medicine, etc.). It is organized by young members of the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - jGBM for short. All...
Online presentation of the Exist and VIP+ funding programs
The KWT invites you to a two-hour event "Funding Innovative Research with Economic Potential" on April 12, 2022, at 3 pm, in which the Exist and VIP+ funding programs will be presented digitally on MS Teams. Following this introductory event, potential applicants for...
Excellence program for female scientists
The Excellence Program for Women supports and promotes excellent young female scientists at Saarland University and the non-university research institutes on campus. Women who aspire to a top position in science or business receive targeted support in implementing...
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...