28.10.2010 First battle won with antibodies
Bacteria that are resistant to antibodies pose a threat, particularly to people who are sick or feeble. In the search for new drugs, scientists from the University of Würzburg have made a breakthrough.
27.10.2010 Physiker und Biologen sind exzellent
Sie sind im europäischen Vergleich besonders forschungsstark und international orientiert: Deshalb stehen die Physiker und Biologen der Universität Würzburg in einem aktuellen CHE-Ranking in der „Excellence Group“.
25.10.2010 Protestlauf zum Luisengarten
Gegen die Kürzung der staatlichen Mittel für die Universität haben am Samstag rund 700 Studierende, Professoren, Dozenten und Uni-Mitarbeiter demonstriert. Vertreter der Hochschulleitung liefen an der Spitze des Protestzuges mit.
23.10.2010 Präsident Forchel zur Kürzung der staatlichen Mittel
Die bayerische Staatsregierung hat den Hochschulen das Geld gekürzt - "im denkbar ungeeignetsten Moment", so Universitätspräsident Alfred Forchel. Die Studierenden sehen das offenbar auch so: Sie rufen für Samstag zu einer Demonstration auf.
22.10.2010 Antibodies gone astray
Stiff person syndrome: this is the name given to a rare disorder of the central nervous system whose causes still puzzle scientists. A research team from the Department of Neurology at the University of Würzburg (Germany) has now made a new discovery about this disease.
15.10.2010 Über 22.000 Studierende an der Universität
Noch nie hatte die Universität Würzburg so viele Studierende: 22.128 junge Leute haben sich bislang fürs Wintersemester eingeschrieben. 3.606 davon sind Studienanfänger.
14.10.2010 Nanomachines make sugar juice flow
Plants play an important role as producers of sugar and carbohydrates. Scientists from the University of Würzburg are conducting research in this area – with the long-term goal of influencing sugar levels in agricultural crop plants.
30.09.2010 Haltestelle am Hubland verlegt
Vom 4. Oktober an wird die Bushaltestelle „Universitätsgelände“ am Hubland verlegt. Wegen der Sanierungsarbeiten auf dem „Roten-Platz“ halten die Busse der Linien 10 und 114 vor beziehungsweise nach der Ein- und Ausfahrt zur Tiefgarage.
29.09.2010 Start signal to stop growth
![[Translate to Englisch:] Manfred Schartl](typo3temp/pics/9b270a2bbe.jpg "[Translate to Englisch:] Manfred Schartl")
Scientists at the Biocenter and from the Institute of Pharmacology at the University of Würzburg have discovered a gene in a species of fish that triggers puberty. People also carry this gene in their genetic make-up. In humans, it has been associated to date with regulating appetite and body weight.
22.09.2010 Top Award for Junior Researcher
![[Translate to Englisch:] Dr. Gustavo Fernandez](typo3temp/pics/ddcd9c543c.jpg "[Translate to Englisch:] Dr. Gustavo Fernandez")
He is Spanish and has made the decision to conduct his research at the University of Würzburg over the next five years. Gustavo Fernández Huertas is going to develop intelligent materials at the Institute for Organic Chemistry. His project is funded by the Humboldt Foundation with a sizable amount of money.
22.09.2010 Fatal Chain Reaction
![[Translate to Englisch:] Diagram Myc-Protein](typo3temp/pics/a77456420c.jpg "[Translate to Englisch:] Diagram Myc-Protein")
What happens at the molecular level when a normal body cell is transformed into a tumor cell? Scientists at the Biocenter of the University of Würzburg have now managed to clarify this complex process in some new detail.
22.09.2010 Stroke: Enzyme kills nerve cells
The enzyme NOX4 is responsible for the death of nerve cells following a stroke. This discovery by researchers from the universities of Maastricht and Würzburg and from the Helmholtz Center in Munich offers new possibilities in therapy for a number of illnesses.
20.09.2010 How sugar finds its way into wine
That plants which store a lot of sugar taste sweet is a known fact. What is new, however, is that these plants also produce a greater yield and have proven to be far more resistant to cold temperatures. Why this happens to be so has now been examined more closely by scientists from the universities of Würzburg and Kaiserslautern.
14.09.2010 Plants conserve water by ion channel
An ion channel that plants use to protect themselves against drying out has been discovered by Würzburg and Zurich researchers. What is special about it is that it functions in a similar way to the ion channels found in people and animals.
27.08.2010 Gedrucktes Vorlesungsverzeichnis erschienen
Ab sofort ist das gedruckte Vorlesungsverzeichnis der Universität fürs Wintersemester 2010/11 in Würzburger Buchhandlungen erhältlich.