After the complete tumour resection, not all patients with an adrenocortical carcinoma require the previous standard therapy Mitotane. Professors Martin Fassnacht and Massimo Terzolo show this in a clinical trial.
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DNA Chips as Storage Media of the Future
08/24/2023In the form of DNA, nature shows how data can be stored in a space-saving and long-term manner. Würzburg's chair of bioinformatics is developing DNA chips for computer technology.
moreData against climate change
08/23/2023More cooperating businesses, higher funding, a new partner within the university: BigData@Geo is going into the second round and wants to use climate data to create concrete recommendations for action for businesses with a connection to nature.
moreThe sensory hairs of the Venus flytrap contain a heat sensor that warns the plant of bush fires. It reacts to rapid temperature jumps, as Würzburg researchers have discovered.
moreMathematics against Weeds
08/18/2023Together with the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Würzburg biology professor Chaitanya S. Gokhale has developed a mathematical model on population dynamics and evolution of herbicide resistance in perennial weeds.
moreOn the trail of immune cells
08/17/2023Carlos Talavera-López has recently been appointed junior professor of systems immunology at the University of Würzburg. His special focus is on the processes inside the cell. For this, he relies on deep learning methods.
moreThe Else Kröner Center for Advanced Medical & Medical Humanitarian Studies Würzburg-Mwanza started work in mid-2020. Its good performance has now been confirmed by an interim report.
moreTWINSIGHT Enters the Second Round
08/07/2023Making researching doctors familiar with the latest technologies in immunology: This is what happens in the TWINSIGHT college. The Else Kröner-Fresenius Stiftung is funding it for another three years.
moreWhat helps Stephanie may not help Stefan
07/31/2023Women and men react differently to stress and strain. These are the results of an investigation from the first year of the Corona pandemic carried out by a team from the University and the University Hospital Würzburg.
moreMeeting of Female Physicists in Würzburg
07/28/2023Female physicists from all over the world will meet for a three-day workshop of the Grete Hermann Network starting Monday, July 31 at the University of Würzburg.
moreAward for outstanding young researcher
07/28/2023The Biocenter of the University of Würzburg awards the Marcella Boveri Prize 2023 to ecologist Sarah Redlich, a researcher in Professor Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter's Chair of Zoology III.
morePrestigious Award for Klaus Schilling
07/28/2023One of the most important international space prizes is going to Würzburg: Professor Klaus Schilling will receive the Malina Medal 2023 for his outstanding achievements in space research and education.
moreA quick look inside a human being
07/26/2023Physicists at the University of Würzburg have succeeded in making a new imaging technique ready for use on humans. Radioactive markers and radiation are not necessary for this.
moreSocial media play an important role in users' perception of the ideal body - often leading them in an unhealthy direction. Researchers at the University of Würzburg have investigated how this can be counteracted.
moreTelling the story of change in our world
07/19/2023The Chair of European Ethnology of Professor Michaela Fenske invites you to an international conference on Environmental Humanities research at the beginning of August.
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