A lack of vitamin B2 makes tumour cells more susceptible to a unique form of cell death. This was discovered by researchers at the Rudolf Virchow Centre at the University of Würzburg.
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A team from the Würzburg Institute of Experimental Biomedicine I and the Rudolf Virchow Center (RVZ) has fundamentally changed our understanding of platelet biology with a study published in the journal Science.
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11/12/2025
Five professors from the University of Würzburg are among the Highly Cited Researchers 2025. This list includes researchers whose work is cited particularly often by other scientists.
moreIron Keys to Cancer Cell Death
09/29/2025
Dr. Hariharan Moorthy is investigating a special form of cell death that could enable innovative cancer therapies. An Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship allows him to conduct his research at the University of Würzburg.
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07/14/2025
A new strategy for treating a specific form of lung cancer: That is the goal of a research project led by José Pedro Friedmann Angeli. Financial support for the project is provided by the European Research Council.
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