Colored nuclei reveal cellular key genes1
The identification of genes involved in diseases is one of the major challenges of biomedical research. Researchers at the University of Bonn and the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) have developed a method that makes their identification much easier and faster: they light up genome sequences in the cell nucleus. In contrast to complex screenings using established methods, the NIS-Seq method can be used to investigate the genetic determinants of almost any biological process in human cells. The study has now been published in Nature Biotechnology.
“Becoming engaged from a place of openness and curiosity is key”2
In a time of multiple crises, the enormous loss of biodiversity is one of our greatest challenges, the consequences of which are already affecting countless people around the world. It is evident by now: Something has to change - but what and how? Dr. Stefan Partelow, head of the “Transformation and Governance” research area at the Center for Life Ethics at the University of Bonn, is working on precisely this question. As one of many scientists, he contributed to the Transformative Change Assessment of the World Biodiversity Council IPBES, which has now been published: It aims to understand and identify factors in human society that can be used to bring about transformative change for the conservation, restoration and wise use of biodiversity while considering social and economic objectives in the context of sustainable development.
University of Bonn Welcomes New Schlegel Professor3
The University of Bonn has appointed yet another outstanding Schlegel Professor financed from Excellence funding. Professor Maja Köhn is set to inject fresh momentum into the Institute for Cell Biology as its Managing Director. Her main area of work is studying phosphatases.
University of Bonn Researcher Involved in Sensational Find in Frankfurt4
Some time ago, archaeological excavations in the Praunheim district of Frankfurt am Main uncovered a burial ground from the 3rd century. Inside one of its graves, the archaeologists came upon a complete skeleton accompanied by grave goods, in this case an earthenware jug and an incense burner in the shape of a chalice. However, it was not until they were cleaning the bones that they discovered something else—an amulet capsule, which has now turned out to be a truly sensational find. Professor Markus Scholz, an archaeologist and expert in Latin inscriptions based at Goethe University Frankfurt, has managed to decipher the inscription on the capsule with the help of church historian Professor Wolfram Kinzig from the University of Bonn and a number of other researchers.
New findings on blood clotting5
A deficiency in blood plasma coagulation factor XIII leads to a disruption in the cross-linking of fibrin, the "glue" in blood coagulation. The enzyme therefore plays an essential role in blood clotting. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn, together with Thermo Fisher Scientific in the Netherlands, deciphered the previously unknown structure of the Factor XIII complex using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), even at the atomic level. This enabled them to visualize the effects of disease-causing, clinically relevant factor XIII mutations in the structure of the coagulation complex. Their results have now been published in the print edition of the journal “Blood”.
Angkana Rüland receives Leibniz Prize6
In recognition of her excellent research work, Prof. Dr. Angkana Rüland receives the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, which is endowed with 2.5 million euros. The German Research Foundation (DFG) announced this today. The researcher from the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics (HCM) at the University of Bonn is honored with the award for her outstanding work. The mathematician at the Cluster of Excellence HCM is being recognized for her outstanding work in mathematical analysis, particularly on models for microstructures in phase transitions in solids and inverse problems with non-local operators. The highly endowed prize permits a large degree of freedom in research.
Among the Top 100 Universities Worldwide for Sustainability7
In the new Sustainability Rankings of ranking provider Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the University of Bonn has emerged as one of the world’s top 100 universities. Climbing 43 slots, the institution now ranks 95th worldwide, showing very good results in many of the ranking categories.
“The Man with the Bow Tie” Who Threw Small Children Down a Well8
How were anti-Semitism, fear and children's scare stories connected in late 19th and early 20th-century Europe? This is the question being investigated by Professor Robert Braun of the University of California Berkeley. An Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellow, Braun spent nearly a year at the University of Bonn working under Professor Ove Sutter of the Department of Empirical Cultural Studies and Cultural Anthropology to explore archived material from the Atlas of German Folklore.
Links
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/245-2024
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/becoming-engaged-from-a-place-of-openness-and-curiosity-is-key
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/university-of-bonn-welcomes-new-schlegel-professor-maja-koehn
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/university-of-bonn-researcher-involved-in-sensational-find-in-frankfurt
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/new-findings-on-blood-clotting
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/240-2024
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/239-2024
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/201cthe-man-with-the-bow-tie201d-who-threw-small-children-down-a-well
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news?b_start%25253Aint=1968&b_start%253Aint=24&set_language=en&b_start:int=8
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news?b_start%25253Aint=1968&b_start%253Aint=24&set_language=en&b_start:int=16
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news?b_start%25253Aint=1968&b_start%253Aint=24&set_language=en&b_start:int=24
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news?b_start%25253Aint=1968&b_start%253Aint=24&set_language=en&b_start:int=32
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news?b_start%25253Aint=1968&b_start%253Aint=24&set_language=en&b_start:int=40
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news?b_start%25253Aint=1968&b_start%253Aint=24&set_language=en&b_start:int=48
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news?b_start%25253Aint=1968&b_start%253Aint=24&set_language=en&b_start:int=968