News 2014

12.05.2014: René Ketting of the Institute of Molecular Biology elected to EMBO membership

Scientific Director at IMB is a leading expert on the biology of non-coding RNAs ...

09.05.2014: Department of Cardiology is one of the ten leading centers worldwide for minimally invasive therapy of mitral valve regurgitation

Non-aggressive keyhole technique for mitral valve repair has already been used in nearly 200 patients ...

08.05.2014: Jairo Sinova and Stuart Parkin are awarded Alexander von Humboldt Professorships

Two Fellows of the Gutenberg Research College of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz receive Germany's best-endowed research award ...

02.05.2014: International team of researchers observes new superheavy element 117

New findings mark important step towards the capability to observe long-lived superheavy nuclei ...

28.04.2014: DIES LEGENDI 2014 highlights examples of activating teaching at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Gutenberg Teaching Council awards first Gutenberg Teaching Award for contributions to the ongoing improvement of teaching and teaching quality ...

15.04.2014: German Research Foundation approves new priority program in the life sciences

Funding to be provided for national program on "Chemical Biology of Native Nucleic Acid Modifications" coordinated by Mainz University ...

15.04.2014: Sibling cooperation in earwig families provides clues to the early evolution of social behavior

Biologists from Mainz and Basel investigate food sharing among siblings in 125 earwig families ...

14.04.2014: British-American experimental physicist Stuart Parkin is being awarded the 2014 Millennium Technology Prize

Fellow of the Gutenberg Research College receives innovation award worth EUR 1 million for his contributions to interdisciplinary materials research ...

14.04.2014: Thomas Metzinger appointed Fellow of the Gutenberg Research College

Internationally renowned philosopher plans to further extend links between analytical philosophy and neuroscientific research ...

11.04.2014: EUR 8.7 million for new MOGON II high-performance computer at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Mainz University is a world leader in the field of simulation-driven sciences ...

10.04.2014: Alpha particle x-ray spectrometer developed in Mainz to be used on comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Instrument for measuring chemical composition of the surface of the comet will soon be subjected to initial testing ...

08.04.2014: Domain walls in nanowires cleverly set in motion

Important prerequisite for the development of nano-components for data storage and sensor technology / Publication in Nature Communications ...

02.04.2014: Leading computational biologist joins Institute of Molecular Biology to investigate the role of genes and proteins in disease

Miguel Andrade uses computational methods for studying gene and protein function with an emphasis on molecules related to human disease ...

02.04.2014: New research initiative investigates gene regulation in evolution and development

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Institute of Molecular Biology collaborate in three-year research project funded by the Ministry of Science ...

17.03.2014: Immunologists of the Mainz University Medical Center present improved mass spectrometric method for proteomic analyses

Breakthrough discovery offers new perspectives for research on the immune and nervous system / Publication in Nature Methods ...

10.03.2014: Natural selection has altered the appearance of Europeans over the past 5,000 years

Ancient DNA from archaeological skeletons shows that Europeans had darker skin, hair, and eye pigmentation 5,000 years ago ...

03.03.2014: Relativity shakes a magnet

Researchers from Mainz University demonstrate a new principle for magnetic recording / Publication in Nature Nanotechnology ...

21.02.2014: Mainz University pinpoints its top-level research areas

Core research areas will receive a total of EUR 8.5 million annually through the Rhineland-Palatinate Research Initiative ...

11.02.2014: Language vitality barometer toolkit for detecting endangered languages now freely available online

Tools and database of the EU project ELDIA now generally accessible / Wake-up call to policymakers to help save endangered languages ...

03.02.2014: Physicists at Mainz University build pilot prototype of a single-ion heat engine

Nano-heat engine likely to operate at high efficiency ...