News 2016

28.12.2016: Interactive micro-implants to regulate digestion

Mainz University Medical Center and Fraunhofer Institute to set up a joint research project to develop a support system for the digestive tract ...

27.12.2016: Investigations of the skyrmion Hall effect reveal surprising results

One step further towards the application of skyrmions in spintronic devices ...

21.12.2016: Defense mechanism employed by algae can effectively inhibit marine fouling

Cerium dioxide nanoparticles block communication between bacteria and prevent the formation of biofilms ...

15.12.2016: Ari Waisman receives most prestigious European prize for MS research

Sobek Prize for groundbreaking research on multiple sclerosis ...

13.12.2016: Graduate School of Excellence MAINZ awards Visiting Professorships 2016

MAINZ Visiting Professorships awarded to Egbert Willem Meijer and Gen Tatara ...

08.12.2016: RNA modification important for brain function

m6A modification plays an important role in the function of the nervous system and in sex determination in the fruit fly ...

08.12.2016: German Research Foundation extends funding for basic research in the neurosciences

Collaborative Research Center 1080 on "Molecular and cellular mechanisms of neuronal homeostasis" is to be financed for a further four years ...

06.12.2016: Theoretical physicists in Mainz and Sao Paulo agree to cooperate in the promotion and mentoring of young researchers

Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics signs cooperation agreement with the ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research in Brazil ...

02.12.2016: Researchers from Mainz and Munich discover signal mechanism causing T cells to turn pathogenic

Explanation for inconsistent effectiveness of certain treatments of multiple sclerosis / Publication in Nature Immunology ...

30.11.2016: Students from Mainz University teach English in Sri Lanka

Six-month stay to help local teachers in English courses / Cooperation with GIZ ...

30.11.2016: Cyclic change within magma reservoirs significantly affects the explosivity of volcanic eruptions

Temperature and water content cycles within magma reservoirs linked to eruptive style ...

16.11.2016: Particle physicist William Shepherd receives prestigious Sofja Kovalevskaja Award in Berlin

One of the most highly endowed German research awards will be used to establish a junior research group to study dark matter at Mainz University ...

15.11.2016: Level of education is more decisive than intelligence for the development of short-sightedness

Mainz University Medical Center examines the link between myopia and cognitive abilities ...

15.11.2016: Physicists at Mainz University construct prototype for new component of the ATLAS detector

Mainz-based working group constructed a prototype detector for the Small Wheel of the ATLAS muon spectrometer / Results of initial tests on the ATLAS detector are highly promising ...

14.11.2016: Endocrine cells in the brain influence the optimization of behavior

German Resilience Center presents new findings on the resistance to stress ...

14.11.2016: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz obtains approval for Humboldt Professorship in Biology

Chromosome researcher Peter Baumann to become Professor of Molecular Biology and Adjunct Director at IMB contributing to the restructuring of the discipline of biology at Mainz University ...

08.11.2016: TUM and Mainz University activate new source of ultracold neutrons

Collaborative project results in the construction of a second UCN source at the TRIGA research reactor in Mainz / Blueprint for Munich-based high-efficiency source ...

24.10.2016: Scientists in Mainz develop a novel method to benchmark and improve the performance of protein measurement techniques

Quantum leap in the reliability of mass spectrometry-based proteomics ...

21.10.2016: Archaeologists from Mainz reveal new findings on the history of the early-Islamic caliphate palace Khirbat al-Minya

New excavations to investigate the use of the palace following the severe earthquake of 749 AD ...

12.10.2016: New treatment approach for leukemia renders cancer genes powerless

Cancer researcher from Mainz develops targeted epigenetic approach for the treatment of aggressive forms of leukemia ...