Press Releases 2016
How Complex Cells Developed
A team of researchers provides new insights into the development of mitochondria
European Campus Receives Prix Bartholdi
Minister of Science Theresia Bauer presents the award to the university alliance
Watching Individual Proteins at Work
Research team presents new approach for observing structures and movements of complex molecules
In Search of Ultraphosphates in Living Organisms
Volkswagen Foundation grants researchers at the Universities of Freiburg and Lausanne a total of 100,000 euros in funding
Biologists Discover Origin of Stomata
Similar genetic mechanism between flowering plants and mosses is a result of evolutionary conservation
Success for Two Collaborative Research Centers
University of Freiburg will receive eleven million euros from the German Research Foundation for the approved projects
How Plants Measure Temperature
Research team shows how plants use a light receptor as a thermosensor
Personalized antibiotic treatment
Researchers from Freiburg have developed a sensor platform that quantifies antibiotics in human blood within minutes
Studying Curved Spaces
Freiburg mathematician Sebastian Goette is awarded funding from the Simons Foundation
The Dragon Tree as Model
Freiburg researchers receive Materialica Gold Award 2016 for three-legged fiber-reinforced ramifications
When fat cells change their colour
The epigenetic enzyme Lsd1 plays an important role in maintaining brown fat tissue
Academic Pioneers
University College Freiburg celebrates first graduating class of Liberal Arts and Sciences students
Protein with Multiple Duties
Freiburg researchers demonstrate how a molecular barrel structure serves various functions in the mitochondria
Senate Issues Statement against Xenophobia
University of Freiburg declares its support for pluralism, openness, and international exchange
1.5 Million Euros for Enzyme Research
Freiburg biochemist Jennifer Andexer receives Starting Grant from European Research Council
Green Light for Research Groups
Three Freiburg junior researchers receive prestigious Starting Grants from European Research Council
Deriving Inspiration from the Dragon Tree
Researchers demonstrate how a branch–stem attachment could serve as a model for technical fiber-reinforced lightweight ramifications
Copying Biomolecules and Maximizing Innovation Potential
Research lab receives more than 1.6 million euros from the German Ministry of Education and Research
Believe It or Not
A new study shows that people benefit more from exercise when they believe it will have a positive effect.
How Invasive Plants Influence an Ecosystem
A research team uses the example of the acacia to show how interaction between native and invasive species varies