Press Releases
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
Identifying Brain Regions Automatically
Biologists develop a new method for analyzing brain images and demonstrate it with a study on fruit flies
Adipose analysis on microfluidic chips
Platform works with minute quantities of liquid to grow cells and study their development
Hits of the Renaissance to the 20th Century
A new online portal collects 14,000 historical song pamphlets and makes them available to a broad public
How Toxins Activate Cellular Guides
A diarrhoea pathogen modifies the surface of intestinal cells, enabling bacteria to colonize it more easily
Most Successful Writer
The neuroscientist Marco Prinz receives award for writing the most publications in scientific journals
Freiburg Biologists Explain Function of Pentagone
Study shows how the protein controls the development of fruit fly wings
Fighting Resistant Blood Cancer Cells
Biologists present new findings on chronic myeloid leukemia and possible therapeutic approaches
Harvard Comes to Freiburg
University of Freiburg welcomes 20 students from the elite American university to a summer school
Earn a Master’s in Global Urban Health
Continuing education program on urban health to be launched in the 2016/17 winter semester
New Model of T Cell Activation
Biologists from the University Freiburg show that cholesterol prevents an immune response, even when no antigen is present
2.3 Million Euros for Young Researchers
The University of Freiburg is collaborating on a project that aims to use plant models to develop new materials
How Neural Circuits Implement Natural Vision
Researchers have designed a new computational model to study how nerve cells in the visual cortex process natural stimuli
Evolution of Cellular Power Stations
The protein OXA plays an important role in integrating protein molecules into mitochondria
University of Freiburg Launches Master in Neuroscience
New interdisciplinary program will have an international orientation
Thinking Knows No Boundaries
European Campus officially opened – Hans-Jochen Schiewer elected as first president
Predicting Precision of Movement Tasks
Procedure uses brain signals to make prognosis on precision of movement