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The ProLOEWE NEWS December 2023 is here! Topics: The fight against neglected tropical diseases, science communication, architecture as well as a highly topical ProLOEWE faces
In leukemia, white blood cells divide uncontrollably.
© shutterstock / NamesLaszb

Research team led by LOEWE-FCI scientist Prof. Jan-Henning Klusmann discovers new target in leukemia cells, opening up new treatment options in the fight against but cancer

SAVE THE DATE: LOEWE-Architectures of Ordering presents its research results at a comprehensive exhibition and event program with a finissage from Nov. 2 to 10
The song thrush belongs to the fruit-eating bird species
© Dr. Sascha Rösner

Winged Foresters - Scientists around Prof. Dr. Nina Farwig from LOEWE-Tree-M study seed dispersal by fruit-eating birds
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On October 19, the lecture series "CMMS Talks" of the LOEWE focus CMMS will start again with scientists from Germany and abroad at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS)
The leaf of a pedunculate oak - which microorganisms live on the upper and lower side of this leaf is being researched in the LOEWE Cluster Tree-M.
© LOEWE-Tree-M / Zina Morbach

LOEWE Cluster Tree-M successfully concludes the season with the fourth and last field campaign of 2023 with the acquisition of a first good data set
Are the slight differences in coat pattern between giraffes, in this case Masai giraffes in Kenya, due to adaptation to regional environments, or are the precise details of the size and shape of the fur spots irrelevant for their survival chances? A new literature review aims to contribute to a constructive evolutionary biology debate which touches upon this question.
© Peter Prokosch

Natural selection or all coincidence? International research team wants to clarify whether Darwin or Kimura is right based on a literature review - scientists from LOEWE-TBG are involved
Pneumonia is the focus of the scientific work of the team led by (from right) Professor Dr. Bernd Schmeck and his colleague Dr. Björn Klabunde.
© Dr. Wilhelm Bertrams

Research group led by lung physician and LOEWE-Diffusible Signals spokesperson, Prof. Bernd Schmeck finds a previously unknown respiratory signal that prevents pneumococci from growing
The venom of the Milos viper (Macrovipera schweizeri), here an adult animal on the Greek island of Milos, has now been analysed for the first time.
© Thomas Lindner

Scientists led by Dr. Tim Lüddecke from LOEWE-TBG have decoded the venom cocktail of the Milos viper native to Greece
From left: University Vice President Professor Dr. Gert Bange, Vanessa Kuhl from the university transfer department, Dr. Rouzbeh Mahdavi (with rapid test) and Professor Dr. Ulrich Steinhoff from LOEWE-DRUID and Dr. Thomas Widmann from TransMIT.
© Markus Farnung

From basic research to medical application: Rapid test for the diagnosis of leishmaniasis developed by LOEWE-DRUID goes into production
How to distribute artificial intelligence fairly was investigated by a team from Marburg's computer science and economics departments, including (from left) Professor Dr. Michael Leyer, Professor Dr. Dominik Heider, Dr. Adele Ribeiro and Mohammad Tajabadi.
© Dr. Roman Martin

Artificial Intelligence: Yes, but Fair! - Researchers led by LOEWE-MOSLA speaker Prof. Dominik Heider develop fair approach to data sharing

The summer issue of ProLOEWE NEWS is here, filled with exciting topics and news from the LOEWE projects
The cell appendages of different Acinetobacter strains have changed the protein at their tip in evolution (oval, in different colors) to settle in sub. The protein on the tip of the appendages of different Acinetobacter strains has been modified in evolution (oval, different colors).
© Katharina Pfefferle, Goethe Universität Frankfurt

Research team led by Prof. Ingo Ebersberger of LOEWE-TBG identifies properties of Acinetobacter baumannii that may lead to new treatment strategies against multidrug-resistant germs
© LOEWE-Minderheitenstudien

Branching Out: Diversity of Jewish Studies - Congress organized by Elisabeth Hollender LOEWE-Minority Studies: Language and Identity.
Strong social ties in communities encourage sharing.
© Pixabay/FrauOdilo

Sharing electricity in an emergency or preferring to consume it yourself? Scientists from LOEWE-emergenCITY investigated this question in a recent study.
© emergenCITY/DeGruyter

LOEWE-emergenCITY scientist Nadja Thiessen publishes book titled "Endangering urban infrastructure by floods" based on her dissertation project
Computer simulation of the protein complex ATG3 (orange) on a lipid membrane (gray). The researchers identified the part lying on the membrane (amphipathic helix) as crucial for the process of autophagy.
© FIAS/Gianmarco Lazzeri/Roberto Covino

Insights into human cell recycling: Research team led by Roberto Covino FIAS Fellow and scientist at LOEWE-CMMS achieves major breakthrough in understanding autophagy
Pesticides in agriculture contribute to the loss of biodiversity.
© Markus Bernards

RobustNature research network analyzes link between chemical use and biodiversity loss and provides recommendations for action, LOEWE-TBG is involved
Dr. Tim Lüddecke is researching the potential applications of natural substances produced by snakes, spiders, and insects, some of which are still unknown.
© Désirée Schulz

Giessen venom researcher meets Nobel Laureates: Dr. Tim Lüddecke has received an invitation to the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings from 25 to 30 June 2023
The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is now also widespread in Europe and can transmit dangerous pathogens.
© Wikimedia Commons, James Gathany, CDC, public domain

LOEWE-TBG develops innovative and environmentally friendly method against the spread of dangerous mosquitoes
© Daniel Ebeling

With the first symposium of the LOEWE-focus PriOSS "Principles of On-Surface Synthesis", the foundation for the further strategic development of PriOSS was laid

Antibiotics, Drugs and Rock’n Roll - Finding solutions for the global health challenge 10th Annual Symposium of the Center of Synthetic Microbiology, 23 May, 2023

Fifth LOEWE-iCANx mini-symposium on May 11 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. with presentations on current findings in lung cancer research

LOEWE-PriOSS Symposium from May 8 to 10 at Schloss Rauischholzhausen near Giessen, with the aim of developing fundamental models for on-surface synthesis
The new TOGA method for comparative genome analysis was applied by the study team to elephant seals (Mirounga), the largest seals in the world, among other species.
© Andy Witchger, flickr, Lizenz CC BY 2.0

Researchers led by Prof. Michael Hiller of LOEWE-TBG develop new method for genetic comparison of hundreds of animal species
The pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata) is rarely sighted and has hardly been researched so far. Now, the analysis of its genome shows interesting results for tumor research.
© World Register of Marine Species, Robert Pitman, NOAA Fisheries, Lizenz CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

LOEWE-TBG researchers sequence genome of smallest baleen whale and gain insight into evolution and tumor resistance

LOEWE Cluster WhiteBox presents its research results from the last two years of LOEWE funding at the "Symposium on Explainability"

The first issue of ProLOEWE-NEWS 2023 is available - and brings a variety of topics from LOEWE projects just in time for Easter.
The Chilean Abalone Concholepas concholepas was chosen as the “International Mollusc of the Year 2023”. While it is traded as a delicacy, its genomic information is of interest for pharmaceutical research.
© Christian Sepulveda

The Chilean Abalone is "International Mollusc of the Year 2023" - Its genome is completely sequenced by the LOEWE Center TBG
A painful rash, red spots and blisters on the skin - possible signs of infection with Mpox or monkeypox virus.
© Marina Demiduk / Shutterstock

International research team identifies drug candidates against monkeypox - LOEWE professor Sandra Ciesek is involved
Human and machine interacting: communication between the two is a cornerstone of reliable AI systems.
© Patrick Bal

Research team led by Prof. Kristian Kersting, speaker of LOEWE-WhiteBox develops method to improve interaction between humans and artificial intelligence
Bone marrow smear from a child with Down syndrome who suffers from leukemia. The purple-coloured leukemic blasts displace normal blood formation. Photo credit: Jan Klusmann, University Hospital Frankfurt
© Jan-Henning Klusmann, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt

Research team with participation of LOEWE-FCI finds cause of leukemia disease in trisomy 21
© Gregoire Dubois

Tracking genetic diversity - LOEWE-TBG scientists involved in population genomic study of brown bears
A missing metabolic gene probably enables hummingbirds like the Long-tailed Shadow Hummingbird (Phaethornis superciliosus) to perform their energy-consuming hovering flight.
© Nicolas Defaux

Hummingbirds probably control their hovering flight due to a missing gene, as scientists from LOEWE-TBG have now discovered