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On November 21st, the German Research Foundation (DFG) announced that the Collaborative Research Center (SFB) “Dynamic Cellular Interfaces: Formation and Function” will receive a further four years of funding totaling 12 million Euros.

Hidden genetic variations: biologist Joachim Kurtz talks about a special mechanism of evolution.

On Friday, October 17th 2025, 10 doctoral candidates were awarded doctorates in natural sciences at the graduation ceremony of the Department of Biology.

Researchers at the University of Münster develop method to visualize structural changes in a prominent adhesion protein / Study published in Communications Biology

250 scientists from the fields of biology and medicine meet at the University of Münster from 24 to 29 August.

International research team analyses the genetic basis of ant evolution

Study on flour beetles shows that insect-specific “immune priming” affects the evolution of pathogenic bacteria.

Prof. Kokko's lecture, "A long life: how desirable is it, evolutionarily speaking?", begins on July 10 at 11:15 a.m. in the castle's auditorium. The lecture is open to the public.

From May 26 to May 28, 2025, a Young Researchers Retreat took place in Münster as part of the DFG Priority Program “Engineered Living Materials with Adaptive Functions” (SPP 2451).

On Friday, May 9th 2025, 13 doctoral candidates were awarded doctorates in natural sciences at the graduation ceremony of the Department of Biology.

From biomolecules to legal aspects: the BIOSTORE project features collaborations from a range of disciplines.

Viktoria Rokhinson wrote an outstanding bachelor’s thesis and would like to improve education policy.

Researchers from Münster, Bielefeld and Jena find evidence that behavioural experiments with insects are also affected by the “reproducibility crisis”.

On Friday, April 4th 2025, 16 doctoral candidates were awarded doctorates in natural sciences at the graduation ceremony of the Department of Biology.

Proteins in the sheath of cellular protrusions regulate the ability of cells to adhere to surfaces.

We are delighted to welcome Prof. Dr. Julia Kurth as the new Professor of Microbiology at the Institute of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology.  Since March 2025, she has enriched the Faculty of Biology with her research on the metabolic physiology of anaerobic microorganisms.

Plant biotechnologist Gundula Noll on the plant immune response and the role of electrical impulses

Cell biologist Prof. Karin Busch wants to leave the safe pathways in research and discover new things. Since June 2024 she has been heading up an alliance project on memory research which is receiving a total of around 1.2 million euros through the Human Frontier Science Program.

Team led by plant physiologists Iris Finkemeier and Guillaume Née at the University of Münster discovers molecular basis for balance between seed dormancy and stress resistance

On Friday, February 7th 2024, 14 doctoral candidates – 8 female and 6 male doctoral candidates – were awarded doctorates in natural sciences at the graduation ceremony of the Department of Biology.

Behavioural biologists talk about long drawn-out approval procedures and the public perception of animal research

Research team identifies calcium-activated “bi-kinase module” as central molecular switch

An exhibition on cells in motion – and how scientists make them visible in the body

We are pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Sabrina Büttner as the new Professor of Cell Biology at the Institute of Integrative Cell Biology and Physiology. Since October 2024, she has been enrichting the Department of Biology with her research on molecular mechanisms of cell aging and intracellular communication.