Vascular cells can reprogram themselves when the VEGF-VEGFR2 signaling pathway – the main pathway for their growth – is blocked. This discovery made by geneticist and vacular biologist Prof Rui Benedito and his colleagues may explain why anti-angiogenic cancer drugs that target this pathway to block blood vessel growth – and thereby inhibit tumor growth and metastasis – often lead to resistance and fail.
The Multiscale Imaging Centre (MIC) featured the artwork “Re | Solution” by Cordula Hesselbarth as part of an “After-Work Expedition”. The event gave staff members at the University of Münster the opportunity to explore science and research through the lens of art. The installation at the MIC provided participants with insights into cell dynamics and imaging.
The Max Planck Institute in Münster has marked its 25th anniversary with a celebratory event. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to our long-standing partners and look forward to continuing our joint work in research and the training of early-career scientists.
Biologist Dr Maik Bischoff has received a grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG) under the Emmy Noether Programme to investigate the mechanisms underlying the “handedness” (chirality) of organs. The grant will support him over a period of six years as he builds up his research group at the University of Münster’s Multiscale Imaging Centre.
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