Medical doctor and cell biologist Professor Sara Wickström has been awarded the Körber European Science Prize, worth one million euros, for discovering a mechanism by which cells sense the physical world around them.
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio 332 (CRC TRR332) "Neutrophils: origin, fate & function" for a second funding period, with approximately 13 million euros. The consortium investigates the diverse functions of a long-underestimated group of immune cells: neutrophils, the most abundant circulating white blood cells in humans.
At the Medical Scientist Network Symposium in Münster, scientists engaged in exciting research and exchanged their ideas about the opportunities and specific needs of the career development of natural scientists in medical fields. The event was hosted by the Medical Scientist Programmes ‘UMESciA’ from Essen and ‘InFlame’ from Münster.
How does a laboratory discovery become tangible help for patients? In a guest contribution, anesthesiologist and intensive care specialist Prof. Jan Rossaint describes how translational research can bridge this gap. In Münster, interdisciplinary collaborations bring together basic research, clinical practice and data science in order to implement new therapies more rapidly and safely, with a stronger focus on patients.
In our videos, scientists provide multifaceted insight into their research and everyday work. They talk about current research questions, their new findings and how these findings were generated. They also talk about their personal motivations, the experiences they have had while on their career path and the framework of the scientific system. The videos are in either English or German and many of them have subtitles available in both languages.
