Gene expression regulatory programs Although the genetic material is more or less identical in all cells of our body, which genes are being “read” and how they are read to produce RNAs and proteins varies between cell types.…

The cross-border commuter May 2017 Borders are not an obstacle for her, they exist to be crossed. Kathrin Thedieck has lived at open borders since her childhood. This has shaped her self-image as a European. The fact that…

Sebastian Bolli: «You learn the most by making mistakes» Already involved in hands-on research as a bachelor’s student: Sebastian Bolli explains why the EMB course has become perhaps the most formative experience of his…

TOR signaling and control of cell growth Fig. 1: Architecture of human mTOR complex 1 Introduction Cell growth is highly regulated. Cells respond to nutrients or other appropriate growth stimuli by up-regulating…

Research Projects Biophysical Principles of Chaperone Function Molecular chaperones play a key role in cellular processes, including protein homeostasis, but also in membrane protein transport and biogenesis. We employ…

Michael N. Hall receives the Balzan Prize for his groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate cell growth and ageing. Michael Hall discovered two proteins, TOR1 and TOR2, which…

We study the cellular organization and regulation of metabolism by large macromolecular assemblies as well as giant microbial biosynthetic assembly lines. Our research builds on hybrid use of state-of-the-art cryo electron…

Programming Materials with Synthetic Biology On behalf of Mustafa Khammash , we kindly invite you to the Special Seminar: Wilfried Weber INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Saarbrücken, Germany Department of Materials…

Free Radical Biology and Medicine Podcast Unlocking Athletic Potential: Exploring Exercise Physiology from Mechanisms to Performance Exercise training involves repeated exposure to increases in metabolic, thermal,…

Sara Congedi, Polymechanic Apprentice The mechanical workshop has been training polymechanics for several decades. The current head of the workshop, Patrick Schlenker, began his training here over 25 years ago. Sara Congedi…