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Christine Sternstein and a team at the University of Wuerzburg synthesized a new azido-functionalized S1P derivative that can be labeled via click chemistry with alkyne-substituted molecules.
morePoster Award for Louise Kersting
01/20/2023
Louise Kersting was awarded a poster prize at a renowned international seminar in Klosters (Switzerland).
moreNew Target Structure Against Corona
08/17/2022
Completely unexpectedly, the enzyme ceramidase emerges as a new target structure for the therapy of SARS-CoV-2 infections. This is reported by Würzburg researchers in "Cells".
moreAntidepressant Inhibits Coronavirus
06/17/2020A standard drug for the treatment of depression might also be effective against Covid-19, a new study by Würzburg virologists and chemists shows which has been published on a preprint server.
moreBR reports on corona research
06/04/2020
Coronavirus: Intensive Search for Medication
05/19/2020
Chemists and virologists from the University of Würzburg are currently testing substances on a large scale to fight the new coronavirus. Some of them have been proven surprisingly effective.
moreCell Membranes in Super Resolution
02/12/2020
For the first time ever, expansion microscopy allows the imaging of even the finest details of cell membranes. This offers new insights into bacterial and viral infection processes.
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The use of antibiotics also leads to multidrug-resistant bacteria. A new Research Training Group at the University of Würzburg will provide 14 doctoral training positions to develop alternatives to antibiotic treatment.
moreWilliam G Kaelin, Sir Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg L Semenza share award for work on how cells adapt to oxygen availability.
moreProf. Castillo is doing research in the field of Chemistry. His home University is one of the biggest in the world.
moreNew Technology for Enzyme Design
06/13/2018Chemists have modified the enzyme levansucrase using a new method. The enzyme can now produce sugar polymers that are exciting for applications in the food industry and medicine.
moreNew Collaborative Research Centre awarded
11/27/2017"From the basics of biofabrication to functional tissue models" – hence the title of a new Transregio Collaborative Research Centre headed by the University of Würzburg.
moreCancer detection with sugar molecules
09/20/2017Scientists from Würzburg have synthesized a complex sugar molecule which specifically binds to the tumor protein Galectin-1. This could help to recognize tumors at an early stage and to combat them in a targeted manner.
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