The HTLV-1 virus triggers aggressive forms of leukemia or an incurable spinal cord disease that leads to paralysis: A group of researchers from TU Dresden, the company PROVIREX Genome Editing Therapies and FAU have now provided initial proof of concept for a potential therapeutic approach.
Prof. Dr. Meinard Müller wants to decipher complex features and hidden relationships in music using artificial intelligence. To expand the freedom and scope of his work, the German Research Foundation (DFG) is providing funding of 1.25 million euros as part of the Reinhart Koselleck Program.
Dr. habil. Nadine Hamilton and Prof. Dr. Dr. Patricia Wiater from FAU have both been awarded the Prize for Excellence in Teaching this year. The prize, awarded by the Bavarian Ministry of Science and the Arts, honors their outstanding dedication and the excellent quality of their teaching.
Prof. Dr. Christoph Safferling is the new director of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy. In this interview, he explains exactly what the academy does, how his work and research are relevant to our everyday lives and what it means when “the right to life is disregarded during wartime”.
Demand for accommodation is steadily on the rise, which seems to be leading to a corresponding rise in the number of untrustworthy advertisements for accommodation. This article gives you some tips on what you should watch out for and whom you can contact if you have any questions.
Memory training, exercises to improve brain fitness, early detection tests for dementia or tools to help carers organize their daily schedule: The range of apps for people with dementia and their care-giving relatives is very wide. A team of researchers at FAU and the Bavarian Digital Dementia Register has now evaluated the scientific evidence and quality for users of German language apps for the first time and has come to two sobering conclusions.
FAU performed its best in Material Sciences again this year. Within Germany, FAU is among the leading universities with nine subjects recognized in the top 15.
FAU has set up a new research center in order to make the development of bioactive compounds even more efficient. In this center, teams of researchers from the areas of pharmaceutical science, food chemistry and pharmacology at FAU and departments at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen combine their research activities in a unique manner.
In the new video series FAU Alumni #MyStory by the FAU Alumni Management, the alumni return to the FAU campus and tell their very personal stories during a walk in a relaxed atmosphere.
FAU alumnus Daniel Teichmann is one of the leading hydrogen experts and founder and CEO of Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies. In the video, he provides insights into his student days and tells how his company went from start-up to world market leader in the hydrogen industry.
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