Research

Prof. Dr. Ali is a world-renowned expert in the field of Dacryology. Already in March 2018 he told us about his research stay at FAU. Now Prof. Dr. Ali is again in Erlangen to further his research. We met him to find out what had happened since his last stay.

FAU has secured its place as leading innovator in Germany

The periodic table turns 150 this year. We took this as an opportunity to ask our scientists about their favorite element. Today: Prof. Haase on neodymium.

FAU is involved in a new European training network for doctoral researchers. The 14 research projects focus on the question of how to improve modelling and simulation of complex mechanical systems on computers in future. The European Union is providing approximately 3.6 million euros in funding over a period of four years, with roughly 250,00 euros being allocated to FAU.

Prof. Zapperi is an expert in statistical physics of complex systems and researches in the fields of materials science, biophysics and systems biology. Among his most notable contributions is the theory of the Barkhausen noise in magnets, the statistical physics of plasticity and fracture, as well as recent work on the physics of cancer and protein aggregation. As a guest researcher, he does research on mechanical metamaterials at FAU´s Institute of Materials Simulations.

The research of biochemist Prof. Dr. Berezovski focuses on understanding molecular processes in the development of cancer and immune diseases. In his projects he explores fundamental biomolecular interactions and uses this knowledge to develop new biosensors and bioanalytical methods. He was awarded the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award and uses it to continue his research on so-called "synthetic antibodies" at the FAU.

In Germany, approximately 35,000 people suffer from an acute brain haemorrhage every year. Cerebellar haemorrhages account for only ten percent of all instances of bleeding in the brain. Experts from Germany and the USA have collaborated to investigate for the first time what effect surgical haematoma evacuation has on case fatality rates and the functional outcome in the long term.

The periodic table turns 150 this year. We took this as an opportunity to ask our scientists about their favorite element. Today: Dr. Katrin Hurle on phosphor.

For the first time, researchers at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen have discovered that dysfunctions in blood vessels play a significant role in the development of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. In experimental model systems, the progression of the disease slowed down significantly by eliminating these dysfunctions.

We know all too well from fairy tales that stones in your stomach generally aren’t good for your health. However, while the stones in these stories are placed in the wolf’s belly, the human body can cunningly produce stones by itself. How these stones form was previously unknown. The secret behind gallstones has now been revealed by a team of researchers at FAU.