Goethe University

After a two-year break from the Museumsuferfest, the Museum Giersch of the Goethe University invites you again from August 26th to 28th to visit exhibitions, guided tours, a children's program and the 15th antiquarian mile in front of the…

They had to wait several months before their first "real" meeting could take place - now the time has finally come. As part of a summer school, 13 students from Frankfurt's twin city Toronto and their 22 fellow students from the Goethe…

T cells are tailor-made tools of our immune system in the fight against infectious diseases and cancer cells. On their surface, these white blood cells carry a receptor for recognizing antigens. With the help of cryo-electron microscopy,…

The University Hospital Frankfurt and Neurolentech GmbH have announced a collaboration to create patient-specific cellular models to study neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The aim is to study disease…

The modification of active ingredients with the element fluorine is an important tool in modern drug development. Now, for the first time, the Goethe University in Frankfurt has succeeded in fluorinating a naturally occurring antibiotic…

In 2015, the member states of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The core are 17 sustainability goals, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These include Zero Hunger, Clean Water, Responsible…

Chronically ill people depend on seamless therapy from their treating physicians. Patients with an HIV infection, for example, not only need acute medical therapy. The disease also requires lifelong therapy support in everyday life,…

If you want to broaden the perspective of the European media and culture industries, you should look at the African media and film industries. The Frankfurt film scholars are convinced of this, researching African media culture with…

A team of microbiologists from Goethe University Frankfurt has succeeded in using bacteria for the controlled storage and release of hydrogen. This is an important step in the search for carbon-neutral energy sources in the interest of…

Microbiologists at Goethe University Frankfurt, together with researchers from Marburg and Basel, have shed light on the structure of an enzyme that produces formic acid from molecular hydrogen (H2) and carbon dioxide (CO2). The enzyme of…