University of Freiburg

Researchers at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Freiburg have gained significant new insights into metabolic processes in the kidney. The scientists from the Institute of Genetic Epidemiology at the Medical Center - University…

Sustainability researcher Prof. Dr. Arnim Wiek from Arizona State University and visiting professor at the University of Freiburg will receive one of this year’s Alexander von Humboldt Professorships. He will use the funding of five…

Taking as its theme “How can global partnerships be shaped in a decolonial way in higher education?” this year’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) University Day of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg will be held from 10 a.m. to 3…

Tropical forests provide a variety of ecosystem services that are also of great global relevance, such as climate regulation and the provision of habitat for animals and plants. However, climate change can impair these services, which…

Certain ambrosia beetles species engage in active agriculture. As social communities, they breed and care for food fungi in the wood of trees and ensure that so-called weed fungi spread less. Researchers led by Prof. Dr. Peter Biedermann,…

Dr. Edoardo Milana has been appointed Tenure-Track-Professor for Soft Machines at the Institute of Microsystems Engineering at the University of Freiburg as of May 1, 2023. The newly established professorship focuses on the development of…

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and deadly form of breast cancer with limited treatment options and a high probability of recurrence. Tumor growth and relapse of TNBC are driven by breast cancer stem cells, and…

What was everyday life like for women who love women after 1945 if they lived outside the major metropolitan areas such as Berlin or Hamburg? What were the after-effects of Nazism; how did living conditions change? What has the political…

Proteins have characteristic amino acid sequences, the analysis of which is fundamental for research and medicine. These can be decoded; however, so-called protein sequencing is expensive and time-consuming. A large-scale research project…

Bacteria of the species Pseudomonas aeruginosa are antibiotic-resistant hospital germs that can enter blood, lungs and other tissues through wounds and cause life-threatening infections. In a joint project, researchers from the…