In 2009 the heads of both universities signed a „Memorandum of Understanding“ (MOU), extended 2013 and 2018 that remain in force until 2028. The MOU allows and encourages academic exchanges between both universities; facilitate joint research programs, student programs, and a cultural exchange program. This…
[Press release Unimedizin-Mainz.de from 29.07.2024 by Veronika Wagner] Prof. Dr. Andreas Bock will head the Institute of Pharmacology at the Mainz University Medical Center from August 1, 2024. The pharmacist will also take over the W3 professorship for pharmacology as the successor to Professor Dr. Ulrich…
[Press release 2024/102 from 21/06/2024 by Tom Goetze] G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are found throughout the human body and are involved in many complex signalling pathways. Despite their importance in many biological processes, the central mechanism of G protein-coupling and the associated signal transmission is…
Thousands of people worldwide die every day from overdoses of opioids such as fentanyl. Drugs that act on the opioid receptor sometimes have severe side effects. An international research team has taken a closer look at the molecular mechanisms of these drugs. The results, with…
In recognition of their outstanding work in the field of neuroendocrinology, David Speck and Dr. rer. nat. Nicolas Andreas Heyder (both from the research group Structural Biology of Cellular Signaling led by Dr. rer. nat. Patrick Scheerer at the Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics…
Dear friends of the SFB1423,we thank you for the constructive and pleasant collaboration and we are looking forward to another year full of exciting GPCR developments! We wishes you and your family MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR! All the bestSFB1423 Team
The Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1423 "Structural Dynamics of GPCR Activation and Signal Transduction" under the leadership of biochemists Prof. Dr. Annette Beck-Sickinger and Prof. Dr. Torsten Schöneberg from the Leipzig University is continuing into its second funding phase. This was announced today (24.11.2023) by…
Prof. Dr. Annette Beck-Sickinger of the University of Leipzig recently received an award as one of the world's most distinguished women scientists in the field of chemistry and chemical engineering. In the 2023 list of laureates of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry…
Everyone is different. “And so is every patient – meaning every individual needs a therapy that is as personalised as possible,” says Peter Hildebrand. He is a professor at the Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics at Leipzig University and has been part of CRC…
Postdoc Dr. Juliane Adler coordinates the Research Training Group of the Collaborative Research Center 1423 "Structural Dynamics of GPCR Activation and Signaling". Today we introduce the 37-year-old in the series "Faces of the Leipzig University", in which the university magazine regularly shows people who are…
