https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/thema/biochemistry/ Aktuelles aus der Goethe-Universität | Neues aus Forschung, Lehre, Studium Mon, 04 May 2026 19:55:27 +0000 de hourly 1 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-fav_guo-blau-32x32.jpg https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/thema/biochemistry/ 32 32 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/three-rmu-early-career-researchers-from-frankfurt-and-mainz-are-finalists-for-the-boehringer-ingelheim-prize/ Mon, 04 May 2026 19:55:07 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=88265 Dr Taniya Chakraborty from the Institute of Biochemistry, Goethe University, and Dr Julian Wagner from the Excellence Cluster Cardiopulmonary Institute, Goethe University, as well as Josef Shin, MD PhD, from […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/cancer-research-mini-antibodies-reactivate-the-guardian-of-the-genome/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:10:34 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=88228 International research consortium develops novel agent to stabilize mutated p53 The protein p53 is mutated in many cancer cells, meaning it can no longer fulfill its protective function against tumor […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/contraception-without-hormones-goethe-university-researches-alternatives-to-the-pill/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:54:07 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87632 German Federal Ministry of Research funds PREVENT project in Frankfurt, Bonn and Munich with €3 million The “pill” was once hailed as medical revolution, later it became the most widely […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/a-broken-dna-repair-tool-accelerates-aging/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:42:24 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87323 Goethe University-led study reveals how mutations in the repair enzyme SPRTN trigger inflammation and premature ageing – new insight into Ruijs-Aalfs syndrome If severe DNA damage is not repaired, the […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-broker-family-helps-tidy-up-the-cell/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:29:04 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87088 Research team at Goethe University Frankfurt classifies all human E3 ligases – New opportunities for targeted protein degradation therapies Cells must continually adjust their protein composition, which includes protein synthesis […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/harald-schwalbe-re-elected-as-director-of-instruct-eric/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:58:43 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86621 The Council of the European network for structural biology research infrastructure, Instruct-ERIC, has re-elected Professor Harald Schwalbe from Goethe University for a second term. The structural biologist, who has headed […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/seven-goethe-university-researchers-among-the-most-cited-scientists-in-the-world/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:26:54 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86418 Global study’s ranking includes the one percent of scientists cited most frequently in scientific journals. Seven of the 6,900 most cited scientists in the world conduct research at Goethe University […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/healing-cancer-through-targeted-protein-degradation/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 06:04:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86045 Prof. Dr. Raymond Deshaies from the California Institute of Technology (U.S.A.) will assume the Friedrich Merz Visiting Fellowship in 2025. Raymond Deshaies is a biochemist and cell biologist known for […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/instruct-de-strengthens-europes-structural-biology-research-infrastructure/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 07:06:44 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86030 With its launch at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany joins Instruct-ERIC to make cutting-edge technologies freely available to researchers across Europe. Today, October 17, 2025, the German Instruct Center Instruct-DE officially […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/biochemist-dr-rana-hussein-ali-receives-for-women-in-science-award/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 08:34:09 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=85667 Biochemist Dr. Rana Hussein Ali has received the “For Women in Science” award, worth € 25,000, for her pioneering research into photosynthesis. The award, which is presented by UNESCO (United […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/two-erc-grants-for-goethe-university-why-sharks-become-extinct-and-how-to-study-the-dynamics-of-biomolecules/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=85526 New research projects at Goethe University are investigating the reasons for the extinction of prehistoric shark species and developing a new method for analysis of large biomolecules using nuclear magnetic […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/rna-researchers-from-frankfurt-and-grenoble-receive-franco-german-science-award/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 06:59:02 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84586 RNA researchers Prof. Stefanie Kaiser from Goethe University Frankfurt and Dr. Eva Kowalinski from EMBL in Grenoble, France, have been awarded the Franco-German science prize “Prix Forcheurs Jean-Marie Lehn”. The […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/innovative-teaching-in-times-of-ai/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:07:26 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84540 Goethe University and Frankfurter Sparkasse Foundation’s 1822 University Prize for Excellence in Teaching goes to a medical doctor, a Romance studies scholar, a theologian, and a biochemist Pediatrician Dr. Boris […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/neurodegenerative-disease-als-cellular-repair-system-could-prevent-protein-aggregation/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:41:27 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=83565 Researchers at Goethe University, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Kiel University discover possible method for preventing protein aggregates – Cluster4Future PROXIDRUGS research project If the protein TDP-43 is defective inside […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/elementary-schoolkids-build-their-first-particle-accelerator/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:09:55 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=81676 Children discover the fascinating world of science: the “Junge Forscher” (“Young Scientists”) project of the Polytechnic Foundation of Frankfurt am Main and Goethe University arouses their interest in science and […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/six-goethe-university-researchers-among-the-most-cited-scientists-in-the-world/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:46:17 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=81656 Global study’s ranking includes the one percent of scientists cited most frequently in scientific journals Six of the 6,600 most cited scientists in the world conduct research at Goethe University […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/slow-editing-of-protein-blueprints-leads-to-cell-death/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:46:58 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=81603 An international research team has uncovered a new mechanism crucial to the production of cellular proteins. When this mechanism is disrupted, the blueprints used by the cell to produce proteins […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/bulges-calculated-in-the-supercomputer-how-cells-digest-their-internal-canal-system/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:15:56 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=81557 Newly discovered mechanism helps detach and recycle parts of cellular canal membranes as needed – models developed using supercomputer simulations. Inside cells, there exists an extensive system of canals known […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/loewe-top-professorship-prof-ivan-dikic-develops-drugs-that-break-down-disease-relevant-proteins/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:13:10 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=81361 Hessian state program provides €3 million in funding for LOEWE top professorship at Goethe University Frankfurt Prof. Ivan Đikić, an expert in endogenous quality control mechanisms and their therapeutic use, […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/erc-starting-grant-for-natural-substance-researcher-eric-helfrich-from-goethe-university-and-loewe-centre-tbg/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:54:28 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80854 Artificial intelligence aids the discovery of new active substances in bacteria Chemical biologist Eric Helfrich, Professor of Natural Substance Genomics at Goethe University Frankfurt and co-spokesperson of the LOEWE Centre […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/drug-research-at-goethe-university-proxidrugs-cluster4future-receives-funding-for-another-three-years/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 08:03:48 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80783 Second implementation phase to start in 2025 – Consortium grows from nine to 21 academic and industry partners – Focus on degradation of disease-relevant proteins The PROXIDRUGS Cluster4Future will receive […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/this-years-1822-university-prize-goes-to-a-physicist-a-linguist-and-a-biochemist/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 08:24:06 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80133 Physicist Prof. Laura Sagunski, linguist Dr. Mariam Kamarauli and biochemist PD. Dr. Rupert Abele are this year’s recipients of the coveted 1822 University Prize for Excellence in Teaching, which Goethe […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/erc-advanced-grant-for-cutting-edge-research-on-the-cells-immune-response/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:32:22 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=79669 When the human immune system recognizes and attacks infected or abnormal cells, it does so in highly complex, multi-stage processes. Biochemist and structural biologist Robert Tampé from Goethe University Frankfurt’s […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/joint-german-israeli-research-project-on-how-to-stop-cancer-proteins/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:31:11 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=78742 When cancer cells divide uncontrollably, it is because so-called oncoproteins take on a central role in managing the cell division cycle. In normal cells, which usually divide infrequently, these proteins […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/meet-the-scientists-researching-at-goethe-university-pharmacist-maike-windbergs/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 13:04:21 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=78440 We wanted to know: Why did our scientists want to become scientists in the first place? What are they working on, and what do they still want to discover? You […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/snapshots-from-inside-the-cell-scale/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 09:54:39 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=78691 Biophysicist Achilleas Frangakis uses cryo-electron tomography to study the inner life of dangerous bacteria. Acinetobacter baumannii is the name of one of the most dangerous hospital germs, which often attacks […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/christian-muench-receives-lichtenberg-professorship-at-goethe-university-co-funded-by-four-foundations/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:51:16 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=78155 On December 1, 2023, biochemist Dr. Christian Münch took up the Lichtenberg Endowed Professorship for Molecular Systems Medicine – a professorship permanently funded through foundation income that Goethe University Frankfurt […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/meet-the-scientists-researching-at-goethe-university-virologist-sandra-ciesek/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 07:09:47 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=74759 We wanted to know: Why did our scientists want to become scientists in the first place? What are they working on, and what do they still want to discover? You […]]]>