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At the Unite! Virtual Fair on November 3, students can learn about the diverse offerings of the European University Alliance.

Bei der Europameisterschaft der Präparatoren, die Ende September 2021 in Budapest, Ungarn, stattfand, haben Berend Koch vom FB Biologie der TU Darmstadt und Jonas Lammerschmidt (2020 Schülerpraktikant in der Zoologischen Sammlung/Präparation) mit diesem Präparate-Ensemble (Brillenblattnasen-Fledermäuse) den zweiten Platz in der Collective Artists Division erreicht und wurden überdies mit dem in Fachkreisen renommierten Collective Artists Award ausgezeichnet:

Research group at TU Darmstadt with „Nature“ publication

Mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes – also known as “breast cancer genes” – are associated with the development of inherited breast cancer as well as other types of tumours. A group of researchers from the Technical University of Darmstadt, the University of California and the University of Texas, characterized the specific repair processes in BRCA2-mutated tumour cells providing findings that can help to develop new or to improve existing strategies in cancer therapy. The results of this study were recently published in the renowned science journal Nature Cell Biology (NCB).

Researchers at TU Darmstadt decode mechanisms behind intercellular communication in tumours

In order for a tumour to grow, its cells need to communicate with one another. Disrupting this communication can help to fight the tumour. The research group headed by Dr. Meike Saul at Technical University of Darmstadt has discovered a mechanism that plays a key role in intercellular communication in tumours. This discovery could act as the basis for the development of innovative therapies in the fight against lung cancer. The results of the study were recently published in the internationally renowned “Journal of Extracellular Vesicles”.

Recent publication in PNAS in collaboration with the Department of Biology

Researchers from Freiburg, Darmstadt and Bern identified a novel key enzyme involved in methane production from complex biomass by microbial communities.

The Biology Department's introductory week will take place from 11.10. to 15.10.

for interdisciplinary research

New ideas for evolutionary programming