News overview
All news at a glance.
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Nanotechnology: DNA origami with cargo function
LMU chemists present two studies that open up new possibilities for biotechnological applications.
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Upper school in the lab on the June 2024 university day
On 7 June, our faculty once again hosted the popular university day for pupils.
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Prof. Olivia Merkel receives awards from the CRS
At its annual meeting in Italy, the Controlled Release Society (CRS) presented two awards to Prof Olivia Merkel for her services to the society.
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Proof of Concept Grant for Thomas Carell
The European Research Council has awarded the LMU chemist a grant for the preclinical development of a new drug for treating leukemia in high-risk patients.
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Polymer library for RNA-based therapeutic approaches
The research group of LMU pharmacist Olivia Merkel has optimized the synthesis of polymer nanoparticles to facilitate the targeted distribution of RNA agents in the body.
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Good teaching: prizes for innovative teaching and student research
On the ‘Day for Good Teaching’ at LMU on 12 July, LMU research prizes for excellent students and LMU teaching innovation prizes for lecturers will be awarded.
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Professor Regina de Vivie-Riedle passed away
Regina de Vivie-Riedle, born in Wuppertal in 1958, passed away after a long, serious illness on June 20, 2024 at the age of 66.
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New materials: Synthetic pathway for promising nitride compounds discovered
LMU chemists have successfully synthesized Ruddlesden-Popper nitrides for the first time, opening the door to new materials with unique properties.
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Gene Center: Pacesetter for the life sciences
The Gene Center Munich stands for interdisciplinary top-level research. As the center turns 40, we interview its director Karl-Peter Hopfner, who recalls the most important stages in its history and talks about the challenges to come.
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Watching energy materials as they form
Eyes glued to a live transmission from inside a reaction vessel, LMU researchers watch chemical reactions at work. Their results will improve the manufacture of the next generation of energy materials.
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Snapshots of the architecture of life
Structural biologist Roland Beckmann renders the complex structures of ribosomes visible at the atomic level. In our interview, he talks about his research into the cellular protein factories.
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Activation of innate immunity: Important piece of the puzzle identified
LMU researchers have deciphered the complex interplay of various enzymes around the innate immune receptor toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7), which plays an important role in defending our bodies against viruses.
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Gene regulation: modification in the nucleosome jungle
LMU researchers decipher how an enzyme modifies the genetic material in the cell nucleus.
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Cockayne syndrome: new insights into cellular DNA repair mechanism
LMU researchers decode repair mechanism during transcription of genetic information
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Professor Andreas Kornath deceased
Andreas Kornath, born in Bergkamen in 1965, passed away on March 5, 2024 at the age of 58.
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RSC Open Access transformation contract concluded
Following a decision by the Faculty Library Commission, LMU's Chemistry and Pharmacy Library has joined the Open Access (OA) transformation agreement for Germany negotiated between TIB Hannover and Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in 2024.
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Theoretical chemistry: simulation of molecular origins of life
Using a so-called computational hyperreactor, LMU chemists have managed to calculate highly complex chemical reaction networks efficiently under realistic conditions.
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Ribosomes: molecular wedge assists recycling
Researchers at LMU and Stanford University reveal how cells regenerate protein factories at endoplasmic reticulum.
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Microscopy: Overcoming the traditional resolution limit for the fast co-tracking of molecules
Researchers at LMU have developed an innovative method to simultaneously track rapid dynamic processes of multiple molecules at the molecular scale.
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University Day December 2023
On December 8, 2023, a group of students visited our faculty as part of LMU's University Day.