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| Personalised Medicine Consortium – Call 2020 open! |
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| Published on Monday, 01 July 2019 | |
| The Personalised Medicine Consortium (PMC) is keen to build new collaborations between clinicians and researchers from Luxembourg and to foster new synergies. To aid in this process, the five PMC-r... |
| Only two groups of 100 participants needed to reach the finish line! |
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| Published on Monday, 08 July 2019 | |
| Final push in the Luxembourg Parkinson's study. |
| Top Japanese research consolidates ties with Luxembourg |
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| Published on Tuesday, 09 July 2019 | |
| The link between Luxembourg and Japanese research has been strengthened: Representatives of the Japanese RIKEN Institute, the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Institute for Health (LIH)... |
| Public Lecture: "Tracing the invisible life in us and our planet: the world of microbes" |
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| Event date: Tuesday, 09 July 2019 | |
| Hour: 14:00 15:00 | |
| Place: Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine Building Biotech II RIKEN conference room Ground floor | |
| Speaker: Prof. Peer Bork, EMBL Heidelberg |
| Prof. Krüger takes on an additional role at the LIH |
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| Published on Thursday, 11 July 2019 | |
| As part of the implementation of the new research strategy of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Prof. Rejko Krüger joins the LIH as the Director of Transversal Translational Medicine, while... |
| Luxembourg Parkinson’s Study funded with an additional 6 million euros |
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| Published on Friday, 19 July 2019 | |
| The Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) has committed an additional 6 million euros to National Centre for Excellence in Research on Parkinson’s Disease (NCER-PD), paving the way for the second... |
| Predicting cell fate to better understand congenital heart defects |
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| Published on Thursday, 25 July 2019 | |
| A new study published in the scientific journal Nature reveals molecular factors that determine the fate of specific cardiac stem cells and exposes mechanisms of disrupted cardiac development. This... |
| 10 giant brains to celebrate 10 years of biomedical research |
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| Published on Friday, 13 September 2019 | |
| The exhibition “Mind the Brain” marks the 10th anniversary of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg. |
| "Mind the Brain" Exhibition |
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| Event date: Sunday, 15 September 2019 | |
| Hour: 15:00 06-10 | 23:59 |
| Life Science PhD Days 2019 |
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| Event date: Monday, 23 September 2019 | |
| Hour: 9:00 25-09 | 17:30 | |
| Place: Campus Belval - Maison du Savoir (MSA) - 3rd floor |
| Award for a new model to study microbiome, diet and cancer |
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| Published on Friday, 11 October 2019 | |
| On October 9, during the Luxembourg Healthcare Summit, the start-up project “HuMiX Biosciences” of the Eco-Systems Biology group at the University’s Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)... |
| FNR awards 2019 – Two LCSB researchers in the spotlight |
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| Published on Monday, 28 October 2019 | |
| Each year, the National Research Funds (FNR) presents awards in four categories highlighting both outstanding researchers and institutions, and promoting science-related activities in Luxembourg. D... |
| 5th International Systems Biomedicine Symposium - Systems neuroscience: bridging the scales of the brain |
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| Event date: Tuesday, 05 November 2019 | |
| Hour: 9:00 19:00 | |
| Place: Maison du Savoir Room 3.500 |
| Fifth international Systems Biomedicine symposium |
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| Published on Wednesday, 06 November 2019 | |
| On 5 November 2019, the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg hosted its fifth international Systems Biomedicine symposium entitled “Systems Neurosci... |
| 2nd CriTiCS Bio International Workshop |
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| Event date: Thursday, 07 November 2019 | |
| Hour: 8:30 08-11 | 14:00 | |
| Place: Belval Campus - Maison du Savoir (MSA) 2, Avenue de l'Université L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Science Festival 2019: play with Science! |
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| Event date: Thursday, 07 November 2019 | |
| Hour: 10:00 10-11 | 18:00 | |
| Place: Luxembourg-Grund Musée national d’histoire naturelle + Abbaye Neumünster |
| University brings workshops to Luxembourg’s Science Festival |
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| Published on Monday, 11 November 2019 | |
| The University of Luxembourg fascinated visitors with scientific displays at the Science Festival held from 7 to 10 November 2019 in Luxembourg City. Thousands of guests attended the four-day event... |
| The “Physics meets Biology” website is launched! |
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| Published on Thursday, 21 November 2019 | |
| Physicists and biologists from the University of Luxembourg have recently launched the "Physics meets Biology" website. This initiative combines expertise in condensed matter physics... |
| Making novel therapeutics safer |
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| Published on Wednesday, 04 December 2019 | |
| Interdisciplinary EU consortium develops innovative model systems for the evaluation of immunomodulating therapeutics. |
| Discover PhD life at the LCSB through a new video |
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| Published on Wednesday, 18 December 2019 | |
| As a research centre of the University of Luxembourg, the LCSB is very much involved in training the next generation of scientists: within its 14 research groups more than 50 PhD students are worki... |
| Paul Wilmes receives ERC Consolidator Grant |
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| Published on Wednesday, 15 January 2020 | |
| Associate Prof. Paul Wilmes of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxemburg has received a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for his project “ExpoBiome”. Wit... |
| The exposome: when our environment drives health and disease |
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| Published on Thursday, 23 January 2020 | |
| Science, one of the most prestigious scientific journals, has published in its latest issue two papers by Associate Prof. Emma Schymanski, FNR ATTRACT fellow and head of the Environmental Cheminfor... |
| Seminar: Open Source in Research, Licensing and Business |
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| Event date: Monday, 03 February 2020 | |
| Hour: 9:00 12:30 | |
| Place: Campus Belval, Biotech II, RIKEN conference room | |
| Speaker: Malcolm Bain, lawyer in Information Technology and Intellectual Property |
| PARK-QC DTU Annual Meeting 2020 |
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| Event date: Thursday, 06 February 2020 | |
| Hour: 9:00 07-02 | 16:00 | |
| Place: RIKEN Conference room, Biotech II, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, Campus Belval |
| Launch of new EU research project ImmUniverse |
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| Published on Tuesday, 25 February 2020 | |
| The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg is part of a new European transdisciplinary consortium aiming at transforming diagnosis and ... |
| LeLa Prize: Scienteens Lab wins third place for Experiment of the Year |
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| Published on Tuesday, 10 March 2020 | |
| For the first edition of the LeLa Prize, the third prize in the category Experiment of the Year was awarded to a mathematics workshop developed by the Scienteens Lab at the University of... |
| COVID-19: Research Luxembourg is mobilising |
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| Published on Wednesday, 25 March 2020 | |
| Provision of equipment and specialised personnel, support for hospital staff, scientific studies |
| COVID-19 - A national platform to coordinate the research efforts |
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| Published on Thursday, 02 April 2020 | |
| The Luxembourg research community has reacted rapidly to the COVID-19 pandemic. As researchers all over the country are working on numerous new projects to contribute to the fight against the virus... |
| [Article series] The experts behind Luxembourg's COVID-19 fight |
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| Published on Tuesday, 07 April 2020 | |
| Prof. Rudi Balling (RB) is the Director of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine of the University of Luxembourg, where people with broad and diverse backgrounds focus on understanding the... |
| University's research centre LCSB with leading role in Corona study |
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| Published on Thursday, 09 April 2020 | |
| The “CON-VINCE” study kicks off: LCSB and a consortium of Luxembourg research institutions cooperate to study the dynamics of the Coronavirus spread. |
| A new helpline for people with Parkinson’s disease during COVID-19 |
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| Published on Thursday, 09 April 2020 | |
| Today, ParkinsonNet Luxembourg, a network of specialized professionals (including speech therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and neurologists) has launched a telephone helpline (+... |
| [Article series] The experts behind Luxembourg's COVID-19 fight |
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| Published on Friday, 10 April 2020 | |
| Prof. Paul Wilmes (PW) is Principal Investigator at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg, where people with broad and diverse backgrounds focus on un... |
| André Losch Fondation supports research on COVID-19 |
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| Published on Thursday, 23 April 2020 | |
| André Losch Fondation announced its participation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by supporting Research Luxembourg with one of its most significant donations yet. The foundation’s commi... |
| Predi-COVID: Predicting the severity of COVID-19 infection |
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| Published on Friday, 24 April 2020 | |
| The Research Luxembourg COVID-19 task force announces the start of “Predi-COVID1 ”, a study that aims to identify important risk factors and biomarkers associated with COVID-... |
| The LCSB involved in two new Doctoral Trainings Units |
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| Published on Tuesday, 28 April 2020 | |
| The Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) is going to fund five new Doctoral Trainings Units (DTU) through PRIDE Grants. These grants will support the research work of 61 PhD candidates, some of... |
| FNR COVID-19 Call: six LCSB projects funded in first wave |
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| Published on Wednesday, 29 April 2020 | |
| Following the first deadline of the FNR’s COVID-19 Fast Track Call, 30 of 69 eligible projects have been retained for funding, an FNR commitment of 1.52 million euros. Among the selected projects,... |
| [Article series] The experts behind Luxembourg's COVID-19 fight |
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| Published on Monday, 04 May 2020 | |
| Prof. Jorge Gonçalves (JG) is Principal Investigator at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg, where people with broad and diverse backgrounds focus o... |
| Launch of the Proactive Mitigation Programme |
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| Published on Monday, 04 May 2020 | |
| To support a smooth lifting of restrictions to inhibit the spread of COVID-19, the Research Luxembourg COVID-19 Task Force has developed a “Proactive Mitigation Programme” based on a voluntary diag... |
| COVID-19 Disease Map: LCSB researchers coordinate international effort |
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| Published on Wednesday, 06 May 2020 | |
| In the fight against the current pandemic, researchers of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg are coordinating an international collaboration to bui... |
| First results of the CON-VINCE study |
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| Published on Thursday, 07 May 2020 | |
| CON-VINCE, a national research project aiming to evaluate the prevalence and dynamics of the spread of the COVID-19 disease within the Luxembourgish population, was launched at the beginning of Apr... |
| Annual report 2019 – Discover our 10th anniversary edition! |
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| Published on Thursday, 07 May 2020 | |
| The new annual report of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biology (LCSB) is now available for download. Browse through its pages to read all about our 2019 activities, reminisce about the events o... |
| Fundraising for research through design masks’ sale |
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| Published on Monday, 11 May 2020 | |
| One unexpected aspect of the current situation is that it stimulates creativity and sparks new initiatives all over the country. One of them, called mymask.lu, was recently launched by designer Mar... |
| Survival prediction in patients with severe COVID-19 infection |
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| Published on Friday, 15 May 2020 | |
| Taking advantage of a long-standing collaboration with the Wuhan University of Science and Technology, researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Lux... |
| COVID-19 task force – New report on SARS-CoV-2 infections in children |
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| Published on Friday, 15 May 2020 | |
| The Research Luxembourg COVID-19 task force has recently published a report focusing on SARS-CoV-2 infections in children. Written by Prof. Rudi Balling, director of the Luxembourg Centre for Syste... |
| [Article series| The experts behind Luxembourg's COVID-19 fight |
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| Published on Wednesday, 27 May 2020 | |
| Prof. Rejko Krüger (RK) is Principal investigator at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and Director of Transversal Translational Medicine (TTM) at... |
| University projects receive additional funding to research COVID-19 |
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| Published on Wednesday, 03 June 2020 | |
| The FNR has published the results of its second COVID-19 Fast Track Call. Eight projects from the University of Luxembourg have been retained for funding, representing a financial commitment of 347... |
| ELIXIR-LU participates in “Beyond One Million Genomes” project |
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| Published on Wednesday, 17 June 2020 | |
| A new ELIXIR-coordinated European project has been recently launched. Called “Beyond One Million Genomes” (B1MG) and funded by Horizon 2020, it aims to support the implementation of the 1+ Million... |
| New Full Professorship in Immunology & Genetics at LCSB and LIH |
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| Published on Wednesday, 17 June 2020 | |
| Starting on 15 June, Prof. Dirk Brenner is appointed as joint Professor in Immunology & Genetics at both the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and... |
| University of Cambridge highlights COVID-19 survival prediction tool |
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| Published on Wednesday, 17 June 2020 | |
| In a recently published article, the University of Luxembourg describes the results of a research collaboration between the Wuhan University of Science and Technology and the Luxembourg Centre for... |
| University’s supercomputer supports fight against COVID-19 |
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| Published on Friday, 26 June 2020 | |
| The University’s High-Performance Computing (HPC) facility has significantly contributed to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic since mid-March 2020. |
| Academic promotions announced |
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| Published on Friday, 26 June 2020 | |
| The University of Luxembourg is pleased to announce the following academic promotions. |
| A "No Meetings Day" at the LCSB to boost staff’s productivity |
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| Published on Thursday, 09 July 2020 | |
| In a time when meetings are becoming more and more frequent, several studies suggest that they are disrupting people’s concentration reducing their productivity. At the time of the COVID-19 health... |
| EU Commission approved European Space University for Earth & Humanity |
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| Published on Friday, 10 July 2020 | |
| The University of Luxembourg is a partner in the project “European University - European Space University for Earth and Humanity” (UNIVERSEH), approved by the European Commission under the Erasmus+... |
| Reports on projections and a glossary to better understand COVID-19 |
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| Published on Monday, 13 July 2020 | |
| As part of the Research Luxembourg COVID-19 Task Force, several LCSB researchers and colleagues from the work package “Statistical pandemic projections” (WP6) are using their combined expertis... |
| New method for inference of gene regulatory networks |
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| Published on Monday, 13 July 2020 | |
| The team of Prof. Jorge Gonçalves at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine of the University of Luxembourg and their collaborators from Finland have developed a new method to infer gene reg... |
| [Article series] The experts behind Luxembourg's COVID-19 fight |
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| Published on Tuesday, 14 July 2020 | |
| Dr Venkata Satagopam (VS) is bioinformatics scientist at the LCSB (Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine) of the University of Luxembourg, where people with broad and multidisciplinary backgrou... |
| 3MT contest in Luxemburg: 3 prizes for LCSB students |
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| Published on Thursday, 16 July 2020 | |
| Three PhD-students from the LCSB are awarded a prize for the best 3-minute video presentation of their research. The contest was organised for the first time in Luxemburg by the student’s associati... |
| 50,000 euros awarded as part of the 8th edition of Espoir en tête |
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| Published on Monday, 20 July 2020 | |
| Organised for the 8th consecutive year, the Espoir en tête project, initiated by the Rotary Clubs of Luxembourg, raised 50,000 euros for research on brain diseases in Luxembourg. |
| Parkinson’s disease and the gut microbiome |
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| Published on Tuesday, 21 July 2020 | |
| The Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) and its Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg (IBBL) collaborated with the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg on th... |
| Encevo Group supports COVID-19 research at the LCSB |
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| Published on Thursday, 23 July 2020 | |
| As part of the collective effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Encevo is supporting the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) with a donation of 7,000 EUR. |
| University researchers help raise public awareness for science |
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| Published on Tuesday, 18 August 2020 | |
| The Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) has recently launched the interactive campaign letzSCIENCE to raise awareness about research in Luxembourg. From 30 July – 10 August 2020, science images... |
| New approach against Parkinson’s disease through stem cell research |
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| Published on Thursday, 10 September 2020 | |
| In a seven-year research effort, an international team of scientists has clarified the cause for certain genetic forms of Parkinson’s disease, and has identified potential pharmacological treatment... |
| ELIXIR-LU - Statistical tests and statistical learning for omics data |
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| Event date: Monday, 14 September 2020 | |
| Hour: 9:15 15-09 | 17:00 | |
| Place: Online course |
| A giant and flashy brain sculpture now in front of the LCSB |
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| Published on Monday, 28 September 2020 | |
| On the 22nd of September, the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) inaugurated the new location of the sculpture from the “Mind the Brain” exhibition painted by the artist Eric Mange... |
| LCSB researcher wins prize in international machine learning challenge |
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| Published on Monday, 28 September 2020 | |
| Assistant Prof. Enrico Glaab, head of the Biomedical Data Science group at the LCSB, recently participated in the Metagenomics Diagnosis for IBD Challenge. The aim of this international c... |
| New study highlights links between inflammation & Parkinson’s disease |
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| Published on Thursday, 08 October 2020 | |
| An international collaboration involving researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biology (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg established an association between inflammation and specif... |
| PerMedCoE: HPC/Exascale Centre of Excellence in Personalised Medicine |
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| Published on Thursday, 08 October 2020 | |
| Coordinated by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) and funded by the European Commission, this recently launched HPC centre of excellence will optimise codes for cell-level simulations in HPC... |
| TEDxUniversityofLuxembourg 2020 |
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| Event date: Monday, 12 October 2020 | |
| Hour: 18:30 16-10 | 20:00 | |
| Place: online |
| CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors: a revolution for biomedicine |
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| Published on Monday, 19 October 2020 | |
| The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for the discovery of the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. The technology, widely used as a genetic engineeri... |
| Age-resistant quiescent stem cells support muscle regeneration |
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| Published on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 | |
| Researchers from the Computational Biology group at the University of Luxembourg's Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biology (LCSB) participated in an international study focusing on adult stem cells i... |
| Understanding the factors that shape microbiomes |
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| Published on Monday, 02 November 2020 | |
| In two scientific articles recently published in high-impact journals – Nature Microbiology and Nature Communications – the Systems Ecology group at the University of Luxembourg's Luxembourg Centre... |
| Foyer Group supports Uni.lu research with a donation of 100000 € |
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| Published on Tuesday, 03 November 2020 | |
| In a context marked by the COVID-19 crisis, Foyer Group made several donations totalling €100,000 to the holders of four research projects at the University of Luxembourg. Due to exceptional health... |
| The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine recruits a new Director |
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| Published on Thursday, 26 November 2020 | |
| The University of Luxembourg aspires to become one of the world’s leading research universities. It is the only university in Luxembourg, a country developing a knowledge-based economy in a unique... |
| The University launches the Institute for Advanced Studies |
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| Published on Wednesday, 11 November 2020 | |
| The University of Luxembourg has launched an Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) with the aim to strengthen its interdisciplinary research. The IAS will further reinforce the University’s internat... |
| LCSB wins two FNR Awards 2020 |
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| Published on Monday, 23 November 2020 | |
| On 19 November, the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) presented the FNR Awards 2020 to reward outstanding achievements in science and science communication in Luxembourg. The LCSB won two awa... |
| pdp 2.0: Individually tailored dementia prevention |
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| Published on Thursday, 26 November 2020 | |
In Luxembourg, more people shall be able to reduce their risk of developing dementia |
| LCSB partners with SciCrunch to promote reproducibility of research |
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| Published on Thursday, 03 December 2020 | |
| As part of a broad initiative aiming to guarantee research quality and reproducibility of scientific results, the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg is... |
| University and LIH translate research into clinical development |
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| Published on Thursday, 17 December 2020 | |
| The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that conducting strong translational research is key to combating the coronavirus. By leveraging cutting edge laboratory techniques to study patient samples, transla... |
| Scientists call for synchronised curbing of COVID infections in Europe |
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| Published on Saturday, 19 December 2020 | |
| Hundreds of scientists have called on European decision-makers to take steps for a quick, synchronised and efficient reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases across Europe. |
| Investigating the modulation of the COVID-19 immune response |
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| Published on Friday, 05 February 2021 | |
| In a recent paper, the research team around Prof. Antonio del Sol from the University’s Luxembourg Centre for... |
| Science4Everyone: Genome Editing |
| Event date: Monday, 08 February 2021 |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 |
| Speaker: Myrto Patraskaki |
| University honours outstanding doctoral theses |
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| Published on Wednesday, 10 February 2021 | |
| The University of Luxembourg has honoured 15 doctoral graduates of 2020 with the first “Excellent Thesis Award” which recognises the outstanding quality of their doctoral theses. 9 awardees come fr... |
| PathoFact identifies pathogens faster and more accurately |
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| Published on Thursday, 18 February 2021 | |
| Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) and the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine of the University of Luxembourg have developed a new bioinformatics tool that c... |
| Science4Everyone: RNA-sequencing |
| Event date: Monday, 22 February 2021 |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 |
| Speaker: Michela Bernini |
| Exploring the future: on forensics, robots, humans and more |
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| Published on Thursday, 25 February 2021 | |
| Six new interdisciplinary research projects have received multi-year funding in the context of the Audacity funding instrument of the University’s Institute for Advanced Studies. |
| Large-scale testing: High transmission risk from asymptomatic carriers |
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| Published on Monday, 01 March 2021 | |
| Based on the results of the large-scale testing programme run in Luxembourg, researchers show that asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 carriers represent an important vector for transmission. |
| Science4Everyone: Bioinformatics |
| Event date: Monday, 08 March 2021 |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 |
| Speaker: Todor Kondic |
| No cold case – Uni researchers explore the future of forensic genomics |
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| Published on Wednesday, 10 March 2021 | |
| Six new interdisciplinary research projects have received multi-year funding in the context of the Audacity funding instrument of the University’s Institute for Advanced Studies. |
| University opens Master of Data Science in September 2021 |
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| Published on Thursday, 11 March 2021 | |
| Starting September 2021, the University of Luxembourg will offer a new Master of Data Science. Based on a multidisciplinary approach, the Master's programme will train students in data analysis, mo... |
| LCSB contributes to the development of a European Health Data Space |
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| Published on Thursday, 11 March 2021 | |
| Advances in health and biomedical sciences require that health research is performed timely, efficiently and oriented to high-quality results. To meet this need and to maximise the impact of health... |
| GoldenMe lecture series: The building blocks of life (EN) |
| Event date: Thursday, 11 March 2021 |
| Hour: 10:00 11:00 |
| Speaker: Myrto Patraskaki |
| A computational guide to efficient cell differentiation |
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| Published on Friday, 12 March 2021 | |
| A collaborative effort, led by Prof. Antonio del Sol, head of Computational Biology groups at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) and at CIC bioGUNE, a member of the Basque Re... |
| Survey on sleep quality to better prevent neurodegenerative diseases |
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| Published on Monday, 15 March 2021 | |
| The National Centre of Excellence in Research on Parkinson’s Disease (NCER-PD) launches a nation-wide research survey on sleep behaviour disorders under the patronage of the Ministry of Health. All... |
| 2021 RIKEN-Luxembourg Digital Scientific Symposium |
| Event date: Tuesday, 16 March 2021 |
| Hour: 8:30 11:30 |
| Place: Online |
| GoldenMe lecture series: Life of a Cell (EN) |
| Event date: Thursday, 18 March 2021 |
| Hour: 10:00 11:00 |
| Speaker: Michela Bernini |
| Successful virtual Open Day welcomes 2,500 guests |
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| Published on Monday, 22 March 2021 | |
| More than 2,500 guests explored the University of Luxembourg during its Virtual Open Day on Saturday, 20 March. The vast majority of guests came from Luxembourg, representing 41%. |
| Science4Everyone: Immunology |
| Event date: Monday, 22 March 2021 |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 |
| Speaker: Thais Arns & Axel Chemla |
| GoldenMe lecture series: Mehr als nur Stroh – was steckt in unserem Gehirn? (DE) |
| Event date: Thursday, 25 March 2021 |
| Hour: 10:00 11:00 |
| Speaker: Melanie Sengupta |
| Lasting impact of birth mode on microbiome and immune system |
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| Published on Monday, 29 March 2021 | |
| In a recent scientific publication, researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) and the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine at the University of Luxembourg address th... |
| GoldenMe lecture series: Alzheimer: Eng multifaktoriell Krankheet (LU) |
| Event date: Thursday, 01 April 2021 |
| Hour: 10:00 11:00 |
| Speaker: Sonja Fixemer |
| GoldenMe lecture series: Apprendre à connaitre la maladie de Parkinson (FR) |
| Event date: Thursday, 08 April 2021 |
| Hour: 10:00 11:00 |
| Speaker: Axel Chemla |
| World Parkinson’s Day: Sleep survey to gain more knowledge |
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| Published on Friday, 09 April 2021 | |
| 11 April marks Parkinson’s Disease Day. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative brain disorder, about 7-10 million people are affected worldwide. However, this number i... |
| CON-VINCE study enters homestretch |
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| Published on Monday, 12 April 2021 | |
| Originally launched in April 2020 under the aegis of the Research Luxembourg COVID-19 Taskforce, the CON-VINCE study aims to evaluate the prevalence and dynamics of the spread of COVID-19 within th... |
| Science4Everyone: Innate Immunity |
| Event date: Monday, 12 April 2021 |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 |
| Speaker: Thais Arns & Axel Chemla |
| Science4Everyone: Adaptive Immunity |
| Event date: Monday, 19 April 2021 |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 |
| Speaker: Thais Arns & Axel Chemla |
| Country-specific COVID-19 incidences - A biased perspective |
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| Published on Wednesday, 28 April 2021 | |
| Incidence levels – the number of new COVID-19 cases within a given time period – are currently widely used as indicators to define high-risk areas. |
| Science4Everyone: Immunofluorescence |
| Event date: Monday, 03 May 2021 |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 |
| Speaker: Sonja Fixemer |
| BioVaria Startup Award goes to OrganoTherapeutics |
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| Published on Wednesday, 05 May 2021 | |
| OrganoTherapeutics, a spin-off project from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg, won a BioVaria Startup Award during this year’s virtual BioVaria, a... |
| PhD Graduation Ceremony 2020 |
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| Published on Wednesday, 12 May 2021 | |
| In the academic year 2019/2020, more than 1600 students graduated from the University of Luxembourg, including 129 doctoral candidates. The university traditionally confers the... |
| Science4Everyone: Live Cell Imaging |
| Event date: Monday, 17 May 2021 |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 |
| Speaker: Axel Chemla & Michela Bernini |
| New miniature organ to understand human pancreas development |
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| Published on Wednesday, 26 May 2021 | |
| The pancreas is a little organ behind the stomach and has two main functions – digestion and blood sugar regulation. How the human pancreas develops has been relatively unexplored for ethical... |
| Science4Everyone: Super-Resolution |
| Event date: Monday, 31 May 2021 |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 |
| Speaker: Manuel Maidorn |
| Prof. Michael Heneka is appointed Director of the LCSB |
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| Published on Wednesday, 02 June 2021 | |
| The Board of Governors of the University of Luxembourg has ratified, at an extraordinary meeting held on 31 May 2021, the appointment of Prof. Michael Heneka as Director of the Luxembourg Centre fo... |
| Ten University projects granted early access to MeluXina |
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| Published on Monday, 07 June 2021 | |
| Luxembourg’s first supercomputer MeluXina was officially launched on 7 June. MeluXina is a key element of Luxembourg’s data-driven innovation strategy, catering for the needs of companies, start-up... |
| Luxembourg paves the way for a new era of healthcare digitalisation |
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| Published on Thursday, 10 June 2021 | |
| Prof. Klucken joins the movement to make digitalisation part of every-day patient care |
| The University of Luxembourg mourns the loss of Pierre Hippert |
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| Published on Monday, 14 June 2021 | |
| Pierre Hippert, a long-lasting and avid supporter and friend of the University of Luxembourg died Thursday, 3 June, at the age of 92. |
| Science4Everyone: Electron Microscopy |
| Event date: Monday, 14 June 2021 |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 |
| Speaker: Sonja Fixemer |
| Using molecular biology to search for oil and gas |
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| Published on Monday, 26 July 2021 | |
| Within the framework of the EU project PROSPECTOMICS, five international partners have started to develop environmentally-friendly exploration methods. |
| Rudi Balling's Goodbye lecture series |
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| Event date: Thursday, 16 September 2021 | |
| Hour: 16:00 18:00 | |
| Place: LCSB - BT2 - RIKEN conference room |
| Rudi Balling's Goodbye lecture series - Prof. David Leigh |
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| Event date: Thursday, 23 September 2021 | |
| Hour: 16:00 18:00 | |
| Place: WebEx |
| Rudi Balling's Goodbye lecture series - Prof. Ortwin Renn |
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| Event date: Thursday, 30 September 2021 | |
| Hour: 16:00 18:00 | |
| Place: WebEx |
| Rudi Balling's Goodbye lecture series - Dr Sara-Jane Dunn |
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| Event date: Thursday, 07 October 2021 | |
| Hour: 16:00 18:00 | |
| Place: WebEx |
| Rudi Balling's Goodbye lecture series - Prof. Edith Heard |
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| Event date: Thursday, 14 October 2021 | |
| Hour: 16:30 19:15 | |
| Place: Kinépolis Belval |
