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| Personalised Medicine Consortium - Pump Prime Fund - Call open |
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| Published on Wednesday, 11 July 2018 | |
| The Personalised Medicine Consortium (PMC) of Luxembourg is an initiative aiming to support research and make Luxembourg a leader in the adoption of personalised medicine into the national healthca... |
| LCSB researchers predict cell conversion factors |
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| Published on Monday, 30 July 2018 | |
| Thanks to a newly developed computational method, Luxembourg researchers can accurately predict how one subpopulation of cells can be converted into another. |
| Identification of a risk factor in genetic generalised epilepsies |
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| Published on Tuesday, 14 August 2018 | |
| Five researchers of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg participated in an international collaboration involving several European consortia (Epicure... |
| RIKEN delegation visited Luxembourg’s biomedical research centres |
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| Published on Wednesday, 10 October 2018 | |
| Representatives of the renowned Japanese RIKEN Centre for Integrative Medical Sciences (RIKEN-IMS) visited Luxembourg from 24 to 26 September 2018 to discuss latest scientific results, meet governm... |
| 4th International Parkinson's Disease Symposium |
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| Event date: Thursday, 11 October 2018 | |
| Hour: 8:00 12-10 | 16:30 | |
| Place: Maison du Savoir |
| The 4th International Parkinson’s Disease Symposium |
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| Published on Monday, 29 October 2018 | |
| An interdisciplinary conference to tackle Parkinson’s disease and dementia |
| Emma Schymanski awarded FNR ATTRACT fellowship |
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| Published on Friday, 02 November 2018 | |
| Following the 2017/18 ATTRACT Call, Associate Prof. Dr. Emma Schymanski has been awarded a 2 MEUR ATTRACT Consolidator Grant for a project aiming to develop methods to identify unknown chemicals an... |
| Hunting and gathering metabolic data |
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| Published on Tuesday, 13 November 2018 | |
| Open database encapsulates worldwide knowledge of human metabolism |
| Séance académique: remise du Grand Prix en sciences biologiques |
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| Event date: Saturday, 17 November 2018 | |
| Hour: 17:00 20:00 | |
| Place: Chambre de Commerce 7, rue Alcide de Gasperi L-2981 Luxembourg |
| “Grand Prix 2018 en sciences biologiques” awarded to Paul Wilmes |
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| Published on Monday, 19 November 2018 | |
| The Grand Prix 2018 in biological sciences of the Institut Grand-Ducal, sponsored by the company Cactus, has been awarded to Associate Professor Paul Wilmes by an international jury consisting of p... |
| 3D culture of dopaminergic neurons to better mimic Parkinson’s disease |
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| Published on Friday, 23 November 2018 | |
| Scientists around Prof. Dr Jens Schwamborn from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have developed a novel in vitro model to test drug candidates ag... |
| Altered microbiome post caesarean section impacts baby’s immune system |
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| Published on Friday, 30 November 2018 | |
| Together with colleagues from Sweden and Luxembourg, scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have... |
| Pump Prime Fund Awardees announced at the PMC Retreat 2018 |
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| Published on Thursday, 13 December 2018 | |
| On 10th December 2018, Luxembourg’s researchers and clinicians gathered at the 8th edition of the annual retreat of the Personalised Medicine Consortium (PMC). The event was an opportunity to ex... |
| Physics meets Biology Meeting |
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| Event date: Thursday, 13 December 2018 | |
| Hour: 9:45 14-12 | 14:30 | |
| Place: Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, BiotechII, RIKEN conference room |
| Large international study discovers 11 new epilepsy genes |
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| Published on Thursday, 20 December 2018 | |
| Epilepsy is a common neurological condition with a controversial past. The cause was unknown and often shrouded in mystery. We now understand that the cause is largely genetic, however, little is k... |
| CIRCLES kick-starts: from research on microbes to healthy diets |
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| Published on Tuesday, 08 January 2019 | |
| Microbes offer an untapped potential and could be the key to a better and healthier living. Yet, research and innovation developments on microbiomes remain scarce. To challenge the state of play, t... |
| Researchers identify genetic mutations causing a childhood disorder |
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| Published on Thursday, 10 January 2019 | |
| In a collaborative effort, researchers identified the genetic cause of a severe novel childhood disease. Affected children typically suffered from episodes of neurological regression triggered by m... |
| Access to the leading circle of patient-oriented health research |
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| Published on Friday, 11 January 2019 | |
| Through the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), the University of Luxembourg has become a partner in the health research area of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology... |
| Prize-worthy: cross-border diagnosis research for Parkinson’s patients |
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| Published on Tuesday, 15 January 2019 | |
| A German-Luxembourgish team of researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and the University of Saarland today received the second prize i... |
| CONNECT - Developing nervous system-on-a-chip |
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| Published on Tuesday, 29 January 2019 | |
| The Developmental and Cellular Biology group at the LCSB is part of the CONNECT project (Connecting neural networks: Nervous-system-on-Chip Technology) which has just received the support of the EU... |
| Partnership with NVIDIA Boosts Research in Artificial Intelligence |
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| Published on Thursday, 31 January 2019 | |
| Luxembourg’s research community, the Luxembourg Government, and NVIDIA announced today the creation of a joint AI laboratory in Luxembourg. This national AI collaboration, the first with NVIDIA in... |
| Prof. Paul Wilmes elected full member of the Institut Grand-Ducal |
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| Published on Tuesday, 26 February 2019 | |
| After having received the Grand Prix 2018 en sciences biologiques, Associate Prof. Paul Wilmes has now been elected full member of the Institut Grand-Ducal. |
| Scientists rejuvenate stem cells in the aging brain of mice |
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| Published on Thursday, 28 February 2019 | |
| Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have been able to rejuvenate stem cells in the... |
| Transmission of microbes along the digestive tract |
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| Published on Thursday, 07 March 2019 | |
| The gastrointestinal tract is abundantly colonised by microbes but the transmission of oral species to the intestine was considered a rare aberrant event, and a hallmark of disease. A recent study... |
| The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine opens its doors! |
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| Published on Friday, 08 March 2019 | |
| If you ever wondered what biomedical research is and what a laboratory looks like then join us for a guided tour in our labs! |
| Scientific delegations from Luxembourg to Canada and Russia |
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| Published on Thursday, 21 March 2019 | |
| In February, the LCSB has been involved in two scientific delegations abroad: 25 February-1 March to Québec , Canada and 26 February – 2 March to Omsk, Russia. |
| Open Day at the University of Luxembourg |
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| Event date: Saturday, 23 March 2019 | |
| Hour: 9:00 16:00 | |
| Place: Belval Campus Maison du Savoir, "Auditoires" entrance |
| The LCSB opened its doors to the public! |
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| Published on Tuesday, 26 March 2019 | |
| On 23 March 2019, the University of Luxembourg invited the public to its Open Day. Future students, parents and the general public could discover the university’s study programmes,... |
| Towards Personalised Medicine for Inflammatory Skin Diseases |
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| Published on Thursday, 11 April 2019 | |
| On 1 April, 2019, the EU-funded research project BIOMAP (Biomarkers in Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis) kicked off its activities with the aim of improving the lives of patient... |
| Right combination of diet and bacteria limits cancer progression |
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| Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2019 | |
| Researchers from the University of Luxembourg showed in an in vitro study that a combination of dietary factors and gut bacteria can inhibit the progression of colorectal cancer. |
| Patient association Junge Meenzer Parkis visits the LCSB |
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| Published on Tuesday, 07 May 2019 | |
| On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, the Luxembourg Center for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg welcomed around 30 members of the German patient association Junge Meenzer Parkis in it... |
| Members of the Luxembourg Parliament visit the LCSB |
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| Published on Tuesday, 07 May 2019 | |
| On Friday, 26 April 2019, the 2nd edition of the Pairing Scheme organized by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), in which researcher are paired with Luxembourg Members of Parliament (MPs)... |
| Young Innovators pitch their ideas at Falling Walls Lab |
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| Published on Friday, 24 May 2019 | |
| Pallavi Sabharwal was awarded the first prize in the “Falling Walls Lab” 2019 at the University of Luxembourg, a pitch competition for young innovators. The jury was impressed by her idea to geneti... |
| 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. |
