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| [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. |
| European experts address the COVID-19 pandemic |
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| Published on Thursday, 12 August 2021 | |
| How should Europe deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in the future? Which strategies should be pursued and what specific risks should be considered? To answer these questions, researchers from the Max... |
| Combining sequencing approaches and omics to characterise microbiomes |
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| Published on Wednesday, 01 September 2021 | |
| DNA contains the blueprint for life, be it for mammals, plants or microorganisms. Thanks to current technologies, DNA can be extracted from virtually any environment, including mixed comm... |
| Launch of ZeroPM, a new European project focusing on water pollution |
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| Published on Monday, 06 September 2021 | |
| Persistent, mobile (PM) substances are being recognised as serious threats to the safety of water resources. In many cases, drinking water supplies have to be purified using expensive technologies... |
| 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 |
| New academic year 2021-2022 opens with optimism and hope |
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| Published on Friday, 08 October 2021 | |
| The University of Luxembourg held its Rentrée Académique 2021-2022 on 7 October on Belval Campus. |
| Visit of the Prime Minister to meet researchers working on COVID-19 |
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| Published on Thursday, 14 October 2021 | |
| On 5 October, on Campus Belval, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel along with Minister for Higher Education and Research Claude Meisch met with researchers from the diffe... |
| 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: Maison du Savoir (MSA) |
| International Metaproteomics Symposium - A fast-growing field |
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| Published on Tuesday, 26 October 2021 | |
| At the end of September, researchers from the Systems Ecology group at the LCSB organised the fourth International Metaproteomics Symposium at the Neumünster Abbey in Luxembourg. This 3-day ev... |
| BY-COVID: A new EU project for pandemic preparedness |
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| Published on Friday, 29 October 2021 | |
| BeYond-COVID (BY-COVID), a new €12 million Horizon Europe funded project, was recently launched. It will tackle the data challenges that can hinder effective pandemic response. The c... |
| Launch of the European Platform for Neurodegenerative Diseases |
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| Published on Friday, 05 November 2021 | |
| A new European initiative will build a collaborative platform for data and sample sharing, to accelerate the discovery and validation of biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases. The European... |
| Science Festival 2021: participate in our workshops! |
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| Event date: Thursday, 11 November 2021 | |
| Hour: 9:00 14-11 | 19:00 | |
| Place: Centre culturel de rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster + Musée national d’histoire naturelle |
| Quality Day 2021 - Dr. Leonard Freedman |
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| Event date: Thursday, 11 November 2021 | |
| Hour: 16:00 17:00 | |
| Speaker: Leonard Freedman |
| Scienteens Lab launches new workshops in computer science |
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| Published on Monday, 22 November 2021 | |
| The Scienteens Lab, an extracurricular learning centre of the University of Luxembourg, is organising its first workshops in computer science for secondary school pupils. Designed to be an interact... |
| ParkinsonNet Luxembourg celebrates 5 years |
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| Published on Friday, 26 November 2021 | |
| ParkinsonNet Luxembourg was established only 5 years ago and began full operations in 2018 with the first multidisciplinary professional training. Modelled after the highly effective Dutch programm... |
| Experimental and computational synergy – Promising COVID-19 results |
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| Published on Monday, 06 December 2021 | |
| An international collaboration between researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg, the Centre for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC... |
| COVID-19 Disease Map: LCSB-coordinated effort proves to be effective |
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| Published on Monday, 13 December 2021 | |
| Since spring 2020, researchers of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg have coordinated a group of 230 scientists with different background... |
| Scientific Symposium: How to boost research collaborations through open data exchange |
| Event date: Wednesday, 15 December 2021 |
| Hour: 8:30 11:35 |
| Place: online |
| Quilvest supports biomedical research at the University of Luxembourg |
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| Published on Thursday, 16 December 2021 | |
| The family-owned holding Quilvest SA has made a major donation towards the University of Luxembourg, and more specifically to the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), the University’s... |
| PhD Graduation Ceremony 2021 |
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| Published on Monday, 20 December 2021 | |
| In the academic year 2020/2021, more than 1850 students graduated from the University of Luxembourg, including over 150 doctoral candidates. To congratulate the graduates and wish them all the best... |
| Microbiome and molecules - Novel methodologies for exploration |
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| Published on Tuesday, 21 December 2021 | |
| In an article recently published in the journal ISME Communications, researchers from the Systems Ecology group of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of L... |
| Michael Heneka takes up position of Director of the LCSB |
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| Published on Wednesday, 19 January 2022 | |
Prof. Michael Heneka, who was appointed as Director of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) in June 2021, has taken up his position at the start of 2022. He... |
| Science4Everyone - Communication via Extracellular Vesicles |
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| Event date: Monday, 21 February 2022 | |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 | |
| Speaker: Dr. Miriam Fougeras |
| The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine opens its doors! |
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| Published on Wednesday, 23 February 2022 | |
| If you ever wondered what biomedical research is and what a laboratory looks like, then join us for a guided tour in our wet and dry labs! |
| CoVaLux research programme launched |
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| Published on Thursday, 24 February 2022 | |
| Research Luxembourg has announced the CoVaLux research programme (COVID-19, Vaccination & long-term health consequences of COVID-19 in Luxembourg), a comprehensive study aimed at addressing key... |
| Multiscale modelling of bacterial populations |
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| Event date: Thursday, 24 February 2022 | |
| Hour: 16:00 17:00 | |
| Place: Campus Limpertsberg, Bâtiment des Sciences, BS 3.03 | |
| Speaker: Dr. Philip Pearce, invited by Dr. Luke Davis |
| Paul Wilmes elected Executive Board member of the Section des Sciences |
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| Published on Monday, 28 February 2022 | |
| On 9 February, Prof. Paul Wilmes, head of the Systems Ecology group at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg, was elected as a member of the executive... |
| Science4Everyone - Yeast: the model organism expert in pizza baking |
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| Event date: Monday, 07 March 2022 | |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 | |
| Speaker: Chiara Romano |
| University participates in the “Chercheurs à l'École" 2022 Programme |
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| Published on Friday, 11 March 2022 | |
| The University of Luxembourg participates in the 2022 edition of "Chercheurs à l'Ecole” taking place this year from Monday 14 to Friday 18 March. |
| Midbrain single-cell sequencing to understand Parkinson’s Disease |
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| Published on Thursday, 17 March 2022 | |
| Researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin, investigated... |
| Spinoffs Magrid Learning Solution and NIUM enter the market |
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| Published on Thursday, 17 March 2022 | |
| Two spin-offs of the University of Luxembourg, Magrid Learning Solution and NIUM, are about to launch their commercial offer, following the signature of licenses negotiated with the Office for Part... |
| Science4Everyone - Tales from the lab: Mini-organs on a dish |
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| Event date: Monday, 21 March 2022 | |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 | |
| Speaker: Daniela Vega |
| Multiscale simulation approaches for probing biomolecular phase behaviour |
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| Event date: Tuesday, 29 March 2022 | |
| Hour: 16:00 17:00 | |
| Place: Campus Limpertsberg, Bâtiment des Sciences, BS 0.03 | |
| Speaker: Dr. Jerelle A. Joseph Research Fellow, King’s College Cambridge, invited by Dr. Luke Davis |
| Controlling self-assembly by chemical fuels |
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| Event date: Thursday, 31 March 2022 | |
| Hour: 16:00 17:00 | |
| Place: Campus Limpertsberg, Bâtiment des Sciences, BS 0.03 | |
| Speaker: Talk by Prof. Thomas Hermans, invited by Prof. Dr. Massimiliano Esposito |
| B or not to B: Insights in the regulation of anti-viral immunity |
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| Published on Tuesday, 12 April 2022 | |
| Researchers delve into the inner workings of the antibody immune response, finding key differences in the metabolism of two closely related immune cell subsets. |
| The why behind mild COVID-19 |
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| Published on Thursday, 21 April 2022 | |
All-Luxembourg study helps to anticipate a personal COVID-19 health trajectoryFrom the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of published studies have focused on severe C... |
| Climate warming alters glacier-fed stream ecosystems worldwide |
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| Published on Wednesday, 27 April 2022 | |
| According to two recent studies carried out as part of the Vanishing Glaciers Project, the ecosystems of glacier-fed streams are undergoing profound change around the world. That could have major r... |
| Science4Everyone - Organs-on-chip: What are they and why we want to use them |
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| Event date: Monday, 02 May 2022 | |
| Hour: 12:00 16-05 | 12:30 | |
| Speaker: Dr. Gemma Gomez Giro |
| Antibiotics impact gut microbiome and antimicrobial resistance |
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| Published on Tuesday, 03 May 2022 | |
| Antibiotics are commonly used to treat infections and ensure the safety of surgical procedures. However, their overuse has led to the emergence and spread of resistant bacteria, resulting in an “ar... |
| The Chemical Origins of Biological Metabolism |
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| Event date: Wednesday, 04 May 2022 | |
| Hour: 16:00 17:00 | |
| Place: Campus Limpertsberg, Bâtiment des Sciences, BS 0.04 | |
| Speaker: Talk by Prof. Joseph Moran, invited by Prof. Dr. Massimiliano Esposito |
| Science Workshops at the Nuit de la Culture 2022 |
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| Event date: Saturday, 14 May 2022 | |
| Hour: 18:30 21:30 | |
| Place: Centre Omnisports Henri Schmitz Hall 2 34 Bd Hubert Clément L-4064 Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Science4Everyone - Mind-Gut Connection |
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| Event date: Monday, 16 May 2022 | |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 | |
| Speaker: Dr. Gemma Gomez Giro |
| Inaugural Lecture Prof. Dr. med. Jochen Klucken |
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| Event date: Thursday, 19 May 2022 | |
| Hour: 17:00 18:00 | |
| Place: Maison du Savoir (MSA) Auditorium 3.330 | |
| Speaker: Prof. Dr. med. Jochen Klucken |
| Science4Everyone - Drug Screening: From the lab to the patient |
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| Event date: Monday, 30 May 2022 | |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 | |
| Speaker: Dr. Bruno Dos Santos Rodrigues |
| Science4Everyone - Study participant involvement |
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| Event date: Monday, 13 June 2022 | |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 | |
| Speaker: Anne-Marie Hanff |
| Inaugural Lecture Associate Prof. Evan Williams |
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| Event date: Monday, 20 June 2022 | |
| Hour: 11:00 12:00 | |
| Place: Maison du Savoir (MSA) Auditorium 3.330 (3rd floor) | |
| Speaker: Associate Prof. Evan Williams |
| Science4Everyone - A visit at the Parkinson's Research Clinic |
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| Event date: Monday, 27 June 2022 | |
| Hour: 12:00 12:30 | |
| Speaker: Laure Pauly |
