Many human cell types have a precise calcium uptake mechanism. One gene in which part of the blueprint for these so-called calcium channels is encoded is also partly to blame for a rare human developmental disorder that triggers epilepsy and autism. A research group from Innsbruck is exploring these links and working on a potential […] Continue reading “Important jigsaw piece for the therapy of rare genetic diseases discovered”
Knowledge is a common good that must be openly available to all. Now, in times of the corona crises, we are becoming acutely aware of how valuable global research cooperations, data exchange und publicly funded science are. Continue reading “Corona: Science to save the world”
The virologist Christoph Steininger is involved in several EU-wide research projects on the coronavirus. In an FWF-funded project on the clinically highly relevant CMV virus, his research group has just achieved a scientific breakthrough. Both research areas show how important purely curiosity-driven basic research can be for the development of drugs. Continue reading “Coronavirus: from molecule to drug”
With its new alpha+ Foundation, the Austrian Science Fund FWF intends to encourage individuals and organizations with a non-profit orientation to support top researchers. In an interview, the chairpersons of the Foundation, Artemis Vakianis and Georg Winckler, talk about the growing value of private commitment, about answers to some of the major questions of society […] Continue reading “Together for the future”
How can one find effective answers to growing societal challenges? And how can research best contribute? In the interview Gabriele Bammer explains why it is essential to engage with a range of stakeholders. While dealing with different interests can be challenging, the value added to research projects and their outcomes justifies the effort, says Bammer, […] Continue reading “Tackling real-world problems”
The historian and slavist Machteld Venken examines nationalising efforts during the interwar and post-war years in Polish-German and Belgian-German border regions. The focus of study is on children. Continue reading “Children as model citizens”
Bordeaux is known by many for its good wine. In the world of combinatorics, a branch of discrete mathematics, it is also the ideal city for Michael Wallner to deepen his research on lattice paths and compact tree-like structures. Continue reading “Paths and trees in Bordeaux”