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Tag: Research

Projects

22 March 2021

Important jigsaw piece for the therapy of rare genetic diseases discovered

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”

Interview & Opinion

2 April 2020

Corona: Science to save the world

Opinion: Klement Tockner

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”

Portrait

13 March 2020

Coronavirus: from molecule to drug

By Margit Schwarz-Stiglbauer

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”

Interview & Opinion

27 February 2020

Together for the future

Interview: Ingrid Ladner

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”

Interview & Opinion

24 February 2020

Tackling real-world problems

Interview: Ingrid Ladner

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”

Portrait

7 August 2019

Children as model citizens

By Margit Schwarz-Stiglbauer

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”

On the road

7 August 2019

Paths and trees in Bordeaux

By Michael Wallner

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”

Projects

2 July 2018

Wisdom is inclusive

You are either wise, or you aren’t: this take on wisdom falls short of reality. The world’s first long-term study on how wisdom develops shows that emotions play a central role and, in conjunction with life events, influence the dynamics of wisdom. Continue reading “Wisdom is inclusive”

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