Bernadette Bullinger is conducting research on organisations and human resources at the IE University in Madrid. Her stay abroad gives the Schrödinger grant recipient not only an inspiring research environment but also valuable cultural experience. Continue reading “Madrid – as close to heaven as you can get”
The onset of the autoimmune condition coeliac disease may not be down to genetic factors alone – certain viral infections may also be involved. This is the finding of a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF. Vaccination against intestinal viruses could help risk groups in the future. Continue reading “Viruses as risk factors for coeliac disease”
Towards the end of his PhD studies in theoretical physics at the University of Innsbruck, Matthias Sonnleitner had no doubts that the next step in his scientific career would take him abroad. Now he is doing research at the University of Glasgow surrounded by a region of great dynamism. Continue reading “Doing research and living in Glasgow”
An Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship took Susanne Scheipl to one of the world’s most popular metropolises. The physician from Graz worked very successfully in the team of cancer researcher Adrienne Flanagan at University College London. Continue reading “Cancer research in London”
From Sydney to Kobe and Linz. In three years, the mathematician Christoph Aistleitner gathered a good deal of experience and mastered many things. He was accompanied by his family and by professional success. Now he is up for new challenges with the generously endowed START award for young researchers given by the Austrian Science Fund […] Continue reading “Kangaroos and cherry blossoms”
An Erwin-Schrödinger Fellowship took Markus Blaukopf to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. At the Withers Lab, the chemist investigates carbohydrate-modifying enzymes and, alongside working, enjoys the diverse attractions of a particularly liveable city. Continue reading “Diversity in Vancouver”
The physicist Stefan Janecek spent his Erwin Schrödinger Programme in Barcelona and Madrid. There he did a big step forward in finding the solution to a fundamental physics problem. Continue reading “On the Road in Barcelona and Madrid”