Organisation: Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)

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    EU Commission approved European Space University for Earth & Humanity

    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+ programme.

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    University’s supercomputer supports fight against COVID-19

    The University’s High-Performance Computing (HPC) facility has significantly contributed to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic since mid-March 2020.

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    Survival prediction in patients with severe COVID-19 infection

    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 Luxembourg conducted a study based on blood samples from Chinese COVID-19 patients. They developed machine learning tools to identify crucial biomarkers of disease severity. Their results, recently published…

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    First results of the CON-VINCE study

    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 April under the umbrella of the Research Luxembourg COVID-19 Task Force. Following the successful recruitment and first testing effort of more than 1800 participants over the…

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    COVID-19 Disease Map: LCSB researchers coordinate international effort

    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 build a COVID-19 Disease Map: a comprehensive repository incorporating all current knowledge on the virus-host interaction mechanisms. This online tool will support research and improve our understanding of…

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    Predi-COVID: Predicting the severity of COVID-19 infection

    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-19 severity and long-term health consequences of the disease in Luxembourg. Predi-COVID will contribute to better understanding why some patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 develop severe symptoms while others present only mild…

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    André Losch Fondation supports research on COVID-19

    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 commitment of 1,4 million euros will help financing three COVID-19 studies currently underway in Luxembourg: the CON-VINCE study, aiming to evaluate the dynamics of the spread of the…

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    COVID-19: Research Luxembourg is mobilising

    Provision of equipment and specialised personnel, support for hospital staff, scientific studies

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    LeLa Prize: Scienteens Lab wins third place for Experiment of the Year

    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 Luxembourg. Entitled “Finding the shortest path? Thanks to graph theory!”, this workshop introduces a complex mathematical theory to high-school students through hands-on activities. The…

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