Organisation: Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)

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    The Scienteens Academy is back!

    After the success of the first edition, the Scienteens Lab has decided to make the Scienteens Academy a recurrent activity: every summer our team will welcome high-school students for a one-week interdisciplinary workshop focusing on Systems Biology!

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    Scientists rejuvenate stem cells in the aging brain of mice

    Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have been able to rejuvenate stem cells in the brain of aging mice.

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    Prize-worthy: cross-border diagnosis research for Parkinson’s patients

    A German-Luxembourgish team of researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and the University of Saarland today received the second prize in the competition “Excellent Networks in the Greater Region”. The jury of the Interregional Science Prize bestowed this honour to their project which uses so-called biomarkers to…

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    Access to the leading circle of patient-oriented health research

    Through the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), the University of Luxembourg has become a partner in the health research area of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT Health). 

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    Researchers identify genetic mutations causing a childhood disorder

    In a collaborative effort, researchers identified the genetic cause of a severe novel childhood disease. Affected children typically suffered from episodes of neurological regression triggered by mild fever or infection, neurodegeneration, and skin lesions, eventually leading to early childhood death.

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    Altered microbiome post caesarean section impacts baby’s immune system

    Together with colleagues from Sweden and Luxembourg, scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have observed that, during a natural vaginal birth, specific bacteria from the mother’s gut are passed on to the baby and stimulate the baby’s immune responses.

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    “Grand Prix 2018 en sciences biologiques” awarded to Paul Wilmes

    The Grand Prix 2018 in biological sciences of the Institut Grand-Ducal, sponsored by the company Cactus, has been awarded to Associate Professor Paul Wilmes by an international jury consisting of professors and experts in biology.

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    Hunting and gathering metabolic data

    Open database encapsulates worldwide knowledge of human metabolism

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    The Scienteens Lab celebrates its 5 years with the Scienteens Academy!

    Always looking for new ways to spark young people’s interest in science, the Scienteens Lab launched the Scienteens Academy in 2018. This interdisciplinary summer workshop, combining biology, mathematics and computer science, gathered 14 highly motivated high-school students on Campus Belval, from 6th to 14th September.

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    The LCSB and Ksilink are exploring new territory together

    Representatives of the University of Luxembourg and the technology company Ksilink which is developing novel patient-based forms of therapy, signed a collaboration agreement last Friday. The agreement constitutes the framework for collaboration between Ksilink and the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg for developing drugs to treat Parkinson’s disease.

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