Category: Research

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    LCSB researchers contribute to largest genetic study of epilepsy to date

    The largest genetic study of its kind, coordinated by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), including scientists from the ILAE Consortium on Complex Epilepsies of the Genetics Commission amongst which several scientists of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), has discovered specific changes in our DNA that increase the risk of developing epilepsy.

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    FNR PEARL Chair on Alzheimer’s disease for Prof. Michael Heneka

    The FNR awarded an FNR PEARL Chair to Prof. Michael Heneka, director of the LCSB for a new research project on Alzheimer’s disease.

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    Four University professors on the Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list

    Professors Stéphane Bordas, Michael Heneka, Alexandre Tkatchenko, and Paul Wilmes have been ranked among the “Highly Cited Researchers” 2022 list by Clarivate.

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    Fondation Jean Think: a long-standing partner of the University

    At the end of September, the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine invited its long-standing partner, the Fondation Jean Think, to the Belval campus.

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    Soroptimist International supports Assistant Prof. Carole Linster

    In the context of its 100th anniversary, the Soroptimist International of Europe celebrated “The Soroptimist of the Centenary” and donated to rare childhood diseases at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine.

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    FNR awards 2022 – LCSB researchers in the spotlight

    On 20 October, the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) presented the FNR Awards 2022 to reward exceptional contributions to science and science communication in Luxembourg. During the ceremony, Prof. Rejko Krüger, head of the Translational Neuroscience group at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) and director of Transversal Translational Medicine at the Luxembourg Institute of Health…

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    Research paper highlighted at the Movement Disorders Society Congress

    A paper published by the Molecular and Functional Neurobiology group at the LCSB was mentioned during the Movement Disorders Society meeting organised in Madrid in September 2022. The study, focusing on the role of different cell types present in the human midbrain in Parkinson’s disease, was highlighted during the plenary session in a list of interesting fundamental research published this…

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    Multiple Types of Long COVID Identified for the First Time

    All-Luxembourg study finds that Long COVID is not just a single disease but can take a variety of forms with different symptoms and potential treatments.

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    The Expobiome Map – Exploring the role of microbiome-derived molecules

    The human microbiome, the collection of microorganisms that live in and on our body, is intricately connected to our health. Recent studies have shown that these microbial communities are implicated in various diseases and that the molecules they produce could be drivers of many pathogenic processes including inflammation. However, much remains to be discovered about…

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    19 PhD positions in immunology and chronic inflammation – Apply now!

    In the framework of the NextImmune2 Doctoral Training Unit, the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) are recruiting 19 PhD students to work on research projects focusing on next generation immunoscience.

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