Topic: Life Sciences & Medicine
-
News
The Expobiome Map – Exploring the role of microbiome-derived molecules
Learn moreThe 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…
-
News
19 PhD positions in immunology and chronic inflammation – Apply now!
Learn moreIn 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.
-
News
Surprising Connection between Immune Balance, Ageing and Parkinson’s
Learn moreLuxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) experts together with collaborators from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg have begun to unravel the complex links between a key Parkinson’s disease protein and the functionality of specialised immune cells (T cells) with regulatory suppressive functions during ageing. The findings may provide a…
-
News
International team discovers endogenous anti-inflammatory substance
Learn moreA research team led by Prof. Karsten Hiller of the Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology, BRICS, in collaboration with scientists at the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) and the University of Luxembourg has discovered an anti-inflammatory chemical substance that the body naturally produces: mesaconic acid. This molecule could be a candidate for further development…
-
News
Midbrain single-cell sequencing to understand Parkinson’s Disease
Learn moreResearchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin, investigated the different cell types present in the human midbrain to better understand their respective role in Parkinson’s disease. They examined post-mortem samples from people affected by the disease and…
-
News
Paul Wilmes elected Executive Board member of the Section des Sciences
Learn moreOn 9 February, Prof. Paul Wilmes, head of the Systems Ecology group at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg, was elected as a member of the executive board of the Section des Sciences of the Institut Grand-Ducal.
-
News
The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine opens its doors!
Learn moreIf you ever wondered what biomedical research is and what a laboratory looks like, then join us for a guided tour in our wet and dry labs!
-
News
88,000 euros awarded for the 9th edition of Espoir en tête
Learn moreThe Rotary Clubs of Luxembourg were able to collect important donations from private donors and their sponsors, despite the cancellation of the traditional screening of a special film in the Kinepolis cinemas.
-
News
ParkinsonNet Luxembourg celebrates 5 years
Learn moreParkinsonNet Luxembourg was established only 5 years ago and began full operations in 2018 with the first multidisciplinary professional training. Modelled after the highly effective Dutch programme founded by Prof. Dr. Bas Bloem from Radboud University Nijmegen, the concept focuses on building an integrated care network for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) at all stages.…
-
News
Successful partnership with RBC
Learn moreThe Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) supports the development of a computer science programme at the Scienteens Lab. Thanks to this partnership, a new workshop entitled “Art and Artificial Intelligence” will be open for booking from October 2021.