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    University Open Day – The LCSB opens the doors of its labs!

    On 18 March, the University of Luxembourg organises its yearly Open Day, during which prospective students, parents and the general public can explore the campus. It will be the perfect opportunity to discover the university’s study programmes and its interdisciplinary research centres, to meet other students and visit facilities of Campus Belval.

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

    The Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) has awarded an FNR PEARL Chair to the director of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg for a research project focusing on Alzheimer’s disease. Endowed with 3.9 million euros, this new project aims to bridge from fundamental research to clinical applications for diagnostics…

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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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    LCSB booth draws attention at the Researchers’ Days

    On 25-26 November, the LCSB participated in the Researchers’ Days 2022 with a booth dedicated to microorganisms and how we study them. Organised by the Systems Ecology group, the activities were a success, attracting hundreds of visitors keen to observe microbes under a microscope, to blow up balloons with yeasts and to extract DNA from…

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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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    Toward European roadmap for the evaluation of digital medical devices

    The World Health Organisation currently lists more than 2 million devices with a medical purpose. These innovative health technologies are transforming the medical landscape. They have the potential to improve healthcare for patients, providers and payers but are also disrupting the European regulatory landscape. Although the integration of these technologies is a strategic priority for…

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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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