Scientists create new map of brain's immune system

A team of researchers under the direction of the Medical Center—University of Freiburg has created an entirely new map of the brain's own immune system in humans and mice.

An elegant mechanism

Researchers discovered a connection between metabolite and protein transport in the powerhouse of the cell

Cover Story for a Control-of-Function Technology

New publication in Chembiochem

Velcro for human cells

Freiburg researchers engineer cellular adhesion receptors that can be controlled with light

Green revolution for grains

Cell biologist Thomas Ott aims to make food supplies securer and farming more sustainable

From Understanding to Communicating in the Language of Life

Deep Learning for All

Freiburg computer scientists develop a user-friendly plug-in for the automated analysis of biomedical images

Braking and Accelerating

Maja Köhn uses biochemical tools to investigate how certain enzymes behave when the immune system meets invaders

Connecting Creative Minds

The University of Freiburg has submitted its proposal in the “Universities of Excellence” funding line

One hundred percent success

Two Clusters of Excellence for the University of Freiburg: Biological Signalling Studies and Bioinspired Materials Research