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Researchers @ Goethe University: Annette Langner-Pitschmann, Catholic Theologian
When thinking about or discussing her academic work, Annette Langner-Pitschmann is on the margins. She herself puts it like this: “It is the job of theology to apply reason when

Ivan Đikić from Goethe University receives Swiss Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
Prof. Ivan Đikić, Director of the Institute of Biochemistry II at Goethe University, will be awarded the Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine for his contributions to research into the ubiquitin system,

Mobile Tuareg artisans in Niger: Frobenius Research Promotion Prize goes to Dr. des Valerie Nur
The Frobenius Research Promotion Prize goes to Bayreuth this year: Frobenius Institute for Research in Cultural Anthropology at Goethe University honors Valerie Nur for her outstanding dissertation on Tuareg artisans

Social and Cultural Anthropologist Prof. Mamadou Diawara Now a Fellow of the British Academy
In recognition of his accomplishments in the humanities and the social sciences, Mamadou Diawara has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Diawara is Professor for Social and Cultural

Ukrainian historian Svitlana Potapenko is a guest at Goethe University on a fellowship
“We never thought this could really happen!” Svitlana Potapenko is still stunned when she talks about 24 February 2022: the day Russia starts the war against Ukraine. On that day,

COVID-19 pandemic – More zombie firms through federal aid by scattergun approach
Extensive aid programs for companies during the COVID-19 pandemic also saved firms whose survival was not socially desirable. This is shown by a study of the Leibniz Institute for Financial

The Otto Warburg Medal 2022 goes to Stefanie Dimmeler
The Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM) and Elsevier/BBA honors Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dimmeler for her pioneering work in the field of cardiovascular disease. Today, the Society for Biochemistry

Judith Reichmann receives award for her research on the correct passage of chromosomes
The formation of gametes and the first cell divisions of the fertilized egg in mammals are prone to errors. Sometimes the wrong number of chromosomes is passed on to the

Coveted award for Shimon Sakaguchi honors the discovery of regulatory T cells and their role in self-tolerance
Attack or peacekeeping? Immune cells answer this question countless times a day. If they regularly missed the mark, it would have serious consequences for human health. The regulatory T cells

Tobias Freimüller receives the Rosl and Paul Arnsberg Prize from the Polytechnic Foundation of Frankfurt am Main
Dr Tobias Freimüller, Deputy Director of the Fritz Bauer Institute at Goethe University has been awarded the 2019 Rosl and Paul Arnsberg Prize from the Polytechnic Foundation of Frankfurt am