6. Oktober 2021Mobile vaccination unit at Goethe University: New datesGoethe University is making further appointments available in cooperation with the Workers’ Samaritan Federation (ASB) and the City of Frankfurt’s health department: Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm: Campus… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
1. Oktober 2021As of October 1: 3G rules at Goethe UniversityIn the winter 2021/2022 semester, Goethe University will return to in-person attendance. After three semesters in which teaching was primarily virtual, the majority of courses will once again be held… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
12. August 2021Mobile vaccination unit at Campus Bockenheim on 17 AugustMore than half of the population got vaccinated. But we need more people who are vaccinated to stem the spread of COVID-19. Especially the existence of new mutations which are… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
20. Juli 2021SARS-CoV-2: Achilles’ heel of viral RNACertain regions of the SARS-CoV-2 genome might be a suitable target for future drugs. This is what researchers at Goethe University, together with their collaborators in the international COVID-19-NMR consortium,… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
1. Juli 2021Effects of remote learning during first lockdown comparable to summer vacationHow effectively do children and teenagers learn in remote classes from home? The issue has been the subject of intensive discussions, not only among experts. A systematic review from the… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
27. Mai 2021Physical activity levels and well-being sink worldwide during coronavirus restrictionsDuring the first lockdown people were a good 40 percent less active, as shown by an international study led by Goethe University Frankfurt. Psychological well-being sank as well; the portion… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
26. Mai 2021Current information on incidence development in Frankfurt and at Goethe UniversityThe incidence numbers in Frankfurt dropped below the decisive threshold of 100 on 18 May and remained below this threshold for at least five consecutive work days. According to the… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
11. Mai 2021SARS-CoV-2 research accelerator: worldwide network headed by Goethe University develops protocols for laboratoriesFor the development of drugs or vaccines against COVID-19, research needs virus proteins of high purity. For most of the SARS-CoV-2 proteins, scientists at Goethe University Frankfurt and a total… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
10. Mai 2021SARS-CoV-2 Research: Second possible effective mechanism of remdesivir discoveredWhen a cell is infected, SARS-CoV-2 not only causes the host cell to produce new virus particles. The virus also suppresses host cell defence mechanisms. The virus protein nsP3 plays… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
28. April 2021Current Goethe University regulations regarding the Federal Infection Protection ActThe Federal Infection Protection Act, which came into effect on 23.04.2021, also has consequences for the continued operation of Goethe University. Within the framework of these legal regulations, the Executive… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
19. April 2021A year of coronavirus: voices from Goethe UniversityIn the middle of March last year, the coronavirus pandemic also arrived at Goethe University: Teaching operations in the semesters that followed were and continue to be carried out in… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
1. April 2021The vaccination formula: rapid vaccination could avoid lockdown even with rising infection numbersDespite rising infection numbers, contact restrictions could be avoided if the vaccination rate were fast enough. Professor Claudius Gros from Goethe University Frankfurt and Dr Daniel Gros from the Center… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
11. Februar 2021New study suggests better approach in search for COVID-19 drugsResearch from the University of Kent, Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main, and the Philipps-University in Marburg has provided crucial insights into the biological composition of SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19,… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
1. Februar 2021Goethe Coronavirus Fund reaches 5 million euro markA short ten months after Goethe University and Frankfurt University Hospital first called for donations, the Goethe Coronavirus Fund has passed the targeted 5 million euro mark. The idea of… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
23. November 2020The drug aprotinin inhibits entry of SARS-CoV2 in host cellsIn order for the SARS-CoV2 virus to enter host cells, its “spike” protein has to be cleaved by the cell’s own enzymes – proteases. The protease inhibitor aprotinin can prevent… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
29. Oktober 2020Face mask mandate on Westend CampusDue the changed pandemic situation, the city of Frankfurt decreed through a change on 27 October 2020 to the general ruling that beginning immediately a mandate to wear a mouth-and-nose… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
26. Oktober 2020Film and media scholars dissect the new media world of the pandemicWith the onset of the current pandemic, our lives have become more digital and more mediatized than ever before. But how can we understand this transformation, and how can we… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
6. Oktober 2020Study shows: Air purifiers remove 90 percent of aerosols in school classroomsAtmospheric researchers from Goethe University have demonstrated that air purifiers with a class H13 filter (HEPA) can lower aerosol concentration in a classroom by 90 percent within 30 minutes. Because… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
24. September 2020Winter 2020/2021 semester will be a hybrid semesterMore in-person events, especially for the introductory and conclusion phases, for laboratory work, rehearsals and discourse In-person operations at Hessian Universities will be extended with caution during the Winter 2020/2021… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
24. August 2020SARS-CoV-2 viruses in wastewater: monitoring COVID-19 and estimating potential transmission riskSince the beginning of the pandemic, research groups have been working on methods to detect SARS-CoV-2 viruses in wastewater to be used to monitor the degree of COVID-19 transmission among… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
20. August 2020Goethe University part of European initiative to accelerate therapy development for COVID-19CARE (Corona Accelerated R&D in Europe), supported by Europe’s Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), is the largest undertaking of its kind dedicated to discovering and developing urgently needed treatment options for… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
3. August 2020Team of scientists in Frankfurt and Kent discover potential contributor to COVID-19 severityThe Institute of Medical Virology at Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and the University of Kent’s School of Biosciences (UK) have identified that a glycoprotein known as transferrin may critically… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
12. Juni 2020Comparing covid-19 data worldwide with a click of the mouseGoethe University physicists develop free covid-19 analysis website to compare the number of cases and deaths by country There is no lack of data on global corona developments. But if… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
14. Mai 2020Frankfurt researchers discover potential targets for COVID-19 therapyA team of biochemists and virologists at Goethe University and the Frankfurt University Hospital were able to observe how human cells change upon infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
