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Much More to Explore at the Brain’s Cellular Level

Ben Skuse

Much More to Explore at the Brain’s Cellular Level

For anyone with an interest in how the cellular inner workings of the brain manifest in our experience of the world, back-to-back morning lectures on Monday, 26 June, from John O'Keefe and Mario Capecchi were the ideal cerebral breakfast. Both gave their first lecture in Lindau.

Daily Recap – Sunday, 25 June 2023

Markus Weyrich

Daily Recap – Sunday, 25 June 2023

Opening day of the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting: The opening ceremony featured greetings from multiple top-class guests and musical contribution by the Ensemble of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

Young Scientists at #LINO23: Ravichandran Rajkumar – Precision Psychiatry

Ravichandran Rajkumar

Young Scientists at #LINO23: Ravichandran Rajkumar – Precision Psychiatry

Next Sunday, 25 June 2023, Ravichandran Rajkumar will finally attend the Opening Day of a Lindau Meeting. After being selected in 2020, he had to wait for three years to participate on site in Lindau in the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Physiology/Medicine as Lindau Alumni of the 70th Meeting conducted online.

Women in Research #LINO23: Birgül Akolpoglu

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research #LINO23: Birgül Akolpoglu

Birgül Akolpoglu, participant of #LINO23, works in the field of biohybrid microrobots with microalgae and bacteria for targeted drug delivery applications.

Young Scientists at #LINO23 – Autoimmune Diseases and Cardiovascular Risk

Nathalie Conrad

Young Scientists at #LINO23 – Autoimmune Diseases and Cardiovascular Risk

Nathalie Conrad recently completed a research project, which shows that patients with autoimmune disorders live with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The scientist from KU Leuven will participate in #LINO23.

The Invisible Danger

Ruth Rittinghaus

The Invisible Danger

Lindau Alumna Ruth Rittinghaus was awarded for an essay about her research topic. Microscopic plastic particles are almost ubiquitous in the environment. This is a problem, but tailor-made bioplastics may offer hope of a solution.

Women in Research 2022: Overview

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research 2022: Overview

Overview of all articles of the series "Women in Research" in the year 2022.

Women in Research #LINO22: Mariana Hugo Silva

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research #LINO22: Mariana Hugo Silva

Mariana, participant of #LINO22, is working on new forms of administrating drugs to patients. In the interview she tells us more about her aims, her inspiration and her daily work.

Young Scientist Sara Dumit Earns Back-to-Back Awards for her Interdisciplinary Research

Daniela Thiel

Young Scientist Sara Dumit Earns Back-to-Back Awards for her Interdisciplinary Research

Besides having been selected in 2021 to participate in the 70th and the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings as a young scientist, Sara Dumit has recently received two consecutive prestigious awards for her interdisciplinary research in Health Physics.

Medicine of the 21st Century: Tailoring Treatment to Each Patient

Meeri Kim

Medicine of the 21st Century: Tailoring Treatment to Each Patient

With the advent of precision treatments and genome editing, we are on the brink of another revolution in medicine. Two Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, Aaron Ciechanover and Ben L. Feringa, discussed the next wave of technologies for treating patients during their Agora Talk.

Gut Microbiome: We Are Not Alone

Meeri Kim

Gut Microbiome: We Are Not Alone

A community of microorganisms is living in our gut and plays an important role for our health.

Lindau Scientists’ Survey: Science From Home

Daniela Thiel

Lindau Scientists’ Survey: Science From Home

Impact of Corona on the working processes in science, results from our COVID-19 Survey.