Second Humboldt Professorship at FAU

prof schoberProf. Dr. Robert Schober of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) was one of the six top international scientists who were awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship at a ceremony in Berlin. Federal Education Minister Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan and the President of the Humboldt Foundation, Prof. Dr. Helmut Schwarz presented the award, which at a value of up to 5 million euros is Germany’s international research award with the highest endowment.  more...

  • Nerve damage caused by diabetes

    mikroskopeDamage to the peripheral nerves is found in 60% of individuals with diabetes. Diabetic neuropathy paradoxically causes sporadic pain and increased sensitivity on the one hand, and impaired perception of external pain sources on the other hand. Scientists from FAU and Heidelberg University have discovered one of the causes for impaired pain perception in an international research project: a naturally occurring metabolic poison which is produced in greater quantities in patients with diabetes and cannot be broken down effectively.  more...

  • Research on Parkinson’s disease and leukaemia

    mikroskopeTwo projects of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) will be funded by the recently established Bavarian Research Network for Molecular Biosystems (BioSysNet): Dr. Beate Winner from the Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF) is investigating disrupted connections between nerve cells in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease. Prof. Dr. Robert Slany from the Department of Genetics is studying the medical processes which occur in children with leukaemia. more...