Leader of the workgroup for Metabolic and Genetic Regulation of Ageing, MPI for Biology of Ageing in Cologne "Mutagenesis screens define unexpected roles of metabolism and protein synthesis in longevity" Understanding the metabolic and genetic regulation of ageing requires multiple parallel approaches. In his lecture, Dr. Denzel presents his lab’s investigations of the metabolic modulation …

Full Professor for Biomimetic Chemistry, TU Dortmund, since November 2020 “Bottom-up approaches in origins of life research and synthetic biology” The bottom-up generation of chemical systems with life-like properties is a key objective of synthetic biology and origin of life research. In his talk, Prof. Dr. Mutschler will present his research, which focuses on the assembly …

“Can we ever treat Alzheimer’s disease?“ In his lecture, the Professor will explain the pathology of Alzheimer's disease and the hypothesis of the amyloid cascade. With this basis, he will further describe amyloid-based therapeutic approaches, their clinical issues and finally he will address neuroinflammation as a new therapeutic target.   Download Flyer here