Press releases
News and views on research at the Helmholtz Association - this is the place to look for all the press releases issued by the Helmholtz Association Research Centres. A comfortable search function helps you to view specific news items from the Helmholtz Research Centres in chronological order. Older press releases since 2003 can be found in our archive or on the website of the relevant Helmholtz Research Centre.
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31 May 2013, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
A protein called c-FLIP-R is critical to immune cell survival: If this molecule is missing, the cells kill themselves – and are thus no longer able to perform their job fighting off invaders. Now, scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) Braunschweig and at the Otto von Guericke University (OvGU) Magdeburg have published their findings in the renowned European Journal of Immunology.
31 May 2013, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Vom 3. bis 5. Juni 2013 treffen sich am Hamburger Beschleunigerzentrum DESY rund 150 Experten aus aller Welt. Gemeinsam verfolgen sie das Ziel, eine neue Experimentierstation aufzubauen, an der das Röntgenlicht vom Freie-Elektronen-Laser XFEL mit den intensiven Lichtblitzen eines kompakten und äußerst leistungsstarken Lasersystems gekoppelt werden soll. Die Leitung des internationalen Nutzerkonsortiums liegt beim HZDR, das Projekt selbst ist ein Gemeinschaftsprojekt zwischen DESY und HZDR.
31 May 2013, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Vom 3. bis 5. Juni 2013 treffen sich am Hamburger Beschleunigerzentrum DESY rund 150 Experten aus aller Welt. Gemeinsam verfolgen sie das Ziel, eine neue Experimentierstation aufzubauen, an der das Röntgenlicht vom Freie-Elektronen-Laser XFEL mit den intensiven Lichtblitzen eines kompakten und äußerst leistungsstarken Lasersystems gekoppelt werden soll. Die Leitung des internationalen Nutzerkonsortiums liegt beim HZDR, das Projekt selbst ist ein Gemeinschaftsprojekt zwischen DESY und HZDR.
29 May 2013, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Vitally important and always ready for action: Interferons are essential components of the immune system. These proteins and their role in viral defense will be the focus of the 6th International Workshop “Interferon and Infection” at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI). The participants can expect an intensive meeting with much exchange of information and discussion.
28 May 2013, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
His muscles are of interest to the scientists, as is his internal clock and the radiation dose to which he will be exposed during his work in the European Columbus research laboratory. On 28 May 2013 at 22:31 CEST, the European Astronaut Luca Parmitano will depart from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on board the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft, beginning his journey to the International Space Station (ISS), as part of the Expedition 36/37 crew.
