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CECAD News

ERC Advanced Grants for the CECAD researchers Jens Brüning and Thorsten Hoppe

Metabolism researcher Jens Brüning and geneticist Thorsten Hoppe, both working group leaders at the Cluster of Excellence for…

Fuelling nerve cell function and plasticity

New finding from scientists at the University of Cologne’s CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research discloses how…

Insights on DNA damage and aging shared in Forbes

The new study recently published in Nature Genetics by Jan Hoeijmkers, Akos Gyenis, Jiang Chang, and Joris Pothof, has obtained…

Hoeijmakers’ aging and healthspan research, published on CORDIS, EU website

Our genetic blueprint, DNA, faces constant damage—whether from UV light, chemicals, or spontaneous processes. When DNA repair…

Eating, socializing or exploring: How the brain switches between different behaviors

Project involving the University of Cologne (UoC) gives insights into a key brain function / publication in Nature Neuroscience

Keeping the immune system in check

Researchers from the University of Cologne (UoC) have discovered a regulatory mechanism that prevents an excessive and harmful…

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Upcoming Events


16

Apr

Biomedical Seminar Series 2024

"The synaptic mechanisms of appetite neurocircuit" a presentation by Henning Fenselau

16.04.2024, 12:00 MPI Age

18

Apr

MITO Club

"Surveillance of OXPHOS stoichiometry: A stop-and-go mechanism controls mitochondrial respiration", a presentation by Nora Voegtle

18.04.2024, 12:00 MPI Age

23

Apr

World Laboratory Day!

Happy World Laboratory Day! Take fun photos in the lab and post them on social media! Tag us @CECAD_ and #WorldLaboratoryDay!

23.04.2024

23

Apr

Biomedical Seminar Series 2024

"Linear ubiquitination in the control of metabolic inflammation" a presentation by Nieves Peltzer

23.04.2024, 12:00 MPI Age

16

May

Cologne Cell Death Club

"CD95 Signal Initiation for Cell Apoptosis Requires Particular Receptor Oligomerization and Molecular Configurations as revealed…

16.05.2024, 13:15 – 16.05.2024, 14:45 CECAD

06

Jun

Cologne Cell Death Club

A presentation by Andreas Linkermann

06.06.2024, 13:15 – 06.06.2024, 14:45 CECAD

13

Jun

Cologne Seminars on Ageing Series 2024

A presentation by X.Z. Shawn Xu (US)

13.06.2024, 13:00 – 13.06.2024, 14:30 MPI Age

20

Jun

Cologne Cell Death Club

A presentation by James Murphy

20.06.2024, 13:15 – 20.06.2024, 14:45 CECAD

04

Jul

Cologne Cell Death Club

A presentation by Andreas Villunger

04.07.2024, 13:15 – 04.07.2024, 14:45 CECAD

11

Jul

Cologne Seminars on Ageing Series 2024

A presentation by Laura Greaves (UK)

11.07.2024, 13:00 – 11.07.2024, 14:30 MPI Age

12

Sep

Cologne Cell Death Club

A presentation by Mads Gyrd-Hansen

12.09.2024, 13:15 – 12.09.2024, 14:45 CECAD

19

Sep

Cologne Seminars on Ageing Series 2024

A presentation by Miranda Ethel Orr (US)

19.09.2024, 13:00 – 19.09.2024, 14:30 MPI Age

09

Oct

Cologne Seminars on Ageing Series 2024

"The Role of PARPs, NAD+, and Site-Specific ADP-ribosylation in the Control of Complex Biological Processes" a presentation by Lee…

09.10.2024, 13:00 – 09.10.2024, 14:30 MPI Age

10

Oct

Cologne Cell Death Club

Speaker and seminar topic to be announced

10.10.2024, 13:15 – 10.10.2024, 14:45 CECAD

24

Oct

Cologne Seminars on Ageing Series 2024

A presentation by Daniel Promislow (US)

24.10.2024, 13:00 – 24.10.2024, 14:30 MPI Age

14

Nov

Cologne Cell Death Club

A presentation by Markus Morrison

14.11.2024, 13:15 – 14.11.2024, 14:45 CECAD

21

Nov

Cologne Seminars on Ageing Series 2024

A presentation by Elly Tanaka (AUT)

21.11.2024, 13:00 – 21.11.2024, 14:30 MPI Age

05

Dec

Cologne Seminars on Ageing Series 2024

A presentation by Michael Rape (US)

05.12.2024, 13:00 – 05.12.2024, 14:30 MPI Age

12

Dec

Cologne Cell Death Club

Speaker and seminar topic to be announced

12.12.2024, 13:15 – 12.12.2024, 14:45 CECAD

19

Dec

Cologne Seminars on Ageing Series 2024

A presentation by John O'Neill (UK)

19.12.2024, 13:00 – 19.12.2024, 14:30 MPI Age

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