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271. Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at FLI

Since July, Ukrainian scientist Dr. Yuliya Kurlishchuk has been conducting research at the FLI. Her two-year research stay at the Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena is

272. Researchers Find Gene WT1 to Impact Women’s Fertility

It has been estimated that more than 80 million people in the world have an unfulfilled desire to have children. But for every 10th couple, the reasons therefor remain unclear. Now, researchers from

273. Researchers Find Gene WT1 to Impact Women’s Fertility

Abinaya Nathan published her astonishing results from the thesis in the journal Human Molecular Genetics. It has been estimated that more than 80 million people in the world have an unfulfilled

274. Gene for Sex Determination in Killifish Identified: “Phenofemales” Open New Perspectives for Research

Dr. Annekatrin Richter and Prof. Christoph Englert identified a gene that determines the male sex in Nothobranchius furzeri. (Photo: FLI)

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena, in collaboration with international partners, have made a significant breakthrough in killifish research. They

275. FLI at the MINT-Festival for school classes

Prof. Dr. Christoph Englert giving a lecture (photo: FLI)

The science festival took place for the first time in Jena from September 11-13, 2018. Old people get wrinkles and grey hair, but what else happens to the body when we age? Curious children and young

276. Surviving in starvation - New mechanism for cell preservation discovered

Scientists from the Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in cooperation with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, discovered a new

277. Less is more? Gene switch for healthy aging found

Aging is associated with an increase in frailty and age related-diseases. A calorie-restricted diet is known to alleviate these age-related conditions. Researchers from the European Research

278. Aggressive tumors - New regulator in breast cancer cells discovered

Triple-negative breast cancer is a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. Here, important receptors are missing, which often serve as targets for treatments. Thus, these tumors are unlikely

279. Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at FLI

Ukrainian cell biologist Dr. Yuliya Kurlishchuk has received a research fellowship for postdocs from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. With this funding, she is now a guest at the Leibniz

280. UniStem Day 2019 - Worldwide event on stem cell research at FLI

On 15 March, 2019 the UniStem Day took place at research institutes worldwide and also at FLI in Jena. About 45 students from Thuringian schools took part in the UniStem Day 2019. Prof. Dr. Florian