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7 October 2024|Studium und Lehre

Hello Ersties!

We are very much happy to welcome you to the Department of Biology at the University of Hamburg in the winter semester 2024-2025! You have taken the first step in an exciting academic journey! To help you get off to a successful start at university, the University of Hamburg has compiled important information for first-year...

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18 September 2024|Biology

PhD student wanted!

We are looking for 1 doctoral researcher within the DFG-funded Research Unit 5116 “exRNA”: Plant-microbe communication through extracellular RNA.

The interdisciplinary expert consortium of RU5116 investigates the cutting-edge topic of communication via extracellular (ex) RNAs in plant-microbe interactions. Elucidating...

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27 August 2024|Forschung

Computer simulation of the plant spindle opens up new possibilities in cell division research

An interdisciplinary research team led by the Department of Biology at University of Hamburg and the Sainsbury Laboratory in Cambridge (England) has created the first three-dimensional computer simulation of a spindle. This simulation can now be used to better understand fundamental principles of cell division and has been...

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21 August 2024|Publikation

Study detects female genetic males in flea beetle using newly identified X-linked markers

This study from Kim Rohlfing, Malte Grewoldt, Mathilde Cordellier and Susanne Dobler brings valuable insights to the broader scientific community by shedding light on the intricate dynamics of sex determination, genetic conflicts, and endosymbiont-host interactions in the unique system of the flea beetle Altica lythri.

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4 July 2024|Biology

DFG Research Unit 5116 extended for a further funding period

The DFG Research Unit 5116 has been extended by the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) for a further funding period. The group's spokesperson is Prof Dr Julia Kehr, Professor of Molecular Plant Genetics at the Department of Biology at the Universität Hamburg.

The group's research is at the interface between agricultural...

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13 June 2024|International Affairs

Internationales: Welcome Buddies Wanted

The Buddy Program of MIN Faculty is permanently looking for local MIN-students enrolled at Universität Hamburg who would like to volunteer to help prospective and newly enrolled international students, including exchange and program students to get a good start with their studies and everyday life in Hamburg.

The Buddy...

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