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New leadership in UoC’s KPA “Aging-associated diseases”

04.02.2026 Label 2026 Label KPA AGING

The KPA Aging-Associated Diseases (AGING) of the University of Cologne pursues to provide solutions for the demographic change…

Change in leadership and restructered decision bodies at CECAD

03.02.2026 Label 2026 Label TopNews Label Prof. Dr. Björn Schumacher

We are very pleased to announce that Prof. Björn Schumacher has been appointed the new Scientific Director of the Excellence…

Jane Reznick receives ‘Proof of Concept’ grant from the European Research Council

28.01.2026 Label 2026 Label TopNews

The NEWHEART projects develop a new treatment option after heart attacks. ERC funding of 150,000 euros over 18 months allows…

STOP PKD - Study investigates a new treatment option for people with the most common form of genetic kidney disease

16.12.2025 Label 2025 Label News and Calendar Label TopNews Label Prof. Dr. Roman-Ulrich Müller

Scientists have initiated a study to investigate whether dapagliflozin, an already approved drug from the SGLT2 inhibitors group,…

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Animal behaviour: AI can help fill the gap

09.12.2025 Label 2025 Label News and Calendar Label TopNews

Researchers from Cologne developed an AI method to recover missing data from animal movement recordings and to efficiently…

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The smell of fatty foods during pregnancy promotes obesity in offspring

01.12.2025 Label 2025 Label News and Calendar Label TopNews Label Dr. Sophie Steculorum

The brains of the offspring show similarities to those of obese adult mice

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Possible therapeutic approach to treat diabetic nerve damage discovered

27.11.2025 Label 2025 Label News and Calendar

Researchers have decoded the signalling pathway that inhibits nerve regeneration in diabetes and have developed a therapeutic…

Highly Cited Researchers Flyer

CECAD scientists among the most highly cited researchers worldwide

13.11.2025 Label 2025 Label News and Calendar Label University of Cologne Label TopNews

Annual ranking of ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ published as an indicator for outstanding research / University of Cologne…

Microglia (green) responding to aggregated beta-amyloid plaques (blue) in the mouse cortex.

Protective Brain Immune Cell State Discovered

10.11.2025 Label 2025 Label News and Calendar Label TopNews Label Dr. Anne Schaefer

Discovery points to a potential new therapeutic pathway for Alzheimer’s disease

Prof. Dr. Miguel Alejandre Alcázar

Over half a million euros in DFG funding for Miguel Alejandre Alcazar & Julian Wagner

03.11.2025 Label Research Group Leaders Label 2025 Label News and Calendar Label Grants

DFG funding to investigate the neuro-cardiopulmonary interface in health and aging.

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