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Science Up Close on a Memorable Open Day with 650 Visitors

21.05.2025 People 2025 News and Calendar Public Outreach TopNews

CECAD welcomed hundreds of curious minds to explore the science of ageing and metabolism at this year’s joint Open Day with its…

Science, a Pint, and a Naked Mole Rat on the Moon

20.05.2025 Postdocs Doctoral Students 2025 News and Calendar Public Public Outreach

Pint of Science is a global science festival that brings cutting-edge research out of the lab and into your local pub. Each year,…

Aleksandra Trifunovic receives Max Delbrück Research Prize 2025

19.05.2025 Research Group Leaders 2025 News and Calendar University of Cologne TopNews Research

CECAD congratulates Professor Aleksandra Trifunovic on receiving the University of Cologne’s Max Delbrück Prize for her pioneering…

University of Cologne honors Jens Brüning with Research Award

29.04.2025 Research Group Leaders 2025 News and Calendar University of Cologne TopNews Research

CECAD congratulates Professor Jens Brüning on receiving the University Award for Research 2024 in recognition of his exceptional…

Malfunctions in mitochondria influence skeletal ageing

22.04.2025 2025 News and Calendar TopNews Research Prof. Dr. Bent Brachvogel

New mechanisms discovered that show how development-dependent disruptions in mitochondrial function lead to premature skeletal…

CECAD contributes perspective on healthy aging at first Executive Dialogue

10.04.2025 2025 Innovation University of Cologne Public Outreach TopNews

The new high-level format initiated by the University of Cologne connected science, politics and business in Cologne, with CECAD…

Malkon Guillermo Sanchez Estrada and Annamaria Regina won the regional FameLab at Bielefeld

03.04.2025 Doctoral Students 2025 Diversity Public Outreach

CECAD doctoral students Malkon and Annamaria from Dr. Mauro Corrado’s lab captivated the crowd in Bielefeld with their…

Big Curiosity, Bright Futures: Students Discover Science at CECAD

03.04.2025 2025 GADIS Public Outreach

For Girls’ and Boys’ Day 2025, students got hands-on with science at CECAD and discovered how exciting research careers can be.

proteostasis research. the little men are working on a toy human muscle and one can see both tools to build a house or to dispose of biological material, like trash bins

CECAD Scientists Receive DFG Funding for Proteostasis Research

31.03.2025 Research Group Leaders 2025 TopNews Grants Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hoppe Prof. Dr. David Vilchez

A new DFG-funded research group investigates how proteostasis is regulated at the organismal level and its impact on aging and…

Dessert stomach emerges in the brain

13.02.2025 2025 News and Calendar TopNews Dr. Henning Fenselau

Nerve cells that tell us we are full also make us crave sweets