Immune cells in the starting blocks: Being “always ready” is hard work – Nature Immunology paper by Nikolaus Fortelny.
When pathogens invade the body, the immune system must respond immediately to prevent or contain infection. But how do our immune cells stay ready when there is no attacker in sight? Scientists in Vienna and Salzburg have come up with a fascinating explanation: They are stimulated by healthy tissue.
Collagen degradation in the spotlight: How bacterial collagenases cleave this hard-to-digest protein
This “joint effort” publication of Dr. Esther Schönauer and further colleagues from the Brandstetter lab was published in the renowned journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) – Congratulations!
Manifesto Pledge for sustainable research in theoretical computer science
We believe that our research community should aim for a significant reduction of carbon emissions and evolve towards more sustainable practices. As an objective, we commit ourselves to reducing our emissions by at least 50% before 2030 relative to pre-2020 levels.
