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AI, Awards & Grants, Computational Health, Health AI,

New Collaborative Project: Artificial Intelligence That Recognizes Causal Relationships

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the new collaborative project CausalNet with nearly two million euros. The goal: to develop a new generation of machine learning over the next three years that can understand…

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Public Engagement, Awards & Grants, Environmental Health, IEM,

Advising With Foresight: Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann Reappointed to the WBGU

Prof. Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann has been reappointed for a second consecutive term to the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU). This reappointment underscores the crucial role of environmental medicine in scientific policy advising. Over the…

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Awards & Grants, Diabetes, IDF,

Funding for MicroRNA Research to Enhance Therapies in Type 1 Diabetes

The Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge, a partnership between the Steve Morgan Foundation, Diabetes UK, and Breakthrough T1D, formerly JDRF, has announced funding for a cutting-edge research project led by researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the…

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AI, Awards & Grants, Computational Health, ICB,

Helmholtz Foundation Model Initiative Funds Two Pioneering Helmholtz Munich Projects

The Helmholtz Association has announced the winners of its second Helmholtz Foundation Model Initiative call, with Helmholtz Munich playing a key role in two of the three selected projects. These innovative projects – VirtualCell and PROFOUND – are…

Marcus Conrad Galenus-Preis

Awards & Grants, Molecular Targets and Therapeutics, MCD,

Marcus Conrad Wins Galenus Award for Ferroptosis Research

Prof. Marcus Conrad, Director at the Institute of Metabolism and Cell Death at Helmholtz Munich, has been awarded the Galenus-von-Pergamon Award in the category of Basic Research. The honor recognizes his pioneering contributions to the field of…

Porträt Maria Keller

Awards & Grants, Diabetes, HI-MAG,

Maria Keller receives the 2024 Research Prize of the German Obesity Society

Dr Maria Keller, project leader at the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) of Helmholtz Munich in Leipzig, has been awarded this year's research prize of the German Obesity Society (DAG) for her work in the field…