Monthly Archives: February 2016

PhD Life

Koalas, Wombats and Co.: Research in Australia and a new collaborative PhD Program

Don’t you dream about a warm and sunny country to live in these days with heaps of exotic animals and friendly inhabitants? Right now Australia would be your perfect destination since the summer is full on and a lovely place to spend your time with cute penguins and kangaroos everywhere. Just keep in mind that winter (and with that cold temperatures as well) will approach at … Continue reading Koalas, Wombats and Co.: Research in Australia and a new collaborative PhD Program »

Hard Science

It’s Carnival! Memories of a party with eukaryotes, prokaryotes and viruses

This week, Dr. Daniel Unterweger  invites you to temporarily escape the usual world of immunology. Daniel completed his PhD in Bacteriology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, and continues his research on microbes as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Oxford, UK. Sharing his passion for the microbial world, he sends us a blog post just in time for Carnival.   … Continue reading It’s Carnival! Memories of a party with eukaryotes, prokaryotes and viruses »

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Of viruses and lipids – SphingoFOR 2123 Workshop Würzburg

Würzburg and Franconia are most commonly known for beautiful castles and superb wine. However, the University of Würzburg is better known for the 14 Nobel Laureates who have researched and taught there, including Harald zur Hausen, who received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2008 for his discovery that human papillomaviruses can cause cervical cancer. Prof zur Hausen spent his post-doc years from 1969 to … Continue reading Of viruses and lipids – SphingoFOR 2123 Workshop Würzburg »