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Valérie Hilgers receives prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for groundbreaking neurogenetic research using fruit flies and mini-brains (Hilgers Lab)
The DBM is thrilled to announce that Valérie Hilgers, newly appointed Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, has been awarded a prestigious Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This highly competitive grant will…
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Multiple sclerosis drug may help with poor working memory (Papassotiropoulos Lab and de Quervain Lab)
Fampridine is currently used to improve walking ability in multiple sclerosis. A new study shows that it could also help individuals with reduced working memory, as seen in mental health conditions like schizophrenia or depression.
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SNSF Starting Grant awarded to Dr. Mariana Borsa at the Department of Biomedicine
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Glioblastoma: new treatment attacks brain tumors from multiple angles (Hutter Lab)
Glioblastoma is the most common kind of malignant brain tumor in adults. So far, no treatment has been able to make this aggressive tumor permanently disappear. The tumor cells are too varied, and the microenvironment is too tumor-friendly.…