Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en en Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:21:28 +0200 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:25:00 +0200 ERC Advanced Grant awarded to Albert Heck https://www.uu.nl/en/news/erc-advanced-grant-awarded-to-albert-heck Distinguished Faculty of Science Professor Albert Heck has been awarded a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant. The 2.5 million Euro grant enables Heck’s team to develop cutting-edge techniques to gain a fundamentally deeper understanding of our immune system. 139574 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:25:00 +0200 Nieuws Gravitation award for FLOW: "We will be able to steer the fates of proteins" https://www.uu.nl/en/news/gravitation-award-for-flow-we-will-be-able-to-steer-the-fates-of-proteins The consortium of researchers will, for the first time, comprehensively chart the supervision of specific proteins within the cell, from cradle to grave. 138975 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:18:00 +0100 Nieuws Utrecht scientists lead two of seven new Gravitation programmes https://www.uu.nl/en/news/utrecht-scientists-lead-two-of-seven-new-gravitation-programmes Two of the seven research consortia awarded Gravitation research funding from OCW are led by researchers from Utrecht University. 138989 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0100 Nieuws uu logo Several New Investments in Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Infrastructure at Utrecht University https://www.uu.nl/en/news/several-new-investments-in-mass-spectrometry-and-proteomics-infrastructure-at-utrecht-university Utrecht University makes significant investments in mass spectrometry and proteomics infrastructure. The new infrastructure underscores the university’s pioneering and leading role in these scientific fields. 138435 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:20:00 +0100 Nieuws Chemists break barriers and open up super-resolution molecule mass analysis https://www.uu.nl/en/news/chemists-break-barriers-and-open-up-super-resolution-molecule-mass-analysis By modifying and boosting lab equipment, a team of chemists are able to measure individual molecules with unprecedented precision. Their massive resolution upgrading will benefit the fabrication of vaccines and molecular vectors used in gene therapy. 138333 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:59:00 +0100 Nieuws Christian Kaiser appointed Professor of Biophysical Chemistry of Membranes and Proteins https://www.uu.nl/en/news/christian-kaiser-appointed-professor-of-biophysical-chemistry-of-membranes-and-proteins Utrecht University has appointed Christian Kaiser as professor of Biophysical Chemistry of Membranes and Proteins. Kaiser and his team will explore the way biological proteins are produced, processed and transported in the cell. 136639 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:38:00 +0100 Nieuws Christian Kaiser appointed as professor of Biophysical Chemistry of Membranes and Proteins https://www.uu.nl/en/news/christian-kaiser-appointed-as-professor-of-biophysical-chemistry-of-membranes-and-proteins Christian Kaiser is appointed as professor of Biophysical Chemistry of Membranes and Proteins in the Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research. 134340 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:21:00 +0200 Nieuws Revealing the ‘sweet secrets’ of coronavirus cell entry https://www.uu.nl/en/news/revealing-the-sweet-secrets-of-coronavirus-cell-entry Researchers from the Utrecht University have uncovered a sophisticated mechanism by which coronavirus spike proteins can be activated for cell entry. 134332 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 11:49:00 +0200 Nieuws Personal grant for new UIPS PIs https://www.uu.nl/en/news/personal-grant-for-new-uips-pis Two new PI's of UIPS have recently been successful in obtaining prestigious grants 134218 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:34:00 +0200 Nieuws Nicola Ternette and Kyle Fort to strengthen the research in UIPS and Bijvoet https://www.uu.nl/en/news/nicola-ternette-and-kyle-fort-to-strengthen-the-research-in-uips-and-bijvoet Affiliation for research collaboration 133712 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 15:37:00 +0200 Nieuws Friedrich Förster new scientific director of the Bijvoet Centre https://www.uu.nl/en/news/friedrich-forster-new-scientific-director-of-the-bijvoet-centre Per September 1, prof. Friedrich Förster has been appointed as the new scientific director of the Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research. 133883 Fri, 22 Sep 2023 20:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Oncode Accelerator kicks off https://www.uu.nl/en/news/oncode-accelerator-kicks-off Today marks the official launch of the Oncode Accelerator programme, in which 30 public and private partners collaborate to develop new cancer treatments. Patient-centered development and innovation are at the core of this initiative. 133583 Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:27:00 +0200 Nieuws New antibiotic from microbial ‘dark matter’ could be powerful weapon against superbugs https://www.uu.nl/en/news/new-antibiotic-from-microbial-dark-matter-could-be-powerful-weapon-against-superbugs A new powerful antibiotic, isolated from bacteria that could not be studied before, seems capable to combat harmful bacteria and even multi-resistant ‘superbugs’. The antibiotic appears to kill bacteria in an unusual way, making it more difficult for bacteria to develop any resistance against it. 133078 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws One hundred years since the thesis defense of Johannes Martin Bijvoet https://www.uu.nl/en/news/one-hundred-years-since-the-thesis-defense-of-johannes-martin-bijvoet Bijvoet, thesis, 1923 132101 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:20:00 +0200 Nieuws Eefjan Breukink appointed professor of Microbial Membranes and Antibiotics https://www.uu.nl/en/news/eefjan-breukink-appointed-professor-of-microbial-membranes-and-antibiotics Chemist Breukink: "It is my dream to discover an antibiotic that will truly aid us in combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria." 131490 Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Margreet Koopman and Fernando Salgado-Polo receive Bijvoet PhD of the Year Award https://www.uu.nl/en/news/margreet-koopman-and-fernando-salgado-polo-receive-bijvoet-phd-of-the-year-award The Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research congratulates Margreet Koopman and Fernando Salgado-Polo with both receiving the PhD of the Year Award at the occasion of the 2023 Bijvoet Symposium. 130423 Tue, 09 May 2023 15:36:00 +0200 Nieuws Festive opening of the renewed Electron Microscopy Centre https://www.uu.nl/en/news/festive-opening-of-the-renewed-electron-microscopy-centre Last Friday, minister Robbert Dijkgraaf opened the renewed Electron Microscopy Centre, which houses advanced equipment and brings together scientific disciplines. 129774 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 13:43:00 +0200 Nieuws Seven Utrecht-based researchers receive Vici grant https://www.uu.nl/en/news/seven-utrecht-based-researchers-receive-vici-grant NWO has awarded Vici grants to seven researchers from Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht. 128016 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0100 Nieuws "Data management is really important, also in view of the future of your own research" https://www.uu.nl/en/news/data-management-is-really-important-also-in-view-of-the-future-of-your-own-research Biochemist Tessa Sinnige had to write a Data Management Plan for the first time. She explains the added value of a DMP. 127435 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 12:19:00 +0100 Nieuws ERC Consolidator Grants for Martijn Kool and Tzviya Zeev-Ben-Mordehai https://www.uu.nl/en/news/erc-consolidator-grants-for-martijn-kool-and-tzviya-zeev-ben-mordehai Faculty of Science researchers Martijn Kool and Tzviya Zeev Ben Mordehai can conduct research with a research group for five years with the help of the ERC Consolidator Grant. 127247 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws logo european research council