2012

• Alzheimer research

  ERC Advanced Grant for Christian Haass

  12/21/2012

• Elite Network of Bavaria

  Funding for four new programs

  12/19/2012

• Molecular Biology

  Raising the blockade

  12/14/2012

• DFG Leibniz Prize:

  Leibniz Prize for LMU‘s Erika von Mutius

  12/11/2012

• Molecular biology

  Disrobing chromosomal DNA

  12/05/2012

• Humboldt Foundation

  Humboldt Fellows at LMU

  12/05/2012

• Strings and gravitation

  Dieter Lüst wins ERC Advanced Grant

  11/28/2012

• Quantum simulation

  ERC Starting Grant for Lode Pollet

  11/28/2012

• Molecular biology

  The navigator presses the start button

  11/19/2012

• LMUexcellent

  Briefing sessions on the Institutional Strategy

  11/19/2012

• Neuroscience

  Heading for trouble?

  11/15/2012

• Cancer therapy

  Nanokey opens tumors to attack

  11/14/2012

• Molecular biology

  “Crocodile head” sets transcription off

  more

  11/02/2012

• Hornworts

  Cellular structures evolved several times

  10/31/2012

• Conference

  The history of humanitarian interventions

  10/23/2012

• X-ray technology

  Scattered X-rays reveal diseased tissue

  10/22/2012

• X Chromosomes

  The virtues of self-control

  10/22/2012

• New DFG Research Unit

  Transalpine mobility in prehistory

  10/18/2012

• Élysée Treaty at 50

  French Ambassador Gourdault-Montagne visits LMU

  10/17/2012

• Drug discovery

  Registering chemical pairings

  10/17/2012

• Cancer research

  Stopping tumor growth

  10/16/2012

• Prostate cancer

  Curcumin curbs metastases

  10/12/2012

• Heart attacks

  Dousing the flames

  10/11/2012

• Transatlantic Partnership

  US Ambassador Murphy to speak at LMU

  10/10/2012

• “Food, Inc.”

  The “Green Visions” series at the RCC

  10/10/2012

• Cancer research

  Reining in metastatic cells

  10/09/2012

• Antibiotic resistance

  The bouncer at the binding site

  10/08/2012

• LMUexcellent cooperation

  LMU extends agreement with Tokyo

  10/05/2012

• Species research

  The riddle of the mystery gazelle

  10/04/2012

• THE Ranking 2012

  LMU again best German university

  10/04/2012

• Molecular biology

  RNA strings and DNA parcels

  09/28/2012

• Nanosciences

  All systems go at the biofactory

  09/28/2012

• New computational tool

  Regulatory patterns in genomic sequences

  09/27/2012

• Materials research

  A safer explosive

  09/26/2012

• Ragweed pollen

  High cost of pollen allergy

  09/26/2012

• New mentoring scheme

  Advanced students give juniors a leg up

  09/24/2012

• Total E-Quality Award

  Accolade for LMU's equality concept

  09/24/2012

• Research Blog

  An Expedition to the Earth‘s Fiery Heart

  09/21/2012

• Shine and Rise

  Light-activated reversal of anesthesia

  09/13/2012

• Drug discovery

  Sifting through chemical kaleidoscopes

  09/03/2012

• ERC grants

  LMU researchers win ERC funding

  08/31/2012

• Helicobacter pylori

  The delivery of a bacterial oncoprotein

  08/29/2012

• Gene therapy

  New approach slows retinal degeneration

  08/17/2012

• Heavy nuclei

  In search of the Island of Stability

  08/14/2012

• Renaissance Italy

  A new book on the theory of lyric poetry

  08/09/2012

• Ecological research

  Plastics in aquatic ecosystems

  08/09/2012

• Summer University

  Minister for Science opens MISU Sommerfest

  08/07/2012

• The vegetative state

  Ethical facets of new diagnostic methods

  08/07/2012

• Neurobiology

  On your marks, get set, look!

  08/07/2012

• Sensational find

  Fossil elephant skull brought to light

  08/06/2012

• Genetics

  Damage control reporters

  08/01/2012

• Higgs excitations

  Collective motions near absolute zero

  07/27/2012

• Occupational Safety and Health

  Master’s course to be taught in Spanish

  07/17/2012

• Research policy

  LERU signs up to European Research Area

  07/17/2012

• Geosciences

  The life cycle of volcanic ash

  07/11/2012

• The magnetic sense

  Why powerlines confuse the internal compass

  07/10/2012

• Quantum physics

  Long-distance relays for quantum data

  07/10/2012

• Orientation in space

  The cerebral coordinate system

  07/10/2012

• Mineralogy

  Riddle of the stinking stones solved

  07/06/2012

• Social media

  Making waves on the net

  07/05/2012

• Classification

  The genetic way to identify sponges

  07/05/2012

• Life sciences

  LMU-Harvard Young Scientists’ Forum 2012

  07/04/2012

• Feathered saurians

  Downy dinosaur discovered

  07/03/2012

• Cell Biology

  New insights into the life of microtubules

  07/02/2012

• Evolution of muscles

  Fit as a sponge more

  06/28/2012

• Hearing impairment

  Protein affects perception of frequencies

  06/25/2012

• Infection biology

  The elusive third factor

  06/22/2012

• Graphene research

  Trapping light in a carbon net

  06/21/2012

• Detector of DNA damage

  Structure of a repair factor revealed

  06/19/2012

• Sleeping sickness

  Cannon fodder for phagocytic cells

  06/15/2012

• Final in the Excellence Initiative

  LMU Munich wins all round

  06/15/2012

• The curse of measurement

  Back-action effects influence transistors

  06/12/2012

• Gang of four

  Genetic variants influence migraine risk

  06/11/2012

• Meeting in the bacterial middle

  Cycling proteins determine cell division

  06/08/2012

• Carbon nanotubes

  High-resolution measurement of photocurrents

  06/08/2012

• Chemical Evolution

  Imposing order on the primordial soup

  06/06/2012

• Three new Humboldt laureates at LMU

  06/04/2012

• Diabetes - Picking up the early distress signals

  06/01/2012

• New Collaborative Research Centers at LMU

  Xenotransplantation, Nanoagents, Protein Research and Multiple Sclerosis more

  06/01/2012

• Poorly armed, but successful

  The rise of the tyrants of the South more

  05/23/2012

• STRINGS 2012

  International Conference on String Theory in Munich more

  05/22/2012

• Building Site for Molecular Complexes

  Green light - contact! more

  05/22/2012

• A new chapter in optics

  Gamma-rays for in-depth probes more

  05/11/2012

• Obesity and the biological clock

  When times are out of joint more

  05/10/2012

• League of European Research Universities celebrates its first 10 years

  The voice of Europe’s leading research universities more

  05/09/2012

• Geosciences: Forged in flames, but not always fireproof

  05/08/2012

• Viral Infections: Passenger with hazardous baggage

  05/04/2012

• Earth history and evolution

  Cypress distribution reflects the breakup of Pangaea more

  05/03/2012

• Paleontology - Dinosaurs indecline long before mass extinction?

  05/02/2012

• Xenotransplantation as a therapy for type 1 diabetes

  Pig beta cells show great promise in an animal model more

  04/23/2012

• LMU nominee among new Humboldt Professors: Philosopher Stephan Hartmann receives coveted award

  04/20/2012

• Nanotechnology - Improved Batteries with Carbon Nanoparticles

  04/10/2012

• The green light gives the game away

  New method for direct identification of antigens more

  04/10/2012

• The long arm of the dendritic cell

  A link between atherosclerosis and autoimmunity more

  04/04/2012

• Leave the navigation to the grid cells

  04/03/2012

• LMU extends formal cooperation with the University of California at Berkeley for a further five years

  03/22/2012

• Early nutrition modulates the risk of obesity

  LMU Medical Center to lead international study more

  03/21/2012

• A dynamical quantum simulator

  Better than state-of-the-art numerical calculations more

  03/20/2012

• Times Higher Education World Reputation Ranking 2012

  LMU is the most highly reputed German university more

  03/16/2012

• Designer lights from the physics lab

  Precise tailoring of light beams with DNA origami more

  03/15/2012

• Public-spirited bacteria

  The mathematics of microbial cooperation more

  03/13/2012

• Quantum particles unexpectedly held up

  Transport phenomena in ultracold quantum gases more

  03/13/2012

• The immune response to viral infections

  T cells are crucial for protective immunity more

  03/08/2012

• Nanotechnology

  Introducing plug-and-play nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) more

  03/07/2012

• Crush hour in the test-tube

  Overcrowding spoils the law of mass action more

  03/07/2012

• Don´t blame it on the traffic!

  A dead end in neurodegenerative disease research more

  03/06/2012

• New approach to stroke therapy

  Toxic gas protects brain function in animal model more

  03/05/2012

• An OFF switch for pain

  Chemists build light-controlled neural inhibitor more

  02/22/2012

• The fight against chronic diseases

  TARKINAID project receives generous EU funding more

  02/16/2012

• Out of Africa?

  Data fail to support language origin in Africa more

  02/15/2012

• New Humboldt fellows at LMU

  02/09/2012

• Spotlight on a stellar nursery

  Most detailed Infrared Image of the Carina Nebula more

  02/08/2012

• How manganese is delivered to photosystems

  Biogenesis centers identified for the first time more

  02/07/2012

• LMU remains the German university with most ERC grants

  02/03/2012

• When the isolated lung runs out of air

  Source of damage to donor organs identified more

  02/01/2012

• Jostling for position

  Competition is at the root of diversity in rainforests more

  01/27/2012

• Designing the European Research Area

  LERU presents new position paper more

  01/27/2012

• Speed limit on the quantum highway

  Propagation velocity of quantum signals more

  01/26/2012

• Acidification provides the thrust

  How diamond-bearing kimberlites reach the surface more

  01/23/2012

• Keeping chemokines apart

  New approach helps to alleviate acute lung injury more

  01/18/2012

• A nanoear to listen into the silence

  Gold nanoparticles detect tiny acoustic vibrations more

  01/16/2012

• Light now in sight

  Control of a “blind” neuroreceptor with an optical switch more

  01/10/2012

• Backing out of the nanotunnel

  New method for nucleic acid analysis more

  01/10/2012