Würzburg Professor Georg Nagel (73) has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries in optogenetics. He conducted research at JMU for more than 20 years.

Georg Nagel, a researcher at the University of Würzburg’s Biocenter, has won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

On July 20, Lukas Schulz successfully completed his doctoral examination at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), receiving the highest distinction, summa cum laude.

Healthy growth of wheat, maize and other crops is not possible without the plant's own hormones. Professor Ulrich Hammes is investigating the proteins that help the hormones reach their sites of action.

Würzburg Professor Georg Nagel (73) has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries in optogenetics. He conducted research at JMU for more than 20 years.

Georg Nagel, a researcher at the University of Würzburg’s Biocenter, has won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

The Tropilaelaps mite has reached Turkey, thereby crossing the border into Europe. Experts have now been discussing in North Macedonia how this dangerous bee mite can be contained.

Chlamydia organise their genetic material with the help of lipids. This is shown by a new study from the University of Würzburg. This unexpected alliance could change our current understanding of how bacterial DNA is organised.