For the second time, Würzburg chemistry professor Frank Würthner has received a prestigious award from the European Research Council: the ERC Advanced Grant is endowed with 2.5 million euros.
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Dr. Kazutaka Shoyama heads the new DFG-funded junior research group at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and the Center for Nanosystems Chemistry at the University of Würzburg.
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Successful Young Scientists
04/11/2025
The Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy will be strongly represented at this year's Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau. 4 of our young scientists will attend.
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01/15/2025
Würzburg chemists have for the first time created a defect in graphene that allows ions to pass through. As they report in ‘Nature’, this could lead to new applications in water filtration or sensor technology.
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Researchers led by chemist Claudia Höbartner have now uncovered the 3D structure of the RNA enzyme SAMURI. Their study provides insights into the development of ribozymes and the evolution of catalytically active RNA.
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