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Together with Daniel Barreto Cabrera, Hannes Keiling organized his first workshop on novel vaccine concepts in Mexico.

Christine Sternstein and a team at the University of Wuerzburg synthesized a new azido-functionalized S1P derivative that can be labeled via click chemistry with alkyne-substituted molecules.

Louise Kersting was awarded a poster prize at a renowned international seminar in Klosters (Switzerland).

Completely unexpectedly, the enzyme ceramidase emerges as a new target structure for the therapy of SARS-CoV-2 infections. This is reported by Würzburg researchers in "Cells".

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Chemists and virologists from the University of Würzburg are currently testing substances on a large scale to fight the new coronavirus. Some of them have been proven surprisingly effective.

For the first time ever, expansion microscopy allows the imaging of even the finest details of cell membranes. This offers new insights into bacterial and viral infection processes.

The use of antibiotics also leads to multidrug-resistant bacteria. A new Research Training Group at the University of Würzburg will provide 14 doctoral training positions to develop alternatives to antibiotic treatment.