CRISPR’s past paves way for future technologies 06.11.2024 Research team from CIC bioGUNE and the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg (HIRI) develops a novel tool based on a resurrected CRISPR ancestor
The creative side of science 25.10.2024 HZI + IMIB PhD assembly took place at the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg
Spotlight on Life Sciences 23.10.2024 Two-day GSLS symposium Eureka! 2024 co-organized by HIRI PhD students
How Cells Recognize and Repair DNA Damage 15.10.2024 Genome instability can cause numerous diseases. Cells have effective DNA repair mechanisms at their disposal. A research team at the University of Würzburg (JMU) and the…
Microbiome research: Small RNA plays a crucial role in colonization 08.10.2024 Focus on the widespread intestinal bacterium Segatella copri
On the trail of RNA 28.06.2024 An email took Mathias Munschauer from Mannheim to New York, to the lab of one of the world’s most renowned RNA researchers. Today, he is an expert in the field. A portrait on…
What Lies Behind the Research 27.06.2024 An Interview with HIRI Lab and Infrastructure Manager Christiane Albert-Weißenberger
The joy of discovery 20.11.2023 At the HIRI, PhD student Janet Wackenreuter is conducting research on small ribonucleic acids, or small RNAs. However, her insider tip for Würzburg is more philosophical than…
The silent pandemic 17.11.2023 Bacteria often colonize the human body without causing disease — but they can also lead to serious infections.
The chemistry of life 24.10.2023 Lina Günter has been a PhD student at the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg (HIRI) since 2021. As part of the HIRI graduate program “RNA & Infection”, she is researching the…
From smallest to largest 16.05.2023 At the HIRI, PhD student Chia studies non-coding RNAs at the single-cell level. While her research is all about single cells, she focuses on the big picture in her spare time.