For decades, the cause of eagle deaths in the U.S. remained a mystery. With the help of Professor Timo Niedermeyer and his team, the crime story-like case was finally solved. In March, it became the cover story of the journal “Science”. Read more
Dr Emmanuel Mfotie Njoya has come to Germany with a Georg Forster Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to research a medicinal plant against amoebic dysentery. The diarrhoeal disease kills tens of thousands of people every year. Read more
Die Hälfte aller aktuellen Arzneistoffe ist nicht durch reine chemische Synthese entstanden, sondern basiert auf natürlichen Substanzen. Aspirin und Penizillin sind prominente Beispiele für solche biogenen Arzneistoffe. Welches noch unerkannte Potential in anderen Naturstoffen steckt, erforscht Prof. Dr. Timo Niedermeyer. Seit April hat er die Professur „Biogene Arzneistoffe“ in Halle inne. Read more
