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Whether it's type 1 diabetes, other autoimmune diseases or organ transplants – when the immune system gets out of balance, it can be dangerous. Instead of suppressing the entire system as a consequence and risking severe side effects, it would be preferable to regulate it in a targeted and localized… [read more]

A team led by researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has, for the first time, grown tumor organoids – three-dimensional miniature tumors in the laboratory – that mimic the different structures and characteristics of pancreatic cancer. The scientists investigated how the various… [read more]

In this issue of "NewIn," we introduce Matthias Hebrok. The professor of Applied Stem Cell and Organoid Systems and director of the new TUM Center for Organoid Systems (COS) creates organ-like structures from stem cells. He uses these organoids to research pancreatic cancer, develop diagnostic… [read more]

More effective production of drugs, a way to repair human hearts, and new insights into the world of exotic particles: Research into these topics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will be funded with three highly endowed Advanced Grants of the European Research Council (ERC). Two further… [read more]

Five scientists from the TUM School of Life Sciences are among the most highly cited in their field. This is shown by the current publication analysis "Highly Cited Researchers 2023". A total of eleven researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) were honored. [read more]

Specific nerves may be stimulated artificially, for example to treat pain. The finer the nerves, the more difficult it is to attach the required electrodes. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and NTT Research have now developed flexible electrodes produced with 4D printing… [read more]

Microglia cells, which play a major role in the immune system of the brain, are difficult to study. Researchers have now succeeded in modelling the development of the brain and its immune system using organoids. With these miniature models of groups of brain cells, they have investigated changes… [read more]

The biologist and medical researcher Matthias Hebrok is being awarded a Bavarian Distinguished Professorship. The Bavarian Ministry of Science and the Arts is thus supporting Hebrok's scientific activities as Professor of Applied Stem Cell and Organoid Systems at the Technical University of Munich… [read more]

A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has induced stem cells to emulate the development of the human heart. The result is a sort of “mini-heart” known as an organoid. It will permit the study of the earliest development phase of our heart and facilitate research on diseases. [read more]

What moves our newly appointed professors? What excites them about their work and what are they particularly looking forward to at TUM? They share this and more in our new series "New In". In our first issue, we introduce Julian Grünewald. The Professor of Gene Editing works at the interface between… [read more]