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Artificial intelligence is poised to fundamentally change healthcare. To find out the current state of research and the challenges that lie ahead, anyone interested can attend the first symposium of the Artificial Intelligence in Digital Health (AIDHeal) Network on January 28, 2022.

It is widely known that Nobel Prize winner Emmanuelle Charpentier currently works in Berlin. But who are the other female researchers who have left their mark on the city? An exhibition by BIH and the Berlin Senate Chancellory is dedicated to all of these pioneering women and can be viewed at the MDC until March 9 or online at any time.

Her world is a gray one. Dr. Séverine Kunz uses electron microscopy to obtain black and white images from inside the cells and subcellular structures. She has dedicated herself to this hidden world and was recently named head of the MDC’s Electron Microscopy Platform.

Does the booster shot protect against Omicron? Are there warning signs that point to a potentially severe progression? What is known about Long COVID, and which drugs help best after an infection? MDC molecular biologist Dr. Emanuel Wyler answers these and other questions on Twitter – and in our video right here.

The latest wastewater analyses by the Max Delbrück Center and Berlin’s water supply company show that Omicron’s share has grown to 90 percent in Berlin. The new variant had accounted for five percent in early December. Research teams at the MDC have developed a computer-based tool for conducting such tests.

Both researchers study communication, but at different levels: Dr. Stefanie Grosswendt and Dr. Alison Barker have been awarded European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants. The prestigious grants provide about €1.5 million in funding over a period of five years.

A team led by Professor Ulrich Keller studied genes which are altered in people with lymphoma and identified a key mechanism involved in disease development. This signaling pathway controls the repair of DNA damage, they report in “Nature Communications”.

Biotechnologist Claudia Crocini is starting a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship at the MDC in January 2022. Her research examines how the biomechanical properties of tissue ensure a healthy heartbeat. This might open up a new avenue for treating heart disease.

In a genome-wide association study, an MDC research group led by Young-Ae Lee discovered several rare gene variants that increase susceptibility to eczema. The team has now published its findings in Nature Communications.