The IUF participates with two topics within health, ageing & nutrition (Gesundheit, Altern & Ernährung) in the Leibniz dialogue format Book a Scientist: Charlotte Esser: How could the eternity chemicals PFAS damage immune cells – do we ...

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The effects of climate change on skin health are largely unknown. Scientists at the IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine in Düsseldorf conducted an epidemiological study to investigate the relationship between temperature and h...

Scientists from the IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine in Düsseldorf recently published a study on “Reassessment of marker genes in human induced pluripotent stem cells for enhanced quality control” in Nature Communications. ...

The International Congress of Photobiology took place in Perth, Australia, from August 25 to 30, 2024. It was organized by the International Union of Photobiology (IUPB) together with the Molecular and Experimental Pathology Society of Australasia (M...

From June 12-15, the IUF organized the “6th International Arylhydrocarbon Receptor Conference – Research, Prevention, Therapy” in Düsseldorf. Almost 200 scientists from all over the world discussed the latest research and findings. The AHR is i...

Gerrit Bredeck was awarded the Rudolf Buchheim Prize of the German Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (DGPT) for his work on the health effects of Saharan dust. He conducted his research as doctoral student in the worki...

Prof. Charlotte Esser will host the next lecture in the Lady Mary Montagu series on 20.03.2024 from 4-6 pm. The guest is Prof. Katja Simon from Berlin who will give a talk about autophagy . This lecture series of the Commission on Gender Equality and...

Dr. Christian Staerk has accepted a joint junior professorship for “Biostatistical Methods for Environmental Medicine” at the IUF and the Technical University (TU) Dortmund. We are delighted that the new colleague will head the correspond...

Scientists from the Leibniz Institutes are currently on a delegation trip to Australia (5.-14.2.2024). In this context, contacts are to be made and cooperation established or expanded. Dr. Tamara Schikowski, head of the working group “Environme...