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The Gutenberg Teaching Council aims at improving teaching and academic teaching skills at JGU with a particular focus on further innovating and developing research orientation, interdisciplinarity, internationality, and professional orientation.
Would you like to register as doctoral student at the Faculty of Biology? Do you have questions about the official process to receive your doctoral degree? Are you are looking for the official forms?
The Faculty of Biology currently offers two structured doctoral programs. One is the International PhD Program (IPP) and the other is the Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz (MAINZ).
Juggle is a network, which facilitates scientific exchange and cooperation among researchers in the life sciences in Mainz. It is concerned with topics such as visibilty and career options for junior group leaders.
At the portal, you will find information on diverse aspects of the postdoctoral phase, ranging from finacial support, teaching and research options to advanced training.
The GYR is a central scientific unit of JGU that supports the interdisciplinary exchange among junior researchers. Additionally, it develops new concepts and provides financial support for junior researchers.
The scientific goal of GenEvo is to gain a better understanding of the evolution of complex and multi-layered gene regulatory systems.By transferring methods developed for model species to other taxa, we can analyze the evolution of gene regulation in a broad phylo- and population genetic context. Some projects investigate the coevolution of gene regulation by analyzing how interacting species interfere with gene regulation.
An understanding of the mechanisms that protect our genome from damage is essential for successfully combating cancer and aging processes. DNA damage caused either by environmental influences or by intrinsic cellular reactions threatens genome stability by hindering the storage, copying and reading of genetic information. Consequently, the cell has a variety of measures at its disposal to protect and repair its genetic material. By focusing on the biological basis of genome stability, the CRC aims to contribute to our understanding of how the different DNA repair systems determine the balance between cell death and survival, genome stability, plasticity and gene regulation.
Prof. Dr. Shuqing Xu will take up the professorship in the summer semester of 2022. His research group focuses on the evolutionary genetics of biotic interactions of plants. The Xu group aims to understand how organisms evolve in multitrophic communities by using integrative tools of genomics, molecular biology, and chemical ecology.
Junior professor Ann Kathrin Huylmans starts her tenure-track position in research and teaching in Mainz in winter semester 2021/2022. Her research group focuses, among other things, on the evolution of different phenotypes arising from the same genome, e.g. different sexes, castes or in the context of phenotypic plasticity.
Specific Talks are announced regulary by the institues of FB10 and can additionally be foud in the internal calender as well as on the linked website. IMB also announces talks on their website which can be found by following the link.
The Fachschaft Biologie represents the interests of the student body. In the plenary meeting, the students elect their representatives for the boards and committees of the Faculty of Biology.
The meetings of the Faculty Council currently are held in presence or digital in MS Teams, dependent on the Corona situation. The meetings in the winter term 2022/2023 are on Dec 14, Jan 18, 2023, Feb 8, 2023 and March11, 2023. The public part starts at 2pm (s.t.). All members of the faculty are welcome to attend.
The student representation and the Faculty of Biology host a graduation ceremony twice a year. Those students who graduated within six months before the ceremony can participate. The next ceremony is currently being planned for Feb 18, 2023 .
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The Dean's Office, the Studies Office and Examination Office Biology are again open to the public with limited access
Appointments at the Dean's Office, the Studies Office and the Examination Office can now be arranged during office hours by telephone or by e-mail. Appointment bookings are only possible for matters that cannot be settled by telephone, post or e-mail. Appointments without prior appointment booking are not possible.
Scientists at the iDN and the IMB may have discovered new insights into how cancer cells regulate the ends of their chromosomes, called telomeres. Certain cancers use a specific type of telomere regulation called ALT, which was thought to allow them to become immortal. Professor Brian Luke and his group found that ALT cells may actually undergo senescence, which could mean that they are vulnerable to drugs designed to kill senescent cells. This finding could open the way for new therapies to slow or stop ALT cancer cells from growing.
The SFB 1551 will start in January 2023 at FB10 with participation of the IMB, the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics and the University of Stuttgart. In particular, the participating individuals will investigate the polymeric construction of DNA, RNA and proteins and analyze the influence of the polymeric properties of these biomolecules on their functions in the cell. The DFG is providing around 9.5 million euros for this over the first four years. The spokespersons are Edward Lemke and Dorothee Dormann from the Institute of Molecular Physiology.
The SFB 1361 has been funded at FB10 since 2019. In addition to JGU, IMB, TU-Darmstadt, LMU and GU FFM are also involved in SFB 1361. In its research, the SFB aims to explore the mechanisms by which cells protect their genetic information. Given the multitude of diseases that arise from deficiencies in genome maintenance, including cancer and accelerated aging, a better understanding of DNA repair is critical for human health. In its second four-year funding period, the SFB will receive approximately 10.6 million euros to deepen its mechanistic analyses of DNA repair systems and intensify its efforts to establish functional links between individual repair pathways to integrate them into larger regulatory networks. The spokesperson is Prof. Ulrich, professor at FB10 and director at IMB.
Bacteria love moist surfaces. Once they have settled there, they do not live as solitary organisms, but form larger communities that are surrounded by a protective film. These biofilms are found on various surfaces, for example in the home on light switches, in the bathroom, on toys or keyboards, on shopping carts or ATMs that many people touch with their hands. Current research approaches are therefore trying to prevent bacterial colonization of material surfaces or at least make it more difficult. A team JGU from AG Tremel (FB09, Dep. Chemistry) and AG Heermann (FB10, imP) and the Federal Institute of Hydrology in Koblenz has now developed a new approach using cerium dioxide nanoparticles.
Diatoms are tiny unicellular organisms that occur in waters worldwide and absorb large amounts of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide through photosynthesis and convert it into biomass. The uptake of the blue-green portion of sunlight takes place via the carotenoid fucoxanthin. An international research team with the participation of a working group from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has now discovered how the algae produce this important, widespread pigment. The work was published in the renowned journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
