Program on COVID-19 vaccine effects
Current calls
- 5 Oct
- 15 Nov
- 15 Nov
- 15 Nov
Understanding involuntary movement patterns in autism
A tendency to walk on tiptoe, repetitive gesticulation, nail-biting or banging of the head against a wall may be signs of a hereditary autism spectrum disorder. Emanuela Santini is studying the genes that control the symptoms, and is hoping to find an effective therapy.
Imaging the smallest detail
Wallenberg Scholar Hans Hertz is the driving force behind one of the greatest innovations in the X-ray field since the 1930s. But the technique is yet to be used on humans.
New rapid testing – a promising weapon in the battle against antibiotic resistance
As a Wallenberg Scholar, his aim is to identify the less explored relationships between known resistance genes and other genes in bacterial DNA, and how they interact with their surrounding environment.
How plants respond to climate change
Markus Schmid has discovered a genetically manipulated plant that reacts sharply to changes in temperature. Now he is trying to identify the mechanisms that make it so sensitive to its surroundings.
