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Scientific Workshop on Genetic Model Organisms in Ageing Research22 Jun. 2015On 21-23 September 2015, three Marie Curie Training Networks will hold their annual meeting in Cologne, Germany. The first day of this meeting consists of a workshop on Genetic Model Organisms in Ageing Research, which is open to all participants. A great opportunity to meet fellow-researchers and h
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June 1st : Important date for Molecular Biology of Ageing meeting and MOOC!26 May. 2015Two important deadlines are set on June 1st! It is the final date for the submission of abstracts for the Molecular Biology of Ageing meeting 2015. If you want to make use of the early bird fee for the registration, this is possible until the 31st of May. June 1st is also the starting date for the
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New animation on research by Alejandro Mata Cabana26 May. 2015Alejandro Mata Cabana, a postdoc at ERIBA, studies the way proteins aggregate in cells. Such aggregates are an important factor in different age related brain diseases like Alzheimer’s. This animation based on his research, explains why the model organism C. elegans, a tiny worm, is a key element
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Registration started for free online course – Why Do We Age?31 Mar. 2015The European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing (ERIBA), University of Groningen, will launch on 1 June 2015 its first free online course on the Biology of Ageing. This course will focus on questions like: ‘Why do we age?’, ‘Is there a limit to human lifespan?’ and ‘Can we prol
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The mechanisms regulating our longevity - Christian Riede12 Jan. 2015Our lifespan, and thus longevity, is largely determined by the rate at which we age. Christian Riedel, group leader at ERIBA, tries to understand the pathways that can accelerate or impair aging and thereby control our lifespan. In our latest video he explains his work and his motivation as a scie
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Registration and Call for Abstracts: Molecular Biology of Ageing 2015, Groningen06 Jan. 2015Registration is now open for the scientific meeting Molecular Biology of Ageing 2015. The Meeting will be held in Groningen, The Netherlands, from October 25th to the 28th, 2015. Organizers Jan Hoeijmakers (Department of Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam) and Peter Lansdorp (European Resear
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Karin Klauke awarded the Van Swinderen Prize 201417 Dec. 2014Karin Klauke from the lab of Gerald de Haan at ERIBA was distinguished with the Van Swinderen Prize 2014. The prize is awarded annually by the Koninklijk Natuurkundig Genootschap at Groningen and rewards PhD theses distinguished ‘cum laude’ obtained in the previous academic year. Besides Karin K
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The flexibility of our genome - Maria Colomé Tatché26 Nov. 2014Maria Colomé Tatché is the Group Leader of the Laboratory of Quantitative Epigenetics at ERIBA. In our latest video she talks about her motivation as a researcher and explains her working field. [vimeo id=”111731463″ align=”center” mode=”normal” autoplay=”
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Scientists from ERIBA contributed to 3D atlas of gene expression patterns23 Oct. 2014Victor Guryev and Eugene Berezikov, Principal Investigators from ERIBA, contributed to the development of a new technique, called tomo-seq, to map the spatial expression patterns of all genes in an embryo at the same time. The results of this research collaboration between Hubrecht Institute in Utre
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Chromosomes, ageing and cancer22 Oct. 2014In around two thirds of all cancers there is chromosome instability: during cell division the chromosomes are not distributed equally between daughter cells. But chromosome instability does not in itself cause cancer. ERIBA group leader Floris Foijer tries to elucidate the link between chromosome in