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First ever PhD retreat organised in Luxembourg

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The PhD retreat “Life after PhD”, organised on 21th June 2016, aimed to give PhD candidates a glimpse into different career paths for PhD holders.
July 01, 2016   In Our News  

Launch of EUROCAROTEN, a new COST Action on carotenoid research

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On 18th April 2016, European researchers and industrial representatives from 28 countries kicked off a new European COST Action network in Brussels.
June 29, 2016   In Our News  

Prof Romain Seil appointed President of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy

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On 7th May 2016 at the 17th congress of the ESSKA in Barcelona ​​more than 4,000 participants applauded the appointment of Prof Seil as new president.
June 28, 2016   In Our News  

Prof Axel Urhausen awarded Sports Medicine Physician of the Year

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The GOTS, the German-Austrian-Swiss Society for Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, has held its annual congress in Munich from 17th to 18th June 2016.
June 20, 2016   In Our News  

Outstanding PhD on the structure and function of a fascinating immune receptor

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Martyna Szpakowska has carried out a PhD project at LIH studying the molecular basis of ligand recognition, activation and function of ...
June 14, 2016   In Our News  

Personalised Medicine Conference 2016: LIH joins discussion on how to bring innovation to the market

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Developing tools for personalised medicine is one of LIH’s key objectives. On 1st and 2nd June 2016, the European Commission organised ...
June 13, 2016   In Our News  

LIH participated in developing the very first Molecular Allergology User's Guide

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Researchers from LIH’s Department of Infection and Immunity substantially contributed to establishing the world’s first exhaustive handbook ...
June 10, 2016   In Our News  

New biomarkers of exposure to the pollutant benzo[a]pyrene

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Benzo[a]pyrene, a famous chemical of the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) family, is an omnipresent environmental pollutant.
June 08, 2016   In Our News  

Capacity building at WHO National Reference Laboratory for Measles and Rubella in Serbia

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Between 25th and 28th April 2016, Emilie Charpentier, senior technician, conducted a capacity building mission.
June 06, 2016   In Our News  

MicroRNA biomarker predicts the outcome after cardiac arrest

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The Cardiovascular Research Unit of LIH’s Department of Population Health identified a new prognostic biomarker circulating in the blood.
June 03, 2016   In Our News  

Grasping the regenerative capacity of the zebrafish heart at a systems level

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The zebrafish is a key model system for vertebrate tissue regeneration after injury.
June 02, 2016   In Our News  

LIH hosted a COST PhD school

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From 25th to 27th April 2016, Dr Chantal Snoeck from the Department of Infection and Immunity organised a PhD school at LIH.
May 19, 2016   In Our News  

LIH contributed to large-scale studies on worldwide obesity and diabetes estimations

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LIH’s Department of Population Health contributed to two major worldwide public health studies that led to high-impact publications in “The Lancet”.
May 18, 2016   In Our News  

HuMiX, an in vitro model to study the human gut microbiome and immune system

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LIH’s Department of Infection and Immunity collaborated in a research project led by the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine.
May 12, 2016   In Our News  

Could chocolate prevent cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes?

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A new study conducted at LIH’s Department of Population Health appears to back up the adage that “a little of what you fancy does you good”.
May 03, 2016   In Our News  

Cancer Foundation supports study of brain tumour resistance to chemotherapy

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Luxembourg’s Cancer Foundation finances a new research project of the NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory at LIH’s Department of Oncology.
May 02, 2016   In Our News  

Hypertension in Luxembourg’s population: not the same in the North than in the South

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Cardiovascular disease represents the main cause of death in Luxembourg, and hypertension is one of its modifiable risk factors.
April 28, 2016   In Our News  

Luxembourg seeks to recruit a Chair in Neuropathology

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Luxembourg is recruiting for a Chair in Neuropathology. This position is endowed with funding from the PEARL programme ...
April 27, 2016   In Our News  

Launch of ORISCAV-LUX 2 study to assess cardiovascular health in Luxembourg

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LIH’s Department of Population Health launched the second wave of the ORISCAV-LUX study.
April 11, 2016   In Our News  

NCER-PD - Meet Dany, our control person #100

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NCER-PD stands for National Centre of Excellence in Research on Parkinson’s Disease.
April 11, 2016   In Our News