the future. Applicants for the "rural doctor quota" commit themselves to working as a family doctor in an underserved region for ten years after completing their studies. Central application and selection [...] preliminary quota has been added in the form of the "rural doctor quota." After applicants have submitted an application in electronic and paper form to the Lower Saxony Special Purpose Licensing Board [...] selection procedure via (NiZzA) The application and selection process will run centrally via the Lower Saxony Special Purpose Association for Licensing (NiZzA) until the end of March. This does not result in

macrophages therapeutically and eventually aiming for the first application in a clinical study. So far, there has been no clinical application of iPS cell progenies in Germany," explains Professor Lachmann [...] infection of the lungs (pneumonia), which do not respond to antibiotics. "The concept of therapeutic application of iPS cell-derived progenies is already about 15 years old. I am very pleased that we can now

completed their doctorate between one and four years ago. It is scheduled to start on 1 July 2023. The application deadline is 5 March 2023. Training that translates biomedical progress into patient well-being [...] information is available here: www.RESIST-cluster.de Further information is available to interested applicants here: www.mhh.de/dekanat-akademische-karriereentwicklung/nextgeneration

oncology that uses state-of-the-art technology to identify new patterns and mechanisms and develop application perspectives." The Johann Georg Zimmermann Medal was awarded to Prof. Dr Hinrich Abken, Director [...] ways to overcome therapy resistance in tumours." Outstanding scientist with vision for clinical application Prof. Dr. Hinrich Abken is considered one of the pioneers of a new form of immunological cancer [...] t recognition molecules, now known as "chimeric antigen receptors" (CARs). Through innovative application of the tools of synthetic immunology, the initial vision of an immune cell-driven response against

treatment," explains Professor Shin. Helpful before and after surgery There are other promising applications of the new CT protocol. Before surgery, for example, it can be helpful for patients with chronic [...] modern CT. The research teams in radiology are working intensively to identify further potential applications, for example in cancer medicine. Text: Tina Götting

involved with the use of spider silk in the field of regenerative medicine and have developed many application techniques and medical products," says Clinic Director Professor Dr Peter Vogt. For example, the [...] with about 127,000 euros. The researchers hope to have cleared the last hurdle for a clinical application of their fibrin prostheses by the end of the project period and to achieve a decisive breakthrough

initial phase of a project, it is important to ensure that the specifications for later therapeutic application are met, the cell biologist emphasizes. This applies in particular to the use of techniques and [...] excipients. "From the very beginning of the project, we already have the translation, the clinical application, in mind," the scientist explains. And there is a lot to consider here, because even the best research

Michael Manns. Third-party funding is funding that the scientists obtain competitively with project applications to funding institutions such as the German Research Foundation, the European Union or foundations

did not simply cut the DNA double strand completely at the desired position as in the classical application. "The double strand break always carries a certain risk of unwanted mutations," says the doctor [...] possibly increases the success rate to 30 to 40 per cent," Dr. Krooss hopes. If this succeeds and the application then also works in humans, a single injection could in future save people suffering severely from

decision. The approach not only gives hope for a clinical approach, but also for translational application in other monogenetic diseases and those in which genetic effectors play a central role. The prize