• press release Change at the top of the UFZ
On 1 September, biologist Prof Katrin Böhning-Gaese will move from the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre in Frankfurt/Main to the UFZ and become the scientific director. She will take over from Prof Rolf Altenburger, who has headed the centre since 2022.»
Large parts of German forests show an increase in damage as a result of the recent extreme drought period. But how does forest condition vary across the landscape? The new UFZ forest condition monitor reveals these dynamic changes Germany-wide with high spatial resolution.»
Every year, the industry launches about 2,000 new chemicals on the market. Violeta Stojanovska researches complex three-dimensional cell models of the placenta to analyse its influence on pregnancy development and to protect the health of mothers and children. »
Water is a key resource for the 21st century whose sustainable use cannot be achieved with current practices. The conference provides an opportunity for the water science community to discuss potentials and obstacles for water research with stakeholders from different sectors. »
In southwestern Europe, groundwater levels are not declining everywhere as often assumed. Instead, they vary significantly from region to region depending on climate and land use. This is the result of a UFZ study in which data from around 12,000 groundwater wells was analysed.»
The MiBiTox projects gathers data about the unknown role of the human microbiome in interaction with synthetic chemicals from the environment. Do the chemicals influence the microbiome? Or the other way around? And if yes, is the outcome favorable for our body and us humans, toxification or detoxification? My role is to identify possible transformation products via targeted and untargeted analysis from a simplified human gut microbiome(SIHUMIx)to zebrafish to mice and real human gut samples.
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