With AI towards new cardiac drugs
In a recently published perspective (“Aktuelle Kardiologie” 2023; 12(06): 450 – 458), researchers in the “Molecular and Cellular Modeling” group at HITS and the “Section of …
Drug formulation: Help to find the right ingredients
The active ingredients of many medicines are poorly water-soluble and require suitable formulation to enable them to be orally administered and …
Holding on to letting go – the Power of Bonds in Cell Stability
Two-component adhesives are a brilliant invention. Scientists at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) have found that the principle behind …
The Universal Sound of Black Holes
They are mysterious, exciting and inescapable – black holes are some of the most exotic objects in the Universe. With gravitational-wave detectors, …
The sacrifice within – how collagen’s weak bonds help protect tissue
HITS researchers publish new findings on collagen, the most abundant protein in our body: So-called “sacrificial bonds” in collagen break faster …
Tools for molecular design
On 21-23 June 2023, two workshops on Brain research took place at the Mathematikon, Heidelberg University: The second HBPMolSIM training workshop on …
We congratulate: Poster award for Jannik and Eric!
We happily announce that two of our MBM colleagues have won the poster prize at the Computer Simulation and Theory of …
As they live and breathe – the role of long-chain fatty acids in cellular respiration
Cellular respiration is a complex and highly regulated process that allows cells to draw energy from nutrition. An international team of …
Simulation of transmembrane proteins in lipid environments: not always an easy task
Researchers in the Molecular and Cellular Modeling group (MCM) at HITS have recently released the first parameters of a micelle-forming lipid …
EnzymeML: Surfing the research data wave
In catalytic sciences we face a rapidly increasing volume and complexity of research data, which are a challenge for analysis and …
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