A difficult task: Phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 data
Computer scientists from HITS and KIT review the challenges for phylogenetic methods in analyzing the evolution of the corona virus: Large …
Starting from scratch – HITS group leader Vincent Heuveline nominated as one of 108 “Heidelberg Heroes”
Our notion of a hero is usually a person who is admired for having done something brave or having achieved something …
Verification and post-processing of weather forecasts
Fellowship term ends for Tilmann Gneiting as one of ECMWF’s first three Fellows CST group leader Tilmann Gneiting was appointed …
Women in Computational Chemistry
The Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling (JCIM) published a special issue on “Women in Computational Chemistry” in May 2019 to address …
Increasing knowledge about COVID-19
The new “Task Force COVID-19” is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and aims to make it easier for experts …
Getting health data into shape
A multidisciplinary team is set to establish a research data infrastructure for personal health data in Germany: nfdi4health. The project – …
Solidarity in running shoes
HITS running team raises 10,000 Euros for cancer research in first virtual NCT Run – Klaus Tschira Foundation sponsors each team kilometer with 25 …
Run beyond the limits!
Alone and yet together! On 26-28 June 2020, the running team of the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) will again participate …
Issue 2 | 2020
What our HITS researchers are doing during corona times as well as the latest research on collagen – those are the topics …
Corona Emergency Fund: HITS supports students
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is having a large impact on the life of many students, particularly in financial terms. In order …