Decoding worms to decode regeneration
Dr. Siegfried Schloissnig is head of the newly established Computational Biology junior research group at Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS). …
What Determines the Stability of Proteins?
With mathematical methods and computer simulations, Humboldt Fellow Richard Henchman (University of Manchester) is exploring the factors of protein stability – Research …
Pia Grzesiak to be new HITS “Journalist in Residence”
This content is only available in German. Heidelberger Institut für Theoretische Studien fördert den Dialog zwischen Wissenschaftsjournalisten und Forschern – …
No. 10 | 03-2013
The science journalist Pia Grzesiak as the new “Journalist in Residence” at HITS, research findings to protein folding evolution, and a …
Rebecca Wade participates in the EU flagship ‘Human Brain Project‘ (HBP)
Prof. Rebecca Wade, head of the Molecular and Cellular Modeling (MCM) group at HITS, is a collaborator in the ‘Human …
Protein origami: Quick folders are the best
The evolutionary history of proteins shows that protein folding is an important factor. Especially the speed of protein folding plays a …
Small change for a big improvement – halogen bonds and drug discovery
Halogen bonding has been applied in crystal engineering, materials research, and nanotechnology for some time. Scientists from the Heidelberg Institute for …
KIT Introduction to Bioinformatics Course
The course evaluation by the students for the course: “Introduction to Bioinformatics for Computer Scientists” which Alexis, Solon, Tomas, Kassian, Andre, …
Exploring Drug-Target Interactions
HITS Scientists Participate in a New European Research Project In drug discovery it is often difficult to predict if a potential …
No. 9 | 12-2012
Bioinfomatics pioneer Gene Myers as a mentor at HITS, the formation of the Universe in 80 seconds, a portrait of science journalist …
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