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How disturbed signaling pathways could promote epileptic seizures

Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) type 2 is a congenital malformation of the cerebral cortex that is often associated with difficult-to-treat epilepsy. In the affected areas, nerve cells and their layer structures are arranged in an atypical manner, which often makes drug therapy more difficult. A research team from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn, in collaboration with the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), has now found evidence of profound changes in the dopamine system in FCD type 2. The results have now been published in the medical journal “Brain”.

Podcast: “Deep Down, I’m an Idealist”

Professor Ilona Grunwald Kadow was appointed Vice Rector for Research and Career Development on August 1, 2024. In an interview, the neuroscientist talks about her experience of moving to within University management and what priorities she is keen to set during her term of office.

University of Bonn Particle Physicists among Winners of Breakthrough Prize in Physics

The ATLAS, ALICE, CMS and LHCb experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) were recently awarded the Breakthrough Prize for Fundamental Physics. The $3 million dollar prize honors the efforts of physicists who are working closely with colleagues from other countries to uncover new findings from the world of the very tiniest particles. The University of Bonn can boast significant involvement in three out of the four experiments.

Dennis Gaitsgoy awarded 2025 Breakthrough Prize

Dennis Gaitsgory, director at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics (MPIM) and member of the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics (HCM) of the University of Bonn, receives the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, endowed with 3 million US dollars.

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Events

Tuesday Apr 22, 2025

Anthropozän – ein begriffliches Erdbeben.

HS II, Universitätshauptg...

04:15 PM - 05:45 PM

Die nachhaltige Transformation der Gesellschaft zählt zu den zentralen gesamtgesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen unserer Zeit. Damit sind Fragen und Probleme ...

Tuesday Apr 22, 2025

Katholische Eucharistiefeier zur Semestereröffnung

St. Remigius, ...

08:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Die Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn lädt alle ihre Mitglieder und Angehörigen herzlich zu feierlichen Gottesdiensten ein, mit denen der Beginn ...

Wednesday Apr 23, 2025

Time & Self-Management (Part 1)

Präsenz

01:00 PM - 04:00 PM

This workshop offered in two parts aims to assist university students in developing time and self-management skills to support their academic success and ...

Wednesday Apr 23, 2025

How to Find Options for Reorientation

Zoom

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Maybe you’re looking for a new direction, e.g. because you want to change subject or university, drop your studies altogether or have some completely different ...