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Promotional banner for "Dresdner Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften" (Dresden Long Night of Sciences) taking place on June 20, 2025, from 5 PM to midnight. The left side features white text on a black background with colorful, artistic imagery of a human head

Join us on June 20 for Dresden Science Night!

Illustration of the study results. On the left, a multicolored 3D protein complex is shown with a large red dart pointing to a small purple region, highlighting a specific target. A wrench labeled “iAPC/C” appears to interact with the protein, symbolizing inhibition. To the right of the wrench, five differently shaped structures made of helices and loops are displayed in matching colors. In the top-right corner, a circular inset shows a microscopy image featuring blue circular cells with green spots, indicating intracellular localization. A large checkmark overlays the image, suggesting successful experimental validation.

© M. T. Pisabarro

Breaking the Cycle: Researchers Develop New Small Molecules to Disrupt Cancer Growth

A group photo. About 30 people are organized in four rows on the stairs in front of a building. Most of the people wear matching t-shirts. The building has glass walls that reflect the green trees and blue sky.

© TUD/Magdalena Gonciarz

Cutting-Edge Sequencing 101: The 5th NGS-CN Summer School on Spatial Transcriptomics Hosted in Dresden

A photo. In the background, there is a bright laboratory with white walls and ceiling lights. In the center, two men wearing white lab coats are standing side by side and smiling at the camera. Behind them, there are laboratory benches with microscopes and various lab supplies, such as bottles, pipette boxes, and test tubes.

© TUD/Magdalena Gonciarz

The Sleep Switch: How One Brain Signal Turns Sleep On and Off

Portrait of Prof. Franziska Knopf

© CRTD/Franziska Clauß

Dr. Franziska Knopf Appointed Professor of Biology of Bone Regeneration in Model Organisms at TU Dresden

The image is divided into two sections. On the left, there is a black-and-white microscopic photograph showing a round, dark central shape with two thin, elongated structures extending outward. A small inset in the top right corner provides a magnified view of one of these structures, revealing its curved shape. A black scale bar is present in the bottom right corner of the photograph. On the right side of the image, there is a detailed illustration of a bundle of long, tube-like structures arranged in a cylindrical shape. Some of these tubes are highlighted in red. The bundle is bent, and a curved arrow is drawn around it, indicating a twisting or rotating movement. The tubes appear to be arranged in a repeating pattern. At the top left corner of the image, there is a green and blue banner with the word "News" written in white text. The banner has a geometric, octagonal design.

© Veikko F. Geyer and Martin Striegler

The Hidden Twist: Scientists Capture Cilia’s Secret Motion

An artistic visualization of the study results. The background is light blue. In the top left and the top right, there are two large drawings of brains. Inside the brains, there are colored nodes connected by lines. The brain on the left has fewer connections, while the one on the right has more complex and dense connections. There are four smaller brains in a cartoon drawing style. One in the center is thinking, while two on the right side of the image are engaging in activities like reading and lifting weights. One brain on the left is smiling. At the center of the image, there is a signpost with two arrows pointing left and right. The arrow pointing left says "LEARN," and the arrow pointing right "OR NOT TO LEARN." On its left side, a path goes up a hill with castle-like structures with a blue silhouette of a walking human. On its right side, a winding path leads uphill, with orange-colored hikers and climbers moving toward the brain with more connections. The orange figures on the right are depicted in an active stance, reaching the peak where a person stands with arms raised.

© Warsha Barde

Beyond Nature, Nurture, and Chance: How Individual Choices Shape Us and Our Brains

A close-up portrait photo. A person holds a petri dish in front of her face and looks at it with an attention. The person is wearing a white lab coat and purple gloves.

© TUD/Magdalena Gonciarz

B CUBE Graduate Awarded 2024 Georg Helm Prize for Outstanding PhD Thesis

A schematic diagram comparing microtubule structures and molecular transport in a "Wild Type Cell" and a "Modified Cell." The top section illustrates a wild-type cell with a detyrosinated B-tubule and a tyrosinated A-tubule, showing directional molecular transport with black arrows. The bottom section represents a modified cell where both A- and B-tubules are tyrosinated, leading to disrupted transport, represented by a red explosion-like shape. Dashed arrows and motion symbols indicate changes in movement.

© Chhatre, A., Stepanek, L., Nievergelt, A.P. et al. Nat Commun 16, 1055 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56098-0

“Tubulin Code” Responsible for Avoidance of Head-on Collisions in Cilia