FLI News

There are more than 170 scientists doing research on the mechanisms on aging at FLI. Hence, there’s always something new to report. Moreover, members of the interested public have the opportunity to attend FLI’s research seminars.

Jan 01, 2006

Start of project: Nothobranchius furzeri, an innovative model for research on ageing

The project Innovative model for ageing research: Genome analysis and mutagenesis of the most short-lived known vertebrate (Nothobranchius furzeri) is…

Dec 15, 2005

Kolloquim dedicated to the 65th birthday of Prof. E. Unger: Microtubules in Bio Nanotechnology and Chemotherapy

Date: 15.12.2005, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Place: Leibniz Institute for Age Research Jena, Lecture Hall

Nov 18, 2005

Press conference at FLI: Biomedical research on ageing and age-associated disease at the newly focussed institute

The new name and new scientific focus of the institute were presented to the media in interviews of several FLI group leaders and the scientific…

Nov 18, 2005

Inauguration ceremony of FLI

The new name and research concept of FLI were celebrated with international guest scientists and politicians.

Open house at FLI, within the 'Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften'

Within the first "Science night" in Jena, the FLI was open to the public and presented molecular and biomedical aspect of age research to interested…

Sep 01, 2005

New junior research group on the production of the amyloid beta-peptide (Ab) leading to Alzheimer's Disease: Christoph Kaether

Alzheimers Disease is characterised by the deposition of amyloid plaques in the brain. Plaques are composed of A-beta, a 40-42 amino acid long…

Aug 02, 2005

According to it's new scientific focus, the name of the institute has been changed to 'Leibniz Institute for Age Research - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)', in honour of the German-American biochemist and nobel prize laureate Fritz A. Lipmann

The scienific re-orientation of the former IMB and the focussing on biomedical age research was documented by the new name of the institute. Fritz…

Apr 01, 2005