25/08/2026 | The "SFB 1403 International Symposium on Cell Death", organized and hosted by the SFB 1403, will take place on September 23-25, 2026 at the Max Planck Institute of Ageing (Cologne). Registration is open, spots are limited.

25/08/2026 | The FOR 2722 International Symposium 2026 "ECM Dynamics: Shaping Tissues and Diseases", organized by the FOR 2722, will take place on September 9-10, 2026 at the CIO Building (University Hospital Cologne).

12/08/2026 | Ribosomes, the protein factories of our cells, have difficulties building large proteins residing in cellular membranes, a new study finds / publication in “The EMBO Journal”

24/07/2026 | A research team at the University of Cologne has discovered a previously unknown link between the oxidative folding of proteins and the formation of the vital molecule haem. The findings show how mitochondria (known as the powerhouses of the cell) maintain their function and could help us to better understand rare metabolic disorders.

24/07/2026 | Researchers from University Hospital Cologne, the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Cologne, the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have reported a remarkable clinical case in the New England Journal of Medicine that provides new insights into the evolution of bacterial pathogens.

14/07/2026 | The Sustainability Working Group of the University of Cologne’s Faculty of Medicine is organizing a two-day open-air event on the biomedical campus titled “Sustainability Days 2026.” The event will take place on September 9 and 10, 2026, and is aimed at employees of the University Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine, researchers from affiliated research institutes, members of the university community, students, and guests from neighboring universities.