Katrin Binner
Excellent and International: Knowledge for Development, Sustainability and Equity
Children with Down syndrome are at high risk of developing myeloid leukemia. A research team has discovered how individual cells of the affected children’s blood-forming system change in such a way that leukemia develops via a pre-cancerous stage.
»Towards Digital Twins for Structural Cell Biology – Criteria, Chances and Challenges«: The 7th International Giersch Conference 2026, held at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies in March, also served as the launch event for the SCALE.
Two studies involving University Medicine Frankfurt show that people with a healthy thymus gland live longer and get sick less often. In addition, immunotherapies are more frequently successful in patients with a healthy thymus.
“RMU-EXCITE - Excellent. Collaborative. Transformative.”, the Rhine-Main Universities (RMU), of which Goethe University Frankfurt is a part, are applying as a University Excellence Consortium.
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Enrico Schleiff
|President of Goethe University Frankfurt
“At Goethe University, we conduct research and teaching across a wide range of disciplines – from the humanities and social sciences to the natural, life, and medical sciences. Our disciplinary breadth and strength form the foundation for true interdisciplinarity, international collaboration, and open dialogue with society.”
Jürgen Lecher
A driving force for development, sustainability, and equity: Since its foundation, Goethe University has provided space for innovative approaches, experiments, and ideas. Learn more about our research and research profile.
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Uwe Dettmar
How can a technologized society build on care and participation instead of competition? As part of the World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026, the Multispecies Members Club is developing a forward-looking model of coexistence.
Westend Campus, PEG Building | The permanent public exhibition with photographs by the renowned F.A.Z. photographers documents student life as well as significant moments in German history, the city of Frankfurt, and the university.
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