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Laughing Gas to Treat Major Depression | ASciNA Virtual Talk

By Monika Trebo | October 25, 2021

How the oldest anesthetic may revolutionize the treatment for mood disorders. November 19th, 2021. Speaker: Prof. Peter Nagele, University of Chicago, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care
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Does Nuclear Energy Have a Future? | ASciNA Virtual Talk

By Monika Trebo | September 27, 2021

Does nuclear energy have a future? During this talk, we will try to answer this question by looking at nuclear energy and other forms of energy generation.
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ASciNA Awards 2021 Preisverleihung

By ASCINA | September 19, 2021

Die ASciNA Preisträger 2021 sind Daniela Weiskopf, Astrid Gillich, Peter Asenbaum und Daniela Gandorfer. Die feierliche Verleihung der Awards durch Bundesminister Heinz Faßmann, FWF Präsident Josef Gattringer und ASciNA Präsident Dietrich Haubenberger fand am 18. September 2021 im Anschluß an den Austrian Research and Innovation Talk (ARIT) in Washington DC statt. Details: https://ascina.at/ascina-award/
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Österreichisches Deutsch oder Deutsch in Österreich? Über einen Problemfall, seit 1848, der Wissenschaftsgeschichte | ASciNA Virtual Talk

By Monika Trebo | August 13, 2021

Österreichisches Deutsch oder Deutsch in Österreich? Über einen Problemfall, seit 1848, der Wissenschaftsgeschichte | ASciNA Virtual Talk [Talk in German, with a 5-minute introduction in English and references, in English, for further reading]
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Public Transport for All? Migrants’ Views on One of Europe’s Top Public Transport Cities | ASciNA Virtual Talk

By Monika Trebo | May 28, 2021

Several studies have identified public transport in Vienna, Austria as exemplary in Europe based on its geographic coverage, cost, and ridership levels. However, these studies do not differentiate the quality of public transport for minority groups such as immigrants. In 2020 immigrants, who were born abroad or who have at least one parent who was born abroad, accounted for 41 % of Vienna’s population.
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ASciNA Mentoring-Programm 2021/2022

By ASCINA | May 15, 2021

Registration for the ASciNA Mentoring Program (AMP) is now open. Period of mentoring relationship: September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022. Deadline for applications: June 22, 2021
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In Vivo Veritas – using CRISPR to find novel cancer genes and drug targets | ASciNA Virtual Talk on May 26, 2021 at 2 pm EDT

By Monika Trebo | May 6, 2021

Finding the genes that are on the one hand responsible for tumor development and on the other hand those genes essential for a tumor cell to survive is one of the oldest goals of cancer research. Genes that are essential and fall into classes, which allow drug development to suppress their function, lie at the heart of finding novel therapies to combat cancer.
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The ASciNA Award in numbers

By ASCINA | April 27, 2021

Statistics for the ASciNA Award from 2008 to 2020.
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Covid-19 testing: Quo vadis Austria? | Virtual ASciNA Talk

By Monika Trebo | April 12, 2021

Covid-19 testing: Quo vadis Austria? | Virtual ASciNA Talk scheduled for April 30, 2021. The incidence of viral distribution and infection has soared over the past decades due to population growth, deforestation and increased travel, resulting in a global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 viral outbreak. As a consequence, rapid detection and identification of viral infections is a pressing human health issue.
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ASciNA Award 2021 - Bewerbungsfrist endet am 9. Mai

By Monika Trebo | April 1, 2021

Die Bewerbungsfrist für den ASciNA Award 2021 läuft vom 1. April 2021 bis zum 9. Mai. Der von ASciNA ausgeschriebene und vom Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung (BMBWF) mit Preisgeldern von 10.000 Euro (Junior Principal Investigator), sowie zwei Mal 7.500 Euro (Young Scientist) dotierte ASciNA Award ist ein Wissenschaftspreis, der ausschließlich an Nachwuchsforschende für ihre exzellenten wissenschaftlichen Publikationen vergeben wird, ...
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