Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an improved method that allows them to detect even the tiniest changes in the human genome. Their findings show that the genetic material is particularly vulnerable to damage during gene transcription.
Julius von Kügelgen, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Mathematics, is one of eight outstanding international early-career scientists who have been awarded the prestigious Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science.
This year’s Cloëtta Prize goes to the cancer researcher from the Department of Biology at ETH Zurich. The award is in recognition of his groundbreaking contributions to cancer metastasis research.