Now on YouTube: AI as a Tool in Protein Design
Proteins are the molecular building blocks of life — they enable chemical reactions, facilitate communication between cells and transport substances throughout the …
HITS: Call for “Journalist in Residence” in 2027
Call for 2027: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 15 October 2026
Monika Mondal – Journalist in Residence 2026
Indian science journalist Monika Mondal was the 14th Journalist in Residence at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) from February …
ERC Advanced Grant for SIMPLAIX-PI Fred Hamprecht
SIMPLAIX-PI Fred Hamprecht from the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing of Heidelberg University (IWR) has received an ERC Advanced Grant for …
SDA7 – Brownian Dynamics Simulations of Proteins: New features
Researchers from the Molecular and Cellular Modeling (MCM) group at HITS are developing the software “Simulation of Diffusional Association” (SDA) 7. SDA7 …
Issue 2 | 2026
Tilmann Gneiting, head of the Computational Statistics group at HITS, has been awarded the 2026 Wald Memorial Award and Lecture by the …
Not So Stable After All: Pulsations Reshape Massive Stars Before Explosion
Pulsations undergone by red supergiant stars right before they explode significantly influence their observable pre- and post-supernova properties. A study by …
4th SIMPLAIX Workshop: A big Thank You!
A heartfelt thank you to all speakers and participants for helping make the 4th SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale …
HITS Open House 2026
Climate, Molecules, Galaxies: One Institute. Many Dimensions. Every two years, the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) at Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 35 in Heidelberg …
Molecular research: When speed meets precision
KIMMDY software visualizes biological processes in motion – conceived and originally developed at HITS, refined and published at the Max Planck Institute …
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