
Carl Smith – Journalist in Residence 2022
Australian science journalist Carl Smith was the HITS “Journalist in Residence” in 2022. He is a staff science journalist and presenter working …

PFVG – A novel probabilistic approach to separate galaxy from nuclear contribution in quasars
Quasars are considered the most energetic galaxies in the universe. Their main energy source is a supermassive black hole at the …

Issue 1 | 2022
This year began with tremendously good news: Ganna Gryn’ova, head of the Computational Carbon Chemistry (CCC) group, was selected to …

Research positions at HITS for scientists from Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is causing a humanitarian catastrophe. At HITS we are particularly concerned about the safety and wellbeing of …

Registration open: Training Workshop on Tools for Molecular Simulation of Neuronal Signaling Cascades
The HBP training workshop on Tools for Molecular Simulation of Neuronal Signaling Cascades will take place online on 7-10 March 2022 (free …

New Research Project: Mathematical Oncology in Heidelberg
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Heidelberg is working together to develop mathematical modeling to help decipher tumor development in hereditary …

Issue 4 | 2021
This fall, Heidelberg University has founded the Faculty of Engineering Sciences. HITS group leaders Rebecca Wade (Molecular and Cellular Modeling), Frauke …

FAIRDOM-SEEK – a web-based platform for scientific datasets
FAIRDOM-SEEK is an open source, web-based platform for the management of heterogeneous scientific research datasets, models or simulations, workflows, and research …

New version of TRAPP released
Researchers from the Molecular and Cellular Modeling (MCM) group at HITS released a new version of the TRAnsient Pockets in Proteins (…

τRAMD – compute protein-ligand dissociation rates and explore dissociation mechanisms
Researchers from the Molecular and Cellular Modeling (MCM) group at HITS have developed and validated τRAMD (τ-Random Acceleration Molecular Dynamics),an …