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Faculty of Science and Medicine

At the Faculty of Science and Medicine of the University of Fribourg, we teach the next generation of scientists and doctors, with a particular focus on life sciences, biomedicine, and nanomaterials. We train them to face the future challenges of our society.

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Ehrendoktorwürde für Frederik und Gerrit Braun

Die Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche und Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Freiburg verleiht im Jahr 2026 den Zwillingsbrüdern Frederik und Gerrit Braun die Ehrendoktorwürde. Sie haben das Miniatur…

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NEUROSCIENCE

LSD allows the brain to continue learning after a trip

The psychedelic experience – the so-called “trip” – is over, but it now appears that LSD continues working in the brain afterwards. A study carried out by the Molecular Psychiatry Lab at the University…

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HEALTH

An enzyme with many faces: New findings could pave the way for treatments for rare diseases and cancer

Researchers at the University of Fribourg, in collaboration with partners from the Dubochet Centre for Imaging and EPFL, have unravelled a key mechanism of a vital human enzyme. The enzyme cystathionine…