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Date:10/15/2008

gy at the Gene Center of LMU. This research focus will complement the existing strengths of the Gene Center. The newly elected laureate is exhilarated about the distinction. "Combined with this very attractive offer from LMU, the Humboldt professorship will give me working conditions that are very hard to find in the US." But it is not just the financial backing that incites her to move to Germany. "LMU and Munich are an excellent environment for my work," says Gaul. "I really like the hands-on, collegial spirit everyone has in Munich, the cosmopolitan, fun-loving character of the city and the general spirit of optimism you feel in German science."

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Systems biology is based to genome and proteome research, and will play a pivotal role in the biosciences in the future. The aim of this interdisciplinary research field is not only to create a catalogue of all molecules participating in specific cellular processes but also, and above all, to understand and quantify the interplay of molecules in complex networks. One aim is to develop models for making predictions of the behavior of living cells. By closely combining biochemical, genomic and mathematical methods, the researchers at the Gene Center in Munich intend to explain the principles of gene regulation in higher cells and organisms, which will give fresh impetus to cancer and dementia research as well as the development of stem cell therapies. The head of the Gene Center, Professor Patrick Cramer, is especially delighted that, with Ulrike Gaul, LMU has gained a top international researcher for the Gene Center and the national cluster of excellence for protein sciences CIPSM: "The appointment of Ulrike Gaul is our fifth appointment from the US since 2001." The Humboldt professorship is a special distinction for Gaul, but also for her future colleagues here in Munich: "It is very important," says Cramer, "to recruit only the very best. I am very grateful for everyone who
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Contact: Luise Dirscherl dirscherl@lmu.de 49-01-149-892-180-2706 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen Source:Eurekalert

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