Mapping the body: Deep 3D histology powered by tissue clearing, omics and AI
In a Nature Methods perspective, NOMIS researcher Ali Ertürk addresses the new era of 3D-omics by tissue clearing and AI, called deep 3D histology. He writes that “biomedical research needs […]
Single-cell sequencing reveals insights into Alzheimer’s disease
Using single nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) on brain samples from 101 people, NOMIS researcher Eric Reiman and colleagues found links between common Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk genes and changes in […]
Recipients of 2024 NOMIS Distinguished Scientist and Scholar Award announced
The NOMIS Foundation is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 NOMIS Distinguished Scientist and Scholar Award — congratulations to Andrea Ablasser, an immunologist at EPFL; Elena Conti, a […]
Novel technique uncovers cell recovery mechanisms in meoisis
When cells prepare to form reproductive cells (gametes) and develop into offspring, they often enter phases of suspended cellular development or dormancy. NOMIS researcher Martin Pilhofer, together with his lab […]
Study finds one copy of protective genetic variant helps stave off early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
A study by NOMIS researcher Eric Reiman, Yakeel Quiroz, Joseph Arboleda and colleagues demonstrates that, in an extended family with an inherited form of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, 27 family members […]
Salk Institute launches Neuroimmunology Initiative with $20 million gift from NOMIS Foundation
The Salk Institute will receive $20 million over four years from the NOMIS Foundation to launch a new Neuroimmunology Initiative within the Institute’s NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis. […]
A railroad of cells: Computer simulations explain cell movement
Looking under the microscope, a group of cells slowly moves forward in a line, like a train on the tracks. The cells navigate through complex environments. A new approach by […]
Negative social ties can be constructive
Our social experience is influenced not only by our positive but also by our negative connections. NOMIS researcher Nicholas Christakis and Amir Ghasemian (Yale University) investigated how negative relationships impact […]
Celebrating the 2023 NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award winners
Recognizing young research talent, the 2023 NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award was presented to grand prize winner Michael Skinnider and finalists Isabella Bower and George Goshua at a ceremony […]
New mathematical framework sheds light on how cells communicate to form embryo
Biological processes depend on puzzle pieces coming together and interacting. Under specific conditions, these interactions can create something new without external input. This is called self-organization, as seen in a […]
Fetal Cells Can Be Traced Back to the First Day of Embryonic Development
NOMIS Awardee Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz and fellow researchers have demonstrated that when human embryos are composed of two cells, at just 1 day old, only one of these cells will create […]
Exploring uncharted territories
NOMIS–ISTA Fellow David Brückner was interviewed about his experience as a NOMIS Fellow at the Institute for Science and Technology Austria (ISTA). In this ISTA article, he shares how the […]
Three NOMIS researchers elected to National Academy of Sciences
NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Director Susan Kaech and NOMIS researchers Nicholas Christakis and Joanna Wysocka have been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. They are among 120 […]
Janelle Ayres elected to American Academy of Microbiology
NOMIS researcher and Salk Institute Professor Janelle Ayres has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology’s Fellowship Class of 2024. Fellows of the Academy, an honorific leadership group within […]
ETH Zurich announces 2024 NOMIS–ETH Fellows
ETH Zurich has announced the three postdoctoral fellows who will join the Centre for Origin and Prevalence of Life (COPL) at ETH as part of the NOMIS–ETH Fellowship Program. David […]
Call for applications to NOMIS–ISTA Fellowship Program
The NOMIS Foundation and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have opened a new call for proposals for the NOMIS–ISTA Fellowship Program, an interdisciplinary basic research program for […]
Glacier shrinkage is causing a “green transition”
Glacier-fed streams are undergoing a process of profound change, according to NOMIS researcher Tom Battin and other EPFL scientists in a paper appearing in Nature Geoscience. This conclusion is based […]
Do we have cosmic dust to thank for life on Earth?
It might be that what set prebiotic chemistry in motion and kept it going in the early days of the Earth was dust from outer space accumulating in holes melted […]
Combination of group competition and repeated interactions promotes cooperation
How did cooperative behavior prevail in human evolution? NOMIS Board Member Ernst Fehr, together with other researchers from the Universities of Zurich, Lausanne and Konstanz, have challenged two prevailing explanations – […]
Addressing climate change with behavioral science
NOMIS Awardee Manos Tsakiris is among around 250 researchers who conducted a global study to investigate people’s motivations when it comes to beliefs and behaviors about climate change. Their research […]
Lung cancer hijacks immune cell metabolism to fuel its own growth
NOMIS Center Director Susan Kaech and NOMIS Fellow Anna-Maria Globig, together with fellow scientists at the Salk Instistute, have discovered that lung adenocarcinoma cancer cells steer macrophage lipid metabolism to […]