Sabrina Maniscalco

Aleyna Yildiz is addressing the limited treatment options and poor prognosis of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a common childhood brain tumour. Her proposed solution involves gene therapy to imitate mutations of the H3K27M gene, aiming to prolong life expectancy and control symptoms, with the potential vaccine classified as an…

Tags: Open Access, New Methods in Therapy, Digital Music and Dance

Nominated by: Keren Primor Cohen, Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Presented by: Shmulik Hess

The nominating institution CAU Kiel on the breakthrough: The project aims to make use of crowd dynamics and the phenomenon of self-mobilizing masses in educational contexts. We conduct our research in educational settings and innovative learning environments that are designed to transcend conventional classroom or distant learning settings towards participatory,…

Our pioneering simulations of supermassive black hole binaries have linked the theory of galaxy formation with the emerging field of gravitational waves. By probing the physics at scales less than a light year inside colliding galaxies, we have shown that black holes can merge much faster than previously thought, we…

PRESENTED BY Vincenzo Cerullo NOMINATED BY University of Helsinki Tags: Cancer, Immuno Therapy

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Paweł Rowiński. He talked about his role as Vice-President of the Polish Academy of Science, the process of rebuilding the science landscape of Ukraine, what advice he would give to aspiring scientists…

Six months after the elections – Turkey’s role on the international arena – Falling Walls Circle Round Table 2023 The 2023 parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey raised hopes for a new chapter in the country’s foreign policy and international collaboration. After President Erdogan’s approval of Sweden’s NATO accession, analysts…

The nominating institute Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on the breakthrough: Mouncey’s Joint Genome Institute has partners worldwide to facilitate access to groundbreaking genomic technologies. These characterise plants and microbes and their environmental interactions, and ultimately address grand challenges in bioenergy, nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry. Through community collaborations, the JGI team…

Fafali likes to build and experiment, however Fafali does not have resources. Juvian Mobile Maker Spaces are collections of boxes that contain tools, equipment and materials that will aid Fafali in Practical Education and Experimentation. The contents of these boxes are low cost and easily accessible in the supermarket. Tags:…