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Designing proteins with their environment in mind

Published:30.01.25 — EPFL researchers have developed a computational method to explicitly consider the impact of water while designing membrane receptors with enhanced stability and signaling, paving the way for novel drug discovery and protein engineering.

Two winners of the 2024 BMI Thesis Prize

Published:23.01.25 — For the first time, the Brain Mind Institute (BMI) has awarded its prestigious Thesis Prize to two exceptional PhD graduates, Simona Adele Garobbio and Domenic Burger, recognizing the outstanding quality of their research.

Brain models draw closer to real-life neurons

Published:22.01.25 — Researchers at EPFL have shown how rough, biological spiking neural networks can mimic the behavior of brain models called recurrent neural networks. The findings challenge traditional assumptions and open new doors in computational neuroscience and even AI.

“Our key role is to instill creativity and joy in learning”

Published:21.01.25 — Pierre Gönczy, professor at EPFL's School of Life Sciences, was awarded the Best Teacher Award at the 2024 SV Magistrale. We talk to him about his approach to teaching, the role of AI in education, and his vision for the EPFL Life Sciences Early Independent Research Scholar (ELISIR) program.

A deep learning pipeline for controlling protein interactions

Published:16.01.25 — EPFL scientists have used deep learning to design new proteins that bind to complexes involving other small molecules like hormones or drugs, opening up a world of possibilities in the computational design of molecular interactions for biomedicine.