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Prof Dr Xiaowei Xu from the Chinese Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute is researching the clinical application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of cardiovascular diseases. For 18 months in total, he will be researching various AI methods for analysing cell images as a Humboldt Fellow at ISAS.
Dr Mohammad Ibrahim AlWahsh worked as a research assistant at ISAS during his doctorate. He is now Vice Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Assistant Professor of Toxicological Pathology at Al-Zaytoonah University in Jordan. In the Kompakt series ‘Valuable Connections,’ he reports on his time at ISAS and his ongoing network with the institute.
On Girls' Day 2025, twelve schoolgirls got to know the work of researchers and technical assistants at the institute. They investigated the cause of and fight against inflammation, went on the hunt for bacteria and used ion mobility spectrometry to analyze the aromatic substances of various sweets in their breath.
Dr Jianxu Chen leads the junior research group AMBIOM - Analysis of Microscopic BIOMedical Images at ISAS since 2021. He previously worked at the Allen Institute for Cell Science in Seattle, USA. In the ISAS -Kompakt series ‘Valuable Connections’, the computer scientist reports on his move to health research and to Germany.
Fast and accurate mass spectrometric detection of non-polar substances such as cholesterol together with polar substances? And in just one analysis run? This is made possible by a new combination method that unites two ionization sources in one setup.
What do marshmallows and chocolate have to do with cell analysis? Leon is finding out the answer during his school internship at ISAS. For ISAS Kompakt, the 15-year-old talks about what else he is learning during his time at the institute.