We introduce seven recently appointed professors to the University of Augsburg for the beginning of the new semester.

Kerstin Stemmer, Professor of Molecular Cell Biology at the Institute of Theoretical Medicine at the University of Augsburg, has been elected as a Fellow of the renowned Academy of Toxicological Sciences (ATS). Admission to this international professional society represents a significant distinction in the field of toxicology.

Scientists at the University of Augsburg have discovered a particularly active subgroup of blood platelets that cause heart attacks in people with coronary heart disease despite drug therapy. This discovery may open up new prospects for customized therapies. The research results are published in the renowned European Heart Journal and were presented at Europe's largest cardiology congress.