Lecture in pharmacy

Welcome to the Institute of Pharmacy at the FSU Jena

Lecture in pharmacy
Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

News from the Institute of Pharmacy

  1. Magic mushrooms invent active compound twice

    A study shows that different types of mushrooms use completely different methods to produce the psychoactive substance psilocybin

    • Life
    Psilocybe cubensis grows worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions. The mushroom contains the psychoactive substance psilocybin.
    Image: Felix Blei, Leibniz-HKI
  2. A fungus to save plants?

    For the first time, researchers have been able to understand how the soil fungus Mortierella alpina eliminates nematodes with the help of natural products

    • Life
    Part of the intestine of Caenorhabditis elegans under the microscope, enriched with malpinins.
    Image: Constanze Schultz/Leibniz-IPHT
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Informations about the institute

  • Research

    Research topics in the different sections of the institute

    Natural product analysis in the lab
    Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
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