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Please save the date for our annual CRC 1160 retreat 2025!

Die jährliche Schulveranstaltung mit Vorträgen über das Immunsystem von Ärzten und Wissenschaftlern des CCI & SFB 1160 findet am 06. Juni 2025 wieder statt.

In the Lady Mary Montagu lecture series of the DGfI Commission on Gender Equality and Career Development, Prof. Dr. Susana Minguet (B01) will share her exciting research on “Harnessing TCR Discoveries for the Next GEneration of Immunotherapies”.

At the end of this year, Thomas Boehm will be departing from Freiburg. To honor his contributions, we have organized a small scientific farewell symposiume on Thursday, December 19th, at 16:00 at ZTZ. Following some introductory remarks, a surprise guest speaker will kick off the proceedings, setting the stage for Thomas Boehm’s own presentation.

Prof. Dr. Robert Zeiser (B09, B10N) is one of ten scientists to receive the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2025.
He is being honored for his groundbreaking work in the research and treatment of blood cancers, with a particular focus on transplant rejection and the immunological “cloaking” of tumors.

Two scientists from the CRC 1160 are currently among the most cited researchers worldwide in the “Clinical Medicine” category: Prof Dr Marco Prinz (C03), Institute of Neuropathology and Prof Dr Dr Bertram Bengsch (A03, Z01), Department of Internal Medicine II.

The 7th Annual Meeting of the Upper Rhine Immunology (URI) Group will be held in the Maurice Mueller Lecture Hall at the University of Basel’s Biozentrum on Friday 25th October 2024.

Find out about health issues and get moving with lectures, workshops and activities on the health of body and mind at the University Health Day.

Annual CRC 1160 retreat in St. Peter.

Join the next DGFI Young Immunologist online seminar and discuss science and academic development with Marta Rizzi (B02) who talks about B cells in automimmunity: Where do we stand?

Pursuing a successful career in the life sciences and starting a family should not be mutually exclusive, but figures and experience show that for many early career researchers the choice is one of either/or.

Panelists: Sonja Albers, Susana Minguet (B01), Thomas Ott, Katrin Schüle

Prof. Dr. Robert Zeiser (B09) receives the 2024 DKMS Mechthild Harf Science Award from the DKMS Stiftung Leben Spenden (Foundation for Giving Life) as honour for his outstanading research work in the field of allogeneic stem cell transplantation. With the DKMS Mechtild Harf Science Award, the foundation honours the lifetime achievements of internationally renowned physicians and scientists in the field of stem cell transplantation and cellular therapies.

The two cross-border projects will strengthen cooperation between Strasbourg and Freiburg.

CRC 1160 member Susana Minguet (B01) investigates the effect of a novel mutation in Lck on TCR signaling, T-cell function, and differentiation in patients with combined immunodeficiency (CID).

When autoimmune diseases occur in childhood and are accompanied by swollen lymph glands or an enlarged spleen, this indicates a congenital disorder of the immune system. The exact diagnosis is difficult, but crucial for therapy. A study by  Stephan Ehl (A01) at the the Centre for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center – University of Freiburg has now provided new insights into autoimmune lymphoproliferative diseases in children.