BSfRR: William A. Eaton (The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Bethesda, Maryland, USA)

"Using physical chemistry to find a drug for the treatment of sickle cell disease” Host: Susanne Hartmann

Location: Institut für Immunologie im Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin room no.: 042 (Groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7-13 14163 Berlin

Role Models: Amy Buck (University of Edinburgh, UK)

title: tba   Host: Bhavya Kapse

Location: Veterinarium Progressum (VP) Freie Universität Berlin Oertzenweg 19b 14163 Berlin

BSfRR: Andreas Herrmann (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Biologie)

Tailored multivalent biomolecules for an optimal interaction with influenza A virus hemagglutinin – From in silico modeling to in vivo viral infection inhibition Host: Benedikt Kaufer

Location: Institut für Immunologie im Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin room no.: 042 (Groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7-13 14163 Berlin

Role Models: Dragana Jankovic (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland)

Infection-driven immune responses and hematopoiesis Scientific talk follwowed by breakfast and career briefing Host: Benjamin Hamid (FUB)

Location: Veterinarium Progressum (VP) Freie Universität Berlin Oertzenweg 19b 14163 Berlin

BPS: Peter Geldhof and Aurélie Gagnaire (Ghent University)

IL-17A as a central regulator in the immunity against Giardia   Host: Ivet Yordanova (Freie Universität Berlin)

Location: Institute for Immunology Freie Universität Berlin Centre for Infection medicine Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7-13/ room no. 164 (1st floor) 14163 Berlin

Role Models: Malin Johansson

"Mucus: a goblet cell product with protective function" Guest: Prof. Malin Johansson Scientific talk follwowed by breakfast and career briefing Host: Totta Ehret Kasemo

Location: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Institut für Biologie Molekulare Parasitologie Philippstr. 13, Haus 14 10115 Berlin

BPS: Bernd Lepenies (Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover)

“C-type lectin receptors as targets for immune modulation in (parasitic) infections” Host: Ankur midha

Location: Humboldt Graduate School Luisenstr. 56, room 144 10117 Berlin-Mitte

Role Models: Laura Knoll

tile: tba Prof. Laura Knoll Scientific talk follwowed by breakfast and career briefing Host: Benedikt Fabian

Location: Humboldt Graduate School (HGS) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Luisenstr. 56, 10117 Berlin

BSfRR: Sofia Forslund (MDC, Berlin)

"Disease and drug signatures in the gut microbiome"

Location: Institut für Immunologie im Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin room no.: 042 (Groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7-13 14163 Berlin

BSfRR: Robert Wawrzinek(MPI-CI, Potsdam)

“Langerhans-Cells – A Targeted Delivery System for Immune Modulation”

Location: Institut für Immunologie im Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin room no.: 042 (Groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7-13 14163 Berlin

BPS: Holger Stark (Technische Universität Berlin)

"An in silico model for African Trypanosome" Host: Susanne Hartmann

Location: Veterinarium Progressum (VP) Freie Universität Berlin Oertzenweg 19b 14163 Berlin

BPS: Iain B. H. Wilson und Katharina Paschinger (Universität für Bodenkultur, Wien)

Decoding the Tarnhelm: the sugary coats of parasitic worms Host: Susanne Hartmann (Freie Universität Berlin)

Location: Institut für Immunologie im Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin room no.: 042 (Groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7-13 14163 Berlin

BPS: Matthew R. Hepworth (University of Manchester, UK)

"Innate lymphoid cell (ILC) regulation of mucosal immune responses and host- microbiota crosstalk" Host: Susanne Hartmann (Freie Universität Berlin)

Location: Veterinarium Progressum (VP) Freie Universität Berlin Oertzenweg 19b 14163 Berlin

BPS: Tobias Steinfeldt (Universitätsklinikum Freiburg)

"Resistance and virulence mechanisms at the Toxoplasma gondii-host cell interface" Host: Estefanía Delgado-Betancourt ( delgado-betancourtE@rki.de )

Location: Humboldt Graduate School (HGS), Luisenstraße 56, 10117 Berlin, Room 144

BSfRR: Raluca Niesner (DRFZ/ Freie Universität Berlin)

“Intravital multi-photon microscopy of the defense lines in the small intestine of mice”

Location: Institut für Immunologie im Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin room no.: 042 (Groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7-13 14163 Berlin

Lecture Series Parasite Infections: Heribert Hofer

Impact of parasite infections on free-ranging spotted hyenas Lecturer: Heribert Hofer (Leibniz IZW)

Location: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) Alfred-Kowalke-Straße 17 10315 Berlin

Lecture Series Parasite Infections: Bettina Wachter

Parasite load and immune responses in cheetah Lecturer: Bettina Wachter (Leibniz IZW)

Location: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) Alfred-Kowalke-Straße 17 10315 Berlin

Lecture Series Parasite Infections: Elena Levashina

Malaria: insect immunity and vector-based intervention Lecturer: Elena Levashina (MPIIB)

Location: Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology Seminar room 1/2 Campus Charité Mitte

BPS: Cinzia Cantacessi (University of Cambridge, UK)

" Benzimidazole resistance in C. elegans wild isolates Host: Natalie Jakobs (Freie Universität Berlin)

Location: Institut für Immunologie Freie Universität Berlin Center for Infection Medicin Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 7-13/ Groundfloor, Room 042 14163 Berlin

Field trip Serengeti

Eight PhD Students of the RTG 2046 went on a field trip to the Serengeti to analyse parasite burden in wild animals.

Location: Seronera (Serengeti, Tanzania)

Lecture Series Parasite Infections: Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna

Intestinal helminth communities of wild and domestic horses Lecturer: Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna (FU)

Location: Freie Universität Berlin Center for Infection Medicine Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 7-13/ Room 042 (Groundfloor) 14163 Berlin

Lecture Series Parasite Infections: Emanuel Heitlinger

Resistance and tolerance of hybrid hosts against parasite co-infections Lecturer: Emanuel Heitlinger (HU / Leibniz IZW)

Location: HGS Building Seminar Room 144 Luisenstraße 56, 10117 Berlin

BPS: Steffen Hahnel (Bayer Animal Health, Germany)

" Benzimidazole resistance in C. elegans wild isolates Host: Natalie Jakobs (Freie Universität Berlin)

Location: Institut of Immunology in the Center for Infection Medicine room no.: 042 (Groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Street 7-13 14163 Berlin

BPS: Malcom Kennedy (University of Glasgow, UK)

"Adventures in Parasitic Nematodes: From Immunogenetics to Biophysics and Protein Structural Biology" Host: Ankur Midha (Freie Universität Berlin)

Location: Veterinarium Progressum (VP) Freie Universität Berlin Oertzenweg 19b 14163 Berlin

BSfRR: Mathias Hornef (Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen)

“Ontogeny of the intestinal host-microbial interaction”

Location: Institut für Immunologie im Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin room no.: 042 (Groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7-13 14163 Berlin

BSfRR: Erick Andersen (Northwestern University, USA)

"C. elegans model to investigate drug susceptibility and the discovery of anthelmintic drug targets" Host: Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna

Location: Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin room no.: 042 (Groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7-13, 14163 Berlin or Veterinarium Progressum Oertzenweg 19b, 14163 Berlin

BPS: Olliver Billker (Sanger Institute, UK)

"Functional profiling of a Plasmodium genome" Host: Victor Hugo Jarquin-Diaz (jarquin-diaz@izw-berlin.de)

Location: Veterinarium Progressum (VP) Freie Universität Berlin Oertzenweg 19b 14163 Berlin

Role Models: Faith Osier

People versus Parasites: Learning to win against Plasmodium falciparum Faith Osier, PhD (UniversitätsKlinikum Heidelberg) Scientific talk follwowed by breakfast and career briefing Host: Caroline Kiuru (MPIIB)

Location: Humboldt Graduate School Building Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Luisenstr. 56, 10117 Berlin

BSfRR: Dr. Stephan Halle, Ph.D. (Hannover Medical School/ Institute of Immunologyy)

“In vivo visualization of immune responses: 2-photon microscopy of virus infection and immunity” Host: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Marcus Fulde

Location: Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin - room no.: 042 (groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7-13 14163 Berlin

Role Models: Katharina Ribbeck (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

"Finding a Niche: Microbial Colonization of Host Mucosal Barriers" Katharina Ribbeck, PhD (MIT) Scientific talk follwowed by breakfast and career briefing Host: Totta Ehret Kasemo

Location: Humboldt Graduate School Building Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Luisenstr. 56, 10117 Berlin

Research Training Group 2046: Retreat 29. + 30.11.2018

Location: Veterinarium Progressum Freie Universität Berlin Oertzenweg 19b 14163 Berlin

BSfRR: Prof. Séamus Fanning (University College Dublin, Ireland)

“Transcriptional landscaping with sub-MIC concentrations of a chemosensitiser; exploring mechanisms to reverse antimicrobial resistance, using Klebsiella pneumoniae as a model?” Host: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Schwarz

Location: Freie Universität Berlin Veterinarium Progressum Oertzenweg 19b 14163 Berlin

Role Models: Mark S. Wilson

Exploring basic and applied mechanisms of immunity to helminths - from government, academia and now biotech perspectives Mark S. Wilson, PhD (Genentech) Scientific talk follwowed by breakfast and career briefing Host: Norus Ahmed (norus. ahmed @fu-berlin.de)

Location: Veterinarium Progressum (VP) Freie Universität Berlin Oertzenweg 19b 14163 Berlin

BPS: Ray Kaplan (University of Georgia, USA)

The Global Rise of Anthelmintic Resistance and What this Means for the Future of Parasite Control Host: Alexander Gerhard (Freie Universität Berlin) Email: alexander.gerhard@fu-berlin.de

Location: Veterinarium Progressum (VP) Oertzenweg 19b 14163 Berlin

BSfRR: Manfred Marschall (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

“The regulatory power of viral protein phosphorylation and its potential use in antiviral strategies” Host: Benedikt Kaufer

Location: Institut für Immunologie im Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin room no.: 042 (Groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7-13 14163 Berlin

BPS: Celia Holland (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

Chasing Ascaris aggregation from the field to the laboratory Host: Lisa Käbisch (Freie Universität Berlin) Email: lisa.kaebisch@fu-berlin.de

Location: Veterinarium Progressum (VP) Oertzenweg 19b 14163 Berlin

WS: Philosophy of science for biologists

Location: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) Alfred Kowalke Str. 17 10315 Berlin