Upcoming Events
BPS: José Luis de la Fuente (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha)
"Targeting host-vector-pathogen interactions to reduce the global burden of tick-borne diseases" Host: Nina Militzer (Freie Universität Berlin)
Location: Institut für Immunologie im Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin room no.: 042 (Groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7-13 14163 Berlin
Role Models: Christina Strube (Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover)
Title: tba Scientific talk follwowed by breakfast and career briefing Contact: Benjamin Hamid (FUB)
Location: Institut für Immunologie im Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin room no.: 042 (Groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7-13 14163 Berlin
BPS: Francis Ndung’u (KEMRI)
title: tba Host: Susanne Hartmann (FUB)
Location: Institut für Immunologie im Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin room no.: 042 (Groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 7-13 14163 Berlin
BPS: Bang Shen (Huazhong Agricultural University)
"Twists and turns along the understanding of carbon metabolism in Toxoplasma apicoplasts" Host: Dimitrios Alexandros Katelas (HUB)
Location: Humboldt Graduate School Building Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Luisenstr. 56, 10117 Berlin
BPS: Kerri Coon (University of Wisconsin Madison)
title: tba Host: Robin Benter (MPI-IB)
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Infektionsbiologie Campus Charité Mitte Charitéplatz 1 10117 Berlin
BPS: Ulrike Blohm (FLI, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit, Insel Riems)
" New insights into cellular immunity to African swine fever virus in pigs" host: tba
Location: Institut of Immunology in the Center for Infection Medicine room no.: 042 (Groundfloor) Robert-von-Ostertag-Street 7-13 14163 Berlin
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
