CRC Transregio 237

🎉 Großer Erfolg in der Exzellenzstrategie für die #LMU: Alle sieben beantragten Exzellenzcluster haben sich im Begutachtungsverfahren durchgesetzt und werden ab 2026 für sieben Jahre gefördert! Ein herausragendes Ergebnis! 🎉lmu.de/de/newsroom/ne…

Nathanael Kegel (TRR237 project A02 with S. Bauer) just published his first paper! 👏🥳 They could show that the choice of cell culture medium influences the infectivity of influenza A virus... Find out why: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

1st annual NAI conference in Avignon, France, with a fantastic line-up at a stunning location (Palais du Papes).

The lab officially has one less student, but one more doctor! 🎓 Congrats to Hannah for a great job and all the best for the future. Let's drink to Hannah with a few ELISA shots.

This is a fantastic PhD program! We’re recruiting up to 2 PhD students in the upcoming round. Make sure to apply here 👇

📢 postdoc opportunity! We’re a team of innate immunity enthusiasts working at the exciting interface of immunology & biochemistry. If you’re passionate about how the immune system recognizes non-self, we’d love to hear from you! Interested? Apply here 👇 genzentrum.uni-muenchen.de/career/postdoc…

We've just successfully completed an inspiring, interactive, informative and cheerful PhD Retreat in Munich. Thanks to all of you for your contributions! 😀

Our official poster is out 🪧 EMBO workshop "The inflammasomes - 2024". September 24 - 27, 2024 | Planegg-Martinsried, Germany - 4 keynote lectures - 20 talks - 15 short talk slots - many networking opportunities - 🎡 & 🥨 & 🍻 Register here 👇 meetings.embo.org/event/24-infla…

Hiroki Kato, in collaboration with Takashi Fujita and Mitsutoshi Yoneyama, just published a review in the journal "Immunity" on the occasion of the discovery of the RIG-I like receptor (RLR) 20 years ago! Congratulations! 🥳 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The registration website for our upcoming Inflammasome EMBO Workshop on September 24-27, 2024 is now live. Check out the fantastic line-up of speakers who will be joining us 🤩. Also, lots of opportunities for short talks available! meetings.embo.org/event/24-infla…

Researchers from the TRR237... ...have found that constitutive MDA5 signaling, and ADAR1 deficiency causing aberrant downstream activation of innate immune sensors MDA5 and PKR, leading to severe autoimmunity and lethality. Congrats! 🥳👏 doi.org/10.1126/sciadv…

🥳The Lee-Kirsch lab published a study in Science Immunology! New genetic findings about the incurable autoimmune disease SLE opens up perspectives for future therapeutic approaches. Congratulations Min Ae!👏 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Press release: idw-online.de/de/news826849

Dear Munich Tweeps, don't miss this fantastic seminar. Matthias Geyer talks about the molecular mechanisms of inflammasome activation. December 11 at 1 pm at the Gene Center 👇

Research group leader position in Munich👇 I spent the last 7 years at this institute. If you‘re thinking of applying I‘m happy to answer any questions from the perspective of a recent graduate. Feel free to reach out.

📢Ready to start your own group in 🧬Nucleic Acid Research? Then join us at the LMU Gene Center! - Dynamic, supportive environment with great career opportunities - State-of-art facilities - Vast network of top scientists - 🥨... Questions? Don't hesitate to contact me 🙏 RT

Together with my co-organizers Clare Bryant @ClareBryant13 and Petr Broz @broz_lab, I am pleased to announce our upcoming EMBO workshop "The inflammasomes - 2024", which will take place in Martinsried (Munich) from September 24-27, 2024. Stay tuned for more details ...

Exciting story from our member Martin Schlee and several TRR237 colleagues! Congratulations!🥳👏 Title: A conserved isoleucine in the binding pocket of RIG-I controls immune tolerance to mitochondrial RNA academic.oup.com/nar/article/do… @UniklinikBonn

📢Interested in a PhD position in Physical Biochemistry? The Stigler lab is looking for a motivated PhD student who is interested in studying the folding and assembly of alpha-helical repeat proteins using single molecule optical tweezers.🤩🤗 genzentrum.uni-muenchen.de/career/stigler…

Fascinated by the intricate nexus of innate immunology and biochemistry? 🧪 This could be your opportunity to join our team and delve into this exciting field. The IMPRS-ML graduate school is welcoming applications for its next round 🎓. Curious? 🤔 Feel free to reach out 👇

MOLE is an international general molecular biology journal which publishes sound science, original research papers, and Review articles in all areas of molecular and cellular biology, including results of both fundamental and translational research, as well as new techniques

The Topical Collection focuses on various aspects of immune sensing for example: molecular changes in pathogens or host cells, changes in immune cell during exogenous and endogenous changes (e.g. genome instability, cancer, infection)

📣Open call: Katrin Paeschke is editor of the Topical Collection on "Molecular Consequences of Immunosensing“ which will be published in Molecular Biology Reports (MOLE).  link.springer.com/collections/jd… Interested? Email Katrin.paeschke@ukbonn.de ➡️Deadline November 30, 2023.