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Talking to the bigwigs: from TLRs to microbiota, precision medicine and the love to do research

Networking and exchanging ideas is undoubtedly one of the major reasons for attending a conference. And yet, many PhD students (including us) are often shy about approaching the leaders and visionaries of our research field. This year, we decided to change our behavior: we challenged ourselves to finally start conversations with some invited speakers. The conference “Molecular Mechanisms of Inflammation” in Trondheim was ideal for … Continue reading Talking to the bigwigs: from TLRs to microbiota, precision medicine and the love to do research »

“Microglia in the Brain” – An outstanding conference for all microglia specialists

We as “microglia scientists“ work highly interdisciplinary. This is both exciting and challenging at the same time. We are neither neuroscience experts, nor immunology experts and this challenge becomes particularly apparent when you are planning to attend a conference. You have two possibilities: You can either attend neuroscience conferences, often together with a lot of electrophysiologists (Yes, I know: It is really great stuff they … Continue reading “Microglia in the Brain” – An outstanding conference for all microglia specialists »

More than Mozart! – A trip to Vienna and the European Congress of Immunology

In early September 2015 we, two PhD students from Beatrix Schumak’s lab at the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, headed south to our neighboring country Austria. Our destination was the Austria Center Vienna where we attended the 4th European Congress of Immunology. Due to flight schedules we got lucky and had two days to see the beautiful city of Vienna before the conference … Continue reading More than Mozart! – A trip to Vienna and the European Congress of Immunology »

The Toll Meeting 2015 [toll (German): great, amazing, fantastic]

The Christmas markets have already opened and the year is now quickly coming to an end. When looking back at this year, one of the great [german: toll] Conferences (at least for all immunologists working in Innate Immunity) was the Toll Meeting. The meeting´s name is actually derived from the pattern recognition receptor in drosophila named Toll. The Toll protein was initially identified by Christiane … Continue reading The Toll Meeting 2015 [toll (German): great, amazing, fantastic] »

Cluster Science Days 2015: A meeting to remember

Fascinating talks and poster presentations, networking with spirited fellow students and broadening our horizons were the main attributes of this year’s perfectly organized Cluster Science Days. For two days the ImmunoSensation members, including many doctoral candidates and postdocs, group leaders of the University Hospital Bonn, the LIMES and caesar institutes and the DZNE, as well as invited guests, gathered in a welcoming and friendly atmosphere. … Continue reading Cluster Science Days 2015: A meeting to remember »

Spring School Ettal: Understanding the Immune System as a whole System

Last Spring I found myself very focused on my own very specific PhD topic. Nevertheless, I was curious about the latest findings and questions in other fields in immunology. Filled with the wish to hear about other topics and to meet up with PhD students and postdocs from all over Germany and from other countries, I participated in the Spring School organized by the German … Continue reading Spring School Ettal: Understanding the Immune System as a whole System »