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How gender influences the immune system, or why men are more likely to die from COVID-19

March 13, 2023 Blogteam

Men and women are different in many aspects of biology and behavior. But how does gender influences the immune system? What are the consequences for disease and drug treatments? Learn why it is our responsibility as immunologists to pay attention to gender.

Hard Science, PhD Life

An immunologist’s struggle

March 6, 2023 Blogteam

Flow cytometry is an excellent tool for studying immune cell populations. But be careful! Sometimes it is not as unambiguous as we would like it to be…. Author: Frederic Risch

Dendritic cells, Flow cytometry, PhD life, Science struggle
Hard Science, PhD Life

Stress – causes, effects, and relief

February 27, 2023 Blogteam

The job of a scientist can be stressful from time to time. But what is stress really? Here you will learn more about the biology of stress, how it affects our health and what we can do to get some relief in stressfull times.

Biology, health, scientist, stress, stress relief
Career Opportunities, Infographics, PhD Life, Scientific Community

Support and Grants that you can receive from the ImmunoSensation Cluster

February 20, 2023 Blogteam

The ImmunoSensation2 Cluster offers a variety of courses and grants supporting early career scientist. Our new infographic summarizes some of these offers for you!

career development, cluster of excellence, grants, support
Personal Opinion, PhD Life

Supervision of students – curse or blessing?

November 20, 2022 Blogteam

Supervising students is part of every doctoral researcher’s job. Clearly, this task has its advantages and disadvantages. But what are those and what can you do to become a better supervisor? In Laura’s article, you’ll find out.

PhD life, Student, supervisor
Personal Opinion, PhD Life, Uncategorized

What I find excitingly different between Netherlands and Bonn research labs

November 14, 2022 Blogteam

Different countries have diverse ways of conducting research. But how different is it in countries like the Netherlands and Germany (Radboudumc vs. LIMES), which are geographically close to each other? Let’s find out.

LIMES, Netherlands, Radboudumc, research exchange, Traines Immunity
Hard Science, PhD Life, Scientific Community

Why tickling rats is important for your mental health

November 10, 2022 Blogteam

Laughing is the best form of therapy! But what is the science behind laughing? In this arrticle you will find out what we can learn from tickeling studies in rats and why laughing is important for our mental health!

Hard Science

Learning the CUT&Tag method during winter times in Stockholm

October 31, 2022 Blogteam

Going abroad to learn a new method and bring the knowledge back to your lab can take time and effort, especially when the new method is something like Cut&Tag. And did you ever wonder how it is to do an internship at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm? In this article, you will learn a bit about it.

Cut&Tag, Fika, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Career Opportunities

Post-PhD plan: Academia or Industry?

October 20, 2022 Blogteam

Anxiety begins to set in as you approach the end of your PhD; you begin to wonder about your post-PhD future path, academia or industry? What is the next step after spending years obtaining a PhD?

Academia, Industry, PhD life, post-PhD path
Going Interdisciplinary, Hard Science

The immunology of pregnancy

September 5, 2022 Blogteam

Recent research shows that the immunology of pregnancy is far more complex than long thought and that it requires fine-tuning of various immunological processes: For a successful pregnancy, pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory processes must take place at the right time and in the right place.

development, immune response, immunology, pregnancy

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