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