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Ann-Kathrin Mehnert
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📍 Heidelberg / Frankfurt am Main
🤓 Scientific coordinator @Georg-Speyer-Haus
🧬 PhD in molecular biology and virology
💬 Passionate about science communication, writing, and education
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loewe-fci.bsky.social
Great news: The #LOEWE Center Frankfurt Cancer Institute @goetheuni.bsky.social will continue to receive funding from the state of Hesse! 🎉
12 mio € for two more years – a strong signal for the importance of #translational #cancer #research in Frankfurt.
Thank you Hesse and everyone involved!!
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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goetheuni.bsky.social
Im @loewe-fci.bsky.social arbeiten Forschende gemeinsam an translationaler #Krebsforschung. Nun wird das #FCI weiter vom Land Hessen gefördert: Wissenschaftsminister Timon Gremmels hat heute einen Förderbescheid für die Jahre 2026/27 überreicht.

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November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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🎉 Exciting news: my PhD project @daothilab.bsky.social has been published in #PLoS Pathogens! I investigated how the #hepatitis E virus ORF2 protein counteracts antiviral responses, contributing to persistent viral replication. A huge thank you to all collaborators! 🙏🏻
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The hepatitis E virus capsid protein ORF2 counteracts cell-intrinsic antiviral responses to enable persistent replication in cell culture
Author summary Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important yet often underestimated pathogen. Depending on the genotype, HEV infections can progress to chronicity, but the underlying mechanisms remain poo...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM