Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene
@immh-mainz.bsky.social
Elucidating host-pathogen interactions to develop strategies against infectious and inflammatory diseases
Visit our homepage: https://www.mikrobiologie.medizin.uni-mainz.de
Visit our homepage: https://www.mikrobiologie.medizin.uni-mainz.de
We are happy to welcome Sophie Oberwalder to the Sparwasser Lab! 🎉
As a medical student, she is pursuing her medical doctoral research. Her project explores how transcriptional changes in regulatory T cells influence their ability to maintain immune balance.
#Immunology #Tregs #ImmuneRegulation
As a medical student, she is pursuing her medical doctoral research. Her project explores how transcriptional changes in regulatory T cells influence their ability to maintain immune balance.
#Immunology #Tregs #ImmuneRegulation
November 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We are happy to welcome Sophie Oberwalder to the Sparwasser Lab! 🎉
As a medical student, she is pursuing her medical doctoral research. Her project explores how transcriptional changes in regulatory T cells influence their ability to maintain immune balance.
#Immunology #Tregs #ImmuneRegulation
As a medical student, she is pursuing her medical doctoral research. Her project explores how transcriptional changes in regulatory T cells influence their ability to maintain immune balance.
#Immunology #Tregs #ImmuneRegulation
Was ist #Gasbrand und warum spielt diese Krankheit, bekannt aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg, heute wieder eine Rolle?
Erklärt von Dr. Martin Dennebaum der Abteilung Infektionsmedizin des IMMH in einem Interview mit ZDF heute:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBdB...
@zdfde.bsky.social
Erklärt von Dr. Martin Dennebaum der Abteilung Infektionsmedizin des IMMH in einem Interview mit ZDF heute:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBdB...
@zdfde.bsky.social
Ukraine-Krieg: Was Gasbrand so gefährlich macht - Krankheit bei verwundeten Soldaten | ZDFheute live
YouTube video by ZDFheute Nachrichten
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November 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Was ist #Gasbrand und warum spielt diese Krankheit, bekannt aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg, heute wieder eine Rolle?
Erklärt von Dr. Martin Dennebaum der Abteilung Infektionsmedizin des IMMH in einem Interview mit ZDF heute:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBdB...
@zdfde.bsky.social
Erklärt von Dr. Martin Dennebaum der Abteilung Infektionsmedizin des IMMH in einem Interview mit ZDF heute:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBdB...
@zdfde.bsky.social
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📢 Don’t miss today’s episode! 👇
yEFIS Career Fridays Episode 5️⃣: Bridging science and medicine 🧪💊
🗓️ November 14th 13:00 CET
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/yefiscareer2...
🗓️ November 14th 13:00 CET
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/yefiscareer2...
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
📢 Don’t miss today’s episode! 👇
Registration is open for the Spring School on Immunology, hosted by DGfI
March 15–20, 2026 | Ettal, Bavaria
🎓 An intensive training course for PhDs, postdocs & clinician scientists
Deadline is TOMORROW → https://loom.ly/LxBXUfI
@dgfi-org.bsky.social
March 15–20, 2026 | Ettal, Bavaria
🎓 An intensive training course for PhDs, postdocs & clinician scientists
Deadline is TOMORROW → https://loom.ly/LxBXUfI
@dgfi-org.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We are happy to welcome Raoufeh Alebouyeh! 🎉
She joins the lab of @luberod.bsky.social for her Master project and will complete her research in close collaboration with the IMMH, focusing on the metabolism of regulatory T cells.
#Immunology #Tregs #Immunometabolism
She joins the lab of @luberod.bsky.social for her Master project and will complete her research in close collaboration with the IMMH, focusing on the metabolism of regulatory T cells.
#Immunology #Tregs #Immunometabolism
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are happy to welcome Raoufeh Alebouyeh! 🎉
She joins the lab of @luberod.bsky.social for her Master project and will complete her research in close collaboration with the IMMH, focusing on the metabolism of regulatory T cells.
#Immunology #Tregs #Immunometabolism
She joins the lab of @luberod.bsky.social for her Master project and will complete her research in close collaboration with the IMMH, focusing on the metabolism of regulatory T cells.
#Immunology #Tregs #Immunometabolism
We are happy to welcome Jonas Loosen! ✨
As part of his Master’s in Biomedical Sciences, Jonas is conducting his project work in the lab of @luberod.bsky.social and in close collaboration with the IMMH.
His project focuses on how short-chain fatty acids influence #DendriticCells #Metabolism.
As part of his Master’s in Biomedical Sciences, Jonas is conducting his project work in the lab of @luberod.bsky.social and in close collaboration with the IMMH.
His project focuses on how short-chain fatty acids influence #DendriticCells #Metabolism.
November 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
We are happy to welcome Jonas Loosen! ✨
As part of his Master’s in Biomedical Sciences, Jonas is conducting his project work in the lab of @luberod.bsky.social and in close collaboration with the IMMH.
His project focuses on how short-chain fatty acids influence #DendriticCells #Metabolism.
As part of his Master’s in Biomedical Sciences, Jonas is conducting his project work in the lab of @luberod.bsky.social and in close collaboration with the IMMH.
His project focuses on how short-chain fatty acids influence #DendriticCells #Metabolism.
We’re very happy to welcome Dr. Anna Lambert as postdoctoral researcher to the Vieira-Silva lab at the IMMH! 🎉
Her work focuses on genome-scale #MetabolicModeling, the #GutMicrobiome, and flux balance analysis. She aims to explore how cells or microbial ecosystems shift under different conditions.
Her work focuses on genome-scale #MetabolicModeling, the #GutMicrobiome, and flux balance analysis. She aims to explore how cells or microbial ecosystems shift under different conditions.
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We’re very happy to welcome Dr. Anna Lambert as postdoctoral researcher to the Vieira-Silva lab at the IMMH! 🎉
Her work focuses on genome-scale #MetabolicModeling, the #GutMicrobiome, and flux balance analysis. She aims to explore how cells or microbial ecosystems shift under different conditions.
Her work focuses on genome-scale #MetabolicModeling, the #GutMicrobiome, and flux balance analysis. She aims to explore how cells or microbial ecosystems shift under different conditions.
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🎉 Celebrating 100 Years of the ‚Studienstiftung‘!
This year marks a century of fostering excellence, curiosity, and responsibility. For 100 years, the ‚Studienstiftung‘ has supported outstanding minds - empowering research, innovation, and cultural engagement across generations!
#Studienstiftung
This year marks a century of fostering excellence, curiosity, and responsibility. For 100 years, the ‚Studienstiftung‘ has supported outstanding minds - empowering research, innovation, and cultural engagement across generations!
#Studienstiftung
October 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
🎉 Celebrating 100 Years of the ‚Studienstiftung‘!
This year marks a century of fostering excellence, curiosity, and responsibility. For 100 years, the ‚Studienstiftung‘ has supported outstanding minds - empowering research, innovation, and cultural engagement across generations!
#Studienstiftung
This year marks a century of fostering excellence, curiosity, and responsibility. For 100 years, the ‚Studienstiftung‘ has supported outstanding minds - empowering research, innovation, and cultural engagement across generations!
#Studienstiftung
We are happy to welcome Florina Reich and congratulate her on receiving a scholarship within the IRTG of the TRR355! 🎉
To pursue her medical doctorate, Florina will join the lab of @luberod.bsky.social and work in close collaboration with the IMMH on #Tregs and their role in #CeliacDisease.
To pursue her medical doctorate, Florina will join the lab of @luberod.bsky.social and work in close collaboration with the IMMH on #Tregs and their role in #CeliacDisease.
November 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We are happy to welcome Florina Reich and congratulate her on receiving a scholarship within the IRTG of the TRR355! 🎉
To pursue her medical doctorate, Florina will join the lab of @luberod.bsky.social and work in close collaboration with the IMMH on #Tregs and their role in #CeliacDisease.
To pursue her medical doctorate, Florina will join the lab of @luberod.bsky.social and work in close collaboration with the IMMH on #Tregs and their role in #CeliacDisease.
#ThrowbackThursday to an amazing week in Shanghai! ✨
Our team joined the 6th Meeting of our Sino-German Mobility Program, hosted by Peiying Li and Weifeng Yu at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.
👀 Stay tuned for meeting number 7 👀
#Tregs #Collaboration #CDZ #AcademicExchange
Our team joined the 6th Meeting of our Sino-German Mobility Program, hosted by Peiying Li and Weifeng Yu at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.
👀 Stay tuned for meeting number 7 👀
#Tregs #Collaboration #CDZ #AcademicExchange
October 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
#ThrowbackThursday to an amazing week in Shanghai! ✨
Our team joined the 6th Meeting of our Sino-German Mobility Program, hosted by Peiying Li and Weifeng Yu at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.
👀 Stay tuned for meeting number 7 👀
#Tregs #Collaboration #CDZ #AcademicExchange
Our team joined the 6th Meeting of our Sino-German Mobility Program, hosted by Peiying Li and Weifeng Yu at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.
👀 Stay tuned for meeting number 7 👀
#Tregs #Collaboration #CDZ #AcademicExchange
We are excited to welcome Julian Arian to our AG Sparwasser at the IMMH! Julian is conducting his project work on metabolic signaling regulation during the differentiation of regulatory T cells under the supervision of Luana, one of our PhD students.
#Immunology #TCells #Treg #ImmuneModulation
#Immunology #TCells #Treg #ImmuneModulation
October 21, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We are excited to welcome Julian Arian to our AG Sparwasser at the IMMH! Julian is conducting his project work on metabolic signaling regulation during the differentiation of regulatory T cells under the supervision of Luana, one of our PhD students.
#Immunology #TCells #Treg #ImmuneModulation
#Immunology #TCells #Treg #ImmuneModulation
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Congratulations!!!! Well deserved!
Tregs rock!
Tregs rock!
October 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Congratulations!!!! Well deserved!
Tregs rock!
Tregs rock!
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Discussing Tregs and their discovery at the 1st Immune Health Symposium! I’ve always admired Shimon’s pioneering work, and Mary’s and Fred’s 2001 paper was the key inspiration for us to develop the DEREG model, demonstrating that not only Foxp3, but Foxp3⁺ T cells, are key to prevent autoimmunity.
October 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Discussing Tregs and their discovery at the 1st Immune Health Symposium! I’ve always admired Shimon’s pioneering work, and Mary’s and Fred’s 2001 paper was the key inspiration for us to develop the DEREG model, demonstrating that not only Foxp3, but Foxp3⁺ T cells, are key to prevent autoimmunity.
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📣 EJI is proud to share that this year’s Nobel Prize winner, Shimon Sakaguchi, published with us on 6 October: bit.ly/46R7n4g
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Shimon for receiving the prize in recognition of his pioneering work on Tregs. #NobelPrize #Immunology #Tregs
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Shimon for receiving the prize in recognition of his pioneering work on Tregs. #NobelPrize #Immunology #Tregs
October 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
📣 EJI is proud to share that this year’s Nobel Prize winner, Shimon Sakaguchi, published with us on 6 October: bit.ly/46R7n4g
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Shimon for receiving the prize in recognition of his pioneering work on Tregs. #NobelPrize #Immunology #Tregs
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Shimon for receiving the prize in recognition of his pioneering work on Tregs. #NobelPrize #Immunology #Tregs
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🚀 Science in Action!
The new USP Science Campus just set a benchmark: a state-of-the-art research building to be completed in only 3 years.
Innovation, precision, and dedication made it happen in Ribeirão Preto!
#ScienceCampus #Research #Innovation #STEM #FutureOfScience #Architecture #Excellence
The new USP Science Campus just set a benchmark: a state-of-the-art research building to be completed in only 3 years.
Innovation, precision, and dedication made it happen in Ribeirão Preto!
#ScienceCampus #Research #Innovation #STEM #FutureOfScience #Architecture #Excellence
October 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
🚀 Science in Action!
The new USP Science Campus just set a benchmark: a state-of-the-art research building to be completed in only 3 years.
Innovation, precision, and dedication made it happen in Ribeirão Preto!
#ScienceCampus #Research #Innovation #STEM #FutureOfScience #Architecture #Excellence
The new USP Science Campus just set a benchmark: a state-of-the-art research building to be completed in only 3 years.
Innovation, precision, and dedication made it happen in Ribeirão Preto!
#ScienceCampus #Research #Innovation #STEM #FutureOfScience #Architecture #Excellence
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🚀 Iniciação científica is is the first step into the world of science in Brazil. Today, Helder Nakaya @helder_nakaya delivered an inspiring talk on the transformative power of artificial intelligence in science. A great reminder of how innovation drives progress. #IniciaçãoCientífica #AI #Research🔬✨
October 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🚀 Iniciação científica is is the first step into the world of science in Brazil. Today, Helder Nakaya @helder_nakaya delivered an inspiring talk on the transformative power of artificial intelligence in science. A great reminder of how innovation drives progress. #IniciaçãoCientífica #AI #Research🔬✨
🚀 New tandem starts at IMMH: Lennart Paulsen begins his medical doctorate, teaming up with Aleksandra Lopez Krol (PhD) in a joint project on immune ageing.
Funded by the Else Kröner Graduate School #ImmunYoAge, Mainz Research School of Translational Medicine
#Immunology #EKFS #TransMedMainz
Funded by the Else Kröner Graduate School #ImmunYoAge, Mainz Research School of Translational Medicine
#Immunology #EKFS #TransMedMainz
October 2, 2025 at 7:54 AM
🚀 New tandem starts at IMMH: Lennart Paulsen begins his medical doctorate, teaming up with Aleksandra Lopez Krol (PhD) in a joint project on immune ageing.
Funded by the Else Kröner Graduate School #ImmunYoAge, Mainz Research School of Translational Medicine
#Immunology #EKFS #TransMedMainz
Funded by the Else Kröner Graduate School #ImmunYoAge, Mainz Research School of Translational Medicine
#Immunology #EKFS #TransMedMainz
Congrats to our Master student Hitikk Chawla, recipient of the Mainzer Rotary Jugendpreis 2025! 🎉
He was honored by the #Rotary Clubs in Mainz for his outstanding work on the development of an oral vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae.
#MedicalResearch #PneumococcalDisease #VaccineDevelopment
He was honored by the #Rotary Clubs in Mainz for his outstanding work on the development of an oral vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae.
#MedicalResearch #PneumococcalDisease #VaccineDevelopment
September 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Congrats to our Master student Hitikk Chawla, recipient of the Mainzer Rotary Jugendpreis 2025! 🎉
He was honored by the #Rotary Clubs in Mainz for his outstanding work on the development of an oral vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae.
#MedicalResearch #PneumococcalDisease #VaccineDevelopment
He was honored by the #Rotary Clubs in Mainz for his outstanding work on the development of an oral vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae.
#MedicalResearch #PneumococcalDisease #VaccineDevelopment
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Rotary Youth Award 2025 to Hitikk Chawla, honouring committment to society, culture and science for his cutting-edge work on oral pneumococcus vaccines! Congrats!!!
September 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Rotary Youth Award 2025 to Hitikk Chawla, honouring committment to society, culture and science for his cutting-edge work on oral pneumococcus vaccines! Congrats!!!
#NewPaper in EJI! ✨
Led by Juan Nahuel Quiroz and @luberod.bsky.social (IMM, Mainz) we uncovered how dendritic cells rewire their protein tags when sensing danger, revealing a new layer of immune regulation.
🔗 Read here: doi.org/10.1002/eji....
#Immunology #DendriticCells #ImmuneRegulation
Led by Juan Nahuel Quiroz and @luberod.bsky.social (IMM, Mainz) we uncovered how dendritic cells rewire their protein tags when sensing danger, revealing a new layer of immune regulation.
🔗 Read here: doi.org/10.1002/eji....
#Immunology #DendriticCells #ImmuneRegulation
September 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
#NewPaper in EJI! ✨
Led by Juan Nahuel Quiroz and @luberod.bsky.social (IMM, Mainz) we uncovered how dendritic cells rewire their protein tags when sensing danger, revealing a new layer of immune regulation.
🔗 Read here: doi.org/10.1002/eji....
#Immunology #DendriticCells #ImmuneRegulation
Led by Juan Nahuel Quiroz and @luberod.bsky.social (IMM, Mainz) we uncovered how dendritic cells rewire their protein tags when sensing danger, revealing a new layer of immune regulation.
🔗 Read here: doi.org/10.1002/eji....
#Immunology #DendriticCells #ImmuneRegulation
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EJI & EFIS are proud to announce the brand-new ECR Article of the Year Award 🏆
Presented by EJI’s Editor-in-Chief Matteo Iannacone at #IUIS2025, this prize celebrates outstanding research by early career researchers published in EJI 🎉
Check the eligibility criteria here👇
bit.ly/3Hvn9t5
Presented by EJI’s Editor-in-Chief Matteo Iannacone at #IUIS2025, this prize celebrates outstanding research by early career researchers published in EJI 🎉
Check the eligibility criteria here👇
bit.ly/3Hvn9t5
August 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
EJI & EFIS are proud to announce the brand-new ECR Article of the Year Award 🏆
Presented by EJI’s Editor-in-Chief Matteo Iannacone at #IUIS2025, this prize celebrates outstanding research by early career researchers published in EJI 🎉
Check the eligibility criteria here👇
bit.ly/3Hvn9t5
Presented by EJI’s Editor-in-Chief Matteo Iannacone at #IUIS2025, this prize celebrates outstanding research by early career researchers published in EJI 🎉
Check the eligibility criteria here👇
bit.ly/3Hvn9t5
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Drs. José Carlos Alves Filho, Luciana Berod (@luberod.bsky.social), and Thomas Weichhart (@weichhartlab.bsky.social) are presenting their work on the metabolic regulation of immune responses at #IUIS2025!
Check out the session at 1:45 pm in Hall E1.
Check out the session at 1:45 pm in Hall E1.
August 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Drs. José Carlos Alves Filho, Luciana Berod (@luberod.bsky.social), and Thomas Weichhart (@weichhartlab.bsky.social) are presenting their work on the metabolic regulation of immune responses at #IUIS2025!
Check out the session at 1:45 pm in Hall E1.
Check out the session at 1:45 pm in Hall E1.
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#IUIS Vienna 2025 #immunometabolism - congrats @luberod.bsky.social sharing exiting new data on the link between metabolism and immune cell differentiation and function!
August 21, 2025 at 4:07 AM
#IUIS Vienna 2025 #immunometabolism - congrats @luberod.bsky.social sharing exiting new data on the link between metabolism and immune cell differentiation and function!
New paper from our lab just dropped: We discovered that an antibiotic can block #Tregs - immune cells that can help cancers hide. This could open new doors for #immunotherapy against #cancer.
Congrats to first-time first author Luana Silva!
Check out the publication here: doi.org/10.1002/eji....
Congrats to first-time first author Luana Silva!
Check out the publication here: doi.org/10.1002/eji....
August 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
New paper from our lab just dropped: We discovered that an antibiotic can block #Tregs - immune cells that can help cancers hide. This could open new doors for #immunotherapy against #cancer.
Congrats to first-time first author Luana Silva!
Check out the publication here: doi.org/10.1002/eji....
Congrats to first-time first author Luana Silva!
Check out the publication here: doi.org/10.1002/eji....