The Platten Lab
platten-lab.bsky.social
The Platten Lab
@platten-lab.bsky.social
The Platten Lab is interested in novel immunotherapeutic approaches for #glioma and understanding cns autoimmunity.
🎉 A big congratulations to Tamara from our lab!

She was awarded the Wilma Moser Prize today – in recognition of her outstanding doctoral work. The prize honors exceptional young female scientists in STEM.

We’re incredibly proud of you, Tamara! 💙
#WomenInSTEM #Science #Heidelberg #WilmaMoserPrize
July 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Additionally, it is super exciting to see the @dkfz.bsky.social so closely integrated, with Michael Platten @michael-platten.bsky.social @platten-lab.bsky.social taking a lead role. This is fantastic for our IIC program @dkfz-iic.bsky.social!

Exciting times ahead!
May 23, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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The second day of the UNITE conference. Today there will also be a contribution from a patient on the book “Alles gut? Alles gut.” by Marlene Assmann. www.jacobystuart.de/buecher-von-...
May 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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@michael-platten.bsky.social has been selected and nominated as Ambassador for the ERC network. The @erc.europa.eu & the @ercgrantees.bsky.social launched the new Ambassadors on 28 April. This joint initiative aims to promote investment in frontier research and highlight the importance of #research.
April 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Today, Jakob gave a talk at Immune Niches in Cancer & Inflammation in Bruges, presenting our latest single-cell and spatial data on the tumor microenvironment. Great discussions and exciting science! #CancerResearch #Immunology #SpatialBiology @vibtrainconf.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🚀 New publication! We developed a PTPRZ1-specific TCR-T cell therapy for glioblastoma.

🔬 Key findings:
✅ Identified a PTPRZ1-reactive TCR from a vaccinated patient
✅ Kills glioblastoma cells with no off-target effects
✅ Eliminates tumors in murine brain models

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Vaccine-induced T cell receptor T cell therapy targeting a glioblastoma stemness antigen - Nature Communications
Vaccination in glioblastomas does lead to the emergence of tumour-antigen-specific T cells but T cell dysfunction, poor tumour infiltration and persistence hinder efficient tumour killing. Here author...
www.nature.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Our very own outstanding MD student Kuralay Aman @platten-lab.bsky.social @dkfz.bsky.social received the @daadworldwide.bsky.social Award for International Students at Heidelberg University not only for her fantastic work on brain tumor immunotherapy but also for her societal engagement. Brava!
February 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
🚨 We're hiring! 🚨

PhD position in Bioinformatics & Translational Immunology at DKFZ Heidelberg!

Join us to harness single-cell sequencing & machine learning for tumor-reactive T cell discovery.
jobs.dkfz.de/en/jobs/1674...

#Bioinformatics #PhD #CancerResearch #MachineLearning #Immunology
Bioinformatic PhD Student in Translational Immunology
jobs.dkfz.de
February 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We are happy and proud that Yu-Chan has defended his excellent PhD thesis. Congratulations to his outstanding work on engineered T-cell therapies! 🎓💐
December 18, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Today we celebrate the successful PhD defense of Dennis. We congratulate him to his outstanding accomplishments in his work on the irradiated glioma microenvironment and perovascular niches.
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December 5, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Today we congratulate @lukasbunse.bsky.social for his successful dissertation and his inaugural lecture at umm Mannheim. Congratulations!!
November 29, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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Fantastic Grand Round by Francisco Quintana @harvardmed.bsky.social here at the Medical Facultx Mannheim, Heidelberg University. Great discussions, many new ideas exchanged on CNS immunity. @researchlifesci.bsky.social @neurooncologyhd.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 5:22 PM