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March 2023 – New journal cover

The cover of the newest issue of Trends in Cancer features our recent review article on the three different types of T follicular helper cell function in cancer (good, bad or ugly) depending on the cancer context. Ella Marushchenko turned Nicolás’ initial draft into real artwork!

February 2023 – Carnival

Leaving behind the inevitable delays of the past couple of years, we very much enjoyed the lab’s first carnival season in the Rhineland, including Wieverfastelovend (Weiberfastnacht) and Karnevalszoch (Karnevalsumzug)!

January 2023 – New review article in Trends in Cancer

Our new review article on T follicular helper cells in cancer was published open access in Trends in Cancer! This work was spearheaded by Nicolás and provides a comprehensive overview of Tfh cells in different tumor entities: Nicolás Gutiérrez-Melo, Dirk Baumjohann. T follicular helper cells in cancer. Trends in Cancer. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2022.12.007 Abstract: T follicular helper (Tfh) cells provide […]

December 2022 – Christmas Market

After two years Corona break, we finally managed to visit the Christmas Market in the old town of Bonn, enjoying  delicious food and red and white mulled wine.

November 2022 – Research stay in Australia

Luisa is spending a couple of months in the lab of Axel Kallies at the Doherty Institute of the University of Melbourne, Australia. During her stay she is performing experiments as part of our collaborative research project and enjoying life Down Under. 

November 2022 – Cluster Science Days

Every November, the Cluster of Excellence ImmunoSensation organizes the Cluster Science Days. This year, we are happy that Yinshui‘s abstract was chosen for a short talk!

October 2022 – Lab retreat

This year we teamed up with members of the Kato and Jung labs to visit Ahrweiler, which is just a short train ride away from Bonn. We enjoyed hiking through the vineyards and having lunch in the old town. We finished the day with a visit to a winery, including a tour and tasting of […]

September 2022 – Conference marathon

September is always a busy month, with several prominent conferences and meetings lined up (and unfortunately sometimes overlapping). Luisa gave a talk at the EMBO Workshop on Germinal Centers and Immune Niches at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel (organized by Ziv Shulman and Matteo Iannacone). Yinshui presented his work at the Joint Meeting […]