July 2026 – DGfI T cell study group meeting in Raitenhaslach
Also this year, several Baumjohann Lab members traveled to the the annual meeting of the T cell study group of the German Society of Immunology (DGfI), which was held again in Raitenhaslach, Bavaria. Teresa, Maxi, and Anna all gave short talks about their PhD projects.
June 2026 – New paper in Cellular & Molecular Immunology
Super excited to see Luisa’s work on in vitro differentiation of Tfr cells now published in Cellular & Molecular Immunology (Open Access): TGF-β and IL-2 differentially shape T follicular regulatory cell differentiation and stability in vitro Bach L, Chang Y, Arteaga Transito O, Ghasemi M, Steinheuer LM, Steffen T, De Domenico E, Ulas T, Wunderlich […]
June 2026 – 24th BONFOR-Symposium
Elina participated in the 24th BONFOR-Symposium 2026 of the Medical Faculty, which was organized by BONFOR, the SciMed Programme, and the Medical Student Council. She presented her work in the poster session.
May 2026 – 19th ENII EFIS EJI Summer School in Sardinia
Teresa attended the 19th ENII EFIS EJI Summer School on Advanced Immunology in Alghero, Sardinia, and presented her work in one of the poster sessions.
May 2026 – Luisa’s PhD defense
Luisa successfully defended her PhD thesis in the beginning of June, followed by lots of celebration. Congratulations and all the best!
March 2026 – 21st Spring School on Immunology (DGfI)
Maxi and Dirk attended the 21st Spring School on Immunology organized by the German Society for Immunology (DGfI) in Ettal in the Bavarian Alps. Maxi also won one of the Best Poster awards – congratulations!
March 2026 – 2nd Bonn Organoid Symposium
On 12 March 2026, the second edition of the Bonn Organoid Symposium took place: Shaping the Future of 3D Human Biology. Co-organized by Dirk, seven invited speakers and around 140 participants discussed various aspects of organoid biology.
February 2026 – Annual BFB Meeting
At this year’s annual meeting of the Bonner Forum Biomedizin in Hennef, Maxi gave a talk and the lab also presented several posters.
December 2025 – End of the year activities
The lab concluded another successful year with a couple of fun and entertaining science and social events, including a scientific Christmas symposium, the Christmas party of the Medical Clinic III, the BMZ Christmas party, and a visit to the Christmas market in the city of Bonn.
November 2025 – Cluster Science Days
Also this year, the lab presented several posters at the annual Cluster Science days of ImmunoSensation.