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.
October 2025 – New postdoc and PhD student
We welcome our new postdoc Lu and our new PhD student Anna to the lab!
August 2025 – Two new student assistants
We welcome our two new student assistants Elizabeth and Kumru to the lab!
July 2025 – Lab retreat on the Petersberg
This year’s lab retreat took place on and around the Petersberg, which boasts panoramic views of the Rhine river and Bonn. For decades, this historic site has seen many famous politicians and celebritiese, with the Grand Hotel Petersberg serving as an official guest house of the Federal Republic of Germany.
July 2025 – DGfI T cell study group meeting in Raitenhaslach
For the first time, the annual meeting of the T cell study group of the German Society of Immunology (DGfI) was held in Raitenhaslach, Bavaria, on the border of Germany and Austria. Organized by Dietmar Zehn (Freising) and Bertram Bengsch (Freiburg), over 80 participants enjoyed many talks and posters all about T cells. The Baumjohann […]
June 2025 – New DAAD RISE Germany research intern from New York
The Baumjohann Lab is happy to host our third DAAD RISE Germany research intern within the last couple of years. Kavita Murthy from Columbia University in New York spends three months in our group to learn about T and B cells in anti-tumor settings and to perform experiments under the guidance of Teresa.
May 2025 – New research paper in European Journal of Immunology
Congratulations to our PhD student Teresa on her first first-author paper in European Journal of Immunology. It was great collaboration with Marc Hübner and colleagues from the Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP) at UKB on germinal center B and T cells in chronic Litomosoides sigmodontis filarial infection. We are grateful for the […]