(for members of the EC Board only)
Welcome address
Thomas Benzing - Chair of the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
Introduction of the Research Area
Brunhilde Wirth1 and Björn Schumacher2 (Chairs)
1Institute of Human Genectics I CMMC - C16 and 2Institute for Genome Stability in Ageing and Disease I CMMC - A11
Failed translation at the ER membrane: cellular strategies and disease implications
Débora B Trentini Schmidt
Laboratory of Protein Quality Control and Stress Response I CMMC - assoc. JRG 05
TAU and mitochondria in neurodegenerative diseases: Human iPSC-derived neurons and gene therapy approaches
Hans Zempel
Functional Genetics of Neurodegeneration - Institute of Human Genetics
Metabolic rewiring in the naked mole-rat
Jane Reznick
CECAD Research Center
Digital Coffee Break
Characteristics, origin and potential for cancer diagnostics of ultrashort plasma cell-free DNA
Robert Hänsel-Hertsch
Laboratory for Genome Biology I CMMC - JRG 10
Quantitative image analysis in cancer research
Katarzyna Bozek
Laboratory of Data Science of Bioimages I CMMC - assoc. JRG 04
Structural insights into epigenetic multi-subunit complexes
Simon Pöpsel
Laboratory of Structure and Biochemistry of Epigenetic Regulators I CMMC - JRG 11
Panel discussion with the speakers
Digital Lunch Break
Introduction of the Research Area
Sabine Eming1 and Silvia von Karstedt2 (Chairs)
1Clinic and Polyclinic of Dermatology and Venereology I CMMC - C 06 and 2CECAD Cologne | CMMC - A 06
Cell death in tissue repair and viral responses
Alessandro Annibaldi
Laboratory of Cell Death, Inflammation and Immunity I CMMC - JRG 12
Linear ubiquitination at the crossroad of cell death and inflammation during obesity
Nieves Peltzer
Laboratory of Cell Death and Inflammation in Health an Disease I CMMC - assoc. JRG 03
Department of Translational Genomics
Involvement of p62-Keap1-Nrf2 axis in liver injury and hepatocarcinogenesis
Vangelis Kondylis
Institute for General Pathology and Pathological Anatomy I CMMC - assoc. RG 12
Digital Coffee Break
The role of limbal epithelial stem cells in corneal lymphangiogenic privilege and pterygium
Maria Notara
Clinic of General Ophthalmology I CMMC - CAP 15 and - A 06
Targeting innate immune pathways in lung cancer
Johannes Brägelmann
MSSOC I Dept. of Translational Genomics & Inst. for General Pathology and Pathological Anatomy I CMMC - CAP 18
The STING of DEATH: a cycle full of CINs
Gianmaria Liccardi
Center for Biochemistry - Medical Faculty
Panel discussion with the speakers
Digital Coffee Break
Introduction of the Research Area
Michal-Ruth Schweiger1and Axel Hillmer2 (Chairs)
1Institute for Translational Epigenomics I CMMC - A 12 and 2Institute for General Pathology and Pathological Anatomy I CMMC - assoc. RG 09
Enhancing endogenous T cell responses to shared antigens in esophago-gastric cancer
Hans A Schlößer
Clinic of General, Visceral, Tumor and Transplantation Surgery I CMMC - CAP 12
Inflammasome signaling in COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
Jan Rybniker – Clinic I of Internal Medicine I CMMC - CAP 08
TRI-IT – a novel tripartite immunotherapy for lung cancer
Sven Borchmann
Translational Tumor Genetics and Immunotherapy - Clinic I of Internal Medicine
Digital Coffee Break
Functional arrayed Crispr/Cas9 screen identifies novel protein kinase targets in tumor-supportive macrophages
Phuong-Hien Nguyen
Clinic I of Internal Medicine I CMMC - CAP 19 and A 04
Olfactory receptor 2 as mediator of macrophage responses in cardiovascular disease
Holger Winkels
Clinic III of Internal Medicine
BTLA in the pathogenesis of glomerulonephritis
Sebastian P Brähler
Kidney Research Center Cologne - Clinic II of Internal Medicine I CMMC - CAP 17
Panel discussion with the speakers
Digital Coffee Break
CMMC Lecture
Laudatio - Sabine Eming
Cytoprotective Signaling Pathways in Tissue Repair and Inflammatory Diseases
Sabine Werner
Institute for Molecular Health Sciences - ETH Zurich, CH