The posters are sorted alphabetically by last name and numbered accordingly. The poster numbers (even/odd) will be also displayed on the poster boards in the MTI building.

 
P 01 - Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) Genetic Poly-morphisms and Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case–Control Study in Duhok, Iraq (RA 3)
Abdo, JM - College of Medicine - University of Zakho, IQ

P 02 - Building an AAV Core Facility at the University of Cologne: From Vector Design to Translational Research (RA 5)
Al Kabbani, A -Inst. of Human Genetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE 

P 03 - Laser-Targeted Optogenic Activation of Channelrhodopsin in iPSC Derived Cells Using High-Resolution Microscopy (RA 3)
Alabed, L - Inst. for Human Genetics, MF - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 04 - Integrative Multiomics Analysis Reveals a Coordinated Molecular Signature of Neuroresilience in Human MAPT-Knockout hiPSC-Derived Neurons with Relevance for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Disease (RA 5)
Amanzadeh Jajin, E -Inst. of Human Genetics, MF - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 05 - Functional Consequences of Cancer-Associated CREBBP Loss-of-Function Mutations on the Cellular Stress Response (RA 1)
Badawy, H -Inst. for Translational Epigenetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 06 - Functional Implications of SF3B1 Splice Variants in Hematological Malignancies Identified by Long-Read Transcriptomics (RA 1)
Barati, Z -Inst. for Translational Epigenetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 07 - Central Adiposity and Metabolic Dysfunction in Women with Breast Cancer: Associations with HOMA-IR and the Triglyceride-Glucose Index (RA 4)
Baspinar, B - Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, TR

P 08 - Genetic Abrogation of Palmitate Synthesis in Cells of the Nucleus Pulposus Causes Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Platyspondyly in Zebrafish (RA 5)
Bassett, F - Developmental Biology, Institute of Zoology - Univ. of Cologne, DE 

P 09 - Physiological Role and Mediation of TAU-Based Neuronal Dysfunction via Specific TAU Isoforms in vivo(RA 5)
Benitez Alvarez, D - Inst. of Human Genetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 10 - Dysregulation of the Nuclear Stress Response in HPV-Associated Cancer and Mechanisms of Viral Genome Integration (RA 1)
Bergmann, L-A - Inst. for Translational Epigenetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 11 - Red Blood Cell–Derived Carriers for Liver-Targeted Delivery of Ademethionine (RA 1)
Berikkhanova, K - National Laboratory Astana - Nazarbayev Univ., Astana, KZ

P 12 - Extracellular Vesicles as Modulators of Tissue Recovery after SARS-CoV-2-Associated Injury (RA 3)
Budash, G - National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kyiv, UA

P 13 - The Role of MARK Isoforms in Neuronal Structure and Function: Implications for Neurodegenerative Diseases (RA 5)
Chmes, H - Inst. of Human Genetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 14 - SMARCA Chromatin Remodelers Coordinate MYC Recruitment to G-Quadruplex DNA during Cellular State Transitions (RA 1) 
Dasarathan, L - Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne - Univ. of Cologne, DE

P 15 - Exploring the Roles of the Moco-Containing Mitochondrial ARC Enzymes in Lipid Metabolism (RA 4)
Eh, M - Dept. of Chemistry - University of Cologne, DE

P 16 - Development of a SIX1-specific PROTAC for the Treatment of Esophageal Adenocarcinomas (RA 1)
Faili, A - Dept. of Pathology, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 17 - Delineating Cysteine Catabolism as a Mediator of Renal Stress-Resistance (RA 4)
Fischer, D - Dept. II of Internal Medicine, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 18 - Adeno Associated Virus (AAV) Based Gene Therapy Approach for the Treatment of L-2-Hydroxyglutaric Aciduria (RA 4)
Guo, Q  - Inst. of Human Genetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 19 - Investigation of the Molecular Mechanisms of Scar Free Cutaneous Wound-Healing in Adult Zebrafish (RA 3)
Halwas, K - Developmental Biology, Institute of Zoology - Univ. of Cologne, DE

P 20 - Mitochondrial Metabolism Controls Macrophage Transcriptional and Epigenetic Reprogramming during Tissue Repair (RA 3)
Hegazy, B - Dept. of Dermatology, FM – Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 21 - The Role of Nope in Hepatocellular Carcinogenesis under Western Diet Conditions (RA 1)
Heinze, CE and Zweerink SE - Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE 

P 22 - Development of a Biomarker-Based Therapeutic Approach for Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcomas (RA 1)
Heydarzadeh Heris, S - Dept. of Pathology, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 23 - Consequences of Age-Related G-Quadruplex Formation for the Fidelity of Mammalian Transcription (RA 5)
Hiluf, D - Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne - Univ. of Cologne, DE

P 24 - Roles and Mechanisms of Specific Tau Isoforms in Neuronal Development and Aβ-Induced Pathology in MAPT-KO Human 2D/3D Neurons and Mapt-KO Mice (RA 5)
Hou, M - Inst. of Human Genetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE 

P 25 - Macrophage Necroptosis Disrupts Tissue Architecture during Skin Repair (RA 3)
Injarabian, L - Dept. of Dermatology, FM - Univ. of Cologne /  Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 26 - GNAS Dysfunction Alters ECM Secretion and Deposition, Causing Ectopic Skin Mineralization (RA 3)
Jayachandran, J - Dept. of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 27 - Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Papain-Like Protease: Structure-Based Discovery of Paraherquamide E as a Selective Inhibitor (RA 2)
Khan, A - Dept. of Biotechnology - International Islamic University, Islamabad, PK

P 28 - The Impact of Obesity and GLP-1 Agonists on T Cell Phenotype and Function (RA 2)
Kietzmann, K - Dept. I of Internal Medicine, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 29 - Age-Dependent Metabolic Programming is Associated with Regenerative Capacity in Airway Epithelial Cells (RA 3)
Klein, A - Inst. of Translational Pediatrics - Univ. Hospital Würzburg, DE

P 30 - Age-Associated G-Quadruplexes Affect DNA Stability in Regulatory Regions (RA 5)
Koch, AE - Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne - Univ. of Cologne, DE

P 31 - Microtubule Surface Regulation by Polyglutamylating TTLL Enzymes in Human Tauopathy Models: Implications for Neurodegeneration and Healthy Brain Aging (RA 5)
Köhler, L - Inst. of Human Genetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE 

P 32 - Diet-induced Kidney Protection is Mediated by a Cell-Type-Specific Modulation of Cysteine Metabolism (RA 4)
Lopes, F - Cluster of Excellence Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases - Univ. of Cologne, DE

P 33 - Chromatin-Guided Metabolic Reprogramming in Liver Disease (RA 4)
Makwana, H - Institute for Pathology, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 34 - Aging Compromises Cellular Plasticity and Autophagic Adaptation to Changes in Oxygen Levels via Hippo Pathway (RA 3)
Manastireanu, DM - School of Health Sciences - Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, Alfara del Patriarca, ES

P 35 - Defining how the Pentose Phosphate Pathway Supports Innate Immune Responses during Regeneration (RA 2)
Milnes, BL - Dept. of Biochemistry - University of Washington, US

P 36 - uORF Regulates the Subcellular Localization and Expression of the NADase Prodegenerative Protein SARM1 (RA 5)
Molinié T - Institute for Genetics - University of Cologne, DE

P 37 - Shared and Divergent Transcriptional and Metabolic Programs of Glioblastoma Invasion and 5-ALA Detectability (RA 1)
Molodetska, D - Dept. of Biological Chemistry - Kharkiv National Medical Univ., Kharkiv, UA

P 38 - Establishing a Suitable Murine Model to Study Innate Immunological Aspect of Aortic Valve Stenosis (AVS) (RA 2)
Narayan, S - Heart Center Cologne, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 39 - Restoring Mitochondrial Resilience: From Patient-Derived Preclinical Models to Therapeutic Intervention and Setup of Clinical Trials for POLG-associated Mitochondriopathies (RA 4)
Naylor, AS - Inst. of Human Genetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE 

P 40 - Redox-Modulating and Hepatoprotective Effects of Calpurnia aurea Seed Extract Against HAART-Induced Toxicity in a Wistar Rat Model (RA 3)
Nega, MH - College of Health Sciences - Mekelle University, ET

P 41 - Ether Lipids Are Conserved Mediators of Diapause Across Species (RA 4)
Nguyen, TTM - Dept. of Molecular Genetics of Ageing - MPI for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, DE

P 42 - Abundance Regulation of the Selective ECM Cargo Receptor TANGO1 via the mTORC1/ULK1 Axis (RA 3)
Oehlert, F and Nüchel, J - Center for Biochemistry, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 43 - Uncovering SLUG‘s Role in Shaping Drug Tolerance in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (RA 1)
Ostendorp, J - Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne - Univ. of Cologne, DE

P 44 - Impact of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) on Immune Control of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection (RA 2)
Özoglan, E - Dept of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 45 - Assessing the Role of Olfactory Receptor 2 in a Diet-induced Obesity Animal Model (RA 2)
Park, Y - Heart Center Cologne, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 46 - Epigenetic Reprogramming of FOXA1-MYC Networks Underlying Acquired Chemoresistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer (RA 1)
Pizzolato, G - Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne - Univ. of Cologne, DE

P 47 - Tuning Helicase Activity to Counteract G4 Structures and Interconnected DNA Damage in Premature Aging (RA 5)
Popow, J - Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne - Univ. of Cologne, DE

P 48 - Characterizing B-Cell Lymphoma-Induced T-Cell Dysfunction to Design CRISPR-Engineered CAR T Cells (RA 5)
Propp, J and Balke-Want, H - Dept I of Internal Medicine, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 49 - PEAR1 Signaling Regulates Fibroblast Phenotype and Is Necessary for Spinal Cord Regeneration in Zebrafish (RA 3)
Rane, KT - Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, DE

P 50 - Dendritic Cell Plasticity: How the Cytokine Environment Shapes Phenotype and Tolerogenic Responsiveness (RA 2)
Raveendran, A - Dept. of Ophthalmology, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 51 - Exploring Macrophage-Fibroblast Communication as Driver of Regenerative versus Fibrogenic Wound Initiation (RA 3)
Reiche, N - Dept. of Dermatology, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 52 - Unlocking the Temporal Sequence of Sensory Dysfunction Diabetic Neuropathy (RA 4)
Sander, L - Dept. of Neurology, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 53 - Identification and Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes during Wound Healing (RA 3)
Sankova, A - Dept. of Biological Chemistry, Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, UA

P 54 - Interferon-γ-Signaling Regulates Local Tissue Perfusion, Tissue Oxygenation and Antimicrobial Control (RA 2)
Schatz, V - Inst. for Medical Micro-biology, Immunology & Hygiene, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Cologne, DE

P 55 - DNA-Methylation Profiling of CLL Patients with Complex and Non-Complex Karyotypes (RA 1)
Scholz, T - Inst. for Translational Epigenetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 56 - Early Clonal Divergence Shapes Evolutionary Trajectories of Neuroblastoma (RA 1)
Schumacher, W - Dept. of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 57 - Hedgehog – Gli2 Signalling Determines Lineage Fate and Metabolic Programming of Progenitor Cells during Skin Morphogenesis (RA 3)
Sharma, L - Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne - Univ. of Cologne, DE

P 58 - Constitutive B Cell-Specific Overexpression of the Akt Kinase Initiates Immunometabo-Epigenetic Alterations Leading to Macrophage-Like CD11b⁺CD68⁺ B Cells (RA 1)
Stylianakis, E - Institute for Molecular Medicine Mainz - University Mainz, DE

P 59 - Ratiometric Fluorescent Citrate Biosensors Reveal Citrate Dynamics and Cellular Heterogeneity in Cancer and Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells (RA 4)
Tamura, N - Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, DE

P 60 - Intracellular Persistence Factors in Urinary Tract Infections (RA 2)
Tisnikar, A - Inst. for Medical Micro-biology, Immunology & Hygiene, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 61 - Establishing an Inducible HEK293 Suspension Cell Platform for Controlled AAV Vector Production (RA 5)
Torabi, M - Inst. of Human Genetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 62 - Co-Translational Quality Control of Transmembrane Proteins (RA 5)
Torres, R - Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne - Univ. of Cologne, DE

P 63 - Investigation of the Importance of Metabolic Rewiring in a Neural Tumor Model in Drosophila melanogaster(RA 4)
Tsotoulidis, P - Dept. of Biology - University of Crete, Heraklion, GR

P 64 - Targeting Serine Metabolism Rescues Contractile Dysfunction across Genetic and Acquired Heart Failure (RA 1)
Walder, R - Dept. II of Internal Medicine, FM - Univ. of Heidelberg / Univ. Hospital Heidelberg, DE

P 65 - Metabolism Dictates Effector Fate in Human MAIT Cells (RA 2)
Wientjens, C - Dept. III for Internal Medicine, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE 

P 66 - Metabolic Control of Macrophage Immunity (RA 3)
Willenborg, S - Dept. of Dermatology, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 67 - Episomal Reprogramming of Patient-Derived Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts for Modeling POLG-Associated Mitochondrial Disease (RA 4)
Wojke, M and Borgart E - Inst. of Human Genetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 68 - The Role of Fumarate Hydratase 1 (FH1) in Atherosclerosis (RA 4)
Wrobel, J - Dept. III for Internal Medicine, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 69 - Domain-Specific Tau Mechanisms and Tau Suppression as Therapeutic Strategies Supported by PET-Based Microtubule Imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease (RA 5)
Wunderlich, L - Inst. of Human Genetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 70 - Mitochondrial Control of TAU-Based Neurodegeneration and Gene-Therapy Approaches (RA 3)
 Xia, X - Inst. of Human Genetics, FM - Univ. of Cologne / Univ. Hospital Cologne, DE

P 71 - Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Ademethionine-Loaded Red Blood Cell-Based Drug Delivery Systems (RA 4)
Zakirov, Y - National Laboratory Astana - Nazarbayev University, Astana, KZ

The poster presentation will take place:

Monday, Sept. 28, 2026 from 6.00 - 9.00 p.m. 
during the Welcome Get-Together (at the venue).

Schedule (visit by Poster Evaluation Committee)
6.15 - 7.00 p.m.: Posters with even numbers
7.00 - 7.45 p.m.: Posters with odd numbers
7.45 - 8.30 p.m.: all poster numbers
8.30 - 9.00 p.m.: ongoing discussions

Poster size specification: poster in DIN A0 format (84 cm wide and 118 cm high) in upright format

Please note: In order to share the novel and exciting ongoing research activities with all participants and thereby promoting scientific interaction during the entire meeting, we kindly ask you to attach your poster directly to your assigned poster board upon arrival and to take it down at the end of the meeting. The CMMC Symposium 2026 ends on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026 at about 12.45 p.m.

If you have further questions, please contact

Dr. Debora Grosskopf-Kroiher - debora.grosskopf-kroiher@uni-koeln.de