
Seminars 2025
Certificate of attendance available upon request.
Please contact the CMMC Office at zmmk-koordinationsstelle[at]uni-koeln.de.
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series

Lunch & Learn with QIAGEN: Solutions for all your RNA challenges
Discuss with our experts:
- Part 1: Foundations of RNA Purification: The Science Behind
Explore the molecular principles that underpin RNA purification. - Part 2: From Principles to Practice: Workflow Optimization, Troubleshooting and ensuring RNA Quality
Learn how to translate theory into robust laboratory practice. - Part 3: Navigating QIAGEN’s RNA Solutions: Finding the Perfect Fit for Your Application
Discover QIAGEN’s portfolio of RNA purification technologies and tools.
and exhibition booth in the CMMC Foyer from 10:00 a.m.
Speakers: Dr. Yvonne Ponath - Research & Development and Dr. Katharina Rehklau – Global Product Management, QIAGEN Hilden
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series

Automating NGS Library Preparation to Enhance your Research
Engage with the Experts: Join the Talks and Discussions
- Automating NGS Library Prep on firefly® Higher Throughput, Lower Complexity, Superior Data Quality
Jing Zhang, PhD - Field Application Scientist, SPT Labtech Ltd - Empowering NGS Research: NEB’s Library Prep Workflows Meet firefly® Automation
Alicia He, PhD - Field Application Specialist, New England Biolabs
and exhibition booth in the CMMC Foyer from 9:00 a.m.
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series

Shaping the Future of Discovery: From Live Organoid Imaging to Spatial Biology
and exhibition booth in the CMMC Foyer from 9:00 a.m.
Speakers: Dr. Vanessa Augustin - Application Workflow Specialist - Leica Microsystems
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series

Proteomics and Beyond: Combining Protein- and Immuno-Profiling to reveal novel disease insights
and exhibition booth in the CMMC Foyer from 10:00 a.m.
Speakers: Dr. Thomas Bauer - Sr. Regional Manager - Standard BioTools
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Seminar Series Advent Get-Together

Exploiting deep learning to improve our understanding of thunderstorms over the Alps
Claudia Acquistapace – Dept. of Geosciences, University of Padua, IT
previously: JRG leader Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, DE
Join us afterwards for CMMC Advent Networking with coffee and cake from 2:45 - 5 p.m.
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series
Novogene Exhibition Booth
in the CMMC Foyer from 9:00 a.m.
Dr. Murat Seker - Account Manager (NRW and Saarland) – Novogene GmbH
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
Past Seminars 2025:
CMMC EPI Club Seminar

Aged cells co-opt the 3D genome to sustain their splicing program
Prof. Argyris Papantonis - Translational Epigenetics & Genome Architecture, University Medical Center Göttingen - DE
Institute for Translational Epigenetics
CMMC Seminar Series

Control of Membrane Growth by posttranslational mechanisms during Drosophila midblastula transition
Hans-Arno Müller - University of Kassel, Inst. for Biology, Developmental Genetics - Kassel, DE
Institute I of Anatomy - RG Molecular Cell Biology
CMMC Seminar Series

Tumor-associated macrophages enhance tumor innervation and spinal cord repair
Ilaria Decimo - Dept. of Diagnostics & Public Health, University of Verona - Verona, IT
Institute of Biochemistry and CMMC
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series

Company Exhibition
Mahdi Rivandi - Regional Sales Manager - MedChemExpress
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series

Immunoprecipitation and Western Blot Workshop
Speaker: Dr. Amy Turner - Scientific Marketing Specialist
Freya Wedekind - Account Manager North West Germany - Chromotek GmbH - a part of Proteintech group
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series

Introducing Inovarion - a Life Sciences R&D company specialized in the provision of highly skilled scientists
Speaker: Dr. Etienne Eschenbrenner - Business Research Manager - Inovarion
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC EPI Club Seminar

Human satellite DNA encodes megabase-scale transcription factor binding platforms
J. Matthew Franklin - Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics, Stanford University - Stanford, US
Institute for Translational Epigenetics
CMMC Seminar Series

A single-cell analysis of Hh and EGFR-RAS signalling: Independent signalling pathways prevent tumorigenesis
Katja Rust - Dept. of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Marburg - Marburg, DE
Institute I of Anatomy - RG Molecular Cell Biology
CMMC EPI Club Seminar
Targeting Chromatin Plasticity in Early Development and Cancer
Wee-Wei Tee, PhD - A*STAR-IMCB, Director for Cancer Signalling & Therapy National University of Singapore
Join us via ZOOM: https://uni-koeln.zoom.us/j/93382946925?pwd=WlVIZlJ3TE1LN3l5aUJjTk1paS9jZz09
Institute for Translational Epigenetics
CMMC Seminar Series

Mitotic polarity oscillation promotes epithelial tumor progression
Ulrich Tepass - Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto - Toronto, CA
Institute I of Anatomy - RG Molecular Cell Biology
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series

Hidex Sense Beta plus - Intuitive Multilabel Microplate Reader for each Lab and Assay
and exhibition booth in the CMMC Foyer from 1:00 p.m.
Speakers: Kai Müller - Managing Director & Dr. Horst Lauersen - Account Manager - Hidex Deutschland Vertrieb GmbH
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Seminar Series Summer Edition

Human-Elephant Interaction in a Northeastern Namibian Coexistence Landscape: Practices, Imaginaries, Knowledges
Michael Bollig - Dept. of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Cologne - Cologne, DE
No registration needed.
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Empowerment Meeting
Well-being and science - How do they go together?
Dr. Rainer Weber - Clinic and Polyclinic for Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy - Köln, DE
Institute for Bioinformatics & CMMC - Lab. for Chromatin Biochemistry
CMMC Seminar Series

What is cytomegalovirus teaching us about immunity?
Chris Benedict - Center for Vaccine Innovation, Center for Autoimmunity and Inflammation, La Jolla Institute for Immunology - La Jolla, US
Dept. III of Internal Medicine | Experimental Cardiology and CMMC -B12
CMMC Seminar Series

Comprehensive Whole-Brain Mapping of Functional, Structural, and Developmental Modules Underlying Neural Networks of the Drosophila Larval Brain
Volker Hartenstein - Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, Brain Research Institute, University of California Los Angeles - Los Angeles, US
Institute I of Anatomy - RG Molecular Cell Biology
CMMC EPI Club & CCG Seminar

G-quadruplexes in human diseases
Prof. Sara Richter - Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua - IT
Institute for Translational Epigenetics & CMMC - Lab “Structure and stability of the (Epi)Genome"
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series

Cell Avidity: Next Generation Binding - Understanding the mechanism of action through cell-cell and cell-protein binding
Speakers: Justin Moser, PhD - Senior Field Application Scientist and Maurice Hendricks - Sales Manager Europe LUMICKS
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Seminar Series

Lipid Droplet Quality Control: Ferroptosis Suppressor Protein 1 Protects Stored Neutral Lipids From Oxidative Damage
Dr. Mike Lange, Depts. of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology and Dept. of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Inst. of Biochemistry, Dept. of Chemistry (MNF) and CMMC
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series

Singleron Single Cell Day 2025
with exhibition booth in the CMMC Foyer from 3:00 p.m.
Speakers: Dr. Lei Zhu - German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Prof. Dr. Henner Farin - Georg-Speyer-Haus Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy, Prof. Dr. Victoria Ingham - German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Dr. Khalil Abou-El-Ardat - Singleron Biotechnologies
Please note:
All registered participants for online participation will receive their personal inivitation link by email shortly before the event.
Registration has been closed on Tuesday, 18:00 PM CEST.
Online participation: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9-dyGJLqTSKPTG8KrXZgVg
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series

Lunch & Learn: Inflammation, Diabetology & Beyond – Biomarkers Shaping the Future with PEATM Technology
and exhibition booth in the CMMC Foyer from 9:00 a.m.
Speakers: Prof. Christian Herder - German Diabetes Center (DDZ), Düsseldorf and Dr. Sandra Hybsier - sFAS, Proteomic Sciences - Olink, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series

Company Exhibition - Reuse & Recycle
Hans Richter – Account Manager NRW Süd - Starlab GmbH
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Seminar Series

Enhancing therapeutic efficacies of targeted lung cancer therapies via targeting DNA Topoisomerase II
Shi-Yong Sun - Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University - Atlanta, US
For those unable to attend in person, you can follow the talk via Zoom using the link below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3216981228?pwd=WjFkTndsbjA1VGNHUXJiUjBBREFYdz09&omn=89179984704
Meeting ID: 321 698 1228
Passcode: p9WSdC
Meet the speaker:
If you would like to meet the speaker in person (1:1 meeting), there are still time slots available. Please book a meeting slot here:
https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/3f69c792-b3d1-4f9b-8fea-1a1dcf8c85c3/select
or contact Huaying Zhang (AG Bruns/Zhao) for any questions: huaying.zhang@uk-koeln.de
Dept. of General, Visceral, Tumor and Transplant Surgery
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series

Flow Cytometry Workshop: The Basics and Beyond!
Speakers: Dr. Marina Able - Scientific Marketing Specialist - Proteintech Germany GmbH
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Novel Technologies Seminar Series

Spatially resolved transcriptomics & multiomics at true single-cell resolution
Speakers: Dr. Florian Paasch - Key Account Manager Genomics and Dr. Sascha Deppermann - Senior Territory Manager - Takara Bio Europe
Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
CMMC Seminar Series

Innate Immune Activation in Alzheimer’s disease
Michael Heneka - Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine - Esch-Belval, LU
CECAD Research Center and CMMC CAP 29
CMMC EPI Club Seminar

Locus-specific protein profiling identifies the bromodomain inhibitor JQ1 as a molecular glue targeting centromeres
Syliva Erhardt - Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Zoology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Institute for Translational Epigenetics