The Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation is delighted to invite you to the Chica and Heinz Schaller Memorial Conference on June 20 & 21, 2024 in Marriott Hotel Heidelberg.
The memorial conference honors the vision and legacy of Chica and Heinz Schaller at the upcoming anniversary of the Foundation and celebrate outstanding science by bringing together top-notch scientists in the fields of virology, neuroscience and molecular biology. The conference will provide the opportunity to meet eminent scientists, enable participants to connect with peers spark fascinating conversations and promises to be particularly inspirational for young scientists.
Key note speakers involve:
- Roberto Cattaneo (Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA)
- Oliver Fackler Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University Hospital
- Ulrike Protzer (Institute of Virology, Technical University of Munich/Helmholtz Zentrum, Munich)
- Jochen G. Salfeld (Vice President Virology Discovery Research & AbbVie R&D Cures Office, Worcester, USA)
- Silke Stertz (Institute of Medical Virology, University of Zürich, Switzerland)
By coming together, the Foundation would like to foster a vibrant community of scholars and contribute significantly to the advancement of knowledge and discovery in biomedical research in the spirit of Chica and Heinz Schaller. Registration is free, but mandatory.
Register for the conference here: https://chs-stiftung.de/registrierung/
On July 8th and 9th we will host the first Heidelberg Interferons Symposium. We were able to secure exciting keynote speakers:
- Andy Minn from the University of Pennsylvania, who will give a DKFZ Distinguished Lecture on Monday afternoon 8th of July
- Jan Rehwinkel from the University of Oxford
- Ana Martin-Villalba from the DKFZ
- Axel Roer from the University Hospital Heidelberg
- Ursula Klingmüller from the DKFZ
In addition, we will have many short talks and poster presentations by you! So take this opportunity to present and discuss your research project with all of us, and submit an abstract! Deadline for abstract submission is on June 28th.
We will have an all-round catering and look forward to a cozy BBQ on Monday evening with as many of you as possible and, of course, our external speakers. For this we ask for a small registration fee of €20,- from all the participants.
Registration for the meeting is open now, via the following link: https://indico.dkfz.de/event/1020/
Please feel free to circulate the flyer and registration link on campus – just to be clear: this is a local HD/MA event. We are looking forward to a great event with many of you participating!
We are pleased to announce a Basics of Bioimage Analysis in Python course organized by the Infectious Diseases Imaging Platform (IDIP) in collaboration with the EMBL Data Science Center, Bioimage analysis services (https://www.embl.org/about/info/data-science-centre/bioimage-analysis-services/), scheduled for July 1st + 2nd and 8th + 9th 2024 at the Center for Integrative Infectious Disease Research, Heidelberg University (INF 344). In this four-day full-day practical course, you will be introduced to digital image essentials and will learn how to use python for image analysis, taking advantage of the large and growing number of specialized python libraries. You will learn how to achieve image visualization with the python-based tool napari, which allows powerful and flexible n‑dimensional image data visualisation, including overlay of segmentation and annotation layers. This course is tailored for PhD students and postdocs keen on learning how to bring their image analysis skills to the next level.
Further information can be found under https://www.idip-heidelberg.org/workshops-python. Participants and interested parties are recommended to periodically check the website for updated information. Basic prior python knowledge is recommended.
Key course details:
- Location: Center for Integrative Infectious Disease Research (CIID), Heidelberg University, INF 344, 69120 Heidelberg
- Duration: July 1.–2. and 8.–9. 2024, 4 days, from 10:00–17:00
- Participation: The course is limited to 20 participants able to attend in person (virtual participation is not possible). Participants should bring their own laptop.
- Costs: The course is free of charge
- Further information and contact: For any inquiries or additional information, please feel free to reach out toseverina.klaus@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Registration: Individuals interested in attending should send an email to severina.klaus@med.uni-heidelberg.de including the basic contact information (name, position, group, institute). Participation spots are distributed on a first come, first served basis.
We look forward to seeing you at the workshop!
CIID goes Lübeck
Last week we – seven medical students – represented our institute and its diversity of infectious disease research at the DZIF Autumn School 2023 in Lübeck (Germany).
We were delighted to gain insight into a wide range of infectiological problems and their approaches: Microbiomes, Lassa fever and Histoplasma capsulatum were only a few of the discussed topics. As you can imagine – we learned a lot! At the same time, there was also a big focus on mentoring and career decisions with several workshops concerning networking and future research possibilities for clinicians. During the coffee-breaks and on the Christmas market we put our newly acquired networking skills to the test and socialized in an open-minded environment.
Overall, this event was a great chance to get our feet wet in the science-pond by presenting our findings in front of a diverse audience!
Nicolai Koch, Paul Lempka, Smilla Steinbrück, David Lubotsky, Tomke Arand, Amelie Belosevic and Marie-Elise Bendel. Members of AG Frischknecht and AG Ganter (Malaria), AG Lohmann (HCV), AG Urban (HDV) and AG Grimm (AAV-vectors).