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Thursday, 17. April 2025 6:00 pm
Focus: HEALTH & LIFE

Mucosal immune responses during human experimental infections with RSV and SARS-CoV-2

Opening of the LIFE SCIENCES lecture series with the focus on “Spatial Immunobiology in Health” by Dr. Ryan Thwaites (National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London)

The human upper airway mucosa is the portal of entry and site of first replication for respiratory viruses. The immune response in this compartment plays a correspondingly key role in determining whether a virus is contained and eliminated, or able…

Wednesday, 23. April 2025 Friday, 25. April 2025
Workshop, Focus: COSMOS

The VolImpact-SSiRC Workshop on volcanic effects on atmosphere and climate

International workshop under the scientific direction of Professor Dr. Corinna Hoose (Karlsruhe), Dr. Gholamali Hoshyaripour (Karlsruhe), Professor Dr. Johannes Quaas (Leipzig), Dr. Larry Thomason (Hampton), Dr. Claudia Timmreck (Hamburg), Dr. Sandra Wallis (Greifswald), Professor Dr. Christian von Savigny (Greifswald)

Volcanic eruptions are one of the most important causes of natural climate variations on time scales of up to a decade. Although atmospheric effects of volcanic eruptions have been the subject of research for a long time, the understanding of many…

Wednesday, 23. April 2025 7:00 pm
Focus: COSMOS

Ice Core Records of Changes in Volcanic Stratospheric Sulfate Aerosols and Climate

Public evening lecture by Professor Andrea Burke, Ph. D. (University of St Andrews, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences) at the international workshop “The VolImpact-SSiRC Workshop on volcanic effects on atmosphere and climate”

The major driver of changes in atmospheric composition and climate are large volcanic eruptions. Of particular interest are eruptions whose plumes reach the stratosphere, where sulfate aerosols have the longest residence time and largest dispersion…

Wednesday, 30. April 2025 6:00 pm
Focus: HEALTH & LIFE

Role of Mosquito Immune Responses in Maintaining Gut Homeostasis

Public lecture by Professor Dr. Elena Levashina (Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology Berlin) as part of the LIFE SCIENCES lecture series with the focus on “Spatial Immunobiology in Health”

Our understanding of insect immunity largely stems from experimental infections, highlighting key immune players against bacteria and fungi. However, the role of immune responses in insect homeostasis and dysbiosis remains unclear. We examined immune…

Monday, 5. May 2025 6:00 pm
Focus: HEALTH & LIFE

Unraveling the role of bacterial metabolites and biofilms in modulating virulence and interactions between Entamoeba histolytica and gut microbiota

Fellow Lecture by Professor Serge Ankri, Ph.D. (Fellow of the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald / Technion Israel Institute of Technology)

Entamoeba histolytica, a major parasitic pathogen, interacts intricately with the gut microbiota, profoundly affecting its virulence and survival. Our research highlights the role of bacterial metabolites such as oxaloacetate and queuine in shaping E…

Tuesday, 6. May 2025 6:00 pm
Focus: HEALTH & LIFE

Infection and host cell tropism in the gut - organoids as model

Public lecture by Professor Dr. Sina Bartfeld (Technical University of Berlin, Institute of Biotechnology) as part of the LIFE SCIENCES lecture series with the focus on “Spatial Immunobiology in Health”

Organoids are rapidly advancing new models, comprised of 3-dimensional (3D) multicellular primary cell cultures that closely mimic the in vivo organization of different cell types. Organoids have been used to model many diseases, including genetic…

Monday, 19. May 2025 6:00 pm
Focus: SOCIETY

The Relationship between Populism and Antisemitism

Fellow Lecture by Professor Chad Alan Goldberg, Ph. D. (Fellow of the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald / University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Both populism and antisemitism have been on the rise in the United States and around the world in the last decade. However, there is surprisingly little empirical research exploring this relationship. The lecture 1) presents evidence of rising…

Tuesday, 27. May 2025 Wednesday, 28. May 2025
Internationale Fachtagung, Focus: SOCIETY

Kant’s moral philosophy – beyond the straw man

International conference under the scientific direction of Professor Dr. Wim Dubbink (Tilburg), Professor Dr. Micha H. Werner (Greifswald) and Professor Dr. Jens Timmermann (St Andrews)

Participation by invitation

Tuesday, 27. May 2025 6:15 pm
Focus: SOCIETY

The Empowering Conception of Humanity

Public lecture by Professor Carla Bagnoli, Ph. D. (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia/Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) as part of the international conference “Kant’s moral philosophy – beyond the straw man”

In Kant‘s view, progress towards the realization of the moral ideal begins with the individual radical change of mind, but it ultimately depends on the human capacity to form collectives driven by shared rational norms. This is an empowering…

Wednesday, 18. June 2025 6:00 pm
Focus: HEALTH & LIFE

Connecting the dots: Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics highlight immune cell states and interactions in the porcine intestine

Public lecture by Dr. Crystal Loving (USDA-ARS-National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa, USA) as part of the LIFE SCIENCES lecture series with the focus on “Spatial Immunobiology in Health”

The intestinal tract is a mix of cells, including immune cells that balance tolerance and activation. Single-cell RNA-sequencing identified > 20 immune cell types in the porcine intestine, in addition to > 10 enterocyte populations. Spatial…