Sharing Highlights - An Invitation

The members of BIOME's wider academic community are cordially invited to join any of these upcoming BIOME keynote talks of broader interest to be given by internationally-acclaimed guest speakers. Please get in touch with the indicated contact person or use the contact address provided for further details, remembering to mention your UDE or BIOME affiliation while doing so.

Current Programme

Overview of principal keynote speakers and their talks:

When BIOME Core Host Speaker/Institution/Topic Venue Contact/Registration

27.04.2026

17:00 h

Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Tumour & Signalling

Florian Perner, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, DE

Menin-inhibition in AML: Resistance and persistence limiting long-term responses

Deichmann Auditorium, UKE Delia.Cosgrove@uk-essen.de

28.04.2026

17:00 h

RTG 2762: Therapeutic Radiation in Cancer, Radiation Sciences

Helen Moore, University of Florida, US

Online lisa.bachmann@uk-essen.de

05.05.2026

16:00 h

CRC 1430: Cell State Transitions Florian Wilfling, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt, DE Online or Room S05 V01 E69, Campus Essen crc1430@uni-due.de

11.05.2026 

17:00 h

Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Tumour & Signalling

Jianxu Chen, Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften, Dortmund, DE  

Title pending

Deichmann Auditorium, UKE Delia.Cosgrove@uk-essen.de

19.05.2026

16:00 h

CRC 1430: Cell State Transitions

Joost Holthuis, Universität Osnabrück, DE

Online or Room S05 V01 E69, Campus Essen crc1430@uni-due.de

01.06.2026

17:00 h

Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Tumour & Signalling

Stephan Ludwig, Universität Münster, DE 

Towards a novel host-targeted strategy against hyperinflammatory respiratory viral diseases 

Deichmann Auditorium, UKE

Delia.Cosgrove@uk-essen.de

01.06.2026

16:00 h

Sex & Gender-Sensitive Medicine

Raphael Hirtz, Helios Universitätsklinikum Wuppertal, DE

Differences in sex development and variations in sex characteristics

LVR-Universitätsklinik Essen, Seminar Room 1st Floor (Room 1.74) luisa.rajcsanyi@uk-essen.de

15.06.2026

17:00 h

Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Tumour & Signalling

Bin Qu, Universität OsnabrückDE

Title pending

Deichmann Auditorium, UKE  Delia.Cosgrove@uk-essen.de

16.06.2026

17:00 h

RTG 2762: Therapeutic Radiation in Cancer, Radiation Sciences Mohamed Altai, Lund University, SE Online lisa.bachmann@uk-essen.de

24.06.2026

16:00 h

Sex & Gender-Sensitive Medicine

Georgios Paslakis, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, DE

Sex differences in eating disorders

LVR-Universitätsklinik Essen, Seminar Room 1st Floor (Room 1.74) luisa.rajcsanyi@uk-essen.de

29.06.2026

17:00 h

Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Tumour & Signalling

Philip Kolb, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, DE

Title pending

Deichmann Auditorium, UKE  Delia.Cosgrove@uk-essen.de

13.07.2026

17:00 h

Cellular & Molecular Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Tumour & Signalling

Tobias Bald, Universität Bonn, DE

Cellular immunotherapies meet AI-based protein design: New opportunities for the treatment of cancer?

Deichmann Auditorium, UKE  Delia.Cosgrove@uk-essen.de

13.10.2026

16:00 h

CRC 1430: Cell State Transitions Helle UlrichIMB Mainz, DE Online or Room S05 V01 E69, Campus Essen crc1430@uni-due.de