Luisa Betke joins the lab
Our newest lab member Luisa Betke switched to us from the Fleischhauer lab. Her work will initially focus on the quantification of HIV reservoir size and transcriptional activity in clinical samples…
Schwarzer Lab · News
News, people, papers & events
A running archive of lab milestones, new team members, publications, awards, talks, collaborations, and events across the Schwarzer Lab.
Lab news archive
This page collects updates from across the lab, including people, papers, funding, talks, awards, collaborations, and events. Entries are grouped by year, with the most recent updates first.
2025
Highlights from the current year.
Visiting scientist: Nneoma Confidence Anyanwu
Nneoma Confidence Anyanwu joins us for a three-month lab exchange funded by DFG and TWAS; she’ll be exploring the role of miRNAs in HIV persistence.
Two presentations at DÖAK 2025
Eva presented “The Role of Lipids in HIV Persistence” and Roland spoke about “Mechanisms of HIV Latency”.
2024
Papers, awards, funding, and new people.
Two new team members
Paula Brennecke will explore Type I interferons in HIV persistence, while Nahara Souza Leite will investigate the regulation of TRIM5α expression by HERVs.
DFG grant approved
We received three years of funding for Orthohantavirus research.
Coronavirus entry inhibitor published
Together with the labs of Thomas Efferth and Kathrin Sutter, our study on a new coronavirus entry inhibitor was published in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy.
Talks at HIV Immunology, Vaccines & Cure
Two talks by Hannah and Eva at the 2nd Symposium on HIV Immunology, Vaccines and Cure Approaches organized by our institute.
VBBN oral presentation
Eva gave another oral presentation at the 3rd annual Virus Biology and Biophysics Network in Braunschweig…
Orthohantavirus cell biology study online
Our newest study on the cell biology of Orthohantavirus infections is online as a preprint… exciting to see how Puumala virus remodels infected cells.
Hannah wins Top Young Science Best Paper Award
Recognition from the Medical Faculty for the CD73 paper in Cell Reports — another testament to her scientific excellence…
Lisa Weber joins
Lisa Weber joins the team for her Master’s project dealing with antivirals.
Maria Leonhardt internship
Maria returned for a six-week internship after her Bachelor project in our lab.
Welcome, Yasmin Yusuf
Yasmin joins as our newest Bachelor student contributing to Eva’s project.
Goodbye Julia G.
We wish Julia all the best for her next steps.
Zehra Karakoese joins as Postdoc
Zehra switched over from Kathrin’s lab to start as our newest postdoc.
Goodbye Samson Folami
Wishing Samson success on his journey ahead.
2023
Awards, papers, team arrivals, and milestones.
New Master’s student: Nathalie Balog
Meet our newest Master’s student.
DFG project approved
Funding for our Hypoxia/Purinergic Signaling project.
CD73 paper online
Hannah’s CD73 paper is online. Applause to all co-authors.
Welcome, Kristina Grgic
Kristina will work on ART-loaded nanoparticles and a TRIM5α promoter study (with Carina Elsner).
Two arrivals
Julia Graute’s first day as Master’s student; Sarah Oster visits for two weeks from TH Bingen.
Poster prize at 2nd ITHF Poster Day
Jouly, Kathi and Eva presented their work — Eva won the poster award.
Welcome, Samson Folami
Samson joins from Uppsala University.
Farewell, Balkissa
Balkissa’s last day with our group.
ART-loaded nanoparticles paper
First paper with Marek and the Polish Academy of Sciences collaboration.
Rieke W. finishes Bachelor project
Congrats, Rieke!
Roland’s return to the lab
Happy to be back at the bench.
Kathi Hock joins for Master’s
Welcome, Kathi!
Welcome, Rieke Wingenfeld
First day for our newest Bachelor student.
Eva wins GfV Science Slam 2023
Great job, Eva!
Forooz’s lab work concludes
All the best, FA!
2022
Leadership, papers, student projects, and transitions.
Seamless transition in leadership
Hannah and Roland swap stay-home parent/PI positions.
Maria L’s last day
End of an era — thank you, Maria!
First ELAN student (with Fandrey lab)
Our first ELAN student starts.
Forooz Afiuny starts Bachelor project
Welcome, Forooz!
Eva rejoins as first doctoral student
The lost child returns — great to have you back, EM!
PDC-109 antiviral study out
Joint work with Sutter lab, Karin Müller and Peter Müller.
HIV-1 paper in mBio
With the Institute of Virology, Gladstone Institutes and Kim Hasenkrug’s group.
Balkissa Mountessoumoun’s first day
Welcome, Balkissa.
Novel Ca2+-binding motif in HIV Env
Check out our paper on a new calcium-binding motif in the HIV envelope protein.
Laila Smaina’s last day
All the best!
Carolin Kruth rejoins ITHF
Continues rotation project in collaboration with Sutter lab.
Vivienne Schneider & Maria Leonhard join
Seamless replacement of E & F by Vivienne and Maria.
Eva and Frederic left the house
Thank you both for your contributions!
First lab paper published
Congrats to Hannah and Robert for their publication on Hantavirus N protein.
2021
Founding year highlights.
Frederic rejoins the lab
Once MVP, always MVP…
Carolina van Gelder starts rotation
Welcome, Carolina!
Laila Smaina joins from Italy
Buongiorno, Laila!
Eva Müller joins for Master’s
Welcome, Eva.
Frederic presents Praxisphasenbericht
And nailed it.
Hannah defends PhD
Congrats, Dr. S!
Frederic Borkamp joins
Welcome, KB!!
Tamara joins the lab
Welcome aboard.