Pictures 2018

Our Annual Retreat venue: Rauischholzhausen Castle.

Participants at our 2018 MBML Annual Retreat.

Meet-the-professor sessions get underway.

MBML Deputy Programme Director Elie El Agha (centre) flanked by Programme Tutor Ana Ivonne Vázquez Armendariz (left) and Alberto Rodríguez Castillo (Morty laboratory, right).

MBML Programme Director Rory E. Morty in conversation with Sir John B. Gurdon (Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom), the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012.

“coffee break crowds!”

MBML student Claudio Nardiello (Morty laboratory; left) in conversation with fellow student Despoina Myti (Morty laboratory; right).

Mina Gaga (Athens Chest Hospital, Athens, Greece), President of the European Respiratory Society, presenting her keynote lecture.

MBML Deputy Programme Director Elie El Agha (right) in discussion with Nan Tang (National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China; centre, facing camera); and MBML student Xuran Chu (Bellusci laboratory; left, back to camera).

Invited speaker Sir John B. Gurdon (Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom), the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012 (centre, facing camera), in discussion with MBML student Xuran Chu (Bellusci laboratory; right) at her poster; with MBML student İpek Vartürk passing in the background.

MBML student Ludmila Sperling (Herold laboratory; left) in conversation with fellow MBML students David Surate Solaligue (Morty laboratory; centre, gesticulating) and Ettore Lignelli (Morty laboratory; right). 

Some of our invited speakers: (back row, l-r) MBML Deputy Programme Director Elie El Agha, Programme Tutors Ana Ivonne Vázquez Armendariz and Janine Koepke, and Programme Chairman Werner Seeger. (front row, l-r) Programme Director Rory E. Morty, Sir John B. Gurdon (Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom), the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012; Maya Kumar (Stanford University, Stanford, U.S.A.); Carolyn S. Calfee (University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, U.S.A.); Nan Tang (National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China); Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro (Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life at Vatican City); Mina Gaga (Athens Chest Hospital, Athens, Greece), President of the European Respiratory Society.

Invited speaker Nan Tang (National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China; left) in conversation with (clockwise from Dr Tang), Katrin Ahlbrecht (Morty laboratory); MBML Programme Chairman Werner Seeger, and invited speaker Maya Kumar (Stanford University, Stanford, U.S.A.). 

Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro (Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life at Vatican City; left) in conversation with MBML Programme Director Rory E. Morty (right).

MBML Programme Chairman Werner Seeger (left) in conversation with MBML student Julia Schäffer (Weißmann laboratory; right) at her poster.

MBML student Cheng-Yu Wu (Weißmann laboratory, right, with back to the camera) in conversation with Mina Gaga (Athens Chest Hospital, Athens, Greece), President of the European Respiratory Society (centre, facing camera); and Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro (Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life at Vatican City; left)

The poster session gets underway.

Our invited students: (Back row, l-r) MBML Deputy Programme Director Elie El Agha, Programmes Tutors Ana Ivonne Vázquez Armendariz and Janine Koepke, and programme Chairman Werner Seeger. (Middle row, l-r) Philipp Douschan (Medial University of Graz, Graz, Austria); Sander van Riet (Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands); MBML Programme Director Rory E. Morty; Christopher Strahle (University of Heidleberg). (Front row, l-r) Johannes Nowak (DZL CPC-M campus); Karolina Neumann (DZL ARCN campus); Matteo Guerra (DZL TLRC Campus, and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg); Tankut G. Güney (Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom); and Constanze Merz (DZL BREATH campus).

Invited speaker Maya Kumar (Stanford University, Stanford, U.S.A.; top, left), holding a meet-the-professor session.

Invited students Matteo Guerra (DZL TLRC Campus, and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg; back to camera) and (clockwise from Mr Guerra) Sander van Riet (Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands) and Johannes Nowak (DZL CPC-M campus); with MBML students Nabham Rai (Schermuly laboratory), Zeki İlker Kanbağlı (Weißmann laboratory), and Nicole Krause (Weißmann laboratory).

Invited speaker Nan Tang (National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China; facing camera, right) in a meet-the-professor session with Solmaz Khaghani (Morty laboratory; left, facing camera) and Despoina Myti (Morty laboratory; centre, facing camera).

MBML Deputy Programme Director Elie El Agha in conversation with invited student Tankut G. Güney (Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom).

Invited student Tankut G. Güney (Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; facing camera, gesticulating) in conversation with Nan Tang (National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China; back to camera) during a meet-the-profession session.

Invited speaker Carolyn S. Calfee (University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, U.S.A.; centre-left, speaking) during a meet-the-professor session.

Invited speaker Joanne Liu (International President of Médecins Sans Frontières /Doctors Without Borders; Geneva, Switzerland; front, right; in striped jacket) during a meet-the-professor session.

MBML student Vitalii Kryvenko (Vadász laboratory; centre-left, chin resting on hands) in discussion with invited speaker Sir John B. Gurdon (Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom), the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012; during a meet-the-professor session. 

Mina Gaga (Athens Chest Hospital, Athens, Greece; at podium), President of the European Respiratory Society, presenting her keynote lecture, with MBML student Cheng-Yu Wu (Weißmann laboratory; behind desk), chairing.

Invited speaker Maya Kumar (Stanford University, Stanford, U.S.A.; left) in discussion with MBML student Nasim Alebrahimdehkordi (Weißmann laboratory; right).

Invited speaker Nan Tang (National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China), in informal discussion with students.

Invited speaker Carolyn S. Calfee (University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, U.S.A.) in informal discussion with students.

Invited speaker Sir John B. Gurdon (Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom), the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012, in informal discussion with students.

MBML Programme Director Rory E. Morty sharing a joke with invited speaker Joanne Liu (International President of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders; Geneva, Switzerland; right) over dinner. 

MBML student Leili Jafari (Hamm/Nef laboratory; left) in discussion with Programme Chairman Werner Seeger (right) at her poster.

MBML student Ludmilla Sperling (left) explaining her poster to invited speaker Sir John B. Gurdon (Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom), the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012 (right).

MBML student Ettore Lignelli (Morty laboratory) functioning as session chair.

MBML student Francesco Palumbo (Morty laboratory; left) with Programme Secretary Monika Haselbauer (right).

MBML student Xuran Chu (Bellusci laboratory; facing camera, left) in discussion with invited speaker Maya Kumar (Stanford University, Stanford, U.S.A.; facing camera, right).

Invited speaker Joanne Liu (International President of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders; Geneva, Switzerland; right) during the meet-the-professor session.

MBML students Ludmila Sperling (Herold laboratory; left) and Fabienne Knapp (Rohrbach laboratory; right) during the meet-the-professor session.

Invited speaker Joanne Liu (International President of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders; Geneva, Switzerland; right) conducting a meet-the-professor session in the grounds of Rauischholzhausen Castle.

Invited speaker Carolyn S. Calfee (University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, U.S.A.; at podium) presenting her keynote lecture. One wonders what the session chair is doing, though?

Invited speaker Martin Kolb (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada), Chief Editor of the European Respiratory Journal, presenting his keynote “Editor’s Lecture”.

Invited speaker Carolyn S. Calfee (University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, U.S.A.) presenting her keynote lecture.

Invited speaker Maya Kumar (Stanford University, Stanford, U.S.A.; left) in conversation with MBML Faculty member Ralph T. Schermuly (right).

(l-r) MBML students İpek Vartürk (Weißmann laboratory), Arun Kumar Reddy Lingampally (Bellusci laboratory), and Francesco Paulmbo (Morty laboratory), during the meet-the-professor session.

Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro (Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life at Vatican City; left) presenting a copy of the Proceedings of the General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life, to MBML Programme Director Rory E. Morty.

Poster session continues: On the left side of the boards, MBML student Ludmilla Sperling (Herold laboratory; left) presents her poster to invited speaker Sir John B. Gurdon (Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom), the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012 (to Ms Sperling’s right); whilst on the right side of the boards, MBML student Xuran Chu (Bellusci laboratory; back to camera) presents her poster to MBML programme Chairman Werner Seeger (right).

Invited speaker Joanne Liu (International President of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders; Geneva, Switzerland; right) presenting her keynote lecture.

Invited speaker (Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom), the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012, presenting his keynote lecture.

MBML student Cheng-Yu Wu (Weißmann laboratory) was voted the best session chair of the Annual Retreat!

MBML student Giorgios (Akis) Panagiotidis (Weber laboratory; back to camera) explaining his poster to fellow MBML students Marija Gredić (Weißmann laboratory; left) and Oleg Pak (Weißmann laboratory; centre).

MBML student Siavash Mansouri (Savai laboratory; right) explaining his poster to guest Stefano Rivetti (left).

MBML Faculty members Bernd Schmeck (left) and Ralph T. Schermuly (right) in conversation.

MBML student Giorgios (Akis) Panagiotidis (Weber laboratory; left) in discussions with Programme Director Rory E. Morty (right).

(l-r) Incoming MBML student Daniel G. Bermes with Đuro Kosanović (Schermuly laboratory), and MBML students Zeki İlker Kanbağlı (Weißmann laboratory) and İpek Vartürk (Weißmann laboratory).

MBML students Fabienne Knapp (Rohrbach laboratory; left) and Jessica Knöll (Günther laboratory; centre) in discussions with Programme Tutor Janine Koepke (right).

MBML student Ludmilla Sperling (Herold laboratory; left) in discussions with Programme Tutor Ana Ivonne Vázquez Armendariz (right).

MBML students Neslihan Sevinç (Aslam laboratory; left) and Zeki İlker Kanbağlı (Weißmann laboratory; right) in conversation.

MBML students Nicole Molenda (Rohrbach laboratory; left) and David Surate Solaligue (Morty laboratory; right) in conversation.

Through the poster boards... MBML student Giorgios (Akis) Panagiotidis (Weber laboratory; right) clearly causing Programme Chairman Werner Seeger some surprise!

An apparently unconvinced MBML student Nabham Rai (Schermuly laboratory)!