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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Thrilled to welcome Prof. Alves-Filho from @uspoficial.bsky.social! With a 3-year GRC fellowship, he joins us to advance immune cell research in cancer & autoimmunity, collaborating with @timsparwasser.bsky.social, @luberod.bsky.social and others! 📸 Official welcome at Monday's GRC Jahresfeier! 🔬✨

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Congratulations to Prof. Shimon Sakaguchi on receiving an honorary doctorate from #UMCMainz! His pioneering work on #Tregs has fundamentally shaped modern immunology. It was an honor to celebrate this well-deserved recognition and to welcome such an outstanding scientist to Mainz.

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Thank you to everyone attending our Special Lecture by Nobel Laureate Shimon Sakaguchi today! The co-hosted event with TRR 355 in lecture hall 505 on the #UMCMainz campus was fully booked and well received.

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Fantastic team, wonderful science, and an unforgettable asado afternoon. It was a real pleasure to spend time with GFK Fellow José Carlos Alves Filho and Nobel Laureate Shimon Sakaguchi and his wife Noriko.

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Congratulations to José Carlos Alves Filho on being elected today as a Gutenberg Research College Fellow. This is a fantastic recognition of his scientific excellence and international standing. It was a pleasure to celebrate this moment at JGU.

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Warmest congratulations to Prof. Shimon Sakaguchi on receiving an honorary doctorate from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. A deeply deserved recognition for a scientist whose discovery of regulatory T cells reshaped modern immunology. Proud that my proposal has now come to fruition.

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Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz @unimainz.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

#UnimedizinMainz verleiht Ehrendoktorwürde an Medizin-Nobelpreisträger Shimon Sakaguchi: Pionierarbeit zu regulatorischen T-Zellen gewürdigt 👉 www.unimedizin-mainz.de/newsroom/neui…

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European Journal of Immunology @eurjimmunol.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

📣 Join us on a journey through Treg time! Celebrating the 2026 Day of Immunology with a featured EJI collection on Tregs — highlighting landmark work on immune tolerance, including foundational contributions from Shimon Sakaguchi and colleagues. A must-read for ECRs and beyond! bit.ly/4mXCa75

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Uni Mainz - Veranstaltungen @unimainz-events.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

JETZT ANMELDEN: Medizin-Nobelpreisträger Prof. Shimon Sakaguchi spricht am 19.5.2026 an der #UnimedizinMainz zum Thema "Regulatory T cells for immune tolerance" / Infos & Anmeldung unter 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA… #Immunsystem #Immunzellen #TZellen #Immunreaktion #Medizin #Nobelpreis

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Nobel Laureate Shimon Sakaguchi is coming to Mainz 🎓 Join us for a special lecture on “Regulatory T cells for immune tolerance” 📅 May 19, 2026 🕐 13:00 📍 Lecture Hall H505 Hosted by IMMH & TRR355 ⚠️ Limited seats, so secure your spot now!! 🔗 forms.gle/XAarkDq98hWR...

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Congratulations, Sara Vieira-Silva on your new professorship with IREC at @uclouvain.bsky.social in Brussels! While we are sad to see you go, we wish you all the best and look forward to continued excellent #research on #GutMicrobiota coming from Belgium. ✨ Bonne chance!

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

✨ Immune Tolerance: Mechanisms, Diseases & Therapeutics ✨ Cold Spring Harbor Asia Meeting 📅 October 26-30, 2026 🌏 Suzhou, CHINA Abstract submission deadline: August 21, 2026 More Info online: 🔗 hhttps://www.csh-asia.org/?content/2882

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Congratulations to our director, Prof. Sarwasser @timsparwasser.bsky.social, on his appointment to the Editorial Board of EJI @eurjimmunol.bsky.social! Thank you to the Editors-in-Chief, Prof. Iannaccone @iannaconelab.bsky.social and Dr. Bakocevic, for the invitation and their confidence!

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Yuxi Wei on being awarded a Humboldt Research Fellowship within the Henriette Herz Scouting Programme! Currently a Postdoctoral Researcher with Shohei Hori at The University of Tokyo, Dr. Wei will join the Sparwasser lab this summer. We look forward to welcoming her soon!

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

#TBT to Meeting #7 of our #Sino-German Mobility Program! “Converging Pathways in #Immunity” united researchers from China, the US, and across Germany for excellent science, lively discussion, and new connections. Huge #thanks to all participants, and the CDZ for this strong finale to our program!

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

⚡ Register for our Symposium now ⚡ "Converging Pathways in Immunity: From Cells to Clinical Applications" 📍 Erbacher Hof Conference Center 📅 December 9 and 10 Want to join? Email 📧 sparwasser.office@uni-mainz.de Full Program 🔗 lnkd.in/evFkMe7Y

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Congratulations to @timsparwasser.bsky.social and @luberod.bsky.social for the funding of their project as part of the recently renewed CRC 1292! 🔗 Read more in the University Medical Center Mainz press release (only in German): lnkd.in/ezDnqMda #DFG #Tregs #Collaboration

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Darunter auch SFB 1292, bei dem @timsparwasser.bsky.social und @luberod.bsky.social Teilprojekt 18 betreuen werden. Gratulation zur 3. Förderperiode! 👏

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

We are happy to welcome Sophie Oberwalder to the Sparwasser Lab! 🎉 As a medical student, she is pursuing her medical doctoral research. Her project explores how transcriptional changes in regulatory T cells influence their ability to maintain immune balance. #Immunology #Tregs #ImmuneRegulation

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Was ist #Gasbrand und warum spielt diese Krankheit, bekannt aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg, heute wieder eine Rolle? Erklärt von Dr. Martin Dennebaum der Abteilung Infektionsmedizin des IMMH in einem Interview mit ZDF heute: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBdB... @zdfde.bsky.social

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Ukraine-Krieg: Was Gasbrand so gefährlich macht - Krankheit bei verwundeten Soldaten | ZDFheute live

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yEFIS @yefis-immunology.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

📢 Don’t miss today’s episode! 👇

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

🚨Last chance today!🚨 Register here: dgfi.org/akademie-fue...

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

We are happy to welcome Raoufeh Alebouyeh! 🎉 She joins the lab of @luberod.bsky.social for her Master project and will complete her research in close collaboration with the IMMH, focusing on the metabolism of regulatory T cells. #Immunology #Tregs #Immunometabolism

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

We are happy to welcome Jonas Loosen! ✨ As part of his Master’s in Biomedical Sciences, Jonas is conducting his project work in the lab of @luberod.bsky.social and in close collaboration with the IMMH. His project focuses on how short-chain fatty acids influence #DendriticCells #Metabolism.

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

We’re very happy to welcome Dr. Anna Lambert as postdoctoral researcher to the Vieira-Silva lab at the IMMH! 🎉 Her work focuses on genome-scale #MetabolicModeling, the #GutMicrobiome, and flux balance analysis. She aims to explore how cells or microbial ecosystems shift under different conditions.

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🎉 Celebrating 100 Years of the ‚Studienstiftung‘! This year marks a century of fostering excellence, curiosity, and responsibility. For 100 years, the ‚Studienstiftung‘ has supported outstanding minds - empowering research, innovation, and cultural engagement across generations! #Studienstiftung

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

We are happy to welcome Florina Reich and congratulate her on receiving a scholarship within the IRTG of the TRR355! 🎉 To pursue her medical doctorate, Florina will join the lab of @luberod.bsky.social and work in close collaboration with the IMMH on #Tregs and their role in #CeliacDisease.

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

#ThrowbackThursday to an amazing week in Shanghai! ✨ Our team joined the 6th Meeting of our Sino-German Mobility Program, hosted by Peiying Li and Weifeng Yu at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. 👀 Stay tuned for meeting number 7 👀 #Tregs #Collaboration #CDZ #AcademicExchange

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

We are excited to welcome Julian Arian to our AG Sparwasser at the IMMH! Julian is conducting his project work on metabolic signaling regulation during the differentiation of regulatory T cells under the supervision of Luana, one of our PhD students. #Immunology #TCells #Treg #ImmuneModulation

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Congratulations!!!! Well deserved! Tregs rock!

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Discussing Tregs and their discovery at the 1st Immune Health Symposium! I’ve always admired Shimon’s pioneering work, and Mary’s and Fred’s 2001 paper was the key inspiration for us to develop the DEREG model, demonstrating that not only Foxp3, but Foxp3⁺ T cells, are key to prevent autoimmunity.

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European Journal of Immunology @eurjimmunol.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

📣 EJI is proud to share that this year’s Nobel Prize winner, Shimon Sakaguchi, published with us on 6 October: bit.ly/46R7n4g We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Shimon for receiving the prize in recognition of his pioneering work on Tregs. #NobelPrize #Immunology #Tregs

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

🚀 Science in Action! The new USP Science Campus just set a benchmark: a state-of-the-art research building to be completed in only 3 years. Innovation, precision, and dedication made it happen in Ribeirão Preto! #ScienceCampus #Research #Innovation #STEM #FutureOfScience #Architecture #Excellence

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🚀 Iniciação científica is is the first step into the world of science in Brazil. Today, Helder Nakaya @helder_nakaya delivered an inspiring talk on the transformative power of artificial intelligence in science. A great reminder of how innovation drives progress. #IniciaçãoCientífica #AI #Research🔬✨

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🚀 New tandem starts at IMMH: Lennart Paulsen begins his medical doctorate, teaming up with Aleksandra Lopez Krol (PhD) in a joint project on immune ageing. Funded by the Else Kröner Graduate School #ImmunYoAge, Mainz Research School of Translational Medicine #Immunology #EKFS #TransMedMainz

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Congrats to our Master student Hitikk Chawla, recipient of the Mainzer Rotary Jugendpreis 2025! 🎉 He was honored by the #Rotary Clubs in Mainz for his outstanding work on the development of an oral vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae. #MedicalResearch #PneumococcalDisease #VaccineDevelopment

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Rotary Youth Award 2025 to Hitikk Chawla, honouring committment to society, culture and science for his cutting-edge work on oral pneumococcus vaccines! Congrats!!!

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

#NewPaper in EJI! ✨ Led by Juan Nahuel Quiroz and @luberod.bsky.social (IMM, Mainz) we uncovered how dendritic cells rewire their protein tags when sensing danger, revealing a new layer of immune regulation. 🔗 Read here: doi.org/10.1002/eji.... #Immunology #DendriticCells #ImmuneRegulation

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

2nd Brazilian-German Immunology Meeting / Austrian Edition / Vienna 2025! Wonderful talks and discussions. Thanks to our host Wilfried Ellmeier #SFB-F70 HIT/ support from #SBI #

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European Journal of Immunology @eurjimmunol.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

EJI & EFIS are proud to announce the brand-new ECR Article of the Year Award 🏆 Presented by EJI’s Editor-in-Chief Matteo Iannacone at #IUIS2025, this prize celebrates outstanding research by early career researchers published in EJI 🎉 Check the eligibility criteria here👇 bit.ly/3Hvn9t5

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 20/08/2025

Drs. José Carlos Alves Filho, Luciana Berod (@luberod.bsky.social), and Thomas Weichhart (@weichhartlab.bsky.social) are presenting their work on the metabolic regulation of immune responses at #IUIS2025! Check out the session at 1:45 pm in Hall E1.

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

#IUIS Vienna 2025 #immunometabolism - congrats @luberod.bsky.social sharing exiting new data on the link between metabolism and immune cell differentiation and function!

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

New paper from our lab just dropped: We discovered that an antibiotic can block #Tregs - immune cells that can help cancers hide. This could open new doors for #immunotherapy against #cancer. Congrats to first-time first author Luana Silva! Check out the publication here: doi.org/10.1002/eji....

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International Union of Immunological Societies @iuis-online.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

📅 Save the date: the 38th European Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Society (EMDS) Meeting will take place from 16–18 September 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland. 🔗 Registration & details: loom.ly/v07DKgo #GlobalImmunology #ImmunologyWithoutBorders

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

How Does Metabolism Shape Immunity?🤔 We want to know! 💡Submit your research to our special issue "Immunometabolism & Beyond" in the @eurjimmunol.bsky.social by Jan 31, 2026. 🔗 bit.ly/45xs3xo Edited by Peiying Li & @timsparwasser.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social @yefis-immunology.bsky.social

European Journal of Immunology
Open Call for Paper Submissions
Special Issue "Immunometabolism Beyond"
Guest edited by Peiying Li and Tim Sparwasser
Submission Deadline 31 January 2026
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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Exciting cutting-edge research topic @ Universitätsmedizin Mainz ! #immunometabolism #JGU

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

📢 New Grant: €300,000 from @ekfstiftung.bsky.social for our team working on mucosal #vaccines to fight off #Pneumococcus 🧫💉 Congrats to @timsparwasser.bsky.social, Prof. Lujan and the entire team for securing this competitive funding! #VaccineResearch #PneumococcalDisease #TranslationalResearch

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

📢New role: Starting today, @timsparwasser.bsky.social will be leading the brand-new Department of Diagnostics as spokesperson – bringing together teams from genetics, pathology, microbiology & more! Here's to stronger collaboration and smarter diagnostics! 🙌 #UMCMainz #Diagnostics #UM.Neustart

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

What a fantastic two days! Our Symposium "Immunometabolism & Beyond – From Liver to Brain" brought together scientists from Shanghai, Mainz & beyond. Thanks to all who joined us—and to our partners & the SGC for their support! #SinoGerman #Immunometabolism

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