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@kolblab.bsky.social
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Dr Philipp Kolb Research group at the University Medical Centre Freiburg (Uniklinikum Freiburg). Interested in interactions between viruses and hosts.

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Kolb Group @kolblab.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
The program has been finalised for #MHVW2025 and #HHV65symposium! Only a couple more days to go!
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Kolb Group @kolblab.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
📣Last Chance!📣 Monday is the last chance to sign up for the Mini Herpesvirus Workshop taking place in Freiburg on the 8th and 9th of October 2025! Don't miss out on amazing speakers and a catch up with your favourite colleagues and collaborators.
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Kolb Group @kolblab.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Did you know just how cool the Herpesvirus academic community is? Some of the world experts in Herpesvirus research formed a band, Herpetic Legion, that has been on tour for over ten years. Each IHW, we get to dance and sing along with our colleagues and friends and witness a real impressive show
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Kolb Group @kolblab.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
We are over halfway through the #IHW! It has been great sharing research and ideas with this awesome community of scientists. Here we are at Rebecca's poster on CMV transcytosis through placental tissue. @philkohol.bsky.social @lauranena.bsky.social
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Kolb Group @kolblab.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
A wonderful start to the International Herpesvirus Workshop, this year in Berlin! Philipp is co-hosting the Betaherpesvirus satellite workshop to kick us off. Some really fascinating talks so far. Looking forward to catching up with some more familiar faces, too!
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Kolb Group @kolblab.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
📣More speakers confirmed!📣 Planning is well underway for the Mini Herpesvirus Workshop and we are pleased to share with you the updated list of speakers that we are looking forward to welcoming here in Freiburg. 🎤
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Kolb Group @kolblab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
📣Registration is open!📣 Here is our website to the Mini Herpesvirus Workshop in Freiburg! Register and find out more details below. www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/herpes-virus...
uniklinik-freiburg.de
Herpes Virus Workshop | Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
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Kolb Group @kolblab.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
📣Save the date! 📣 We will be hosting the 18th Mini Herpesvirus Workshop and the HHV-65 Symposium in Freiburg this year. We are very excited about all of the amazing speakers that we get to welcome. We can't wait to see you all there!
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Kolb Group @kolblab.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Happy international women's day! Women are an important part of science and academia, yet they still face major challenges #InternationalWomensDay2025
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Kolb Group @kolblab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
We had such a great time this week meeting and catching up with our virologist friends. A big thanks to the organisers and everyone who took part. See you all again soon!
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Kolb Group @kolblab.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Rebecca Göttler presenting her poster at the @gesvirologie.bsky.social meeting in Hamburg. Learn about how she's using placenta organoids amongst other models to investigate the transmission of CMV virions through the placenta.
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Kolb Group @kolblab.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Rounding up the first day of the GfV in Hamburg! Got to catch some interesting talks and see some familiar faces. Looking forward to tomorrow, where Rebecca Göttler will present her poster on her PhD project. See you there!
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Kolb Group @kolblab.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Cytomegalovirus shows us how viruses can attack antibodies directly to establish infection. Read our latest paper on rhesus cytomegalovirus evasion from IgG mediated immunity published in @naturecomms.bsky.social And we've been included in the Editors' Highlights! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Rhesus Cytomegalovirus-encoded Fcγ-binding glycoproteins facilitate viral evasion from IgG-mediated humoral immunity - Nature Communications
The role of viral Fc-gamma receptors in rhesus cytomegalovirus (RhCMV) infection is unclear. Here, the authors characterized RhCMV vFcγRs and report that their deletion did not affect virus replicatio...
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