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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This week we are at #ESSB2026 in Sitges, Barcelona! Adrian is sharing his work on spatial glycoimmunology in gastric cancer. 🔬 #SpatialBiology

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ME/CFS Research Foundation @mecfsresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Project 7 of our €2.4M funding round: MARK-ME develops minimal biomarker panels for more objective ME/CFS diagnostics, using machine learning on existing immune data. More: t.ly/-0gm2 #mecfsresearch #mecfs

Text graphic by the ME/CFS Research Foundation: Diagnosing ME/CFS relies on clinical criteria, and objective biomarkers are not yet available. They could complement diagnosis, reduce uncertainty and delays, and serve as measures in clinical trials.

Text graphic by the ME/CFS Research Foundation: Biomarkers are gaining importance because research points to biological heterogeneity in ME/CFS. In a subgroup of patients, immune dysregulation and autoimmune mechanisms play a central role.

Text graphic by the ME/CFS Research Foundation: MARK-ME develops minimal biomarker panels for diagnosis and stratification. Machine learning identifies the most informative combinations from existing immune data. Below, a portrait of Prof. Dr. Birgit Sawitzki.

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Happy to pitch our findings and ideas at the Bioengineering Symposium by @mdc-berlin.bsky.social today

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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immunologie e.V. (DGfI) @dgfi-org.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

From 25 to 27 June 2026, the 15th Translational Immunology School (TIS) of the #DGfI brought together early-career researchers and leading international experts in Potsdam. 😊 dgfi.org/akademie-fue... Chair: B. Grimbacher, Co-Chair: @sawitzkilab.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social #immunology

Participants sit at tables and listen to a talk.

Posterwalk: A participant presents their poster to a group.

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Inspiring exchange of ideas and experiences with the next generation of translational immunologists at the Translational Immunology School by @dgfi-org.bsky.social 💡

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Great meeting the ME/CFS community last week in Berlin and sharing our latest findings!

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Inspiring week at Utrecht University for our team! Our PhD Adrian joined fellow TopGut DCs, and our PI Birgit Sawitzki was there too. A great mix of science, collaboration & new ideas - leaving with fresh perspectives, strong connections & motivation ✈️ Thanks to #HorizonEU & #MSCA DN! #TopGut #PhD

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The new research institute Si-M (Der Simulierte Mensch/The Simulated Human), a joint Charité-TU Berlin venture, officially opened! We are excited to be a part of this new space, combinining biology, data science and engineering to model human physiology and accelerate medical translation! 🧬

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Excited to share our new study showing that CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells communicate via the AICL–KLRF1 axis to sustain cytokine production in precursor exhausted T cells. This support is disrupted in tumors, potentially promoting CD8⁺ T cell exhaustion. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Two of our lab members, Christina Iwert and Lev Petrov, have recently successfully defended their PhD theses! Congrats and wishing you both loads success in your careers! 🎓 @woodenrobo.bsky.social

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Halloween in Sawitzki Lab 🎃🧙🕸️

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

We are at the #EMBLSpatialBiology: Melting Pot in beautiful Heidelberg this week! Exciting poster session today where also Matthias and Adrian shared their work. #ESSB2025

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

📣 We are looking for a master student to join us at the @bihatcharite.bsky.social to work on an exciting project in the field of #cancer and #spatialbiology! 🔬 #singlecell #multiomics

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Adrian and Birgit are in Porto this week for a meeting of the TOP-GUT #MSCA Doctoral Network. Lots of fun sharing recent discoveries, planning collaborations and getting hands-on training on organoid culture. 🙌

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Waking up our sleeping beauty! Super excited to have Xenium and PhenoCycler now running in the same room 🤩 #SpatialOmics #SpatialBiology #SpatialProteomics #SpatialTranscriptomics #Immunology

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

📣 Job alert! 📣 We are are looking for a talented bioinformatician to join us at the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité to analyze multiomics data in post-COVID-19 and ME/CSF syndrome research. Please share and come join us! ⬇️ #ImmunoSky #Bioinformatics #Immunology #ComputationalBiology #MedSky

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Computational Scientist (d/f/m) in Translational Immunology

Vollzeit | 16.04.2025 | BIH Berlin Mitte

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

We’re excited to be a part of the Swarm Learning Initiative, working to accelerate immune response analyses in infectious diseases! Anika, Lev, and Birgit joined the 1st Swarm Learning Symposium at @dzne.science, where Anika shared innovative concepts for ex vivo functional analyses. 📈

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Exciting to see this story out — showing that children with MIS-C have high levels of TGFβ, which weakens T cells and reactivates EBV. Blocking TGFβ reversed this effect, making this a potential treatment option! Proud to have contributed our part!

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TGFβ links EBV to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children - Nature

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome following SARS-CoV-2 infection results from increased serum levels of TGFβ, which impairs the reactivation of virus-specific T cells.

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Lucas Arendholz @lucasarendholz.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Visited two events with a focus that was new to me - on tech- and methodology. Helpful, technical input and discussions that are often lacking in broader events! ⛰️📊 German Mass Cytometry User Forum - Jena, Germany 1️⃣0️⃣❎️ Single Cell & Spatial Discovery Symposium by 10X Genomics - Munich, Germany

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

As part of BIH Diversity Month, Katherine Deane visited the BIH@Charité and stopped by our lab. Katherine is a renowned expert on accessibility and inclusivity, and we had great time discussing ways to make our lab and the broader scientific community more inclusive!

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Lucas @lucasarendholz.bsky.social is presenting his project on post-COVID syndrome (long COVID) at the 8th German Mass Cytometry User Forum in Jena, Germany! 🙌

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Protesting budget cuts for research and education in Berlin! #SaveBrainCity

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Congratulations to Julia Stein for earning her Dr.rer.nat. degree from the @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social with a stellar PhD defence last week! Well done, Dr. Stein! 🎓 #Immunosky #PhD #SciSky

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Sawitzki Lab @sawitzkilab.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Very exciting week for Sawitzki Lab! 🎉 We moved into brand-new lab spaces at the Rahel Hirsch Center for Translational Medicine (BIH & Charité). Plus, we made the leap to Bluesky! 🚀

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