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Christina Zielinski

@zielinskilab.bsky.social
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👩‍🔬 Professor of Infection Immunology, human T cell immunologist, systems immunologist, dermatologist, feminist & mother University of Cambridge views are my own

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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📢 #Postdoc opportunity in Immunology! Join our team at the University of #Cambridge to work at the forefront of human T-cell immunology. 🧬 Research focus: Human T-cell immunology, cytotoxicity, molecular mechanisms, cancer and infection 📅 Application deadline: 29.10.2026 #UniversityOfCambridge
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Immune Alliance Meeting 2026 is about to start in Bayreuth today. Great speaker line up with Shimon Sakaguchi (Nobel Prize 2025), Klaus Rajewsky (Max Cooper Prize 2026) and many more. Looking forward to a vibrant meeting with a truly inspiring immunology community. #immunealliance2026
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immunologie e.V. (DGfI) @dgfi-org.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We’re excited to welcome our speakers and sharing their insights with you 😊 www.immunology-conference.de/scientific-p... @zielinskilab.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de @efis-immunology.bsky.social @dgfi-yi.bsky.social @iuis-online.bsky.social #immunology26 #dgfi #SkinScience #Dermatology
Main Sessions: Immunity in the Skin
Prof. Dr. Constanze Jakwerth
Early-Life Nasotypes Define Distinct Mucosal Immune States Associated with Asthma Trajectories
https://dgfi2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/details/persons/87
https://www.immunology-conference.de
Main Sessions: Immunity in the Skin
Prof. Dr. Christina Zielinski
Decoding the regulation of human tissue-resident T cells body-wide
https://dgfi2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/details/persons/88
https://www.immunology-conference.de
Main Sessions: Immunity in the Skin
Prof. Dr. Michel Gilliet 
Type I IFNs in skin immunity and autoimmunity
https://dgfi2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/details/persons/119
https://www.immunology-conference.de
Main Sessions: Immunity in the Skin
Prof. Dr. Georg Gasteiger
(Re-)Organization of the skin lymphocyte niche through infection and inflammation
https://dgfi2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/details/persons/526
https://www.immunology-conference.de
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Watching The Imitation Game about King's College Alumnus Alan Turing on the King's College grass in Cambridge. Beautiful setting and atmosphere. @cam.ac.uk
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Now online: ESDR sweet and sour webinar on youtube with Clare Bennett and Daniel Kaplan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mCm... @esdrorg.bsky.social
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immunologie e.V. (DGfI) @dgfi-org.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Just 7 days to go 😊 The lectures are held online and they are free of charge. You are cordially invited to attend. dgfi.org/immune-allia... 9am (Germany) / 4pm (Japan) @zielinskilab.bsky.social @dgfi-yi.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social #dgfi #immunology
Just 7 days to go 😊 The lectures are held online and they are free of charge. You are cordially invited to attend. https://dgfi.org/immune-alliance/
9am (Germany) / 4pm (Japan)

Speakers

Prof. Dr. Shinichiro Sawa
Department of Mucosal Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University


Prof. Dr. Anne Krug
Institute for Immunology, Biomedical Center, LMU Munich
Organizers
Christina Zielinski (Leibniz-HKI, Jena, Germany)
Osamu Takeuchi (Kyoto University, Japan)
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Postdoc Opportunity in T cell Immunology – Join Our Team at the University of Cambridge! We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced postdoctoral immunologist to join the Zielinski Lab at the University of Cambridge. 👉 Apply now: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Research Associate (Fixed Term)
We are looking for an experienced postdoctoral scientist to join Prof Christina Zielinski's group to work in the field of human T-cell immunology. This role offers the opportunity to work at the
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Honored to receive an AMS Professorship from the Academy of Medical Sciences, supporting advances in biomedical research to improve human health. Thanks to my team members who have been part of this journey and whose commitment, resilience, and talent turned ambitious ideas into real results.
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Board meeting of the European Society for Dermatological Research #ESDR in beautiful Heidelberg 🇩🇪 Intense discussions, great teamwork, and a few well-deserved treats—all focused on advancing the future of skin research and gearing up for the next ESDR Annual Meeting. Exciting things ahead!
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immunologie e.V. (DGfI) @dgfi-org.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
😊 We welcome you to the next Immune Alliance Seminar on March 18, 2026, 9 am (in Germany) / 5 pm (in Japan), via zoom. Registration is free. Register via: dgfi.org/immune-allia... @zielinskilab.bsky.social @dgfi-yi.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social @iuis-online.bsky.social
Poster: Immune Alliance Seminar on March 18, 2026, 9 am (in Germany) / 5 pm (in Japan), via zoom. You are cordially invited to attend. Registration is free. Register via: https://dgfi.org/immune-alliance/

Speakers
Prof. Dr. Alexander Flügel
Director, Institute for Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Research, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany


Prof. Dr. Akinori Takaoka
Division of Signaling in Cancer and Immunology, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan

Organizers

Christina Zielinski (Leibniz-HKI, Jena, Germany)
Osamu Takeuchi (Kyoto University, Japan)
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Very delighted about the generous support from the LEO Foundation to decode T cell responses in fungal skin infections. leo-foundation.org/en/2026/01/0... @LEOFondet
leo-foundation.org
LEO Foundation awards DKK 66.9 million to 18 skin research projects
18 Research Grants support cutting-edge research across the full spectrum of skin science.
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
We are hiring! 🙌 #Postdoc position in computational biology at the forefront of human T cell immunology at @Cambridge_Uni. 👇 cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... Unravel the secrets of human #tissue immunity in health and disease with multi-modal single-cell genomic datasets. #ERCCoG
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
We are hiring! 🎓🧫 🧬 Fully funded Postdoc position available in #Immunology at the University of Cambridge. Exceptional opportunity to study human tissue resident T cells across space and time in one of the world's top academic institutions. #postdoc #ERC www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
📢#Postdoc opportunity in human T cell immunology in the Zielinski lab at the University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk. @erc.europa.eu Official announcement coming up soon. DM me if you want to explore the regulation of human tissue resident T cells. #postdoc #immunology
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
A really wonderful meeting in Awaji, Japan, on Immune Receptor Signalling is coming to an end. 4 days of inspiration and vibrant discussions. Not to forget the yummy Japanese food and friendly hospitality. @CSHANews @dgfi_org #Immunology
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Great Future Leaders of Dermatology meeting #FLA2025 in beautiful Nice. Thanks @ESDRorg for the opportunity to now serve as a mentor for a fantastic group of future leaders in skin science. #ESDRorg #dermatology #skinresearch
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
We are hiring! 🎓🧫 🧬 #PhD studentship available in #Immunology at #CambridgeUniversity to investigate a new killer function of human T cells. 📅 Application deadline: 3rd December 2025 more information: lnkd.in/dxq6yMay #findaPhD @ERC_Research
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Inspiring atmosphere with incredible colleagues in Sitges at the first #Cellpress symposium on the Cancer-Immunity Cycle. Looking forward to seeing the presented new immune targets and concepts getting translated into the clinic #CSCancerImmunity2025 #cancer #tcell
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The 2025 EFIS-EJI Immunology School in Izmir was a blast. 🤩 Great science, great students, great workshops and also great food and all night dancing. Thank you EFIS for making this possible! @efis-immunology.bsky.social #immunology
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immunologie e.V. (DGfI) @dgfi-org.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
We welcome you to the next Immune Alliance Seminar on Oct 15, 2025, 9 am (in Germany) / 4 pm (in Japan), via zoom. Everyone is welcome to join. Registration is free. Register via: dgfi.org/immune-allia... @dgfi-yi.bsky.social @zielinskilab.bsky.social
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Bar evening and science quiz in Mikulov with super enthusiastic PhD students. cis.mbu.cas.cz/en/yi-en
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Excited to be invited by the #CzechYoungImmunologists to talk about my personal journey in science and my challenges as a PI next week. Looking forward to inspiring discussions with the NextGen of immunologists. @efis-immunology.bsky.social #immunology
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
The Future Leaders Academy 2025 of the #ESDR is coming up soon in Nice. Great opportunity for the next generation of skin researchers to experience great science, networking and mentoring.
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Huge audience again at the virtual ImmuneAllicance seminar. Great talks from Yosuke Togashi about mitochondrial transfer between cancer and T cells and elegant epigenetic characterization of tissue Treg fates by Markus Feuerer. Next: 15th Oct. @dgfi-yi.bsky.social @dgfi-org.bsky.social
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
The Women in Science Symposium was a Wow! The feedback demonstrates that the journeys and challenges female leaders in science have experienced need to be voiced and serve as a source of inspiration. 🏆Yasmine Belkaid president @pasteur.fr & Women in Science Award @esdrorg.bsky.social, Almirall
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Finally in Brussels. Thankful for the opportunity and invitation to share my personal experience as a #WomaninScience.
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
First ImmuneAlliance lecture after the summer break coming up again. Join online: dgfi.org/immune-allia... to listen to great immunology!⬇️ @YI_dgfi
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immunologie e.V. (DGfI) @dgfi-org.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
📢 June 18, 9am (in Germany)/4pm (in Japan) We welcome you to the next Immune Alliance Seminar with Prof. Dr. Immo Prinz and Prof. Dr. Minako Ito. 😀 Registration via dgfi.org/immune-allia... Organizers: @zielinskilab.bsky.social Osamu Takeuchi
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Upcoming seminar: 🎓Professor Christina Zielinski, @leibniz-hki.de 📢"Regulation of human T cell responses by the microenvironment – novel mechanisms underlying T cell cytotoxicity" 📅 4-5PM, Thurs 29 May 📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social @zielinskilab.bsky.social‬ #CITIID #MedSky #ImmunoSky 🧪
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
On Wed 21st May, 9am CET, our next virtual ImmuneAlliance lecture comes up. This time with Ichiro Taniuchi and Carmen Gerlach, whol will present their latest research on tolerance to gut microbiota and the diversity of T cell responses, respectively. Join this this link:👇 dgfi.org/immune-allia...
dgfi.org
Immune Alliance
You are most welcome to download and distribute the poster. Thank you very much. Past events 2023 Tomohiro Kurosaki / Andreas Radbruch Sho Yamasaki / Eic
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
The Hinterzartner Circle of @dfg.de ‪gathered this week at the beautiful Lake Como to discuss cutting-edge cancer research with eminent scientists from all over the world. Honoured to have been part of this group and to have made new friends. Tx to Marcus Conrad‬ for the invitation.
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Postdoctoral position in Computational Biology open! Our Lab is trying to understand how human T cell immunity is regulated across the human body as part of the ERC CoG funded project ORGANise-T. More info 👇 zielinskilab.com
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Thanks to Carsten Schmidt-Weber for inviting me to @www.helmholtz-munich.de for a seminar and to exchange with outstanding teams on the complexities of allergy, asthma and beyond. Looking forward to fruitful collaborations. #allergy #immunology
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
The next Immune Alliance lecture is coming up on 16th April 9am CET. This time with a focus on self-tolerance and autoimmunity. Everyone is welcome to join: 👇https://dgfi.org/immune-alliance/ @yefis-immunology.bsky.social @dgfi-org.bsky.social
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
#ESDR Board meeting in Antwerp. Delighted to be part of this incredible group of committed colleagues who, together, shape the future of cutaneous research in Europe and beyond. Looking forward to visiting beautiful Antwerp again for the ESDR Annual Meeting 2025 in Antwerp, esdrmeeting.org.
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
On 19th March 9 am CET, the next Immune Alliance lecture will take place.⬇️ This time, we will host Keishi Fujo (Tokyo) and Ulf Panzer (Hamburg). Register here for zoom room entry: dgfi.org/immune-allia... @dgfi-org.bsky.social #Tcells #immunology #autoimmunity
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
To all immunology aficionados: The next virtual seminar of the Immune Alliance Seminar Series is coming up 19th Feb 9am CET. This time with talks from Ari Waisman on IL-17 and from Noriko Komatsu on the immune-mesenchymal-bone triad in autoimmunity. register: ⬇️ dgfi.org/immune-allia...
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
It is World Cancer Day! The Zielinski lab is thankful for the generous support from the Carl Zeiss Foundation to contribute to innovative immunotherapies against cancer. @uni-jena.de #immunotherapy #CAR @carlzeissstiftung.bsky.social
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
The Zielinski lab wishes our current and past Chinese lab members and everyone else a Happy Chinese New year: 新年快乐
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
On Wed 15th Jan we will resume this year's Immune Alliance Lecture series (every 3rd Wed, 9am CET) of the German (#dgfi) and Japanese Societies of Immunology. Listen to the virtual talks of great immunologists. ➡️https://dgfi.org. Upcoming talks are from Hiroshi Kawamoto and Andreas Diefenbach. 🤩
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Congratulations to Gianna for her doctoral degree and fantastic thesis defense today! Proud PI moment. @TU_Muenchen @LeibnizHKI @UniJena #immunology
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Thank you Carmen Gerlach for inviting me to present my lab's research at the Karolinska Institutet Immunology Seminar Series @karolinskainst.bsky.social. It was exciting and fun to be at the KI during the Nobel week. 😃 #Tcells #immunology
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Thrilled to receive the #ERCCoG to lead ORGANise-T. #Job alert! 📣 Join our dynamic team to unravel the inter-organ communication of human T cells and to bring the next generation of #immunotherapies to the level of tissue specificity. @ERC_Research #tcell #immunology erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
erc.europa.eu
Consolidator Grants: ERC awards €678m in grants to back excellent research across Europe
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded its 2024 Consolidator Grants to 328 researchers across Europe. These grants, totalling €678 million, aim to support outstanding scientists and scholars ...
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I feel honoured and thrilled to have been awarded the prestigious #ERCCoG! I am grateful to my fantastic team whose support and great achievements were essential for this success. @ERC_Research #immunology @dgfi_org 🤩🤩🤩
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Enjoying the excellent research environment at Kyoto University and the exciting visit to the new Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology and the Tasuku Honjo lab. Thanks Osamu Takeuchi for the invitation. #Tcell #immunotherapy #cancer @LeibnizHKI @UniJena
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
The Immune Alliance Meeting in Nara, Japan. Bridging great scientific exchange and collegial friendship across countries. @dgfi_org @YI_dgfi #immunology
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Dear Immunology aficionados, you like to hear some exciting short lectures about the latest immunological discoveries from prominent scientists? Then join the virtual ImmuneAlliance Seminar series! Every 3rd Wed each month. For the link: dgfi.org/immune-allia.... #dgfi #ydgfi
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Dear Immunology aficionados, you like to hear some exciting short lectures about the latest immunological discoveries from prominent scientists? Then join the virtual ImmuneAlliance Seminar series! Every 3rd Wed each month. For the link: dgfi.org/immune-allia.... #dgfi #ydgfi
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Excited to have have joined @bsky.app . Looking forward to an exciting and decent exchange of scientific discoveries, in particular in the field of #immunology. 🤩🤩🤩
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