SynthImmune co-spokesperson Prof. Dr. Kerstin Göpfrich invites you to a selection symposium for the open Junior Group Leader position jointly offered by SynthImmune and the ZMBH.
The symposium will take place on Monday, November 9, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. at the CIID (INF 344).
The event is open to all interested scientists. We look forward to seeing you there!
Schedule
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:25 | Erik Poppleton, Heidelberg, D | Simulation-guided design of nucleic acid structures |
| 09:25 – 09:50 | Nishu Kanwa, Martinsried, D | Membrane-encoded self-organisation for synthetic cells |
| 09:50 – 10:15 | Charu Sharma, Delft, NL | Programming Synthetic Cells with Membrane Proteins: Division, Communication, and Mechanosensing |
| 10:15 – 10:40 | Michele Stasi, London, UK | Navigating the folding landscape: from DANN machines to nucleic acid functional assemblies for synthetic biology |
| 10:40 – 10:55 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:55 – 11:20 | Anna Romanov, Boston, USA | Steering immune selection through particulate immunogen design |
| 11:20 – 11:45 | Tianqing Zhang, Lausanne, CH | Molecular engineering of functional DNA/RNA structures |
| 11:45 – 12:10 | Michael Jendrusch, Heidelberg, D | Designing the unknown: decoding uncharted protein space through design & evolution |
| 12:10 – 12:35 | Sheng Chen, New Haven, USA; virtual participation | Bottom-Up Reconstitution of the Actin Cortex in Lipid Compartments: Toward Mechanically Lifelike Synthetic Immune Cells |
