New publication in Nature Communications by several SynthImmune PIs
The labs of SynthImmune PIs Alessia Ruggieri, Joachim Spatz, Ilia Platzman, Oliver Fackler, and Kevin Jahnke have published a paper in the journal Nature Communications entitled “Stress granule phase separation in stress-responsive cytosolic extract-in-oil droplets”.…
SynthImmune PI Lukas Bunse at the “Cellular Therapies for Malignant Brain Tumors” conference in Thailand
SynthImmune PI Lukas Bunse recently attended the “Cellular Therapies for Malignant Brain Tumors” conference of Princess Srisavangavadhana Faculty of Medicine, Chulabhorn Royal Academy in Thailand, and gave a talk on Primary Brain Tumors. The conference…
New review article from the labs of Michael Platten and Chong Sun
The labs of SynthImmune PIs Michael Platten and Chong Sun have published a paper in the journal Nature Reviews Cancer entitled “Regulation of immune checkpoint molecules in cancer immune evasion and therapy”. In it, the…
Research Highlight: DNA origami-based virus-like particles are new HIV vaccine candidates
SynthImmune PIs Frauke Mücksch and Oliver Fackler discuss the recent paper from MIT’s Mark Bathe’s lab on DNA origami vaccines in a research highlight in the journal Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. The paper presents…
New paper from the labs of Oliver Fackler and Petr Chlanda
The labs of SynthImmune PIs Oliver Fackler and Petr Chlanda have published a paper in the journal Nature Communications entitled “A tissue-intrinsic mechanism sensitizes HIV-1 particles for TLR-triggered innate immune responses”. In it, the authors demonstrate…
Applications are open for 11 new research positions
After the second SynthImmune project call closed, eleven new research positions for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers are open in our application portal. If you are interested, please check out the project descriptions and apply here.
New publication from the group of Dominik Niopek
The lab of SynthImmune PI Dominik Niopek has published a paper in the journal Nature Communications entitled “Phage-assisted evolution of allosteric protein switches”. In it, the authors introduce a phage-assisted evolution platform for the in…
New preprint from the lab of Kerstin Göpfrich
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The labs of SynthImmune PIs Kerstin Göpfrich and Ulrich Schwarz have posted a preprint entitled “Volume and surface methods for microparticle traction force microscopy: a computational and experimental comparison”. In it, the authors directly compare…
SynthImmune at the GfV Meeting
The 35th annual Meeting of the Society of Virology took place in Heidelberg from March 17th to March 20th, 2026. On Thursday, March 19th, SynthImmune Spokesperson Prof. Oliver Fackler and SynthImmune PI Athanasios Typas co-hosted…