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…
A 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…

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,…


New preprint from the groups of Kerstin Göpfrich and Ulrich Schwarz
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…

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…

New preprint from the group of Kerstin Göpfrich
The lab of SynthImmune PI and co-spokesperson Kerstin Göpfrich has posted a preprint entitled “Buoyancy-driven sorting of synthetic cells for nanopore activity”. In it, the…

New publication from the group of Dominik Niopek
The lab of SynthImmune PI Dominik Niopek has published a letter in the journal Clinical and Translational Medicine entitled “Bioswitches: Towards programmable, on-demand control of…