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New DFG Funding - Exploring the motility of V. cholerae in mucus
AG Grognot obtained a new grand from the DFG, in order to explore how the bacterial pathogen Vibrio cholerae swims in mucus and mucus-like environments. The project entails 3D tracking in different…
Mathias Hornef speaks at the Latin American Mucosal Immunology Group (LAMIG) conference in Bogota, Colombia
The conference took place from November 13-15, 2025, in Bogota, Colombia, and brought together scientists from Central and South America who are involved in research on the mucosal immune system.
Aachener Wissenschaftler unter den weltweit am häufigsten zitierten Forschenden
Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Clavel, Leiter der Research Group Functional Microbiome im Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, und Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ralf Weiskirchen, Direktor des Institut für…
Nour Diab successfully defends her doctoral thesis.
On Tuesday 18th of September, Nour Diab from the Hornef lab successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “The Immunomodulatory role of Salmonella SopB delays early neonatal mucosal Inflammation and…
Paper of the month: Preisträger Matthias Schmitz
Accurate protein prediction is critical for understanding microbiome functions and studying microbe-host interactions. Matthias Schmitz, Thomas Hitch, and their team developed a lineage-specific gene…
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EMIG 2025: The 13th Meeting of the European Mucosal Immunology Group in Aachen
From July 21 to 23, 2025, more than 150 scientists from all over the world gathered in Aachen. The EMIG 2025 conference (EMIG2025) took place at the CT² - Center for Teaching and Training and was…
Research Funded by RWTH Aachen’s ERS Seed Fund Explores Microbes and Pain Perception
We are delighted to announce that Joel Selkrig (Institute for Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty) and Gaia Tavosanis (Chair of Developmental Biology, Biology Faculty) have secured a competitive ERS…
Success in Microbiome Research: Third-Party Funding Secured by Prof. Clavel and Prof. Selkrig within SPP 2474
Exciting news! Prof. Tom Clavel and Prof. Joel Selkrig have successfully secured grants within the SPP 2474 Priority Program “Illuminating Gene Functions in the Human Gut Microbiome”. SPP 2474, led by…
Pint of Science in Aachen
We had an amazing time sharing their science at Pint of Science in Aachen—good beer and even better company! Joel Selkrig kicked things off with a talk about our bodies as bustling ecosystems, filled…
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Clavel, Professor at the Institute of Medical Microbiology publishes an article in the renowned journal Nature Biotechnology
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Clavel, Professor at the Institute of Medical Microbiology at Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, and colleagues publish an article ‘Enabling next-generation anaerobic cultivation through…
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Publication in PNAS by Stefan Schlößer and Anna-Lena Ullrich
The research work of Stefan Schlößer, which was subsequently continued by Anna-Lena Ullrich, was accepted for publication in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and appeared in…
Scientific Symposium: Prof. Thomas Clavel als Speaker zu Gast in der Goethe Universität Frankfurt
Die Goethe-Universität Frankfurt lädt mit freundlicher Unterstützung der Friedrich-Merz-Stiftungsgastprofessur zum „Symposium Dietary and therapeutic microbiomemodulation: State of The Art and…
