Lunch Seminar 2024
When: Every 2nd Tuesday of each month at 12:15 - 13:00
Where: DBMR, Murtenstrasse 35, Room H810 (top floor)
Presenters: PhD, Postdocs and group leaders of SCRM Platform and partner groups
Attendees: Open for all SCRM Platform members and interested guests
Format:
- 35 - 40 min. presentation (overview of the field and results, methods)
- 10 - 20 min. of discussion on roadblocks, issues, help-requests
ECTS-Credits: 0.5 points per presentation at 80% participation (no midterm and defense)
Supported by: Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR)
| Date | Presenter | Title of presentation |
|---|---|---|
| February 13, 2024 | Dr. Vera Tscherrig |
Discovering the potential of microRNAs in small extracellular vesicles from Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stromal cells to treat and prevent premature brain injury |
| March 12, 2024 | Isabel Schultz-Pernice, PhD student |
Human neural organoids beading it: neurons in 3D culture display signs of injury following mpox virus infection |
| April 9, 2024 | Matteo Zoia, PhD student |
Multiome profiling identifies cardiac cell type enhancers during mammalian heart development |
| May 14, 2024 | Ainhoa Asensio, PhD student |
Mechanisms of maintaining genomic stability in regenerating livers |
| June 11, 2024 | Paola Bermudez-Lekerika, PhD candidate |
IL-4 and IL-10 Role in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration |
| July 9, 2024 | Dr. Haibin Deng |
Targeting lactate dehydrogenase B triggers mitochondrial DNA-dependent innate immunity and promotes therapeutic efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade |
| August 13, 2024 | Katherine Crump, PhD student |
TBA |
| September 10, 2024 | Vincent Rapp, PhD student |
Identification of a TBX5 non-coding regulatory region implicated in mammalian heart development and disease |
| October 8, 2024 | Jelena Murar, PhD student |
Human retinal organoid system for comparative pathology modelling and functional evaluation |
| November 12, 2024 | MD Siavash Rahimi, PhD student |
TBA |
| December 10, 2024 | Marel Steinfort, PhD mid-term |
TBA |
Legal notice: The Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine Platform organizes monthly lunch seminars, as well as yearly member meetings and PhD students' retreats. For the benefit of all participants, we kindly ask all participants to fully respect our general policy and to keep all data presented at the SCRM seminar confidential. This helps to assure those who wish to present unpublished data, including data that might be used for future patents.
Responsible: PD Dr. med. Amiq Gazdhar and Carissa Abbas