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Young Investigator Grants Awarded to Laura Gámez-Díaz and Sascha Yousefi

Jan 4, 2021 –

Dr. Laura Gámez-Días from the Institute of Immunodeficency, University Medical Center Freiburg, and Dr. Sascha Yousefi from the Institute of Biology, University of Freiburg are the Young Investigator Grantees of the SFB 1381.

Asifa Akhtar Received Leibniz Prize 2021

Dec 19, 2020 –

Asifa Akhtar (Project B3) received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2021 by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for her outstanding work on the regulation of the genome.

Oliver Einsle Elected to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

Dec 4, 2020 –

SFB 1381 PI Oliver Einsle (Project A4) was elected as a new member of the Leopoldina in 2020, which is considered as one of the highest academic awards and honors for scientists.

ELAV and FNE Determine Neuronal Transcript Signatures through EXon-Activated Rescue

Oct 1, 2020 –

The SFB researchers Valérie Hilgers (B4), Dominika Grzejda (B4), Carlos-Alfonso Gonzalez (B4) and others could show that the two neuron-specific RNA-binding proteins ELAV and FNE define the unique identity of neuronal messenger RNAs. Publication in Molecular Cell.

Noncanonical binding of Lck to CD3ε promotes TCR signaling and CAR function

Sep 1, 2020 –

Wolfgang Schamel (Project A9) and Susana Minguet discovered that the kinase Lck is dynamically assembled into the T cell receptor signalosome. The investigators applied this knowledge to improve T cell-based cancer immunotherapy in pre-clinical settings. Publication in Nature Immunology.

Call for SFB 1381 Young Investigator Grants

Jul 31, 2020 –

CALL FOR TWO YOUNG INVESTIGATOR GRANTS AT THE SFB 1381 (2 x 30.000 Euro): “Dynamic Organization of Cellular Protein Machineries: From Biogenesis and Modular Assembly to Function”

The SFB 1381 seeks for two highly talented and successful post-docs that are in the transition phase from post-doc to group leader (max. 5 years after PhD).

Interview with Asifa Akhtar on “Gender-Gap in Science”

Jun 10, 2020 –

SFB 1381 PI Asifah Akthar talks about the Gender-Gap in science and how to deal with it in an interview published in Labor Journal.

CIBSS Symposium “Signalling across Scales”

May 5, 2020 –

SFB 1381 is partner organizer of the first international CIBSS Symposium “Signalling across Scales”, November 23-25, 2020.

First Retreat of SFB 1381 Principal Investigators in March 2020

Mar 13, 2020 –

On the 12^th and 13^th of March 2020 the PIs of the SFB 1381 had their first retreat in the black forest at Hotel Saigerhöh. It was a very successful meeting and we are very much looking forward to the follow-up meeting next year!

Stress in the Powerhouse of the Cell

Jan 2, 2020 –

SFB researchers Nora Vögtle (Project B4), Daniel Poveda-Huertes and Chris Meisinger (Project A6) as well as Claudine Kraft (Project B10) discovered link of the mitochondrial presequence processing machinery to a nuclear stress response. Publication in Molecular Cell.

How Cells Get Moving

Dec 17, 2019 –

Sonja Albers (Project A1), Shamphavi Sivabalasarma (Project A1) and others could identify proteins that are essential for the motility structure of archaea. Publication in Nature Microbiology.

Maja Banks-Köhn Received ERC Consolidator Grant

Dec 10, 2019 –

Maja Banks-Köhn (Project A6) recieved a Consolidator Grant of two million euros from the ERC for a period of five years.

An ER Assembly Line of AMPA-Receptors Controls Excitatory Neurotransmission and Its Plasticity

Nov 20, 2019 –

SFB researchers Bernd Fakler (Project A8), Uwe Schulte (Project Z1) and Wolfgang Bildl (Project Z1) could provide a mechanistic insight into the stepwise biogenesis of AMPARs in native ER membranes. Publication in Neuron.

High-Resolution Complexome Profiling by Cryoslicing BN-MS Analysis

Oct 15, 2019 –

A versatile cryoslicing BN-MS protocol using a microtome for high-resolution complexome profiling was established by SFB researchers Catrin Müller (Project A8), Wolfgang Bildl (Project Z1), Bernd Fakler (Project A8) and Uwe Schulte (Project Z1).

“How to Boost your Academic Career: Tips from Successful Scientists”

Sep 20, 2019 –

In September 2019, SFB 1381 PIs Claudine Kraft and Nora Vögtle participated in the event “How to Boost your Academic Career: Tips from Successful Scientists”, organized by the Faculty of Medicine. They gave an insight into their academic career steps.

SFB 1381 Workshop “Sample Preparation for csBNMS”

Jul 1, 2019 –

In this workshop the PI Uwe Schulte gives insights in how to prepare samples for csBNMS. This method will be widely used in various SFB 1381 projects.

EMBO Elects Sonja Albers in June 2019

Jun 11, 2019 –

Sonja Albers (Project A1) was elected as an EMBO member in June 2019.

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Administration
Gabriele Reindl
Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Freiburg

+49 (0) 761 / 203-97441 sfb1381@biochemie.uni-freiburg.de