Congratulations to medac Research Award 2025

Congratulations to medac Research Award 2025

We are happy to congratulate the winners of the medac Research Award 2025 for their outstanding interdisciplinary collaboration, which has led to a publication in Cell. The full article of the award ceremony can be found here. Image credit: Anna Schroll /...
We welcome our new lab member Érica Nardy

We welcome our new lab member Érica Nardy

Érica Santos Nardy joined our group in April 2026 as a master student. She works with Rosa on antimicrobial peptides. Find out more at Érica Nardy’s profile...
We welcome our new lab member Patricia Hübel

We welcome our new lab member Patricia Hübel

Patricia Hübel joined our group in April 2026 as a guest PhD. Her main supervisor at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena is Prof. Dr. Thomas Winckler. Her research topic is “Folic acid as intercellular signal molecule in the multicellular development ofsocial...
Compact news from the past few months

Compact news from the past few months

If you are interested in reading a compact overview of our research activities in the past few months you can upload the following pdf file: Download our latest PBT newsletter...
Thorben continues as student research assistant

Thorben continues as student research assistant

Besides genetic and molecular biological work, Thorben Kirbach will support the paleobiotech project as a student research assistant.​ Welcome again to the group! Find out more at Thorben’s profile...