Sebastian joins the lab again!
Welcome back in the team!
Martins PhD defence
Congratulations to Martin, this was an excellent defense talk!
It is worth mentioning, that he is the first PhD student finishing in our lab.
Group trip
Because all group members really enjoyed the to go-kart race last year, we decided to repeat this event!
Afterwards we cooled our tires with a really nice dinner at our favorite mexican restaurant.
Award for young scientists of the Beutenberg-Campus Jena is presented to Pierre
Congratulations!
Pierre obtains DECHEMA Prize for Natural Product Research
Congratulations!
Somak joins the lab
Welcome to the team!
Kevin joins the lab
He was already around for some time (as student and HiWi) – today he officially started his master thesis in our lab. Welcome aboard, Kevin!
Group outing
Last Thursday the group members testet their racing skills on the go-kart track, Jena. After a warm-up and a qualifying round, the field only saw Martin’s taillights during the race. He proved to be the legitimate winner by finishing the race over 30 seconds ahead of the second and third placed drivers (Johannes and André).
After the obligatory photos on the podium, the group headed downtown to close the day with cool margaritas and spicy Mexican food.
Shuai-Bing joins the lab
Welcome Bing!
Ramen group lunch
Group outing: dinner at El Sombrero!
In celebration of our latest published papers (in Cell Chem Bio and PNAS) as well as sucessfull research grant applications (DFG, Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung) the group went out for taccos and margaritas.
Holiday hike to Vollradisroda
Our group hiked to the tiny village Vollradisroda to enjoy a great holiday meal!
Visit from the President of the Leibniz Association
On Wednesday, October 20th Prof. Dr. Kleiner, President of the Leibniz Association, visited the HKI. After an inspiring talk, Prof. Kleiner visited the Stallforth lab where Pierre introduced him to our research on bacteria-amoeba interactions.
Dicty Conference, Geneva
Rose, Martin, Rob, and Pierre went to the 2017 Dictyostelium Conference in Geneva. Martin and Rob were both awarded a travel grant and Pierre received a prize for his talk on natural products from social amoebae.
Christmas party
For our 2016 christmas party we visited the Jena christmas market to drink some Glühwein, followed by delicious dinner at Pierres.
medac Research Prize
for our publication on bacterially produced amoebicides(2016, ACIE, 55, 8944.)
Johannes Arp joins that lab as postdoc
Welcome, Johannes!
Martin obtains Hoechst PhD Fellowship
Martin obtained the Hoechst PhD Fellowship of the Aventis foundation. The stipend is awarded once a year by the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI).
Group trip
boat tour on the river Saale
