NEWS & EVENTS

Alexandra Stolz , has been featured in the  Journal of Cell Science ’s  ‘ Cell Scientists to Watch ’  series. In the interview, Alexandra talks openly about what sparked her fascination with cell biology, the people and moments that shaped her scientific path, and the excitement and challenges of starting her own lab. She also reflects on leadership, resilience in academia, and how curiosity and persistence guide her work both in and beyond the lab. Cell Scientists to Watch  

12. Feb. 2026 17:00h » Insights into endolysosomal membrane homeostasis « Christian Ungermann Osnabrück University Location: University Hospital Goethe University Building 22, Lecture Hall 2

SFB 1177 speaker Ivan Đikić will be awarded the prestigious Theodor Bücher Medal from the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) in recognition of his outstanding achievements in biochemistry and molecular biology. The Theodor Bücher Medal is awarded annually by FEBS to honor exceptional scientific contributions in biochemistry, molecular biology, or related disciplines. Ivan Đikić will receive the medal at the 50th FEBS Congress, taking place in Maastricht, the

22.Jan 2026 15:00h » Lysosomes in Synucleinopathies: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Targeting « Friederike Zunke University Hospital Erlangen/FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg Location: University Hospital Goethe University Seminarroom, IBCII, Bldg. 75

From 12.-14.11 around 30 early-career researchers of SFB 1177 gathered for three intensive days at Kloster Schöntal . The retreat provided an excellent opportunity for personal exchange, in-depth project discussions, and generating new ideas for future research. A highlight of the retreat were the two workshops, in which the participants  engaged with great enthusiasm. Storytelling for Scientists , led by Karin Bodewits, provided the participants  with practical techniques t

This year, two SFB 1177 project leaders, Ivan Đikić and Gerhard Hummer, have been named as Highly Cited Researchers, recognizing their outstanding influence in the life sciences. Ivan Đikić has been awarded for the eighth consecutive year, his research papers have ranked among the most cited from 2014 to 2024 in the two categories “Biology and Biochemistry” and “Molecular Biology and Genetics”, as recorded by Web of Science. Gerhard Hummer has been honored for the third year

The project “DegrAbility: On the Degradability of Protein Aggregates by Autophagy” , led by SFB 1177 PI Claudine Kraft (University of Freiburg), together with James Hurley (UC Berkeley) and Sascha Martens (University of Vienna), has been awarded a prestigious €10 million ERC Synergy Grant. The project addresses a central question in cellular biology: why autophagy fails to clear large protein aggregates. Such aggregates accumulate during ageing and in neurodegenerative diseas

Dr. Lina Herhaus, principal investigator and head of the junior research group Immune Signaling  at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), has been awarded an Exploration Grant from the Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung. The grant, starting in March 2026, provides more than €200,000 over two years to support exploratory research in the life sciences. In October 2025, Dr. Herhaus also received the Walther Flemming Award from the German Society for Cell Biology (DGZ) an

09.Oct 2025 15:00h » Decoding cellular quality control mechanisms through evolutionary cell biology « Yasin Dagdas Heidelberg University Location: University Hospital Goethe University Seminarroom, IBCII, Bldg. 75

24. Sep. 2025 16:00h » Discovering cell mechanisms with AlphaFold « Vlad Denic Harvard University, US Location: GU Frankfurt -Campus Riedberg Seminar room 0.15, N100, Biocentre