We were at NWG 2023
March 2023
Last week, we used the opportunity and presented our work at the 15th Göttingen Meeting of the german neuroscience research society.
We look back on a successful symposium, co-chaired by Geraldine Zimmer-Bensch and Tanja Vogel, in which Geraldine gave an insightful talk on our group´s research.
Furthermore, Can, Julia and Jenice all presented their individual projects during the poster sessions.
Thanks for all the great talks and lively discussions!
Come and visit us at the NWG!
March 2023
Our lab is currently at the 15th Göttingen meeting of the German neuroscience society. Come and visit Can Yildiz at his Poster on Wednesday, see Jenice Linde at her Poster on Thursday and talk to Julia Richard at her Poster on Friday.
Also, don’t miss out on symposium S23 ‘Neuroepigenetics: Epigenomic adaptations in CNS development’ organized by Tanja Vogel and Geraldine Zimmer-Bensch.
Celebrating Hanna’s graduation and welcoming our newest lab members!
January 2023
Our student Hanna Bormuth has successfully defended her bachelor’s thesis with a terrific presentation and we wish her the best of luck in her master’s studies at RWTH Aachen!
As we celebrated Hanna’s graduation, we also welcomed the newest members of our lab: Jian Du (Ph.D. student), Lena Meins (master’s student), Cala Nusser and Lilli Dorp (bachelor’s students), and Claudia Palacios- a research intern all the way from Lima, Peru! We hope you guys have fun during your stays! ^.^
Tomohisa Toda
November 2022
We look forward to our last talk for this year in the Neuroepigenetics Series powered by World Wide Neuro. Tomohisa Toda from DZNE Dresden will present his research in a talk titled Exploring roles of long-lived cellular constituents in the long-term maintenance of brain. Looking forward to your talk, Tomohisa!
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Biology Day at RWTH Aachen University
November 2022
Today, many students and teachers from schools in Aachen and surrounding visited us for an open house day. The so-called “Tag der Aachener Biologie und Biotechnologie” is a yearly event jointly organized by all bio-scientific institutes of RWTH Aachen University.
Our group contributed with an introductory talk by Geraldine Zimmer-Bensch (current spokeswoman for the specialised section biology), a discussion round with Mira Jakovcevski about whether and how we can influence our genetic material using epigenetics, and a talk by Julia Reichard about the relevance of epigenetics for neuropsychiatric diseases. This was the first in-person event in more than two years and the positive feedback was overwhelming!
Thanks to all presenters and participants, looking forward to next year!
RTG 2416 Fall Retreat
November 2022
With pleasure we received the exciting news that the RTG 2416 MultiSenses – MultiScales was prolonged by the DFG. Great news for our affiliated and associated PhDs Can, Georg, Jenice and Julia!
At this year’s RTG 2416 Fall Retreat, we went to Nürburgring to celebrate the good news and to share and discuss our research. Luckily, the program also included some trips to visit the racetrack and the nearby castle Nürburg.
Tanja Vogel
October 2022
Thanks to Tanja Vogel for providing us with “An epigenetic perspective on stem cell specification in the developing CNS“! Another great talk of our Neuroepigenetics Series powered by World Wide Neuro. You can rewatch the talk and sign up for upcoming ones on the following link: https://www.world-wide.org/Neuro/Neuroepigenetics-Series/
Tran Tuoc
August 2022
Today we heard a new talk in our Neuroepigenetics Series powered by World Wide Neuro given by Tran Tuoc, group leader at Ruhruniversität Bochum. His talk focussed on Epigenome regulation in neocortex expansion and generation of neuronal subtypes. You can rewatch the talk and sign up for upcoming ones on the following link: https://www.world-wide.org/Neuro/Neuroepigenetics-Series/
Julia Schulze-Hentrich
July 2022
Our next speaker is already waiting in line: Julia Schulze-Hentrich, group leader at Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, will enlighten us on the role of epigenetics in Parkinson´s Disease. Her talk is titled “At the nexus of genes, aging and environment: Understanding transcriptomic and epigenomic regulation in Parkinson’s disease” and you can see it in our Neuroepigenetics Series powered by World Wide Neuro. Join in and ask your questions!
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We were at FENS 2022
July 2022
Our PhD students took the chance to participate in an in-person meeting for the first time in recent years.
Can, Julia, Jenice and Georg all visited the FENS 2022 in Paris! We heard a plethora of interesting talks and got the chance to talk to hundreds of researchers about our own and their work.
Georg, Jenice and Julia were given the chance to present their research in form of poster presentations. Also, Julia was awarded a sholarship by the Profile Area Molecular Science and Engineering of RWTH Aachen University. Congrats!
Jill Escher
July 2022
We are looking back on a great talk about the role of gametes for neurodevelopment by Jill Escher. In our Neuroepigenetics Series, powered by World Wide Neuro, we usually take a look at neuronal cells, but focusing on gametes provided us with some intriguing insights! Rewatch Jill´s talk here: Don’t forget the gametes: Neurodevelopmental pathogenesis starts in the sperm and egg
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Amara Plaza-Jennings
June 2022
In our last Neuroepigenetics talk, we heard Amara Plaza-Jennings talking about Cell-type specific genomics and transcriptomics of HIV in the brain. Thank you Amara for showing us your fascinating work of your PhD thesis!
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