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Topic: Awards

01.07.2025

A publication on the hidden potential of the gene LMO4 to enhance the cancer-fighting abilities of T cells has been selected as the “Highlight of Biomedical Research” in July by the Medical Faculty of the University of Regensburg. The study authored by LIT researchers Dr. Dr. Roland Schelker, head of the Clinical Translation Group “T-Cell Fitness” at the LIT and specialist in hematology/oncology at the University Hospital Regensburg, and Prof. Luca Gattinoni, Head of LIT Research Division “Functional Immune Cell Modulation”, was published in the high-impact journal Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy.


Topic: Awards

26.05.2025

LIT scientist Meghma Mukherjee, PhD student at the Research Division “Interventional Immunology” headed by Prof. Philipp Beckhove, received the Best Poster Award at the CIMT Annual Meeting in Mainz.


Topic: Awards

08.02.2024

Dr. Jeremy Baldwin, Postdoctoral Scientist in the Functional Immune Cell Modulation Division of the LIT, received an Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Life Science of 12.500€ by the Joachim Herz Foundation for his research project on metabolically reprogramming CD8+ T cells for cancer immunotherapy applications.


Topic: Awards

02.08.2023

The award-winning work from Dr. Christian Schmidl’s group investigates epigenetic changes in tumor-infiltrating T cells that distinguish functional from dysfunctional (“exhausted”) T cells.


Topic: Awards

23.06.2023

The prestigious Johann Georg Zimmermann Medal was awarded this year to LIT scientist Prof. Hinrich Abken in recognition of his lifetime achievements.


Topic: Awards

28.11.2022

Dr. Bittner developed a new type of synthetic biosensor, so-called artificial immune receptors (AIRs), with the help of which Treg cells can be reprogrammed into intelligent ‘smart’ Tregs.


Topic: Awards

17.05.2022

RCI scientist Valentina Volpin, Ph.D, has received the 2021 CMIT Audience Choice award for her e-talk.


Topic: Awards

16.11.2021

Michael Delacher, PhD, received the 2021 DAG-HSZT Research Award (German Working Group for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy) for his work conducted at the RCI Immunology Division.


Topic: Awards

22.09.2021

RCI scientist, Mario Lecce, PhD, has received the prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship, which addresses and supports post-doctoral researchers with outstanding qualifications.


Topic: Awards

16.11.2020

Immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi, a member of the RCI Scientific Advisory Board, is honored with the Robert-Koch-Award this year.