—Professor Anne-Katrin Pröbstel, Managing Director of the Center of Neurology and Director of the Clinic for Neuroimmunology at the University Hospital Bonn, is the recipient of the „WeAreNeuroimmunology“ Mid-Career Award of the International Society of Neuroimmunology (ISNI). She is honored for her work on the role of B cells and antibodies and the influence of gut microbiota on immune cells in neuroinflammatory diseases.
They discovered how the immune system is kept in check
—The body’s powerful immune system must be regulated, or it may attack our own organs. Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi are awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 for their groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body.
—the MIB Future Panel 2025, organized by the Medical Imaging Center Bonn (MIB) and the Transfer Team of the Medical Faculty Bonn, once again offered an exciting platform for exchange among science, clinics, start-ups, industry, and investors — with a special focus on medical imaging and artificial intelligence (AI).
—What effects does severe obesity have on the lungs? A research team led by Prof. Dr. Veronika Lukacs-Kornek from the ‘ImmunoSensation2’ Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bonn and the Institute for Molecular Medicine and Experimental Immunology (IMMEI) at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) investigated this question. The results suggest that obesity causes the lungs to age faster. The findings have been published in the journal ‘Cell Reports’.
Human Immunome Project Announces Scientific Partner Network
—The Human Immunome Project (HIP) – a global NGO using artificial intelligence and big data to unlock the secrets of the human immune system in health and disease – today announced its Scientific Partner Network with nine founding institutional members on five continents. This landmark alliance brings together the world’s leading systems immunologists, clinical scientists, AI experts, and human biologists to establish common human study protocols and data standardization approaches that will be used to build the largest dataset of human immunological profiles.
—For immune cells, the actin cytoskeleton is more than a structural scaffold. Immune cells can migrate to sites of infection or form precise, short-lived contacts with other cells, by constantly reshaping their actin cytoskeleton. Genetic errors in the molecular machinery controlling actin dynamics lead to impaired immunity, and often to autoimmunity and chronic inflammation. An overview of the current state of research on immune-related actinopathies, prepared by scientists arround ImmunoSensation² member Prof. Kaan Boztug, has now been published in Nature Reviews Immunology.
—Outstanding junior researchers in immunology from all over the world gathered in Maria Laach, Germany, this September. The monastery was the venue of the 4th ImmunoSensation2–IFReC International School on Advanced Immunology. The series was successfully launched in 2022 in Japan as a joint endeavor of ImmunoSensation² and our partner IFReC in Osaka, Japan. It is held annually, alternating between Germany and Japan, connecting the next generation of interdisciplinary immunologists and offering a new educational opportunity for outstanding PhD students and junior postdocs.
—On Sunday, September 14th 2025, the NeuVa Art Lab started its Mandala workshop series at Bonn University’s Impulse - House for Innovation and Creativity. The event brought together scientists, artists, and the public to explore the connections between brain research and artistic expression. Together, complex brain structures are resembled in form of mandala artworks, that will be presented in an exhibition by the end of the project. NeuVa Art is a joined project by Prof. Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar of the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn and textile artist Paula Urrutia.
