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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 23h

🙏 Thank you, Florian, for visiting CeMM & inspiring our students with your expertise on viruses, vaccine development & pandemics!

CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 23h

2️⃣Florian Krammer is Professor at @meduniwien.ac.at & Director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Science Outreach & Pandemic Preparedness. He’s also Professor of Vaccinology (Mount Sinai NYC), where he focuses on developing universal influenza vaccines & countermeasures against RNA viruses.

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 23h

1️⃣After his talk, Jan Slupski (@bergthalerlab.bsky.social) talked with him about his career & passion for science.
🗣️“Science is basically my work and my hobby; it's not worth doing if you don't care about it,” said Florian, also highlighting the need for both freedom & support during a PhD.

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 23h

🔬 Florian Krammer (@meduniwien.ac.at) visited CeMM for the latest #PhDProgram Intro Lecture last Friday, hosted by CeMM Scientific Director @giuliosupertifurga.bsky.social. He spoke about developing non-seasonal influenza vaccines & lessons from the #SARSCoV2 pandemic for future vaccine development👇

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 3d

🙏 A big thank you to both speakers for sharing their expertise and advice with our PhD students!

CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 3d

2️⃣ @bprainsack.bsky.social (@univie.ac.at) spoke with Julie Beaucamp (@georgwinter.bsky.social's group) about engaging with colleagues & staying motivated by pursuing research topics that truly inspire you and align with your passions and interests.

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 3d

1️⃣ Martin Brunner (@meduniwien.ac.at) talked with Carla Aranda Vallejo (@floriangrebien.bsky.social's group) about the importance of collaboration, sharing resources & supporting one another to succeed in clinical research.

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 3d

🧬 From clinical trials to the societal impact of biomedical research: two more interesting lectures yesterday during the CeMM #PhDProgram Intro Lectures! 👩‍🔬👨🏿‍🔬 Discover the key insights from their discussions with the students below 👇🏻

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 3d

Great Impromptu Seminar today with José Ordovás-Montañés from @bostonchildrens.bsky.social & @harvard.edu! He discussed how barrier tissues like the skin and intestine recall past inflammation. Thanks José & our co-hosts PIs Christoph Bock, Clarissa Campbell & Georg Stary!

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 4d

2️⃣ Freya Jungen (Seruggia group) talked with Jürgen Knoblich (@imbavienna.bsky.social Deputy Scientific Director) about what it means to be a scientist, the technologies shaping research, & the importance of staying flexible in science.

CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 4d

1️⃣ @mmbronstein.bsky.social (@aithyra.bsky.social Scientific Director of AI) spoke with @mlichtenstein.bsky.social (@georgwinter.bsky.social's group) about the value of taking on ambitious projects & the key role of collaboration in science.

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 4d

What were our students up to yesterday during the CeMM #PhDProgram Intro Lectures? 👩‍🔬👨🏿‍🔬
From geometry driving advances in drug development and AI to the science of brain development. Check out the insights from their discussions below! 👇🏻

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 5d

🎉 Congratulations to CeMM researchers @georgwinter.bsky.social (with Juraj Konc), Danica Drpić & Christoph Bock (@bocklab.bsky.social) on receiving funding from the Christian Doppler Research Association’s "Transfer Science to Spin-off" program! 🔬👏

👉 Read more about their projects: bit.ly/3VSRIwh

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 5d

2️⃣ Magdalena Justyniarska (Campbell group) spoke with Thomas König (FORWIT Managing Director) about how to approach a PhD, from managing challenges to understanding the broader social context of scientific work.

CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 5d

1️⃣ Mitchell G. Ash (@univie.ac.at Prof. em.) discussed with Patrik Hains (Busslinger group) topics ranging from starting a PhD to the usefulness of science and the long-term value of fundamental research.

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 5d

This week, we continued with the CeMM #PhD Program Intro Lectures! 👩‍🔬👨🏿‍🔬
Yesterday, we had insightful lectures on the intersection of science, politics & society. Take a look at our thread below to find out more about our PhD student discussions with the speakers! 👇🏻

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 6d

At our annual outing last Friday, CeMM colleagues gathered at the historic Theater an der Wien!🎭 Backstage tours, lunch & welcoming our new PhD students made it a special day. A tradition to come together beyond the lab & strengthen the CeMM community spirit!
📸More photos: https://bit.ly/3KIGYy9

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 8d

👏 Shout out to our CeMM team who ran the 19th #Krebsforschungslauf at the Altes AKH Campus today! 🏃‍♀️🏃
Together they completed 205 rounds (~330 kms), supporting @meduniwien.ac.at’s #CancerResearch projects. Huge thanks to our runners for their energy & dedication! 💙
#wirlaufenweiter

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 10d

Our #PhDProgram Intro Lecture Series continued with Vanja Nagy, former Adjunct PI & Neuroscience Program Director at CEBINA. She spoke on innovation in CNS disorders & neurodegeneration 🧠

PhD student Victoria Ellmer (Georg Stary's Group) asked her about what inspired her scientific journey👇

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 12d

🚀 CeMM’s #PhDProgram Intro Lecture Series kicked off yesterday!
Judit Simon (@meduniwien.ac.at) opened with a talk on #HealthEconomics & afterward PhD student Thaddaeus Newerkla (@lderooij.bsky.social's Group) asked her about PhD focus, the role of mentors & the value of networking 👇

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 13d

Congratulations to Eugenia Pankevich from the group of CeMM PI & @meduniwien.ac.at Prof. Christoph Bock (@bocklab.bsky.social) who has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Engineering next-generation T cell therapy through genetic screens." Well done!! 🎓 🎉 #phdlife #phdhat

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 13d

🎓A warm welcome to our new cohort of CeMM #PhD students! They’re starting an inspiring journey in science, discovery & innovation at #CeMM. We wish them a successful PhD training filled with learning, collaboration & breakthroughs in our interdisciplinary community! 👩‍🔬👨🏿‍🔬

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 16d

Congrats to Salvo Lombardo from the group of CeMM Adjunct PI Jörg Menche (@maxperutzlabs.bsky.social), who has successfully defended his PhD thesis "A network-based framework for assessing the pathobiological impact of environmental exposures on human development & health." Well done! 🎓🎉 #phdlife

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 17d

Congrats to Eugenia Pankevich from CeMM PI Christoph Bock's group (@bocklab.bsky.social) on winning the #ÖGMBT Life Science Research Award Austria 2025 in Societal Impact!🏆
A recognition of her PhD research's scientific excellence & its impact!👏
🔗 Awarded publication: https://go.nature.com/4mkPy39

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · 17d

👏 A truly Special Seminar yesterday by @danielepiomelli.bsky.social (@ucicannabis.bsky.social) on chronic pain as a metabollically driven neurodegenerative process, sharing key properties with Alzheimer's. Thanks to Daniele & hosts Tibor Harkany (@meduniwien.ac.at) & @giuliosupertifurga.bsky.social

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