🚀 Call for Applications - CPI Postdoc Grants You want to shape the future of heart and lung research? We are seeking talented, ambitious postdocs to join our interdisciplinary team of over 200 scientists. Deadline: Oct 31! Details and how to apply: cpi-online.de/academy-post... #ResearchGrant

Join us for “Infectiology in Dialogue” on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, from 6–8 PM at Lecture Hall II, Medical Teaching Center of JLU Giessen (Klinikstr. 29, 35392 Gießen). We look forward to presenting exciting infectious disease cases and the latest developments in the field!

Combining research and the clinic as a #ClinicianScientist: young medical professionals from our university exchanged views with experienced colleagues from Germany and abroad and got valuable tips and recommendations. #CareerSMünster @susanneherold.bsky.social @dfg.de uni.ms/9ja4h

Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Carl June & Prof. Dr. Michel Sadelain on receiving the 2025 Broermann Medical Innovation Award for the development of the CAR-T cell immunotherapy! Their work stands as a shining example of how research excellence can translate into real-world impact!

Tomorrow, September 18, 2025, we will announce the laureate(s) of the first-ever Broermann Medical Innovation Award. Who will be recognized for research that is & will save lives? Stay tuned. #BroermannAward #MedicalInnovation #ScienceRecognition #TranslationalResearch #FutureOfMedicine

Postdoc Opportunities at the Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI, EXC2026) Passionate about lung research? Join CPI for a top-notch environment studying pulmonary infections, chronic lung diseases, and cardio-pulmonary interactions. Scan the QR code for details & how to apply.

📢Have you just completed your PhD and are looking for a Postdoc position? We invite You to apply for our highly competitive Postdoc Grants. 👀 Read more and apply here: www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Save the Date: Infectiology in Dialogue 2025 On October 1, 2025, the Department of Medicine V (UKGM) invites you to the annual continuing education event, Infectiology in Dialogue. Location: Medical Teaching Center, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Lecture Hall II Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Great science doesn’t just push boundaries – it changes lives ... In just two weeks, we will reveal the recipient(s) of the very first #BroermannMedicalInnovationAward – a recognition of outstanding science. Who will receive our prestigious award? Find out on September 18th, 2025

Who will win the first #BroermannMedicalInnovationAward? Selecting the winner(s) of our prestigious prize was no easy task for our jury, as the quality of the nominations we received was exceptional. We will announce the winner(s) on September 18th, 2025, on our website & social media channels.

Our second-year PhD students had the opportunity to present their exciting research at the 21st annual retreat of the International Graduate Program “Molecular Biology and Medicine of the Lung” (MBML) in Castle Rauischholzhausen!

Winstel Lab is hiring a Technical Assistant part-time (50%) (m/f/d) to join the Translational Microbiology and Immunopathology of Infections group at the Faculty of Medicine, Justus Liebig University Giessen. Find the full job description here: www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...

Paper Alert by Trauth et al Researchers from the University of Giessen & Research Center Borstel evaluated the use of the BPaL regimen as a rescue/bridging therapy to manage intolerable side effects of the standard HRZE regimen in patients with drug-sensitive TB. www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/...

Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Rajkumar Savai on his role in the newly funded LOEWE research focus Lipid Space! This collaborative project will explore how lipids regulate tissue homeostasis at the micro- and nanoscale. #LipidResearch #TissueHomeostasis #CardiovascularResearch #CancerResearch

Congratulations to @paolopanza.bsky.social on receiving €287,000 in funding for his project BLOOM, which develops mini-lungs from patient cells to improve lung disease modeling. Part of the @proloewe.bsky.social network. #LungResearch #Organoids

Hessisches #Exzellenzprogramm #LOEWE fördert neue Projekte an der #JLUGiessen: Dynamiken des #Religiösen, #Antifeminismus, die Rolle von #Lipiden sowie Anpassung an #Dürre im Fokus - Weitere Erfolge in der Förderlinie LOEWE-Exploration www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns... @proloewe.bsky.social

Innovation never sleeps – innovation never stops. Nominations are open for the 2026 Broermann Medical Innovation Award. Do you know an outstanding medical professional – or a team of up to three researchers? Nominate here: www.broermann-award.org/nomination/

Congratulations, Dr. Theresa Schäfer! Theresa successfully defended her PhD thesis, “The Impact of GM-CSF on Lung Epithelial Cell Injury and Repair in Severe Influenza Virus Pneumonia.” We are proud to celebrate this milestone with you! #PhDDefense #MedicalResearch #InfluenzaResearch #LungHealth

🎉LOEWE-Spitzenprofessorin Prof. @susanneherold.bsky.social in die @leopoldina.org gewählt! Wir gratulieren sehr♥️herzlich und freuen uns mit Susanne Herold! @jlugiessen.bsky.social @ukgm.bsky.social @heroldlab.bsky.social Mehr ➡️ www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...

Exciting job opportunity at the @jlugiessen.bsky.social – The Center for Internal Medicine is seeking a part-time Administrative Officer (50%) to support high-profile international pulmonary research projects. Find the full job description here www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...

This week, a school class dove into the heart of cardiovascular science at the CPI! Their curiosity and enthusiasm shone through as they worked hands-on, turning complex biology into an unforgettable learning experience.💓🔬 #STEMEducation #HandsOnLearning #CardioScience cpi-online.de/news/labvisi...

Herold Lab was at the DZL Annual Meeting 2025 in Heidelberg! As always, we enjoyed connecting with colleagues from all DZL sites. The meeting brought together researchers from across the network to share the latest insights. #heroldlab #dzl #heidelberg #lungresearch

PanzaLab is looking for 2 PhD students to join the Junior Research Group "Lung Organoids and Disease Modeling." The group of Prof @paolopanza.bsky.social offers 2 part-time (50%) PhD positions with a competitive salary & the chance to earn your doctorate. Apply now www.pulmonary-infections.com/jobs/

We are seeking a part-time (50%) Technical Assistant to support daily lab operations. Applicants should have relevant vocational training and practical lab experience. Find the full description here: www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...

We’re now on Instagram & Facebook! HeroldLab is excited to share that you can now find us on both platforms. Follow us to stay up to date on our latest publications, events, and lab news! HeroldLab IG: lnkd.in/e6EtMxNg HeroldLab FB: lnkd.in/ezyKMFEh

Single-Cell Multiomics the SMART Way Join us on June 13 for an exciting seminar. Discover how SMART technology is streamlining single-cell multiomics workflows. - ILH - Institute for Lung Health, CIGL Building, Room 24 - Start: 10:15 AM Register Here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Traffic jam in lung capillaries: Inter-organ communication impedes gas exchange after acute kidney injury: buff.ly/ZdgF7bC @heroldlab.bsky.social provide a Commentary on Komaru et al. (buff.ly/WelaHkQ)

We had a blast welcoming eager junior scientists yesterday at our walk-in lung model at the Street of Experiments! Visitors enjoyed exploring and had a great time solving a quiz all about how our lungs are built and how they work. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and got curious with us!

🔬🫁This past weekend, visitors at our booth on the Science Festival “Straße der Experimente” @jlugiessen.bsky.social had the opportunity to delve into the world of lung research @heroldlab.bsky.social. Read more: cpi-online.de/news/strasse...

Don't forget to come by and discover your lungs from the inside! We'll be in the foyer of the THM mensa with a huge, authentic, walk-in model of the lung. 🗓️ Sunday, 25 May 2025 🕙 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM 📍 THM Campus foyer of the mensa, Wiesenstraße, Gießen Image: www.organmodelle.de

🚀 Zwei neue #Exzellenzcluster für die #GoetheUni! Mit @scale-cluster-ffm.bsky.social & @cpi-exstra.bsky.social wird Frankfurt ab 2026 zum Hotspot für Zell- & Gesundheitsforschung. Nächster Schritt: Exzellenzverbund @rheinmainunis.bsky.social mit @unimainz.bsky.social & @tuda.bsky.social.

🎉 In the final round of the ExStra Program of the DFG, the CPI has been selected & is honored with funding for another 7 years! 🏆 With the vision that “precision biology drives precision medicine”, funds will be used for high-risk, innovative research for cardiopulmonary health ❤️🫁!

Herausragender Erfolg in der #Exzellenzstrategie: Gleich drei #Exzellenzcluster für die #JLUGiessen – #Herz-#Lungen-, #Batterie- und #Wahrnehmungsforschung konnten im Wettbewerb überzeugen @cpi-exstra.bsky.social @heroldlab.bsky.social @dfg.de @wissrat.bsky.social www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...

We Welcome Prof. Dr. Paolo Panza to HeroldLab! We are delighted to announce that Prof. Panza has joined the Herold Lab as a Professor of lung organoids and tissue engineering for advanced disease modeling. We are excited to have him on board and look forward to his contributions!

Today, on International Clinical Trials Day, we celebrate the perseverance, precision, and ethical responsibility that define this essential part of medical progress Because without clinical trials, innovation remains a theory. #MedicalInnovation #TranslationalResearch

We are excited to share highlights from last night's poster session at #ATS2025 in San Francisco! We were proud to present our latest research at the poster session. #PulmonaryResearch #TeamScience #LungHealth #ATSSanFrancisco #HeroldLab

We welcomed an eager 8th-grade student from Montessori School Marburg for a two-week internship at CIGL. She gained hands-on research insight and loved it so much that she may return. Her teacher praised the varied educational experience. Thanks for joining us - best wishes on your learning journey!

@science.org Publication: Ulrich Matt's & @susanneherold.bsky.social's research groups' new paper shows how neutrophil efferocytosis reprograms alveolar macrophages, shifting them into a pro-resolution state. A significant step in understanding lung immunity! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Sneak peek at the walk-in lung model. The @cpi-exstra.bsky.social (CPI) will provide this model, a unique, immersive experience that makes your lung function, disease, and prevention tangible. Image: www.organmodelle.de #StreetOfExperiments #LungHealth #ScienceFestival #CPI #MedicalResearch

Save the Date & Walk Down the Street of Experiments with Us! We invite you to visit our tent, where you can step inside a walk-in lung model! Find more details here: 🔗 www.mathematikum.de/veranstaltungen/strasse-der-experimente We look forward to seeing you there!

Our latest work is online @stemcellreports.bsky.social: We show that ✨SPARCL1✨ activates NF-κB and promotes differentiation of alveolar type 2 cells in #lung #organoids 🫁. A new link between vasculature and epithelium in #lungdevelopment! www.cell.com/stem-cell-re...

what an amazing poster session we were part of in ERS Lung Science Conference! 🫁 it’s always a please to share our science with fellow colleagues from all around the world, in such a collaborative environment 🗺️

For the next few days, we are reporting from the ERS Lung Science Conference 2025 on “Repairing the Lung - from single cells and tissue organisation to regenerative therapy”, in Estoril, Portugal 🫁

We are thrilled to announce that HeroldLab is officially on LinkedIn! Follow us for the latest updates on our research, publications, collaborations & other news. www.linkedin.com/company/hero... #PulmonaryResearch #InfectiousDiseases #PulmonaryInfections #RespiratoryHealth #MedicalResearch

Prof. Susanne Herold presented our approach on targeting the pulmonary macrophage-epithelial niche to improve the outcome of respiratory viral infection, at the 1st symposium on Swarm Learning for precision medicine 🫁 🦠 @dzne.science @volkswagenstiftung.de @susanneherold.bsky.social

We are live from the 1st symposium on "Swarm learning for precision medicine", in Bonn 👏🏼 it’s a privilege for our lab to be part of such an innovative effort! @dzne.science @volkswagenstiftung.de @swarm-learning-hub.bsky.social

congratulations to Margarida Barroso @margaridambarroso.bsky.social for winning the second poster prize on ILH Symposium 2025 in the area “Microenvironmental Niche and Carcinogenesis, Platform Technologies & Across Area Topics” 👏🏼 🥈 @cpi-exstra.bsky.social

Our postdoc Margarida Barroso @margaridambarroso.bsky.social teased the ILH audience, on the last teaser session, for her poster on human iPSC-derived lung organoids for disease modeling 👏🏼 @cpi-exstra.bsky.social

Our postdoc Learta Pervizaj-Oruqaj is inviting everyone to come over poster 86 to discuss how PLET1 therapy can enhance alveolar repair and lung function in emphysema 🫁

Our PhD student, Theresa Schäfer, got a poster-teaser presentation to invite everyone to check her research on GM-CSF role in epithelial repair after severe influenza-virus pneumonia and restoration of alveolar epithelial cell states 🫁 @cpi-exstra.bsky.social