Pictures 2024

Welcome to the 20th MBML Annual Retreat

MBML Program Director Elie El Agha opening the 2024 MBML Annual Retreat.

Participants of MBML Annual Retreat 2024

Invited speakers and the MBML committee: Back row: (l-r) Joseph A. Lasky (Tulane School of Medicine, USA), Melissa Parke (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Switzerland), Steven Corsello (Stanford Cancer Institute, USA),  MBML Program Tutor Stefan Hadžić,  MBML Program Tutor Claudio Nardiello, Middle row: (l-r) Matthew James Thomas (Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Germany), MBML Program Director Elie El Agha, Larissa A. Shimoda (AJP – Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, USA), Charles A. Powell (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA), Front row(l-r): MBML Committee member Sezin Czarnecki, Paul G. Thomas (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA), Darcy E. Wagner (Lund University, Sweden)

Invited DZL students and invited guest speaker Ophelia Aubert (University Hospital Leipzig, Germany) with the MBML committee members

MBML former Program Director Rory E. Morty in discussion with the DZL invited student Peter Pennitz (DZL-Associated Site Charité Berlin)

Poster session in progress at the MBML Annual Retreat 2024

Invited speaker Matthew James Thomas (Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Germany) in discussion with the MBML students during the poster session

MBML student Aysan Ezaddoustdar (Wygrecka Lab; right) explaining her research to Joseph A. Lasky (Tulane School of Medicine, USA)

MBML student Isabell Valerie Burhorst (Schmeck/Jung Lab; left) in a conversation with  Anna Lena Jung (middle) and Laura-Marie Twardowski (Lehmann Lab;right) during the poster session

Invited speaker Larissa A. Shimoda (AJP – Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, USA) giving her talk

Zahraa Msheik (Pullamsetti Lab; right) in discussion with Chanil Valasarajan (Pullamsetti Lab; left) during the coffee break

A captived audience at the 2024 MBML Annual Retreat

Invited speaker Matthew James Thomas (Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Germany)  in a discusion during his talk

The audience enjoys the sessions at the MBML Annual Retreat 2024

Invited speaker Paul G. Thomas (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA) giving his talk

MBML Program Director Elie El Agha raising a question in a presentation session

DZL invited student Peter Pennitz (DZL-Associated Site Charité Berlin) presenting his talk

DZL invited student Edith Plucinski (DZL BREATH Campus Hannover) answering the questions after her talk

MBML student Victoria Kehinde Ogungbemi-Alt (Matt/Herold Lab; left) and MBML student Afaq Mushtaq (Herold Lab; right) enjoying the lunch break

Small talks during the coffe break

Meet-the-Professor Session

Invited speaker Darcy E. Wagner (Lund University, Sweden) in conversation with the MBML Students during the Meet-the-Prof Session

Invited speaker Matthew James Thomas (Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Germany)  in discussion with the MBML Students during the Meet-the-Prof Session

Invited speaker Paul G. Thomas (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA) with the MBML Students during the Meet-the-Prof Session

Invited speaker Steven Corsello (Stanford Cancer Institute, USA) talking to the MBML Students at the Meet-the-Prof Session

MBML Students enjoying Meet-the-Prof Session

Invited speaker Melissa Parke (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Switzerland), recipient of the Nobel Prize in Peace in 2017,with the MBML Students during the Meet-the-Prof Session

Invited speaker Charles A. Powell (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA) with the MBML Students

Invited speaker Larissa A. Shimoda (AJP – Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, USA) with the MBML Students

Invited speaker Melissa Parke (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Switzerland), recipient of the Nobel Prize in Peace in 2017, with the MBML Students

Invited speaker Steven Corsello (Stanford Cancer Institute, USA) with the MBML Students

Invited guest speaker Ophelia Aubert (University Hospital Leipzig, Germany) during her presentation

DZL invited student Dario Frey (DZL TLRC Campus Heidelberg) answering the questions after his talk

Invited speaker Charles A. Powell (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA) giving his talk

MBML Program Director Elie El Agha raising a question after a lecture 

Invited speaker Darcy E. Wagner (Lund University, Sweden) giving her talk

Invited speaker Melissa Parke (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Switzerland), recipient of the Nobel Prize in Peace in 2017, presenting his nobel lecture and giving advices to the students

Coffee break for small talks between the sessions

MBML student Edma Loku (Weissmann La; left) and MBML student Samuel Olapoju (Pullamsetti Lab; right) giving a short concert during the session break

MBML Poster Award Recipients with the members of the MBML Committee

MBML Students Class 2021 with their certificates

MBML Program Director Elie El Agha closing the 2024 MBML Annual Retreat