CRC 1607

IRTG Talk by Prof. Mahabir-Brenner on Advanced Mouse Handeling and Immunology
2025-10-09 08:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Berlin)
Prof. Dr. Esther Mahabir-Brenner, professor for Laboratory Animal Science and Immunology and former Head of the Cologne University animal facilities, will give a talk on advanced mouse handeling and expand on her research in cytokines in health and diseases.

CRC 1607 Progress Report meeting
2025-10-02 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-09-11 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-09-04 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-08-28 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-08-14 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-07-17 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-07-03 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-06-26 16:00 - 17:30 and 4 more dates
Join via Zoom here: https://uni-koeln.zoom.us/j/98599291367?pwd=[REDACTED]

IRTG Meeting in Cologne
2025-10-01 14:00 - 2025-10-02 13:00 | TRIO, Robert-Koch-Straße, Köln, 50931
Dear members of the IRTG,
We are pleased to invite you to the second meeting of the SFB 1607 Integrated Graduate School, which will take place on 1 and 2 October 2025 in Cologne!

Date: October 1-2, Time: 2 pm on the first day to 1 pm on the second day
Location: TRIO building, Seminar Room 3 & 4

Short Agenda for the IRTG Meeting on October 1 and 2, 2025
October 1,2025, 2 pm

Current topics and news in the IRTG
Short stand-up presentation: Where am I now in my doctoral studies? What have I experienced in the last year?
Troubleshooting: challenges in the doctoral process
IRTG brainstorming (15 minutes): What offers/workshops/courses would be useful in the near future to advance your own research/further projects?
Presentation of the IRTG work groups

Preparation for Summer School 2026
Retreat January 2026
Improving communication and cooperation between the SFB PhD candidates
Recruiting doctoral candidates for the SFB’s next phase

Joint Dinner
if you would like: City rally

October 2, 2025, 9 a.m.

New election of PhD and Post Doc Representative (until 9:30 a.m.)
IRTG workshop on “Single Cell Data” presented by Prof. Tresch and his college Nils Reiche
Working session to plan the next steps towards the Summer School September 7-11, 2026
Farewell
Joint Lunch

If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at any time.

We look forward to welcoming all of you in Cologne!

Lecture of Visiting Professor Stephanie Joachim
2025-09-30 16:00 - 17:00
Prof. Joachim’s presentation will be on the topic of glaucoma.
Event Location:
CECAD (building 69), Lecture Hall, ground floor
Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26
50931 Cologne

Visit of Guest Lecturer Prof. Stephanie Joachim
2025-09-30 09:00 - 17:00 | Department of Ophthalmology, Kerpener Str. 62/ Building 34, Lecture Hall, Cologne, 50937, Germany
Prof. Dr. med. Stephanie Joachim, head of the Experimental Eye Research Institute at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, visits the SFB 1607 and gives a lecture on her team’s glaucoma research.

PI Meeting
2025-09-18 17:00 - 20:00
We welcome all of SFB 1607’s PIs to our second meeting of the year at CECAD and a joint dinner afterwards!
Event Location:
CECAD (building 69), Lecture Hall, ground floor
Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26
50931 Cologne

IRTG Retina Rotation
2025-09-16 09:00 - 13:30 | CECAD, Joseph-Stelzmann Str. 26, Cologne
Dr. Sitnilska and Dr. Tang are organizing a day at the eye clinic on the topic of the retina, during which they will give the IRTG the opportunity to learn about retinal diagnoses and the experiences of patients. We start the day in the CECAD ground floor seminar room and later switch to the eye clinic.

Lecture of Visiting Professor Jingfa Zhang
2025-08-26 16:00 - 17:00
The mechanisms and translational research on DR & DME
Lecture of Visiting Professor Jingfa Zhang
Prof. Dr. Dr. Jingfa Zhang is currently serving as the Co-Director of the International Eye Research Institute and is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen). He also holds several key positions, including Director of the Fundus Disease Department and Director of Basic Eye Research at Shenzhen C-MER Dennis Lam Eye Hospital, Co-Director of the C-MER Pharmaceutical and Medical Device R&D Center, and Director of Visual Science Research at C-MER Eye Care (Hong Kong).
As a physician-scientist, Prof. Zhang’s clinical practice and translational research focus on the mechanisms and treatments of diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. He has published over 100 papers, which have garnered more than 2,700 citations (Google Scholar H-index of 32 as of August 2024). Furthermore, Dr. Zhang has been recognized as one of the World’s Top 2% Scientists in Ophthalmology for 2024, a distinction published by Stanford University in the USA.
Prof. Zhang has been awarded over 5 million RMB in major research grants in China, including funding from the National Key Research and Development Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the Shanghai Pujiang Talent Plan. He has also supervised 31 graduate students, contributing significantly to their professional growth and research capabilities.
Where?
Department of Ophthalmology – Building 34 – Lecture Hall
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IRTG workshop "Microsurgical suturing techniques"
2025-07-24 10:00 - 13:00 | Lab Flex Building
The workshop will be held by Prof. Verena Prokosch and Prof. Felix Bock and is designed for about 8 participants.

IRTG Lecture by Prof. Verena Prokosch
2025-07-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Lecture Hall, Eye Clinic, Joseph-Stelzmann Str, 50931 Köln
Professor Verena Prokosch, leader of project C02 and Co-Speaker of the SFB, is going to speak on “Schlemm’s canal in glaucoma and lymphatic background”.

IRTG Lecture with Dr. Maria Notara
2025-06-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Lecture Hall, Eye Clinic, Joseph-Stelzmann Str, 50931 Köln
Dr. Notara’s lecture will be about “Pterygium: clinical signs for lyphangiogenesis”.

IRTG Clinic Rotation Tumor
2025-06-11 09:00 - 13:00 | CIO Building, Josef-Stelzmann-Straße, Cologne
Dr. Constantin Niederau will provide a comprehensive introduction to the topic and treatment methods of eye tumors. This will be followed by a patient discussion in the treatment rooms of the Ocular Oncology at the CIO building (5th Floor).

PI Meeting
2025-06-05 17:00 - 19:00 | CECAD, Joseph-Stelzmann Str. 26, Cologne
All PIs are welcome to join the upcoming PI meeting on June 05 at 17:00 in the CECAD lecture hall (ground floor). We are planning to have a barbecue together after the meeting to round off the day in a relaxed atmosphere, starting at approx. 19:00.

Cornea Clinic Rotation
2025-06-03 09:00 - 13:00 | Department of Ophthalmology, Kerpener Str. 62/ Building 34, Lecture Hall, Cologne, 50937, Germany
Dr. Schlereth and Dr. Rekate provide an introduction to corneal diseases, surgical techniques and aftercare at the Department of Ophthalmology.

IRTG Lecture Professor Thomas Langmann
2025-05-27 16:00 - 17:00 | online
Professor Thomas Langmann from C05 project will talk on “Retinal neovascular diseases” at 4 pm online.

FACS Workshop with Dr. Thomas Clahsen
2025-05-16 09:00 - 13:00 | Lab Flex Building
Building on the wetlab course held by Dr Hadrian the extracted cells will be analysed. FACS is a strong analysis method, which allows to quickly and precisely collect data on many parameters from a heterogeneous liquid mixture with living cells.

Wetlab Course with Dr. Karina Hadrian
2025-05-15 09:00 - 13:00 | Lab Flex Building
The focus of this wetlab course will be on organ extraction.

Cell Culture Workshop with Dr. Maria Notara
2025-05-14 09:00 - 13:00 | Lab Flex Building
The focus of this workshop will be on the isolation, generation an culture of ocular cells. It is a very good opportunity to improve your lab skills.

IRTG Lecture by Dr. Karina Hadrian
2025-04-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Lecture Hall, Eye Clinic, Joseph-Stelzmann Str, 50931 Köln
Dr. Karina Hadrian from the A04 project will speak on “Lymphangiogenesis in Corneal Diseases: A Double-Edged Sword”.
