EVENTS
October 23rd, 2025
EFIS Sex Differences in Immunity Congress
Institut Pasteur | Paris
• Mucosal and tissue immunity
• Immunity across Age and Sex
• Neuro Immunology
• Translational Immunology
Registration is free but mandatory
Registration and abstract submission ends the 1st of June
July 8th, 2025 | 10 – 12 Uhr
Online-Update Hygiene und Infektionsprävention #18
Gendermedizin in der Infektiologie
Krankenhaushygiene des UKEs und Dr. Brill + Partner
VORTRÄGE
Geschlechtsspezifische Immunantworten
Prof. Dr. Hanna Lotter / Forschungsgruppenleiterin, Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin, Hamburg
Geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede in der Tuberkulose
Dr. Bianca Schneider / Forschungsgruppenleiterin, Forschungszentrum Borstel
Genderaspekte in der klinischen Forschung: Relevanz, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven
Dr. Saskia Borregaard / Freiberufliche Beraterin, Hamburg
June 12th, 2025
Wissen vom Faß
Männerschnupfen – Märchen oder Wahrheit?
Windschirm Bar, Hallerplatz 8, 20146 Hamburg | Rotherbaum
Prof. Dr. med. Marcus Altfeld
Leibniz-Institut für Virologie
Unser Immunsystem schützt uns vor Infektionen. Wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse deuten immer mehr darauf hin, dass die Antworten des Immunsystems auf Infektionen bei Frauen und Männern unterschiedlich sein können. Zum Beispiel reagiert das Immunsystem bei Frauen stärker gegen Krankheitserreger, was zu einer schnelleren Beseitigung von Infektionen führen kann. Ist an dem berüchtigten Männerschnupfen also tatsächlich etwas dran?
June 3rd, 2025
Online Seminar
Book a scientist
Dr. rer. nat. Bianca Schneider
Forschungszentrum Borstel - Leibniz Lungenzentrum (FZB)
Wer nicht fragt, bleibt dumm – das wusste schon die Sesamstraße. Bei Book a Scientist haben Sie die Chance, sich 25 Minuten lang online mit einer Expertin oder einem Experten der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft auszutauschen und alles zu fragen, was Sie schon immer zu Ihrem Lieblingsthema wissen wollten.
April 29th, 2025
Einblicke in die Welt des Immunsystems
Tag der Immunologie am UKE
UKE, Campus Lehre, Gebäude N55 | 14 – 17 Uhr
Kurzer Nachmittag der Wissenschaften: An informativen Postern und Ständen geben PhD Studentensowie Wissenschaftler:innen unserer Forschungsgruppen Einblicke in ihre Arbeit.
Öffentlicher Vortrag zum Thema: Multiple Sklerose
Woher kommt diese neuroimmunologische Erkrankung und wie wird sie in der Zukunft behandelt?
Prof. Dr. Manuel FrieseDirektor des INIMS
Alle sind herzlich willkommen!
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June 12th – 14th, 2024
Sex Differences in the Immune System
3rd Biennial Meeting
At Trinity College Dublin
Understanding sex differences in the immune system is critical and requires dedicated intellectual efforts in order to advance. This meeting aims to promote and develop these efforts in the pursuit of identifying responsible mechanisms for sex differences in immune health. We believe that harnessing basic biological, evolutionary, and genomic interdisciplinary approaches will be key to fully comprehend sex differences in the immune system and improve targeted immunotherapies in all humans.
www.sex-differences-immunology.com
see program
register here
May 4th, 2024
Satellite symposium
Sex differences in inflammation
At the American Association of Immunology (AAI) conference in Chicago
Organized by
German Society of Immunology (DGfI) and
funded by RU 5068
Time: 1:15 PM to 3:15 PM
Room: W176
CHAIRS:
Marcus Altfeld, Leibniz Inst. of Virology, DEU
Sabra Klein, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch. of Pub. Hlth., USA
SPEAKERS:
Sonja Loges, DKFZ, DEU, The impact of testosterone on anti-cancer immune response
Tao Zhang, Univ. Med. Ctr. Hamburg-Eppendorf, DEU, Androgen-mediated sex-specificity in liver metastasis via CD8+ T cell modulation
Marcus Altfeld, Leibniz Inst. of Virology, DEU, Sex differences in antiviral Type I IFN responses
Dorothee Schwinge, Univ. Med. Ctr. Hamburg-Eppendorf, DEU, The effect of testosterone on CD4+ T cells in health and autoimmune liver disease
April 24th, 2024
Symposium
Transgender and health in science and clinical practice
Event location
Ian K. Karan-Hörsaal
Address
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
N55 Campus Lehre
Martinistraße 52
20246 Hamburg
February 12th, 2024 at 5.45 – 6.30 pm
Seminar
Jean-Charles Guéry:
Transcriptional regulation of the X-linked Toll-like receptor locus in health and disease
INSERM
Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases (Infinity), University of Toulouse III, France
Host: Marcus Altfeld
Venue: Large seminar room (SR14), Campus Forschung (N27)
February 12th, 2024 at 5 – 5.45 pm
Seminar
Sabra L. Klein:
Sex differences in COVID-19 outcomes: from vaccines to post-acute disease
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
Host: Marcus Altfeld
Venue: Large seminar room (SR14), Campus Forschung (N27)
July 10th, 2023 at 5 pm
Seminar
Molly Ingersoll:
Understanding the influence of sex on mucosal immunity
Institut Pasteur, Department of Immunology and
Institut Cochin, Mucosal Inflammation and Immunology, Paris, France
Host: Marcus Altfeld
Venue: Large seminar room (SR14), Campus Forschung (N27)
April 2nd – 7th, 2023
1st Gordon Conference on:
Sex Differences in Immunity in Health and Disease
Ventura, USA
Chair
Sabra L. Klein
Vice Chair
Igho Ofotokun
The Sex Differences in Immunity GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field. read more
December 12th, 2022 at 5 pm
Seminar
Dr. Melanie Schirmer:
The role of the human microbiome in inflammatory and immune diseases
ZIEL – Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich
Host: Marcus Altfeld
Venue: Large seminar room (SR14), Campus Forschung (N27)
March 21st, 2022 at 5 pm
Seminar
Prof. Petter Brodin:
Human immune system variation
Petter Brodin is Professor in Pediatric Immunology and the director of the National Mass Cytometry Facility at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. His main research interest is in the mechanisms of human immune system variation in health and disease and its development. His laboratory uses novel high-dimensional methods working at single-cell resolution to study how different factors, e.g. infections, environmental exposures and sex, affect the immune system – especially in early life.
Due to corona restrictions, the seminar will take place online. Please find below the link to the Zoom meeting.