Würzburg Institute of Systems Immunology

The Max Planck Research Group

The Max Planck Research Group of Systems Immunology is a collaborative effort between the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg (JMU) and the Max Planck Society (MPG) aimed at promoting excellent immunological research. Around 50 researchers from more than 20 countries are working together to understand the basis of a successful immune response against infectious agents, chronic inflammatory diseases, and tumors. Their ultimate goal is to develop new concepts and strategies for vaccines and immunotherapies.

To achieve this, the group is investigating the development and function of the immune system holistically at multiple levels. They are conducting high-resolution analyses of single molecules and cells, examining complex cellular networks within organs, and exploring systemic interactions in the body and with the environment. These research goals align well with the internationally visible research on infectious diseases and immunotherapies at the Würzburg Life Science Campus.

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Recent Publications

Antibody agonists trigger immune receptor signaling through local exclusion of receptor-type protein tyrosine phosphatases, Immunity 2024

Circulating NK cells establish tissue residency upon acute infection of skin and mediate accelerated effector responses to secondary infection, Immunity 2024

Mitochondrial dysfunction promotes the transition of precursor to terminally exhausted T cells through HIF-1α-mediated glycolytic reprogramming, Nat Commun 2023

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Events

Nov 21

Seminar Series for ongoing education in the field of LAS (laboratory animal sciences) - Part One

Nov 28

Seminar Series for ongoing education in the field of LAS (laboratory animal sciences) (English) - Part Two

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Immunologie in Würzburg

News

ERC Starting Grant: 1.6 Million Euros for Jakob Zimmermann

Immunologist starts new team at the Institute for Systems Immunology

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Mini-symposium on viral infections and myocardial diseases

Event brought together experts in the field of viral infections in Würzburg.

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Monika Litvinukova is a new junior research group leader at the Institute of Systems Immunology

In her new role and as part of the collaborative research center 1525 "Cardioimmune Interfaces” Monika Litvinukova aims to build upon her previous research.

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Innate immune cells are more adaptable than previously thought

Natural killer cells of the innate immune system can permanently remain in infected tissue and thus contribute to immunological memory. Researchers at the University of Würzburg have now discovered this.

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Graduate Programs

Graduate School of Life Sciences

The Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS) provides structured doctoral research training in a highly interdisciplinary research environment.

IMPRS-IEM in Freiburg

The International Max Planck Research School for Immunobiology, Epigenetics and Metabolism (IMPRS-IEM) - a joint international PhD Programme of the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics and the University of Freiburg

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Systems Immunology Würzburg

The Max Planck Research Group

Recent Publications

Events

Immunologie in Würzburg

News

ERC Starting Grant: 1.6 Million Euros for Jakob Zimmermann

Mini-symposium on viral infections and myocardial diseases

Monika Litvinukova is a new junior research group leader at the Institute of Systems Immunology

Innate immune cells are more adaptable than previously thought

Research

Chairs

Junior Groups

Graduate Programs

Graduate School of Life Sciences

IMPRS-IEM in Freiburg

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