Würzburg Institute of Systems Immunology - Systems Immunology Würzburg

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.

Max Planck Research Group

Recent Publications

A distinct priming phase regulates CD8 T cell immunity by orchestrating paracrine IL-2 signals, Science 2025

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

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Events

Jul 03

Anke Bergmann, Clinical Genetics/ Genomic Medicine, University Hospital of Würzburg, Germany
From Variants to Networks: Interdisciplinary Pathways in Genomic Medicine

Jul 17

Maryam Almasi, Bioinformatics Department, University of Würzburg
Tumor Progression Through Single-Cell Transcriptomics

Jul 24

Petra Bacher, Institut für Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
Microbe-specific CD4+ T cells in humans: at the intersection of protection and inflammatory disease

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Immunologie in Würzburg

News

New Phase of the Immune Response Uncovered

The immune system boosts its defense more precisely than previously thought: T-cell activation occurs in two distinct phases.

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3.3 Million Euros for Immune System Research

Biophysicist Anna Lippert is collaborating with colleagues from Oxford to study specialized immune cells. The team has now received the prestigious Wellcome Discovery Award.

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„Imaging the Immune System“ conference in Würzburg

Immune cell experts meet from June 11 to 13 for biannual conference

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ERC Starting Grant: 1.6 Million Euros for Jakob Zimmermann

Immunologist starts new team at the Institute for Systems Immunology

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Research

Chairs

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Junior Groups

Host-microbial Interactions (Gomez Lab)
Translational medicine (Lippert Lab)
Vascular-immune interfaces (Litviňuková Lab)
Computational Immunobiology (Talavera-López Lab)
Metabolism and Immune Cell Signalling (Vaeth Lab)
Mucosal Immunology (Zimmermann Lab)

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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