Würzburg Institute of Systems Immunology

The Max Planck Research Group

The Max Planck Research Group for 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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Hanspeter Pircher, Max-Planck-Institute of Immunology and Epigenetics, Freiburg
"My last stories from the LCMV model"

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Selected 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 2023

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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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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DFG Funding for Immunology Research in Würzburg

A team at the University of Würzburg led by systems immunologist Wolfgang Kastenmüller has received a grant of around 440,000 euros from the German Research Foundation (DFG) for research into dendritic cells.

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Funding for Würzburg Biophysicist

Junior Professor Anna Lippert from the Institute of Systems Immunology at the University of Würzburg is receiving EUR 10,000 from the Vogel Foundation Dr Eckernkamp to support her research.

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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

Immunology in Würzburg

Events

Selected Publications

News

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

Innate immune cells are more adaptable than previously thought

DFG Funding for Immunology Research in Würzburg

Funding for Würzburg Biophysicist

Research

Chairs

Junior Groups

Graduate Programs

Graduate School of Life Sciences

IMPRS-IEM in Freiburg

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