News

Sep 25, 2025

New Publication! The first of a collection of VISION reviews is out titled Multiple roles of the matrix protein Z in arenavirus infection — a structural perspective. We congratulate VISION PhD student Annika Rammelt and the team of Maria Rosenthal!

Sep 3, 2025

New publication! In this study the authors isolate a prefusion glycoprotein B specific nanobody that can neutralize HSV-1 and HSV-2. Congratulations to VISION PhD student Julia Nentwig, the Kay Gruenewald Lab and all collaborators! Find the press release here.

Sep 2025

Four young researchers joined the RTG Graduate School VISION this summer with the DAAD RISE programme to learn from our doctoral students in Lübeck and Hamburg and gain hands-on experience in cutting-edge virology research. Read more here.

June 24, 2025

For our Summer School 2024 on Translational Vaccinology we revisited the „Seehof“ in Ratzeburg and enjoyed invited talks by Thomas Pietschmann, Dave Stuart, our Mercator fellow Félix Rey, Wolfgang Hammerschmidt, as well as getting some more insights into the path to industry by Sebastian Goy and Simon Schröder from the DZIF TMPO, Sophia Reindl from Boehringer-Ingelheim and Ilaria Ferlenghi from GSK plc. Siena.

Apr 4, 2025

We had our Selection Symposium for the second cohort of the VISION RTG in Lübeck in April. You can find the official press release from the University of Lübeck here (German only).

Oct 8, 2024

We enjoyed our Autumn School 2024 in the „Altes Stahlwerk“ in Neumünster, with an exciting introduction into Virology including talks by Mario Schelhaas and Martin Schwemmle, a workshop on light microscopy by Roland Thünauer and a lecture by Jens Bohne on biosafety and dual use.

Mar 14, 2024

We had fun at our Spring School 2024 in the „Seehof“ in Ratzeburg, offering a course in structure prediction and validation of predicted models in addition to two inspiring lectures by Mercator fellows Dr. Felix Rey and Dr. Reidun Twarock.

Nov 22, 2023

We had our first Autumn school 2023 in the „Wälderhaus“ in Hamburg. An inaugural meeting of PhD students, PIs, and Mercator Fellows, designed to offer ample opportunities for networking and getting to know each other.