They enjoyed hearing and discussing the newest findings in the CAR T cell field and exchanging with international peers. π¨οΈπ
We thank the iFIT Cluster of Excellence @unituebingen.bsky.social for supporting our conference visit! #CART2026 #CellTherapy #ScienceWithAView#TeamJJ
TeamJJ @#CART2026!
In mid-February, Josef, Philip and Celina had the opportunity visit the EHA-@theebmt.bsky.social #CART2026 conference in windy Palma de Mallorca, Spain. βοΈπ€
Josef gave insights into our research in a talk and Philip and Celina presented our projects during poster presentations.
Thank you for supporting our research @bihatcharite.bsky.social and @Nationale Strategie fΓΌr Gen- und zellbasierte Therapien! #TeamJJ
Further details about the program are available here: www.nationale-strategie-gct.de/foerderungen...
π©βπ¬We are delighted to announce that Carolin and Philip have secured funding through the nTTP-GCT personnel program @bihatcharite.bsky.social to support the development of a next-generation, GMP-oriented CAR T cell therapy for paediatric neuroblastoma. π¨βπ¬
We are hiring!
Check out our open positions and join TeamJJ soon π€©π§βπ¬π©βπ¬π¬
www.feucht-leibold-labs.com/vacancies
πNew paper alert and a great way to start the year for Philip and #TeamJJ!π Our paper on enhancing T cell anti-tumor potency through CAR-adapted PIK3CD base editing is now out in Nature Cancer. For more details visit: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#TeamJJ #NatureCancer #iFIT #CARTcells
Julia was participating in the GRK2381 research retreat "cGMP: From Bedside to Benchβ and was awarded the first price for her poster on her work about tailoring NO/cGMP signals to improve therapeutic efficacy of cellular immunotherapies. π₯
Viktoria presented her poster on the development of combinatorial treatment strategies integrating senescence induction and CAR T cell therapy against AML at the "InterdisziplinΓ€res Promotionskolleg Medizin TΓΌbingen"and was awarded the second price. π₯
Two members of TeamJJ, Viktoria and Julia, were awarded poster prices for their work. π
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Congratulation to your TeamJJ members - well done! #TeamJJ
We thank the organizers @vhio.bsky.social @bbvaenespana.bsky.social for this great meeting with inspiring talks and nice atmosphere!
Picture from bit.ly/4oJaz9J
Last week, Judith and Josef attended the second VHIO-BBVA Foundation Symposium on Cell-Based Therapies in Oncology in wonderful Barcelona βοΈ
Judith gave a talk and presented work from TeamJJ on how to modulate signaling activities to enhance CAR-T cell potency. π€© #TeamJJ
We are proud of Carolinβs commitment and thank the funding partners for their support. We look forward to seeing the continued progress of her research! ππ¬ #TeamJJ
Carolin is a physician in training at the Childrenβs Hospital and is not only dedicated to her clinical work but also actively engaged in our CAR T cell research against childhood cancer. She received initial funding through the Junior-TΓFF ProgramΒ of the Medical Faculty of TΓΌbingen.
πΒ Weβre excited to share some great news! π
Our TeamJJ colleague Carolin has been accepted into the @dfg.de - funded MINT Clinician Scientist ProgramΒ of the Medical Faculty TΓΌbingen and is also receiving additional research funding from the βFΓΆrderverein fΓΌr krebskranke Kinder TΓΌbingen e.V.β. πͺπ©ββοΈ
On Saturday evening, we swapped our lab coats for stylish outfits and met up at the Kelter in TΓΌbingenπβ¨ We toasted the wonderful events of the past few months and enjoyed a lovely evening together with good foodπΈπ§βπ³πΎ
More great news will follow soon β stay tuned. #TeamJJ
This year's βLife Sciences Bridge Award β goes to Dr. Judith Feucht, Dr. Frauke MΓΌcksch and Dr. Varun Venkataramani. Congratulations! Read more: www.aventis-foundation.org and bridge.aventis-foundation.org
We are thrilled to share that Judith received the Life Sciences Bridge Award 2025 for her work in the CAR T-cell field! ππ
Many thanks to the aventis foundation for this honor. βοΈ
For more information visit: bridge.aventis-foundation.org/award-winner...
#TeamJJ
Big "Thank You" for supporting this amazing travel: iFIT β Cluster of Excellence PhD program, InterdisziplinΓ€res Promotionskolleg Medizin TΓΌbingen and Kind-Philipp-Stiftung fΓΌr pΓ€diatrisch-onkologische Forschung.
Beyond the posters and presentations, they enjoyed exploring the lovely city of Hobart, the tasman peninsula and even had some fun moments with local kangaroos. π¦π
Last month, Karlotta and Matea visited their first Natural Killer (NK) cell conference, NK2025, held in beautiful Hobart (Tasmania, Australia)! ππ It was a great opportunity to present their research, connect with leading experts, and learn about the latest advances in NK cell science. π₯Όπ€
TeamJJ scores at the Childrenβs Hospital soccer tournament! The TeamJJ All-Star soccer enthusiasts once again secured the overall victory. They demonstrated great teamwork and endurance throughout the matches, with indispensable support from the sidelines. πβπ―β½β #TeamJJ
Steffen and Celina joined the Cancer Immunotherapy (CIMT) Annual Meeting in Mainz. π¬βοΈ
It was a great experience filled with inspiring talks and engaging discussions in poster sessions.
Huge thanks to the iFIT β Cluster of Excellence PhD program for making the participation possible! π
#TeamJJ
Our journey as part of the IFIT Cluster of Excellence goes on! ππ
The german research foundation @dfg.de will support our cluster @unituebingen.bsky.social for the next years and we can continue our work in an outstanding research environment!
Thank you to everyone for their hard work and @dfg.de π
We recently celebrated the completion of two Master's theses in TeamJJ! β¨βοΈ
Carlotta (π· together with Philip and Mara) is now continuing her PhD in our group and Viktoria (π· together with Hannah and Judith) is now joining us again for her MD thesis.
Congratulations and welcome back! πͺπ
#TeamJJ
Many thanks to iFIT Cluster of Excellence for funding this travel as part of their PhD student program.
Greetings from Crete! π¬π· Nadine represented our lab @aegeanconf.bsky.social on Immunometabolism and very much enjoyed the conference with interesting talks π¬, nice people βΊοΈ, a lot of good food π₯π€ and sunshine βοΈ. #TeamJJ
Josef is back from #AACR2025 in Chicago where he presented his poster on "CAR-adapted PIK3CD base editing enhances T cell anti-tumor potency" π°π¬
Between the numerous sessions, Josef found time to record a short tour of the conference for all those who stayed at home! Link to video: bit.ly/3RL7ozJ π½οΈβ¨
We are #hiring!! π€©
Are you a passionate researcher looking for a PhD or postdoc position in the field of CAR T cell therapies, gene editing and cancer-immune cell interactions? Then apply to join our amazing team in beautiful TΓΌbingen! π©βοΈ
www.feucht-leibold-labs.com/vacancies
Our PhD students are back from their two-day trip to the first iFIT PhD Retreat with engaging workshops, social events and a lot of sun ππ
See the LinkedIn post for more pictures and impressions: bit.ly/3XQmjfr
Thanks to the iFIT cluster, Sisi and Steffen for the organisation ππ
