Join our free Spring School on #InfectiousDisease #Epidemiology at @uni-muenster.de , Mar 2-6, 2026! Covering key topics like disease transmission & outbreak investigation. Apply by Feb 24! See 👇 for details.
@helmholtzhzi.bsky.social @monid-mod.bsky.social @lmu.de @rki.de @bnitm.bsky.social
🌍🚴♂️ Lukas Oberwinster, PhD student in environmental epidemiology at @hhu.de and #YoungNAKO, studies how air pollution on cycle paths affects health — key for prevention, urban planning and environmental policy. @clinicalepi.de
Read full interview 👇
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🚨 Calling all dotoral students!
In May 2026, the 2nd #YoungNAKO graduate programme is launching, offering doctoral students hands-on training in designing & analyzing studies with @nako.de data. Perfect to boost reasearch skills, so don't miss out!
🔎https://nako.de/en/research/youngnako/
With the YoungNAKO programme, NAKO e.V. supports early-career researchers in the field of epidemiology.
👉The application phase for the second cohort of the YoungNAKO Graduate Programme has now begun!
🙏 Management and Coordination: @clinicalepi.de
🌐 Find out more: nako.de/en/latest-ne...
🌍 Until next year, Geneva! We had an incredible but exhausting week visiting organisations and learning about #GlobalHealth! Thanks #PROMOS @daadworldwide.bsky.social for helping fund our students!
@uni-muenster.de @eilewomisa.bsky.social @epibreze.bsky.social
A visit to FIND
Above the outside of the ICRC the windows have the words "Even wars have rules #GenevaConventions"
Group photo on the grounds of the United Nations in Geneva
Group photo at dinner
Our #GlobalHealth course had a wonderful day here in #Geneva! We visited #FIND and @icrc.org before touring @ungeneva.bsky.social @un.org. We rounded off the day with a wrap-up session and our customary dinner together! 🌍
@uni-muenster.de @eilewomisa.bsky.social @epibreze.bsky.social
Group photo taken at the WHO
Flags outside the WHO headquarters
Thanks to everyone at @who.int who spoke to our #GlobalHealth students today! We had an incredible time visiting the #WHO headquarters and learning about several of their areas of focus from inspiring and dedicated speakers! 🌍
@uni-muenster.de @eilewomisa.bsky.social @epibreze.bsky.social
A banner for Switzerland for UNHCR
Presentation from UNHCR
A view of the lake including many boats
🌍 We made it to Geneva! After arriving this morning, our @uni-muenster.de #GlobalHealth course visited @unhcr.org to hear about their history and current work #WithRefugees. Then there was time to walk along the lake before dinner!
@eilewomisa.bsky.social @epibreze.bsky.social
Getting ready for bed in the NightJet
Presentation from German Doctors e.V.
Thank you to representatives from #GermanDoctors and @giz.de for speaking to our #GlobalHealth students today! We had some great and inspiring discussions! Now we're tucking up into our cabin onboard the #NightJet on our way to Geneva 🇨🇭🌍
Students engaged in group work
Student presentation on migration and health
Our #GlobalHealth elective led by @eilewomisa.bsky.social & @epibreze.bsky.social is underway! Thanks to @globalhealthde.bsky.social for speaking to the students about #GLOHRA! We finished the day with a thought-provoking interactive session on decolonising global health 🌍
Preparing hot cocoa gifts for speakers
Preparing the room before the students arrive
No time to rest! After the excitement of #DGEpi2025 last week, @eilewomisa.bsky.social & @epibreze.bsky.social are busy preparing for this year’s week-long #GlobalHealth elective, which kicks off today! Stay tuned for updates on what we get up to at @uni-muenster.de and in Geneva!
Today, members of the @nako.de de expert groups 👥 are meeting in @stadt-muenster.de for a workshop! Experts from various fields come together to discuss forward-looking topics.
#EpiSky #CohortStudy @uni-muenster.de
The organising committee
Special thanks to our organisation committee (including @baumeister-se.bsky.social @eilewomisa.bsky.social @andkarch.bsky.social @heikeminnerup.bsky.social @ruebli.bsky.social) and all of the helping hands who helped make #DGEpi2025 possible!
A DGEpi welcome flag hanging outside the conference location
The Fürstenberghaus, the main conference location
A view of the LWL Museum (Location of Poster Sessions and the DGEpi Night at the Museum) and the Fürstenberghaus (the main conference location)
That’s a wrap on #DGEpi2025! Thanks to everyone who joined us at @uni-muenster.de, we hope you had a fantastic time! We look forward to seeing everyone again next year in Ulm @uniulm.bsky.social at #DGEpi2026!
Just wrapped up our plenary session 'The Changing Face of Cohort Studies - Future Visions and Solutions' led by #KlausBerger from @uni-muenster.de! Inspiring discussions 👥 on the future of #CohortStudies. Thanks 🙏 to all speakers and participants who contributed to the discussion.
#EpiSky
🌟 The final keynote at #DGEpi2025 was delivered by #NaomiAllen from @ukbiobank.bsky.social on 'UK Biobank: vision x delivery = scientific discovery'. A huge thank you 🙏 to Naomi for sharing her insights with us!
#epigenetics #EpiSky @oxpop.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @uni-muenster.de
The third and final poster session of #DGEpi2025 has come and gone, as has another round of elevator pitches and guided poster tours! Thanks to everyone who shared their research during the poster sessions!
Interested in seeing our research group’s posters? 👉 uni-muenster.sciebo.de/s/wrQ72fqLFa...
Just attended an insightful #DGEpi2025 session on 'Imaging'! Big thanks to the speakers for sharing their expertise and research. Exciting to see how AI can potentially support and enhance imaging techniques.
@uni-muenster.de #EpiSky
Big thanks 🙏 to #LarsSchaade for the inspiring 4th #DGEpi2025 keynote! His talk on 'Epidemiology between digitalisation, AI & scientific scepticism' from the @rki.de perspective was enlightening. Great insights to take forward!
#EpiSky #AI #digitalhealth @uni-muenster.de
🤩 We're grateful to have hosted #SarahHull from @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social as our 3rd #DGEpi2025 keynote speaker. Her thought-provoking talk on 'Moral agency in modern clinical decision making' left us inspired & informed. Thanks 🙏 for sharing your expertise, Sarah!
#EpiSky @uni-muenster.de
Building upon more than a year of work on a white paper about the future of epidemiology, a panel session on “Facing forwards – Predicting, managing and creating the future of epidemiology” at #DGEpi2025 explored what the future of this field might look like and how we can prepare!
#EpiSky
The Münster Dom on the Marktplatz, a key landmark in Münster!
Conference attendees listening to their tour guide
Following another busy epidemiology-filled day at #DGEpi2025, quite a few conference attendees got to explore the city of @stadt-muenster.de during a variety of guided tours! In addition to a traditional tour of the Old Town, there was also a Crime Thriller Tour and a Night Watchman Tour!
One more glimpse of one of today's sessions at #DGEpi2025! During the 'Modelling of Disease Risks' session, @jasuer.bsky.social spoke about his recent work assessing how accurately random contact sampling in agent-based models represents real-world contact structures
@uni-muenster.de #EpiSky #IDSky
That's a wrap for today at #DGEpi2025!
Our final sessions focused on 'Long-term Outcome Assessment' & 'Burden of Disease'. Big thanks 🙏 to all our speakers & participants! Wishing you all a relaxing evening & looking forward to seeing you tomorrow for more sessions! 😃
#EpiSky @uni-muenster.de
📣 Next up at #DGEpi2025! We've just followed exciting sessions on 'Intervention Studies', 'Spatial Epidemiology' and ‘Complex Exposures’. Big thanks 🙏 to all speakers who shared their research & to everyone who joined the discussions!
#EpiSky @uni-muenster.de
Big thanks 🙏 to #RaquelLucas from International Epidemiological Association - Europe for her inspiring talk 'Thoughts on present and future' at #DGEpi2025! Excited to see what's next from the #IEA!
#epidemiology #EpiSky @uni-muenster.de
Day 2 of #DGEpi2025 means it’s time for another poster session (& 3 poster tours)! Several of our colleagues, including @rasmuspedersen.com, were among the many presenters! Shout out to 2 of our student assistants for rocking their first poster session!
@uni-muenster.de #EpiSky
Live from #DGEpi2025: the plenary session on The Many Faces of Epidemiology featured 5 talks from various subspecialties of epidemiology. It’s great to see just how diverse this field is! Thanks to the authors for the fascinating insights into your recent work!
@uni-muenster.de #EpiSky
A big thank you 🙏 to all presenting at the 1st #DGEpi2025 Elevator Pitch session! Your captivating presentations in just 60 seconds impressed us! 🤩 And don't forget: another exciting round of elevator pitches is coming up tomorrow - stay tuned! 😊
#ElevatorPitch #EpiSky @uni-muenster.de
📣 engaging talks 👥!
Today's #DGEpi2025 plenary session on 'Evaluation of breast cancer mortality in the German mammography screening program' brought together leading experts to share and discuss the latest findings!
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#BreastCancer #MSP @uni-muenster.de
