Center SynGen members Miha Modic and Alexander Sasse are organizing this year’s RNA Organization & Engineering Workshop. The event brings together experts in RNA biology, biophysics, proteomics, and machine learning to foster interdisciplinary exchange and develop new collaborative research projects.

The iGEM Heidelberg Team 2026, VOYAGE, share their promotional video as they embark on a journey to uncover the mysteries and endless opportunities of Gas Vesicles as acoustic reporters. 

Heidelberg molecular biologists Nora Vögtle and Michael Knop to participate in a consortium of the Advanced Research + Innovation Agency in the United Kingdom.

Center SynGen is offering a hands-on-workshop on Ten-fold Robust Expansion Microscopy (TREx) for PhD students and early-career postdoctoral researchers. Details on the course and application process can be found on the dedicated site.

We are incredibly proud to see Mona Wellhäusser from the Hilbert Lab at KIT win both the First Prize and the Audience Award at FameLab Germany 2026 with her inspiring talk “Wissenschaftlicher Wackelpudding” (“Scientific Jell-O").

Dr. Daniel Dunkelmann (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology) delivered a hybrid seminar for Center SynGen as part of the BZH/ZMBH seminar series from Heidelberg: Genetic encoding of proteins with artificial backbone chemistries in living organisms.

Hosted by Prof. Dr. Daniel Schindler