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

Once again, Center SynGen demonstrated the strength of its community. Group leaders and scientists from the Center’s different locations came together at KIT to connect beyond their day-to-day research activities.

Prof. Dr. Joseph Schacherer (University of Strasbourg) delivered a hybrid seminar for Center SynGen as part of the BZH/ZMBH seminar series from Heidelberg: Dissecting the phenotypic landscape in the pangenomic era.

Hosted by Prof. Dr. Michael Knop

Curious about DNA, aliens, and the future of science?  At Girls’ Day at JGU Mainz, Center SynGen invites young minds to explore how we can design and engineer DNA - from our own to “extraterrestrial” ideas. Our goal: inspire the next generation of scientists and show how creative and exciting research in genomics can be.