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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

12. Oct 2026

14:00

Seminar

Guest Seminar: Dr. Akos Nyerges

Dr. Akos Nyerges (Harvard Medical School) will present a hybrid Center SynGen / ZMBH seminar in Heidelberg entitled "Synthetic Genomes and Genetic Codes for Virus Resistance, Biocontainment, and Therapy", hosted by Prof. Dr. Daniel Schindler.

12. Oct 2026

17:30

Seminar

Guest Seminar: Prof. Dr. Markus Landthaler

Prof. Dr. Markus Landthaler (Max Delbrück Center Berlin) will present a hybrid Center SynGen / Bio-kolloq Biology seminar in Karlsruhe entitled "Revisiting mRNA surveillance and translation initiation", hosted by Prof. Miha Modic.

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Latest News

Latest News

See below for a list of our recently held and upcoming events, seminars, teaching and outreach activities.​

Guest Seminar: Daniel Dunkelmann

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

16 Jun 2026

SynGen Networking Event at KIT

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.

15 Jun 2026

Guest Seminar: Joseph Schacherer

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

5 May 2026

Girls' Day: Center SynGen JGU Mainz

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.

23 Apr 2026

Boys' Day: A Day as a Researcher/Lab Technician

Biology is technology! and we’re excited to show it. The Center SynGen at KIT, thanks to Prof. Hilbert and Dr. Stoev, is taking part in this year’s Boys’ Day, giving them hands-on insights into modern biology, where they are still underrepresented.

23 Apr 2026

Deutsches Ärzteblatt article on Biosecurity in SynGen

This Deutsches Ärzteblatt article by Gisela Gross, "Biosecurity: When artificial intelligence delivers novel viruses", features comments from Center SynGen Director Prof. Dr. Michael Knop.

1 Apr 2026

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