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NCII conference date 2027 announced:

Save the date for 18 - 20  May 2027

New joint publications:

• Leal VNC, Weber ANR. Neutrophils and the NLRP3 inflammasome: a tale of proteases, kinases, and inflammation. J Leukoc Biol. 2026;118(2). PMID: 41701562 (Review; Full Text; PDF).
• Gwenzi T, Weber ANR, Trares K, Vlaski T, Slavic M, Sha S, Dominic E, Caspari R, Bilsing B, Fischer H, Fernandes-Almeida CM, Czock D, Schöttker B, Brenner H. Effects of personalized vitamin D3 on inflammation in colorectal cancer patients: a randomized trial. Br J Cancer. 2026 Jan 8. doi: 10.1038/s41416-025-03333-6. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41507560. (Full text, PDF).
  
• Fischer B, Kolb A, Focaccia E, Kübelbeck T, Klein M, Löck D, Bork F, Engelmann F, Casari M, Mazza E, Deppermann C, Weber ANR, Wittmann M, Schittek B, Schulze-Osthoff K, Kramer D. NOD2-Induced IκBζ Mediates a Protective Host Response against Epicutaneous Staphylococcus aureus Infection. J Invest Dermatol. 146(1):184-197. PMID: 40412468. (Full text, PDF).
• Weber ANR, Rosenstiel P. You (bacteria) shall not pass: NLRP6 can sense you! EMBO J. 2026. 45(1):1-3. PMID: 41266654. (Full text, PDF).

CRC/TR 156 "The skin as sensor and effector organ orchestrating local and systemic immune response"

The DFG-funded CRC/TR156 "The skin as sensor and effector organ orchestrating local and systemic immune response" was extended by another 4 years, from 2023-2027. Participating PIs from Tübingen are:

To find out more about the CRC follow the link: CRC/TR 156.; Video,  Video