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NCII conference date 2027 announced:

Save the date for 18 - 20  May 2027

New joint publications:

• Kassem A, Naser Al Deen N, Yifeng S, Fang C, Mayer L, Zhang L, Kunath P, Wirth T, Knippschild U, Rahbari M, Heikenwälder M, Kong B, Brunner C, Weber ANR, Rahbari N, Abdelrasoul H. Pancreatic cancer induces B cell lineage plasticity via Pax5 inhibition to sustain immunosuppression. Cell Death Discov. 2026.12(1):265. PMID: 42230556. (PDF)
  
• Mateo-Tórtola M, Hochheiser IV, Li G, Funk L, Hashemi A, Liu X, Torp J, Erlebach L, Szolek A, Grga J, Bork F, Müller JS, Kronenberg-Versteeg D, Geyer M, Weber ANR, Tapia-Abellán A. Non-decameric NLRP3 reveals a TGN/MTOC-distal pathway of inflammasome activation. Nat Commun. 2026.17(1):4866. PMID: 42215451. (PDF)
  
• 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