Summer Symposium of the Junior GBM
Hannover
June 20 - 22, 2025
Welcome
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Welcome to the website for this year’s jGBM Summer Symposium on June 20th – June 22nd in Hannover.
We, the north region, want to invite you to this year’s jGBM summer symposium in Hannover! Our aim is to bring together young scientists for an exchange of ideas and for discussing scientific news. This year’s topic is “Regenerative Science”! The scientific program will cover a wide range of interesting topics, including stem cells, regenerative therapies, sustainability in science (such as the 3R principle and organoids), and bioengineering. Both young scientists and experienced researchers will present their findings and innovations.
The program will also include engaging excurses into ethics and career advancing seminars. Ample breaks throughout the day and evening will provide opportunities for extensive networking and socializing with participants from different cities and fields of work and study. See you soon in Hannover!
The jGBM north region
Program
Friday, June 20
15:00 - 17:30
Arrival & Registration
17:30 - 18:00
Welcome
18:00 - 19:00
Keynote lecture
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Andrea Hoffmann ~ Stem Cells and Immune Cells - Conjoined Twins to Solve Challenges in Biohybrid Implants
19:00 - open end
Get together and Dinner at Waterloo Biergarten
Saturday, June 21
08:30 - 09:30
Breakfast
09:30 - 11:30
Session 1: Regenerative medicine and stem cells
- Dr. Shambhabi Chatterjee ~ The role of telomerase in cardiac health, ageing and disease
- Prof. Dr. Nico Lachmann ~ Title tba
- PD Dr. rer. nat. Robert Zweigerdt ~ Making and Repairing hearts with human Pluripotent Stem Cells
11:30 - 12:00
AG Sustainability
- Title tba
- Quiz & Waste Collection Challenge Award
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00
Session 2: 3R and Ethics
- Dr. habil. Marco Metzger ~ Novel human in vitro tissue models as alternatives for animal experimentation in preclinical research
- Dr. Mirko Himmel ~ Ethical implications in Gene Therapy
- Dr. rer. nat. Carola Voss~ Title tba
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 17:00
Workshops
More information here.
17:00 - open end
City tours and Dinner
Sunday, June 22
08:30 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 - 11:30
Session 3: Bioengineering
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Cornelia Lee-Thedieck ~ Bioengineering the bone marrow
- Dr. rer. nat. Birgit Andrée ~ Cardiovascular tissue engineering – stories about small and large tubular structures
- Prof. Dr. med. (apl) Cornelia Blume ~ An innovative bioartificial graft system
11:30
Closing remarks & Goodbye
Registration
To ensure a great symposium, we will charge a small registration fee (20€).
The GBM office will collect the fee from your account after the registration deadline on June 8th 2025. You will receive the invoice for the participation fee by email on June 1st 2025. For the meals, please choose your preferred diet during registration. Dinner on Saturday will be at your own expense.
Registration closes on May 31st 2025.
In case you would like to present your company at this year’s symposium, please feel free to contact our organisation team: sommersymposium@junior-GBM.de
For cancellations later than May 31st 2025 no reimbursement of the fee will be possible.
Also, non-GBM Members are welcome to attend. If you want to join the GBM you can register online, which is free for 2025 for application until March 31st 2025.
Photos & Videos
During the event, photos and films may be taken, which may be used and published for the public relations of GBM and Junior GBM. A fee will not be paid. Please contact the organizers in advance if you do not want to appear in photos and object to the use. If you do not use this option, you agree to the use of the photos/videos by submitting the registration form.
We thank for the kind support by
Privacy
We use the data collected here only for the organization of the Summer Symposium 2025.
After the event, the data will be deleted.
Of course, you can change or delete your data at any time or get information about the stored data.
For more information and your data protection rights please see hier die Datenschutz-Richtlinien der GBM.
Information
Location
At the heart of Germany lies Hannover, which can be easily reached from anywhere via the Deutsche Bahn rail network. It is known to be the greenest city in Germany attributed to its urban forest Eilenriede, the many parks, ponds and the Herrenhäuser Gärten. Hannover is the home of the “last universal genius” Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, namesake of the Leibniz University Hannover (LUH). Thus, it is not surprising that many renowned research institutions are located here. At the Hannover Medical School (MHH) the LEBAO focuses its research on regenerative science and the Medical Park harbors the Helmhotz Institute and Fraunhofer ITEM. Furthermore, Hannover is the breeding ground for many successful start-ups, e.g. Zellkraftwerk GmbH, Eco:Fibr, Phaeosynt and Cardior.
The symposium will be held at the Campus of MHH (Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1) which is easily reached by light urban rail transport number 4.
Accommodation
Please book your accommodation on your own. We recommend the Boxhotel (Herschelstr. 19) or booking airbnbs.
Our Collaborators
JCF Hannover
jDPG Hannover
Fachschaftsrat Biowissenschaften MHH
Social Saturday Evening
Fête de la Musique
Tretbootfahren on the Maschsee
Schnitzeljagd through the city, organised by city group Kiel
Dinner in small groups, we recommend:
Mezzo, Teestübchen, Honey´s Pub & Burger Bar, Brauhaus Ernst August, Café Extrablatt, Buddha Bowl, Francesca & Fratelli, Lister Döner
Confirmed Workshops
Science Communication workshop with AG ScienceFluencer
How to Statistics with Dr. med. Stephan Halle, PhD
Career Workshop with Dr. rer. nat Stefan Düsterhöft, PD Dr. rer. nat. Fatih Noyan and Dr. rer. nat. Nora Detering
We are thankful for the collaboration with
Organization & Contact
The Summer Symposium is organized by the north region (namely Hannover, Hamburg, Lübeck, Kiel, Rostock) with help by the AG KoFi in finding sponsors. Thank you to Frederike, Lucy, Stine, Annika, Felix, Lydia, Jenny, Laura, Khadija, Silja, Johanna, Fiona, Luisa, Nicole, Amanda, Miriam.
Contact: sommersymposium@junior-gbm.de
Hope to see you soon in Hannover!
