News27 May 2026|evolutionaryimmunogenomicsHLA During PregnancyPhoto: CRC1713 / UKE HamburgOur group is part of the DFG—funded Collaborative Research Centre CRC1713 “Maternal Immune Activation: Causes and Consequences”, led by Prof. Petra...28 March 2026|evolutionaryimmunogenomicsDZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary BiologyPhoto: D. HamidiIn March 2026 we held the DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology, which took place at the Institute for Animal Cell and Systems Biology (IZS). ...25 March 2026|PublicationWell-fed penguins live longer but age faster—much like modern humansPhoto: Zoo Zürich/F. SüssThe consequences of a sedentary lifestyle are difficult to study in human trials. That is why an international research team, including the University...Contribution from the university's newsroom9 October 2025|evolutionaryimmunogenomicsJoin Our Citizen Science Project!Photo: Jamie WinternitzWe are mapping the house mouse hybrid zone in Schleswig-Holstein, and you can help. Whether you’d like to contribute or simply learn more, visit our...10 April 2025|PublicationGenome of six great ape species fully decoded for the first timePhoto: Pixabay/DaFranzosAn international research team involving the Department of Biology at the University of Hamburg has decoded the complete genomes of six primate...20 January 2025|evolutionaryimmunogenomicsNew PhD student Diyar Hamidi joins the Lenz labPhoto: D. HamidiWe welcome Diyar Hamidi as a new PhD student in the group! Diyar moved to Germany about four years ago. During his Bachelor’s in molecular biology and...17 December 2024|evolutionaryimmunogenomicsPhD defense of Artemis EfstratiouPhoto: A. EfstratiouCongratulations to Artemis Efstratiou for successfully defending her PhD thesis We congratulate Artemis on her successful PhD defense about the...19 June 2024|AuszeichnungResearch Days 2024: Prize for best presentation goes to Alexej SinnerPhoto: Hara Ortiz HernandezFrom 18-19 June 2024, outstanding scientific projects were presented at the Research Days of the Department of Biology at the University of Hamburg...1 May 2024|PublicationImmunogenetic variation in the three-spined sticklebackPhoto: A. MulthauptCongratulations to Artemis Efstratiou for publishing her first PhD paper on the genetic variation of immunologically important MHC genes in the...23 February 2024|PublicationAn immunogenetic basis for lung cancer riskPhoto: C. Krishna / Science MagazineThe Research Unit for Evolutionary Immunogenomics in the Department of Biology was involved in a collaborative research study that sheds light on the...29 November 2023|evolutionaryimmunogenomicsPhD defense of Onur ÖzerPhoto: Ana TelesCongratulations to Onur Özer for successfully defending his PhD thesis We are very happy to announce Onur's successful PhD defense on the variability...14 June 2021|evolutionaryimmunogenomicsNew publication on the antigenic diversity of human pathogensPhoto: Lenz/Created with BioRender.comCongratulations to Onur Özer, PhD student in the Research Unit for Evolutionary Immunogenomics, for his publication about the potential antigenic...Show all news
