Bonn Organoid Symposium 2026
Join us on March 12 for the “Bonn Organoid Symposium 2026“!
With six invited speakers, short talks and a poster session, we expect a full day of presentations, discussions and networking opportunities around organoids and other 3D culturing systems in multiple application cases. This is our second symposium after the successful first event in 2024 with 150 participants.
Implementing more complex model systems is crucial to understand biological phenomena, function and diseases. Organoids and other 3D culturing systems increase physiological relevance in basic research by providing more relevant context and more complex and tissue-like cellular composition and might potentially bridge the gap between animal models and cell culture in order to Reduce, Refine and Replace animal experiments. Additionally, the complex 3D cell models offer new avenues for disease modeling and personalized treatment approaches. With this symposium, we aim to lay once more the foundation for a fruitful exchange and onset of new collaborations.
General Information
When: March 12, 2026, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Lecture Hall, B013.1UG.303, Venusberg Campus
Participation: Open to all interested scientists - from student to PI. Participation is free of charge for academic participants. Registration is mandatory!
Deadline for abstract submission: February 8, 2026
Registration
How to get there?
The event takes place at Venusberg-Campus (Universitätsklinikum), Biomedizinisches Zentrum I (BMZ-I), lecture hall. The official number of the building is B13. The closest Busstops are "Kiefernweg" or "Uniklinikum Nord".
Invited speakers
Silvia Albertini
Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf, Hamburg
Theodore Grenier
Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht
Mike Karl
DZNE & TU Dresden
Peter Loskill
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Britta Trappmann
Technische Universität Dortmund
Florian Wimmers
Universität Tübingen
Program
Registration
9:10 - 9:40
Peter Loskill (University of Tübingen)
Recapitulating Complex Immunocompetent Tissues using Organ-on-chip and Organoid Technologies
9:40 - 10:10
Florian Wimmers (University of Tübingen)
Systems Biology-based Identification of Drug-Vaccine Interactions in Human Lymphoid Organoids
10:10 - 10:20
Effie Tsichlia (RWTH Aachen)
Extracellular Vesicles Orchestrate Angiogenic Niches in a Small Cell Lung Cancer-on-a-chip Model
10:50 - 11:20
Elena Reckzeh (University of Bonn)
Orchestration of Nutrient Uptake in Intestinal Organoids
11:20 - 11:50
Silvia Albertini (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf)
Modeling Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Infection and Persistence in Human Skin Organoids Using Multi-Omics
11:50 - 12:00
Julius Lingnau & Dorothee Johanna Lapp (University of Bonn)
Modeling Antiviral Immunity in Human Skin: Insights from ex vivo Culture Systems
12:00 - 12:30
Theodore Grenier (Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht)
Crosstalk Between Epithelial Cells and Innate Lymphoid Cells Protects the Lung Against Bacterial Infection
Lunch and poster session
14:10 - 14:40
Mike Karl (DZNE & TU Dresden)
Deciphering Photoreceptor Neurodegeneration and Therapeutic Restoration Using Human Retina Organoids
14:40 - 14:50
Rouhollah Habibey (University of Bonn)
Gravity-Dependent Modulation of Retinal Ganglion Cell Activity in Vascularized Retinal Organoids
14:50 - 15:00
Anna-Lena Ament (University of Bonn)
Generation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (hiPSC) Derived Lung Organoids Containing a Vascular Compartment
15:00 - 15:30
Britta Trappmann (TU Dortmund)
Vascularization of Brain Organoids in Synthetic Extracellular Matrices
15:30 - 15:40
Michael To Vinh & Julia Pawlick (3R-Competence Network NRW/University of Bonn)
Organoid Research as an Innovation Driver for Better Animal Welfare and Entrepreneurship
15:40 - 16:00
Short Talk Prize and Closing Remarks
Organizing Committee
Dirk Baumjohann, Medical Clinic III
Meike Brömer, TRA Life and Health
Volker Busskamp, University Eye Clinic
Gabriela Guzman, University Eye Clinic
Dorothee Lapp, Institute of Innate Immunity
Julius Lingnau, Institute of Innate Immunity
Julia Noras, Institute of Innate Immunity
Sneha Pushpa Ramesan, LIMES-Institute
Elena Reckzeh, TRA Life and Health/LIMES-Institute
Florian I. Schmidt, Institute of Innate Immunity
Kateryna Shkarina, Institute of Innate Immunity
Ana Ivonne Vazquez-Armendariz, TRA Life and Health/LIMES-Institute
Contact
Dr. Meike Brömer
Transdisciplinary Research Area (TRA) Life and Health
+49 228-7354470
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