Conference programme

6th Inflammation & Imaging Symposium | Münster, Germany, 7–9 September 2026

Meeting venue: Multiscale Imaging Centre, University of Münster, Röntgenstraße 16, D-48149 Münster
(The building is accessible.)

  • Registration (Call for posters and short talks open until 30 June 2026; we cordially invite junior researchers to submit an abstract as part of their registration!)

  • Monday, 7 September 2026

    Registration (from 12:30)

    Systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction – opening session
    Hosted by CRU 342 Organ Dysfunction during Systemic Inflammation, Münster
    13:00-13:05 Welcome
    13:05-13:30 Six years of research into organ dysfunction during systemic inflammation in Münster
    Jan Rossaint, Coordinator of the Clinical Research Unit CRU 342, University of Münster
    13:30-13:50 Immune receptor-specific mini viral RNAs contribute to hyperinflammation in H5N1 infection 
    Linda Brunotte, University Clinic Gießen
    13:50-14:20 Manu Shankar-Hari, King's College London
    14:20-14:40 Shedding to shielding - role of CD163 in inflammation and infection
    Katarzyna Barczyk-Kahlert, University of Münster

    Coffee break

    Poster session 1
    15:15-15:45
    Auditorium    		 Poster pitches: A lively overview about the multifaceted research projects from junior scientists!
    15:45-16:45
    Seminar rooms A, B, D, E    		 Parallel poster sessions: Learn more about your favourite topics, exchange ideas and connect with your colleagues.

    Coffee break

    Systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction II
    A collaborative research initiative between Münster and Tübingen
    17:00-17:10 Taking research on systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction to the next level
    Peter Rosenberger, University Hospital Tübingen
    Alexander Zarbock, University Hospital Münster
    17:10-17:35 tba, Tübingen
    17:35-18:00 Myeloid immune cell mediated mechanisms of organ damage in sepsis 
    Selina Jorch, University Hospital Münster
    Reception
    from 18:00 Snacks, drinks and music!

  • Tuesday, 8 September 2026

    Registration (from 8:30)

    Multiscale imaging of inflammation
    Hosted by CRC 1450 inSight – Multiscale imaging of organ-specific inflammation, Münster
    09:00-09:30 From neurogenesis to brain cancer – Imaging glioblastoma development in mice
    Harold Cremer, Aix-Marseille University
    09:30-09:45 Short talk by junior researchers (call open until 30 June 2026)
    09:45-10:15 Longitudinal NAD(P)H fluorescence lifetime imaging reveals cellular metabolic rewiring during bone regeneration
    Raluca Niesner, German Rheumatology Research Center & Freie Universität Berlin
    10:15-10:45 tba
    Judith Kikhney, University of Leipzig Medical Centre and Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin

    Coffee break

    Poster session 2
    11:15-11:45
    Auditorium    		 Poster pitches: A lively overview about the multifaceted research projects from junior scientists!
    11:45-12:45
    Seminar rooms A, B, D, E    		 Parallel poster sessions: Learn more about your favourite topics, exchange ideas and connect with your colleagues.

    Lunch

    Translational imaging
    Hosted by Clinician Scientist CareerS Münster
    13:45-14:15 Clinical molecular imaging of cardiovascular inflammation
    Thorsten Derlin, Ruhr University Bochum, Heart- and Diabetes Center, Bad Oeynhausen
    14:15-14:45 tba
    Bettina Pfleiderer, University of Münster
    14:45-15:15
         		 Multi-organ PET imaging in atherosclerosis
    Juhani Knuuti, University of Turku

    Coffee break

    Systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction III
    Hosted by CRU 342 Organ Dysfunction during Systemic Inflammation, Münster
    15:45-16:00 Short talk by junior researchers (call open until 30 June 2026)
    16:00-16:15 Short talk by junior researchers (call open until 30 June 2026)
    16:15-17:00 Keynote
    Peter Pickkers, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen

  • Wednesday, 9 September 2026

    Registration (from 8:30)

    Inflammatory processes in atherosclerosis
    Hosted by TRR 332 Neutrophils: origin, fate & function, Münster
    09:00-9:30 ChemR23 in vascular inflammation
    Yvonne Döring, University of Bern
    9:30-09:45 tba
    09:45-10:15 David Sancho, Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Madrid
    10:15-10:30 Circadian control of plaque biology – a temporal imbalance between inflammation and repair
    Alexander Bender, University of Münster

    Coffee break

    Imaging inflammation, infection and tissue dynamics
    Hosted by the Medical Scientist Programme InFlame, Münster
    11:00-11:30 Dissecting respiratory virus-host interactions through advanced imaging
    Christian Sieben, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig
    11:30-11:45 Vascular control of kidney patterning and functional zonation 
    Mara Pitulescu, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Münster
    11:45-12:15 Kiavash Movahedi, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
    12:15-12:30 Short talk by junior researchers (call open until 30 June 2026)
    12:30-13:00 Awarding of poster prizes, outlook & closing remarks