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Supriya Khedkar joins BioQuant to lead research on Mobile DNA and Microbial Gene Exchange
New research group led by Dr. Khedkar at Heidelberg University investigates how mobile genetic elements drive antibiotic resistance spread and shape microbial communities  
Doctoral Researchers at Bischofs' Lab Win Prizes at Microbiology Conferences
The PhD students Rebecca Schira and Max Kilian won the Best Talk Award and the Best Poster Presentation Award, respectively, in microbiology conferences.  
Petr Chlanda was accepted into the DFG Heisenberg Programme and has become a W3-Heisenberg Professor
Dr. Petr Chlanda has been appointed W3-Heisenberg Professor at Heidelberg University, supported by a DFG Heisenberg grant.  
Chlanda's Lab's Cryo-EM Research on Viruses Featured in short 3sat Science Documentary
Short film showcases Chlanda’s Lab's work supported by Horizon EU “DEFENDER” project, advancing public understanding of viral mechanisms and biomedical innovation  
Students from Heidelberg University win the international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition
The team's project 'PICasSO' was awarded this year's grand prize  
DeepLife Hackathon - Heidelberg 14.-16.06.2024
In collaboration with five European universities, Bioinformatics from BioQuant and IPMB at Heidelberg University, are organizing the "Deep Learning Applications in Life Sciences" (DeepLife) course.   Deep Life: Hackathon
Prepared for the next virus pandemic: The APPEAL project.
In collaboration with 12 partners from 6 countries, BioQuant’s High Content Analysis of the Cell (HiCell) research group is establishing the Antivirus Pandemic Preparedness EuropeAn pLatform (APPEAL).  
BioQuant’s Simon Anders is featured on the list of Highly Cited Researchers of 2023.
The head of the 'Biostatistics for Omics Data' group is one of twelve researchers from Heidelberg University named on the annually published list.  
Ana J. García-Sáez: First Female Director of the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics.
On October 1, 2023, Ana J. García-Sáez, a former research group leader at BioQuant, became the Director of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biophysics in Frankfurt am Main succeeding Nobel laureate Hartmut Michel.   Find more information on the MPIB website.
10th Heidelberg Laureate Forum to visit BioQuant on September 27th, 2023
BioQuant is proud to be one of the institutions visited by young scientists of the HLF.   Find more information on the HLF website