Our SFB 829 members are leaders in the field of skin biology. Therefore they are often invited to organize, chair or co-organize international conference. Please find below an overview of last and future events

GIRLS’ AND BOYS’ DAY 2019

On March 28^th, the SFB829 participated with the Girls‘ and Boys’ Day initiative.  The Girls’ and Boys’ Day is a yearly organized event funded by the Federal Ministries for Education & Research and for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women & Youth and aims at showing high-school students gender-atypical career perspectives. In collaboration with the Uhlirova group, a former SFB 829 Seed-funding awardee, the SFB829 showed a group of students the daily work in a lab and explained them the career perspectives and outcomes of scientists.

THE SFB829 PUBLISHES IN A SCHOOL BOOK

The SFB 829 was asked by the school book publisher “MIC GmbH” to write a chapter about the skin for the second edition of “MENSCH – Rundum fit!”, a school book that is addressed to 8th-grader. The chapter comprises the issues UV-radiation and the skin, skin cancer, acne and tattoos and contains basic knowledge about the skin in general and incorporates recent research results of the consortium. The book discusses broad aspects about the physiology and biology of the human body as well as balanced nutrition and tips for exercise. More information can be found here.

GIRLS’ DAY 2018

On April 26 several SFB 829 and CECAD research center laboratories opened their doors for female pupils from class 5 upwards to offer insights into daily research routine and jobs in the life science environment. Scientist from SFB 829 research groups explained to the guests why the mammalian skin is an important model for cell biological and medical research questions and let the girls try research techniques, e.g. life cell imaging.