International Women and Girls in Science Day: Together as a team

Together we analyse cells from the urine of kidney transplant patients in order to develop immunological monitoring following kidney transplantation. Diana has excellent lab skills and I organise the samples and bring in the clinical perspective. We analyse the cells together by flow cytometry and evaluate the data over lots of coffee. We complement each other perfectly!

We all know the saying: “Behind every great man there is a great woman”, but in the Mashreghi lab we say „Behind our group leader, there are many great women!”
B cells, T cells, many cells – we are the single cell sequencing team! ©Jacqueline Hirscher

We provide facts and figures on rheumatic diseases in adults and children. Together we support each other in the successful continuation of our long-standing projects and develop new ideas. Our superpower: The strong crosslinking of our working groups! ©Jacqueline Hirscher

Jun Dong, vision-oriented, supportive senior researcher, and Jinchan Li and Yu Shen, motivated MD/PhD students, make up a lovely team. We are passionate about our work and truly enjoy exploring how human memory T lymphocytes are maintained and how they react in secondary immune responses. We believe that by bringing in more diversity (ages, origins, and career paths) and openness into academia, this will encourage and support women in science. ©Jacqueline Hirscher

From data management to scientific publication, we are the team behind the National Database of the Collaborative Arthritis Centers. Respectful communication within the team and with our external partners helps us to carry out our daily work in a positive way. ©Privat

We are Marie, Anna and Lisa, PhD students from different research groups at the DRFZ. We are united by our enthusiasm for science communication and regularly volunteer to share our knowledge about immunology and rheumatology with the public. We cover many different formats, including science slams, interviews and personal interactions at major events, such as the Long Night of Science. ©Ute Hoffmann

Our female-led research team is working to understand the underlying mechanisms of chronic inflammation, with a particular emphasis on identifying innate signals that initiate and perpetuate this process. We take advantage of cutting-edge techniques to gain a comprehensive view on the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the start and progression of inflammation. Our team brings together a diverse set of perspectives and expertise. We work together collaboratively, with open communication and with mutual respect to achieve our goals. ©Jacqueline Hirscher

We are the veterinarians Lena & Theres and the animal caretaker Vivien. We are united by the common aim of providing excellent animal welfare at the DRFZ. Together we try to continuously improve the well-being of animals used for research into the causes and treatment of inflammatory diseases. ©Jacqueline Hirscher

We are Ola and Jannike. We are interested in the factors that contribute to the significant differences seen in the intestinal flora of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases versus healthy people. We are goal- and solution-oriented, we complement and support each other and get along well - therefore we make good progress. ©Ute Hoffmann

We are Katerina, Ana and Anna and we work together in the Triantafyllopoulou lab. Our goal for our PhD projects is to explore and characterise the functions and interactions of giant phagocytes in different rheumatic diseases. We are a great team because we share many common interests and the same sense of humour. ©Jacqueline Hirscher

A team is not only about achieving things together, but also about lifting each other up and having everyone's back in stressful times. We (Leonie, Lisa & our male part Toni) are such a team - together we get all the s*** done (microbiota lab joke). ©Ute Hoffmann

Whether project coordination, communication or event management - as a team we work to support our researchers in the realisation of their projects and to make the scientific work at the DRFZ visible to the public. ©Tanja Durez

For more safety of novel therapies, we analyse and evaluate data of thousands of patients with rheumatic diseases. ©Jacqueline Hirscher

We collaborate with more than 60 paediatric rheumatology institutions to study and improve the health care of children and adolescents with rheumatic diseases. ©Jacqueline Hirscher

There is a lot of work behind the scenes in a scientific institute: Catja is responsible for purchasing and Leela for receiving and storing goods. Manuela manages third-party funding and Uta is in charge of the administration of the institute. Together we keep the labs running - without lab consumables and the money to buy them, lab work would not be possible. ©Ute Hoffmann