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Lastest lab news & activities

01.09.2026
Lab Dinner & Celebrations
There were plenty of good reasons to celebrate: completed BSc theses (Kathi and Rosario), new lab members (Sven, Yannik, and Zarah), our brand-new BraunLab.de webpage — and an accepted manusc...

22.06.2026
Braun and Kilchert Joint Lab Retreat
Three fantastic days with the BraunLab & KilchertLab in beautiful Bacharach in the Rhine Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site close to the Loreley. Great science, lively discussions, hi...

05.06.2026
Happy Hour with Master's students
Wrapping up our Master’s course on heterochromatin regulation and fission yeast genetics with pizza & drinks! Over the past weeks, students moved from gene expression and chromatin analy...

28.01.2026
Agnisrota's Lab Farewell
Time to say goodbye 💙 This week we celebrated the farewell of Agnisrota, marking 6 yrs of impressive PhD work—from LMU Munich to JLU Giessen. With enthusiasm for science & contributions ...

11.2025
Attending the "The mobile genome" workshop
Vishnu and Sigurd attended the EMBL Workshop The Mobile Genome in Heidelberg, presenting our latest work on LTR regulation by the lab’s favorite nuclear membrane protein, Lem2. The EMBL meet...

24.09.2225
Chromatin on Home Turf: GfG Annual Meeting in Giessen
From September 24-26, 2025, the annual conference of the German Genetics Society (GfG) took place right here at Justus Liebig University Giessen, with this year’s meeting dedicated to "Epigen...

28.03.2025
Karl's PhD Defense
What a day! Very proud and truly happy as Karl wonderfully defended his PhD at LMU Munich. 🎓 Such a special moment for us all — celebrating a fantastic teammate and long-pillar of the lab. G...