Getting ready for the 7th network meeting of #Infect-Net

🌎 International Lunch 🍴 It is great that the #VIIRAL lab has people from different backgrounds, bringing their own perspectives - and, today, their food - to the team. 🇫🇮 🇪🇸 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🇬🇷 🇰🇿

Welcome Marzhan to the #VIIRAL lab. We hope you'll have a great time.

I really enjoyed participating in the 1st International Workshop on Biology of RNA Viruses last week!🦠 I had the chance to pitch my research to great people, followed by lively discussions. Thanks so much to @baldauflab.bsky.social and @systemsvirology.bsky.social for the wonderful organization!☀️

A workshop is measured not only by the science, but by the connections it creates. Three inspiring days, outstanding science, and many conversations. Thanks @systemsvirology.bsky.social and everyone who made the RNA Virus Biology Workshop at @lmu.de memorable. Looking forward to new collaborations.

Bringing scientists together is about more than sharing data. It’s about exchanging ideas, building collaborations & learning from different perspectives. Great to welcome 75 scientists from JPN, DEU, and FRA to @lmu.de for our first RNA Virus Biology Workshop with @systemsvirology.bsky.social (1/2)

Looking forward to joining the #18K project with @baldauflab.bsky.social, furthering science communication through art🎨

Baldauf_Lab@baldauflab.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Looking forward to this joint #18K project with @ako98.bsky.social

Better late than never 😉: welcome to the VIIRAL Lab, Iason! Wishing you a great internship with us.

Two milestones today: my 10th anniversary at @lmu.de and my recent appointment as Adjunct Professor. I am grateful to the colleagues, mentors, collaborators, students, friends, and family who have accompanied me over the past decade. Thank you for being there along the way.

Last week, the #VIIRAL lab was very active at the annual meeting of the @gesvirologie.bsky.social in Heidelberg. During the poster session, both @ako98.bsky.social and Alejandro had the chance to discuss their current work. And I am now an official #advisory #board member. #gfv2026

Between fond memories of where it all began and mixed feelings about being back in the lecture hall where I took many exams and spent many hours with anorganic chemistry, it was great to be part of #gfv2026 in #heidelberg this year. So fun to catch up with old friends and connect with new people!

Last week, @ako98.bsky.social gave her first poster presentation at the #Retropath meeting in Tübingen, where I also presented the excellent work of João Côrte-Real. @agschindler.bsky.social and @sauterlab.bsky.social did a fantastic job organizing the meeting. #ProudPI #Retroviruses

Had a wonderful time in Porto 🇵🇹 learning evolutionary analyses from @jueane.bsky.social and Pedro Esteves! ☀️ Looking forward to bringing back the knowledge to the @baldauflab.bsky.social. Thank you @gesvirologie.bsky.social for the support grant of the international lab rotation scholarship.

Congratulations to @ako98.bsky.social for winning a #jGfV lab rotation #scholarship from the @gesvirologie.bsky.social to learn and perform evolutionary analyses together with Joana Abrantes and Pedro Esteves from CIBIO. 🤩🥳

Last week we had the great pleasure to listen to Rotem Sorek at the #MvPI graduate school #Santa #Claus gathering and Alexandra gave her 1st talk in front of this audience talking about her #coolest #method. #graduates #infection

Challenge accepted - we solved the 1000 piece BioLegend puzzle at our #VIIRAL #Xmas get-together and also celebrated 2 PhD submissions and 2 awards within our team - more to come soon! #teameffort #gettogether #togetherwecan