NDI3 Chronicles
The NDI3 symposium is traditionally organized by second year PhD students at the Leibniz Lung Center (Research Center Borstel). Now in its 45th year, this long-standing tradition provides a unique platform for early career scientists in the fields of immunology, inflammation, and infection to present their work, exchange ideas, and connect with colleagues across Northern Germany and beyond.
Held annually in the fall, NDI3 fosters a collaborative environment where junior researchers can engage with leading experts and discover the latest advances in infection biology and immune research.
To give you a sense of what to expect, take a look at the keynote speakers from past symposia, who present a diverse and distinguished range of expertise.
Keynote Speakers from Previous Conferences
2025
- Dr. Olivier Neyrolles
Institute of Pharmacology & Structural Biology (France)
- Dr. Maximiliano Gutierrez
Francis Crick Institute (United Kingdom)
- Prof. Dr. med. Susanne Häußler
TWINCORE Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Germany)
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Silke Meiners
Research Center Borstel, Germany (Germany)
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Christian Karsten
University of Lübeck (Germany)
2024
- Dr. Stephanie Möllmert
Max-Planck - Institute for Science of Light (Germany)
- Prof. Dr. Katja Kanninen
Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland (Finland)
- Dr. Kirsten Bos
Max - Planck - Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Germany)
2023
- Melanie Brinkmann
TU Braunschweig, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig (Germany) - Eva Kaufmann
Queen’s University, Kingston, (Canada) - Natascha Köstlin-Gille
University Clinic Tübingen (Germany) - Hamida Hammad
VIB and Ghent University (Belgium)
2022
- Prof. Dr. Hidde Ploegh
Boston (USA)
- Prof. Dr. Anca Dorhoi
Greifswald (Germany)
- Prof. Dr. Matthias Gunzer
Essen (Germany)
- Prof. Dr. Jens Rolff
Berlin (Germany)
2021
- Prof. Dr. Luke O’Neill
Dublin (Ireland)
- Prof. Dr. Karsten Hiller
Braunschweig (Germany)
- Prof. Dr. John Holloway
Southampton (UK)
2019
- Prof. Dr. Igor Kramnik
Boston University (USA ) - Prof. Dr. Ari Waisman
University Medical Center Mainz (Germany ) - Dr. Howard Junca
(Germany)
2018
- Dr. Michael Cox
(UK) - Dr. Christina Vilaplana
(Spain) - Dr. Arne Homann
(Germany) - Dr. Rajkumar Savai
(Germany)
2017
- Dr. Julia Marschallinger
(Austria) - Dr. Christina L. Stallings
(USA) - Prof. Dr. Jeffrey N. Weiser
(USA)