Prof. Dr Bernhard Manger has received the 2026 Ku Kußmaul Medal from the German Society for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology (DGRh). The award was presented at the German Congress of Rheumatology in Leipzig in recognition of his outstanding contribution to…
Rethinking fibrosis: Christina Bergmann receives the Rudolf Schoen Award
PD Dr Christina Bergmann has received the 2026 Rudolf Schoen Award of the DGRh Foundation for her pioneering research into systemic sclerosis and the regeneration of fibrotic tissue. The award was presented at the German Congress of Rheumatology in Leipzig.…
A future without lifelong immune suppression is coming closer for people with severe autoimmune diseases
Prof. Dr. Georg Schett and his translational team at Iat Department of Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen are working towards a new therapeutic goal: resetting the immune system and enabling lasting, drug-free remission. Their pioneering approach…
ERC Starting Grant for Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer
Why do some patients with autoimmune diseases achieve long-term remission after an immune reset — while others do not? This is the question at the heart of NEUTRO-RESET, the new research project led by Prof. Dr. Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer, Professor of…
A Day of Gratitude and Hope
Fifth Annual CAR T-Cell Meeting Brings Patients and Treatment Team Together Under the Motto #BackToHealth For the fifth time, the German Center for Immunotherapy (DZI) at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen brought together patients with autoimmune diseases who had received CAR T-cell therapy…