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.…
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…
Pregnancy after CAR T-cell therapy
Study identifies new prospects for women with autoimmune diseases Autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus mainly affect young women, often in a phase of their lives where they would like to have children. The diseases themselves or the immunosuppressive…
Digital Health You Can Experience in Rheumatology – From VR to an AI Symptom Checker
Every breakthrough in medicine only changes lives when people understand it. That’s why we create digital experiences that transform complex immunology into knowledge, confidence, and hope. #BackToHealth is more than just a hashtag: It is the vision that unites everything…
Hands-on digital health in rheumatology: from VR headsets to AI symptom checkers
Date: 25.06.2026 | 17:00 – 19:00 Uhr Location: Energie Campus Nürnberg, Auf AEG, 2. OG Forum | Fürther Str. 250, 90429 Nürnberg Language: German / English Experience the future of medicine first-hand! We present innovative solutions that are revolutionising everyday…
Why Diseases Return
A new Collaborative Research Center investigates the mechanisms of autoimmune diseases and innovative cell-based therapies Autoimmune diseases often follow a relapsing course: periods without signs of disease are interrupted by flare-ups, despite significant advances in treatment. Why these relapses occur…
Success Stories of Immunotherapy: Strong Together
Discover a moving documentary about the third annual CAR T-cell meeting, where patients come together to share their journey of overcoming autoimmune diseases with the groundbreaking #CAR T-cell therapy at the German Center for Immunotherapy (DZI) at the University Hospital…





