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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hello Young Scientists!
Our 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 is entering its next round.
From now on until the 5𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 you can vote on our website youngscientists.dgms.eu/logo-design-... which of the submissions you like best as the 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐨 for the DGMS Young Scientists!

Logo Design Contest - DGMS Young Scientists

Votings for the new Young Scientists Logo are now live! Take the survey below! Design Nr. 1 Design Nr. 2 Design Nr. 3 Design Nr. 4 Design Nr. 5

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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Aug 13

Also if you haven't applied for the 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 yet, time is running out! There is also a tutorial on our website, you can follow.

Hope to see you soon in Hünfeld!

DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Aug 13

Hey Young Scientists!
Our preliminary program is online now and with that we want to announce our invited speakers as well:
𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 from VU Amsterdam, 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 from BU Wuppertal and 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐭 from JGU Mainz will join us in Hünfeld.

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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 31

Hello Young Scientists!
We are 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 our registration deadline for this years fall meeting.
You have until the 16𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 to register and send in your abstract here: youngscientists.dgms.eu/5th-fall-mee...

We hope we will see you all in Hünfeld!

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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 28

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶?
I'm allergic to cats, and somehow my parents have managed to adopt six of them in the last few years. I don't know if they're trying to tell me something. I still love cats though.

DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 28

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶?
[...]The regular occurrence of imposter syndrome is also something that you will probably never completely get rid of and with which you will constantly have to fight.

DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 28

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶?
Being dependent on factors that you can't change. Being in a situation where you can't make progress because you have to wait for someone or something is really frustrating. [...]

DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 28

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦?
[...] Even though you might often need multiple attempts and success is not guaranteed, you learn from your mistakes in the end.

DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 28

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦?
I really enjoy finding solutions to problems that don't yet have an answer. The opportunity to try out different ideas and maybe even find a solution that works in the end feels very rewarding. [...]

DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 28

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘚 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨?
[...]My main technique for this is cross-linking mass spectrometry to determine interactions between the receptor and its ligands. For this I mainly work with timsTOF instruments.

DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 28

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘚 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨?
I’m part of the CRC 1423 – Structural Dynamics of GPCR Activation and Signaling and working on characterizing the structure and role of the N-terminus of the Neuropeptide Y1 Receptor. [...]

DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 28

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴?
In addition to the joint tasks of all speakers, such as planning events and our annual autumn conference (𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧), I mainly take care of our website and keep you all up to date with our newsletters.

DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 28

𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶?
My name is Joshua Kraft and I am a PhD student at the Centre for Structural Proteomics in Halle (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt. I have now started my second year as a PhD student and was elected in March 2025 together with Wiebke.

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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hello Young Scientists! Today we have the (for now) last installment of our meet the speaker series in anticipation for our upcoming fall meeting. On today's episode: Joshua Kraft

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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 14

You have until the 11𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 to submit your contribution on our website. youngscientists.dgms.eu/logo-design-...

We are looking forward to seeing the creative new ideas form all of you!
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Logo Design Contest - DGMS Young Scientists

The Young Scientists Logo Design Contest: The Young Scientists Logo has been in need of a good overhaul for some time now, which is why we decided to make a contest out of it! If you want to participa...

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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 14

The new logo will be officially unveiled at our upcoming fall meeting (𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯). And the winner will win a goodie-bag of course including things with your logo, handed over at the Fall Meeting or the next DGMS.
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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 14

And how will the contest be judged?
The initial screening of the submissions will be done by the Young Scientists board and then 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 which logo will be chosen. Community voting will take place on our website after the first round of screening is done.
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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 14

Here are the rules for the contest:
· The logo must include the text "DGMS Young Scientists".
· Its accent color should be blue.
· No copyrighted images are permitted
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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jul 14

Hello Young Scientists!
Today we are excited to announce or 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭. Where you have the chance to design the new logo for the DGMS Young Scientists.
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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · Jun 16

Hello Young Scientists!
We would like to remind you about our upcoming event with the youngNVMS and the CJSM. You can see the program below.
For joining you can register trough the link shared in our newsletter. If you are not signed up fortahtyet, you can do so under this link: lnkd.in/dFq5N6Dj

DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · May 28

What is a non-scientific fun fact about you?
Although I am 1,70 m tall (so not tiny) I can buy my shoes in the children section. I am not mad about this at all, because most of the shoes look the same but are cheaper.
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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · May 28

What is your research about and what MS instrument are you using?
...and when I (hopefully) find interesting interactions I will be using HDX-MS (using a TIMS-ToF Instrument) to find out where in the protein these take place.
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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · May 28

What is your research about and what MS instrument are you using?
I work on protein-protein interactions between Lassa-virus proteins and human hostfactors. I try to find possible interaction partners using native MS (on a QE UHMR Instrument)...
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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · May 28

What is your role within the young scientists?
... Apart from that my main role is to take care of communications and social media. Which means I will be the one to post this iteration of meet the board on our social media channels. I hope you like it 😉
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DGMS Young Scientists @dgmsyoungscientist.bsky.social · May 28

What is your role within the young scientists?
Like all of our board members I’m involved in the planning of our fall meeting. I am also part of the organizing committee for the IMSC 2026 in Lyon as part of being a DGMS Young Scientists speaker.
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