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Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Feb 7

👋 Hello, Bluesky!

We are the Werner Siemens Imaging center, exploring innovative research in preclinical and molecular Imaging. We look forward to sharing our work and connecting with the BlueSky community!

Learn more about us: www.isct.uni-tuebingen.de/wsic

#Science #Research #Imaging

www.isct.uni-tuebingen.de

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Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · 7d

Greetings from Hannover! 🇩🇪

Our colleague Dr. Christoph Trautwein presents at the German Society for Metabolomics 🧪🧬 Talk: Multimodal metabolomics (NMR, timsTOF LC-MS, MALDI Imaging) in cancer 📅 Oct 2, 9:00–9:15 #Metabolomics #CancerResearch

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Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · 8d

Exciting science at #IMSIS2025! 🌟🇺🇸 Our colleague @sissid.bsky.social will present on multimodal metabolomic profiling to uncover biomarkers & pathways in endometriosis. 📍UC Davis, Sep 30, 13:30. Don’t miss insights into mass spectrometry imaging & women’s health! #Endometriosis #Metabolomics

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German BioImaging @gerbi-gmb.de · 20d

First day of our 5th Day of Intravital Microscopy conference has started!
Organised by our Team Intravital Microscopy and the working group of the @wsic.bsky.social and iFIT Cluster of Excellence.
Already had amazing talks and are looking forward to many more ✨
#IvMic2025

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Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · 29d

🎓✨ Congratulations to Dr. Federica Bonanno on her successful defense! 👏

Her thesis, “Development and Radiolabeling of Structurally Distinct Pyrazolethiazole PET Tracers for Imaging of Alpha-Synuclein Aggregates”, marks an important step forward in molecular imaging of neurodegenerative diseases🧠🔬

Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Sep 8

Happy to share that our PhD Student Ragini Kushwaha will be presenting at the 7th UK Preclinical Stroke Symposium at Keble College, University of Oxford 🇬🇧✨

Title: “The role of Gai proteins in neutrophils and platelet-neutrophil complexes during ischemia reperfusion injury”

🗓️ Today ⏰ 11:30–11:45

Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Sep 8

Still feeling inspired after our time at TOPIM 2025 in Siena🇮🇹
We are excited for the work happening in theranostics 🧬💉

Congrats to Grace Mayuni for the Poster Award 🏆 and to Dimitri Stowbur as part of the winning Red Team👏

And of course, a huge thank you to the ESMI for their organizing work!

Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Aug 27

Day 2 at #TOPIM2025 🇮🇹✨

🧬 Grace Mayuni presenting her poster on enzymatically radiolabeled scFv fusion proteins (Poster Pitch II, Tue 16:30)

🎤 Dr. Dimitri Stowbur on L-DOS47 & the tumor microenvironment (Wed 17:15)

🦠 Marc Neumann on oncolytic virus therapy & ICI-based immunotherapy (Wed 17:35)

Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Aug 26

Hello from Siena 🇮🇹!

The WSIC is at TOPIM 2025 – "Theranostics: Pushing the Limits"

Kicking off our line-up, Francisco Reche-Pérez will present:

🗣️ Next-generation β-galactosidase targeting senescence radiotracers☢️💉

📅 Tue, Aug 26 | 17:35–17:50

Stay tuned for more from our team!

Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Aug 15

📰New Paper📰!

Our study: "PET-based immunomapping of intratumoral CD4⁺ cells to monitor acquired resistance to checkpoint inhibitors,☢️💉"

We present a non-invasive PET approach to map CD4⁺ T cells in tumors & track resistance to immunotherapy🧬.

🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Aug 5

WSIC Lab Celebrates Summer & Success!⛱️🍹

Cheers to our amazing team for a memorable #summerparty ☀️

Congrats to our 2025 awardees:
🏆 Dr. Laura Kuebler – Best Thesis
🍾 Marilena Poxleitner – Best Publication
🥇 Yasmin Al-Moufleh & Adrian Mannel -winner chefs of our food contest!🌮🍜

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Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Jul 29

🗞️New paper!!

🧊Cryogenic tissue pulverization + lyophilization as a tool for multi-omics from a single mouse biopsy 🧬🧪

Takeaways:
✅ Preserves molecular integrity
✅ Reduces biological variability
✅Single sample multi-omics

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congrats to @laimziz.bsky.social & team🎉

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Sisi @sissid.bsky.social · Jul 26

What an event!
Huge thanks to the organizers and everyone who stopped by to chat and exchange ideas. I’m always excited to bring open, accessible conversations to non-scientific audiences - breaking down the barriers of complex science and medicine.
Truly enjoyed every moment! 😎
@wsic.bsky.social

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Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Jul 22

🧪 We are happy to share a recent study by Gyuntae Bae and our #metabolomics team - using NMR spectroscopy and inflammatory profiling in long #Covid-19🫁 —reveals a persistent hyperlipidemic signature alongside low-grade progressive inflammation.

More info here🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Jul 18

Latest work by Georgy Berezhnoy and members of our metabolomics team 👏

🧠 Highlights:
• Stratified Parkinson's Disease by genetics (e.g. GBA), duration, and severity
• Identified potential biomarkers
• Linked metabolite patterns to dementia with Lewy Bodies

🔗: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Jul 7

🧬New paper!

@sissid.bsky.social & co-authors explored microbiota-derived metabolites in ascites from ovarian and GI cancer patients. With 4D #metabolomics, they found shared profiles in advanced disease and links to immune markers like IL-10.
🔗 cancerandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Jun 28

WSIC at the 17th SEeON Conference✨

This morning, Eden Laing will be giving a talk on her PhD work!

🕘 9:45–10:45 | Session on Gut Microbiota Recovery

Eden’s work showcases innovative approaches at the intersection of imaging and microbiome research🔬🧪🦠

✨Don’t miss it!

#SEeON2025

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Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Jun 24

🧪 Day 2 at #Metabolomics2025 in Prague 🇨🇿!

Check out Poster Group B (June 24–25):

@sissid.bsky.social -P2058B: NMR + MALDI reveal metabolic heterogeneity in endometriosis

Gyuntae Bae – P2059B: Lipidomics + cytokines uncover post-COVID inflammation

Come meet our PhD students behind the science!

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Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Jun 20

🎉 Heading to #Metabolomics2025 in Prague!
Join us Mon (June 23) at the Welcome Reception & Tues (June 24) A.M. break/lunch.

📍#1063A – Dr. Christoph Trautwein: NMR in solid cancers
📍#1074A – @laimziz.bsky.social : Tumor microenvironment via spatial metabolomics

#NMR #CancerResearch

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Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Jun 17

🎉 Some exciting news!

Our PhD student, Remy Chiaffarelli's abstract for #ISMRM2025 scored in the top 5% — earning him a special award🎖️— and was also selected by the Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC) for further recognition.

Congratulations Remy👏

@ismrm.bsky.social

Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Jun 16

Gina Dunkel from our department will be presenting a poster at #EACR2025!🇵🇹

The congress brings together researchers from all over the world to share breakthroughs in cancer research. If you’re there, don’t miss it!

2025.eacr.org

#EACR2025

Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Jun 10

🧠 Just published: our latest paper explores why great segmentation doesn't always equal accurate therapy detection in stroke research. Key finding: Training nnU-Net with probabilistic GMM labels boosts therapy response accuracy.

Dive in 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#AI #StrokeResearch

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Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · Jun 2

Greetings from South Korea🇰🇷!

Proud to share that two of our members are presenting their work at the 🧠Brain & Brain PET 2025 conference in Seoul!

Coming up, Prof. Dr. Kristina Herfert will present on - "Functional dynamics through a molecular lens: Imaging connectivity in preclinical models".

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German BioImaging @gerbi-gmb.de · Jun 2

🚨Registration now open!
Join us for the 5th Day of Intravital Microscopy on 18-19 September 2025 in Tübingen. Organized together with @wsic.bsky.social.

👉Don’t miss out and register now: gerbi-gmb.de/event/5th-da...

#IVMIC25

5th Day of Intravital Microscopy - German BioImaging

Intravital microscopy (IVM) enables the observation and precise quantification of cellular processes within native tissue microenvironments, with resolutions unmatched by other techniques. This powerf...

gerbi-gmb.de

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Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · May 21

📢New paper alert!

📝Co-authored by Yan Ma & Laura Kübler

This study highlights the importance of carefully selecting breathing methods & anesthesia in combined PET/fMRI studies, as they can significantly impact the accuracy & interpretation of brain imaging data.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Werner Siemens Imaging Center @wsic.bsky.social · May 20

Hello Tübingen 👋

Join us tonight in📍Neckawa where @bettina-weigelin.bsky.social will be speaking at Pint of Science🍻

Topic - "Our Body":Von Abwehrkräften & Genboten – Wenn Immunzellen kämpfen und Viren Pakete liefern.

(German only 🇩🇪)

For more info: pintofscience.de/event/our-bo...

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