Jörg-Dieter Schulzke: Appointment as Senior Professor, 01.10.2026

Jörg Piontek: Permanent contract as Research Associate, 01.10.2026

Rita Rosenthal: Retired, 31.09.2026

Ayk Waldow, Promotion 11.09.2026, "Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin-based biologics for microscopic detection and modulation of claudins in tumors and tissue barriers as well as tight junction nanoarchitecture analysis". FU-Berlin, magna cum laude, Supervision Jörg Piontek.

Bahramimehr F, Kurz S, Guthart A, Krug SM, Fromm A, Tarasek D, Elbadawi M, Hai Y, Dawood M, Shahhamzehei N, Yücer R, Weiskirchen R, Roth W, Schulzke JD, Stremmel W, Bringmann G, Efferth T (2026) Targeting chitinase-3-like protein-1 in pancolitis by a drug-repurposing approach. Biochem. Pharmacol. 353(1): 118292 (22 pages). doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2026.118292 (°IF 6.5)

Khomeijani Farahani S, Liebe F, Manna S, Weiß F, Stumpff F, Günzel D (2026) Model epithelia from rumen organoids. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 331: C137-C156, doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00809.2025 (°IF 5.4)