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Girls Day enables students to experience biomedical research
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Girl's Day at ImmunoSensation

The "Girl's Day" is an annual event, aiming to motivate girls and women to persue a career in the fields of crafts, technology and research. In March, we welcomed students from local schools to the ImmunoSensation2 labs and introduced them to the world of immunological research. While showcasing the fascinating side of biomedical research, the emphasis was also on possibilities and career perspectives as a woman in science.

Women are still significantly underrepresented in research and development in Germany, with an overall share of about 30%. Moreover, the representation of women generally decreases with each career level. At ImmunoSensation2 about 50 % of researchers are female. While over 60% of PhD students who completed their thesis project between 2026 and 2023 wer female, on professorial level with a share of about 30% there is still room for improvement. We are proud to have succeeded in increasing the share by half since 2019 by implementing a variety targeted programs and will continue this path.

To point out career paths in science to women as early as possible, we annualy participate in the Girls Day Event. This year, female students from local schools visited our laboratories to learn about the most important biologocial molecule: DNA. Guided by scientists, the girls isolated DNA from bacteria and from their own oral mucosa. The day in the lab was rounded off by an introduction into light-microscopy and the visualization of different fat tissues.

The event was organized by ImmunoSensation2 in cooperation with IRENE (Inclusive REsearcher Network for Equality) and TRR 333 - BATenergy (Brown and Beige Fat - Organ Crosstalk, Signaling and Energetics), with support form the the team of Prof. Alexander Pfeifer, Prof. Katrin Paeschke and the SFB Metaflammation.

 

Contact

Dr. Alexandra Krämer

Cluster Coordination Office

ImmunoSensation2

mail: alexandra.kraemer@uni-bonn.de

phone: +49 228 287 51182

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