14. März 2025 
Wo: MDC Campus Berlin-Buch
Programm zum UniStem Day 2025
UniStem Day 2025 in Berlin:
"Lectures a direct hit" - young people impressed by the diversity and depth of stem cell research
220 students visited the MDC.C in Berlin-Buch on March 14, 2025 with one topic in mind: stem cell research. For the 10th time, the German Stem Cell Network GSCN (Dialogue Platform Stem Cell Research BIH) invited biology enthusiasts from all over Berlin to the UniStem Day. The day was packed with information about stem cell research: Sebastian Diecke welcomed the young people in Axon I on behalf of the Max Delbrück Center, while Daniel Besser (GSCN) explained the diversity of stem cell research. Simone Spuler, Max Delbrück Center, then went into real depth, reporting on her research on muscle stem cells and her first clinical studies on muscle cell replacement therapy for childhood incontinence and muscular dystrophies. Highly exciting and understandable at the same time. Sina Bartfeld (TU Berlin) followed with a molecular journey into the structure of the stomach/intestine and the development of intestinal organoids - a subject area that was still new and exciting for many students. Christof Stamm (German Heart Center / Charité) concluded with a lecture on regenerative therapy approaches for the human heart - and captivated the audience with sensational images from his heart operations.
After a break, the students moved on to their workshops - looking at organoids with Ines Lahmann in Mina Gouti's lab, working on gene and cell therapies with Elke Luger, discussing animal experiments with Nadja Daberkow-Nitsche, understanding CripsrCas with Michael Strehle, ethically questioning germline intervention with Hannah Schickl or understanding the rescue of the northern white rhinoceros with Vera Zyvitza and Steven Seet, exploring the biobank with Jürgen Janke and discovering lichens in the park with Uwe Lohmeier. The guided tours by start-ups such as FyoniBio, CARTemis Therapeutics GmbH and Silence Therapeutics for students from secondary biotechnology schools were particularly well received this year - they had a lot to say and ask.
All in all, it was a successful day of intensive research, respectful discussions, molecular depth, visionary scientists and a plus for the young people in terms of insight into scientific diversity.
Programm Berlin am MDC 2025:
Datum: Freitag, 14. März 2025
ca. 08:45 – 14:00 Uhr
Ort: Campus Berlin-Buch / Max Delbrück Center C.
Robert-Rössle-Str. 10
13125 Berlin (S-Bahn 2 nach Berlin-Buch, 15 min Fußweg oder Bus)
PROGRAMM
08:20 - 08:45 Ankunft Schüler*innen, Registrierung
08:45 - 08:55 Hausbegrüßung Campus Berlin-Buch
09:00 - 09:10 Tagesablauf
09:10 - 09:15 Video Heiko Lickert
09:15 - 09:35 Daniel Besser: Was sind Stammzellen?
09:40 - 10:20 Simone Spuler: Muskelstammzellen - was sie können und wozu sie in der Medizin nützlich sein werden
10:20 - 10:35 kurze Pause
10:40 - 11:20 Sina Bartfeld: Mini-Organe aus der Kulturschale: Was sind Organoide und was können wir von ihnen lernen?
11:20 - 12:00 Christoph Stamm: Therapeutischer Einsatz von Stammzellen am Herzen?
12:00 - 12:30 Pause: Bretzel, Obst und Wasser für alle
WORKSHOPS 12:30 - 13:30
Gen- und Zelltherapie – ein experimenteller Workshop
Elke Luger, Eva Holzhäuser, Nationales Netzwerkbüro für Gen- und Zelltherapien
Tierversuche in der Forschung
Nadja Daberkow-Nitsche , MDC
Genome Editing mit der GenschereCrisprCas9
Michael Strehle, MDC
Ethik-Workshop "Keimbahnintervention - ethisch verpflichtend oder unverantwortlich?"
Hannah Schickl, Gentechnologiebericht / BIH
BioRescue – die Rettung der Nördlichen Breitmaulnashörner mithilfe von Stammzellforschung
Steven Seet, IZW; Vera Zywitza, MDC
Labor: Organoide
Mina Gouti / Ines Lahmann
Führung "Faszination Flechten - biologische Führung durch den Park"
Uwe Lohmeier
Führung Biobank
Jürgen Janke
Firmenführung Fyonibio
Firmenführung Silence Therapeutics
Firmenführung CARTemis Therapeutics
13:45 - 14:00 Abschlussrunde mit Daniel Besser