The health and safety of all participants is our highest priority. Therefore, all activities will be adapted to the pandemic hygiene regulations of the Federal Republic of Germany, the State of Baden-Württemberg and the University of Freiburg that will be in force in March, 2022.
Only persons who are either fully vaccinated or recovered can participate on site.
One is considered recovered from the 28th to the 90th day after a positive test.
A negative Covid19 test is not sufficient for participation.
In addition, FFP2 masks will be required.
Programme
Monday, March 21, 2022
Get together & Welcome:
Time: 6 pm
Location: Motel One
The Rising Stars will be welcomed in Freiburg by the organizing team.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Scientific Conference:
Location: University of Freiburg, Kollegiengebäude I, Aula – Platz der Universität 3
Time: 8:30 am – 06:00 pm
Moderator: Katja Stempfle-Eberl
8.30 am: Networking and Coffee
9.00 am: Welcome Addresses
-> Prof. Dr. Kerstin Krieglstein, Rector of the University of Freiburg
-> Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Driever, Institute of Biology I, Developmental Biology, Speaker of Cluster of Excellence CIBSS – Centre for Integrative -Biological Signalling Studies
-> Prof. Dr. Anna Fischer, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Functional Anorganic Materials, Speaker of the Cluster of Excellence Living, Adaptive and Energy-autonomous Materials Systems (livMatS)
9.30 am: Key Notes | Flagship Projects of the Clusters of Excellence CIBSS & livMatS
-> Prof. Dr. Wilfried Weber, Institute of Biology II, Synthetic Biology, Speaker CIBSS
Presentation title: Enlightened Research: Optogenetics – From Basic Mechanisms
to Control of Function
-> Prof. Dr. Thomas Speck, Institute of Biology II, Plant Biomechanics, Speaker of livMatS
Presentation title: Plant-inspired soft machines and sustainable structures: Inspiration
for greener technologies in the 21st century
10:10 am – 10:30 am: Coffee break
10:30 am – 12:05 pm: Project presentations by the International Teams
| Time | Rising Star | Host PI | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:55 – 11:15 | Dr. Mo Sun | Prof. Dr. Henning Jessen | Chemical Fuel-Driven Nonequilibrium Self-Assembly Based on DNA-Modified Aromatic Segment Amphiphiles |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Dr. Domna-Maria Kaimaki | Prof. Dr. Lars Pastewka | Adhesive organs with a stiffness gradient & their interaction with surfaces of multiscale roughness |
| 11:45 – 12:05 | Stathis Kyrilis | Prof. Dr. Bastian Rapp | Inorganic materials assessment towards the development of recyclable 3D-printed photocatalytic concrete |
12:10 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch at Haus zur Lieben Hand
1:30 pm – 3:05 pm: Project presentations by the International Teams
| Time | Rising Star | Host PI | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:30 – 1:50 | Zulmary Manjarres-Farías | Prof. Dr. Winfried Römer | The role of bacterial lectins in adaptive immune response during Parkinson’s Disease |
| 1:55 – 2:15 | Dr. Partha Laskar | Prof. Dr. Prasad Shastri | Intracellular Polymerization-induced Self-assembly |
| 2:20 – 2:40 | Dr. Edoardo Milana | Dr. Viacheslav Slesarenko | When soft robots meet metamaterials |
| 2:45 – 3:05 | Elena Vazquez | Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rühe | Adaptive skins: Exploring strategies for hygroscopic actuation |
3:10 pm – 3:30 pm: Coffee break
3:30 pm – 5:35 pm: Project presentations by the International Teams
| Time | Rising Star | Host PI | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 – 3:50 | Fabian Meder | Prof. Dr. Thomas Speck | Energy harvesting through materials and structures in living plants |
| 3:55 – 4:15 | Dor Tillinger | Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rühe | Fabrication of multi-material hydrogel systems |
| 4:20 – 5:40 | Dr. Mahdieh Ebrahimi | Prof. Dr. Lars Pastewka | Materials design engineering and longevity enhancement |
| 4:45 – 5:05 | Junaid Ahmad Qayyum | Prof. Dr. Bastian Rapp | Phyton-based optimization of reverse engineering patterns for 3D printing of intricate moduls |
| 5:10 – 5:30 | Dr. Fatemeh Mohandes | Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rühe | Development of superhydrophobic surfaces through C,H insertion crosslinking process |
5:40 pm: End of conference day
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Scientific Conference
Location: University of Freiburg, Kollegiengebäude I, Aula – Platz der Universität 3
Time: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
8:30 am – 10:30 am: Project presentations by the International Teams
| Time | Rising Star | Host PI | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 – 8:50 | Pei Qin (Sabrina) Ng | Dr. Valérie Hilgers | Cracking the nerves – RNA modifications in nervous system development and function |
| 8:55 – 9:15 | Dr. Shikha Dhiman | Dr. Pappas Charalampos | Chemically activated peptide libraries |
| 9:20 – 9:40 | Dr. Kenta Yamamoto | Dr. Anne-Kathrin Classen | Understanding the role of the microbiome in inflammatory diseases |
| 9:45 – 10:05 | Bernhard Röck | PD Dr. Ulrich Maurer | Dissecting life and death decisions using optogenetics |
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Dr. Alexandru Chivu | Prof. Dr. Prasad Shastri | Does the corneal stroma play an anti- inflammatory role for corneal implants? |
10:30 am – 11:00 am: Coffee break
11:00 am – 12:10 pm: Project presentations by the International Teams
| Time | Rising Star | Host PI | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Dr. María Belén Camarada | Prof. Dr. Anna Fischer | New rhenium – based nanocatalysts to improve the water – splitting process for the production of hydrogen |
| 11:25 – 11:45 | Dr. Florian Glöcklhofer | Prof. Dr. Birgit Esser | Conjugated macrocycles for high – performance organic battery electrodes |
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm: Wrap-up
1:00 pm: Lunch at Haus zur Lieben Hand
Social Activities
Time: 2.30 pm
Historic City Tour “City, Gates and storytellers”
The Rising Stars will have the opportunity to experience the City of Freiburg and its history with a guided tour.
Fireside Chat & Reception
Time: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Historical Merchants Hall
Moderator: Eva Rüskamp, Research Associate Department of North American Cultural Studies
The Rising Stars will meet renowned researchers and members of the University of Freiburg’s leadership to talk about career opportunities for international researchers in Freiburg and in Germany.
Podium:
-> Julia Wandt, University Management, responsible for Science Communications and Strategy
-> Dr. Viacheslav Slesarenko, PI, Junior Research Group Leader, Cluster of Excellence livMatS
-> PD Dr. Susana Minguet, Institute of Biology III, Cluster of Excellence CIBSS
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Time in the labs
The Rising Stars will spend the day with their Host Principal Investigators and their teams.
Rising Stars Night
Location: FIT Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies
Georges-Köhler-Allee 105
Admission: 6.30 pm
The programme starts at 7:00 pm.
Welcome Address:
Professor Dr. Daniela Kleinschmidt, Vice-President for Internationalization and Sustainability, University of Freiburg
Entertainment:
Murray Hockridge (Guitarist und Singer, https://www.murrayhockridge.net/hockridge)
Sebastian Rosenbaum (Magician, table animation, https://www.zauberkunst-sebastian.de/)
During the “Rising Stars Night” there will be time to chat and celebrate. We will announce the winning teams that will be invited to participate in the Rising Stars in Residence Programme. Rising Stars selected for this programme will receive a travel stipend up to 5.000 Euros each for coming back to Freiburg for an extended research stay in summer or autumn of 2022.
Friday, March 25, 2022
Individual departure of the Rising Stars
We would like to point out that photos and videos will be taken during this event for the purpose of media coverage, which will reflect the character of the event. In order to inform the public about this event, selected photographs or videos, which may also include you, may be published on our website as well as in printed materials, on the websites of our cooperation partners, on social media channels of the university and in the regional and national press. We will gladly send you detailed information according to Art. 13 and 14 DSGVO upon request. You can also download this information here (https://www.uni-freiburg.de/go/dsgvo-foto) (German only, please contact us at risingstars@mail.uni-freiburg.de for an English version).
