We are pleased to invite you to an exciting CRC 1530 Double Feature on 16 June.
Our next speaker in the CRC 1530 Seminar Series is
Fleur S. Peters, PhD
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Title: A comprehensive view on T-cell dysfunction in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and its consequences for T-cell redirecting therapy
Date & Time: Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 1:00 pm
Location: CIO (building 70), seminar room 3+4
Host: Lukas Frenzel,
Dept. I of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne
Dr. Peters is trained as molecular biologist having undertaken studies in Life Sciences and Forensic Science. She completed her PhD at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, where her research focused on DNA methylation patterns in T cells. In 2019, she joined the Department of Experimental Immunology and Hematology at Amsterdam UMC, working in the group of Arnon Kater and Eric Eldering. After a period as postdoctoral researcher, she obtained a permanent position in 2025 as Assistant Professor.
Dr. Peters’ research centers on T-cell biology in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Using a combination of phenotypic, epigenetic, and metabolic approaches, aiming to understand why T cell-based therapies show limited efficacy in this disease and to develop strategies to overcome these barriers. Her work integrates human in vitro models, patient samples collected in the context of clinical trials, and mouse models of CLL to bridge mechanistic insights with translational relevance.
This is a hybrid seminar. If you are unable to attend in person, please register for the online meeting on Zoom.
Meet the speaker:
If you’d like to speak to Fleur one-on-one after the seminar, just email us your preferred time slot at info@sfb1530.de.
Lymphoma TechBits
Are you keen on learning some lymphoma tidbits? Then join our Techbits seminar, tailored to early career researchers in lymphoma!
In this tech meeting Nima Abedpour and Rahil Gholamipoorfard will present
Black Boxes in the Pipeline: Demystifying AI in Single-Cell and Imaging Omics
Every single-cell and imaging-omics analysis runs on tools we use with confidence every day—yet most of them are black boxes. From t-SNE and UMAP to clustering, batch integration, and CellBender, the standard pipeline is quietly powered by machine learning and AI making decisions about our data, often without us noticing. Each of these tools has its strengths, but also blind spots and failure modes that can shape—or distort—the biological story we ultimately tell.
In this TechBits session, we’ll open up these hidden techs in the pipeline and look at what each tool actually does, where it shines, and where it can quietly mislead. We’ll demystify the AI working behind the scenes and have an honest conversation about the goods and flaws of the tools we rely on.
When: Thursday, 16 June 26, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Where: CIO (building 70), seminar room 1
Please register here: https://forms.gle/tp29tAigyexy1tqdA
If you are unable to attend in person, we can send you a Zoom link. Please email us at info@sfb1530.de.
We look forward to seeing you there!
