New Nature Microbiology Study Redefines CRISPR–Cas Classification

Cristóbal Tagle Ludwig 17/11/2025 No Comments

On November 6, 2025, Nature Microbiology published the article “An updated evolutionary classification of CRISPR–Cas systems including rare variants,” co-authored by our PI Rolf Backofen. Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) and…

Towards a Shared Language: Collaboration follow up and Retreat Preparation

Ritika Gupta 12/11/2025 No Comments

In preparation for the upcoming SMART Retreat and as part of the ongoing collaboration follow-up, SMART doctoral researchers came together to present and refine their collaboration pitches, exploring connections and…

Experience “BrAInWorlds – The World in Our Heads”

Cristóbal Tagle Ludwig 10/11/2025 No Comments

On March 13, 2025, visitors to the interactive event BrAInWorlds – The World in Our Heads immersed themselves in a sensory-rich and emotion-evoking experience, discovering firsthand how our surroundings shape our perception…

Navigating Peer Review and Getting Published

Ritika Gupta 23/10/2025 No Comments

Last week, SMART doctoral researchers took part in the course Navigating Peer Review & Getting Published with Dr. Lukas Peintner. The two-day training guided participants through the publication process — from preparing and…

Progress Seminar: Updated Format to Strengthen Interdisciplinary Exchange

Ritika Gupta 21/10/2025 No Comments

The Progress Seminar is part of SMART’s shared language strategy, supporting interdisciplinary collaboration by providing a regular space where doctoral researchers present their work, receive feedback, and connect across fields. Following researcher…

SmallData Doctoral Researchers at the GCPR 2025

Cristóbal Tagle Ludwig 22/10/2025 No Comments

The city of Freiburg, Germany, hosted the annual German Conference on Pattern Recognition (GCPR) from September 23 to 26. Early-career researchers Simon Ging, Sebastian Walter, Jelena Bratulić, and Samuel Böhm from the CRC…

Building Trustworthy AI from Small Data: Maria Kalweit Named New CRIION Professor

Sophia Nolde 15/10/2025 No Comments

Freiburg is strengthening its position in cancer research with the establishment of a new Professorship for Bioinformatics within the Collaborative Research Institute Intelligent Oncology (CRIION), now held by our Associated…

Expanding Horizons: Doctoral Researchers at Oxford

Cristóbal Tagle Ludwig 18/09/2025 No Comments

Our doctoral researchers Jelena Bratulić and Julia Hindel have taken part in a six-month research visit at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Jelena joined the Visual Geometry Group (VGG), working on training dynamics…

TabPFN Improves DNA Ancestry Prediction in Forensic Genetics

Sophia Nolde 12/09/2025 No Comments

A new study by our doctoral researchers, Carola Heinzel & Lennart Purucker; as well as PIs, Frank Hutter & Peter Pfaffelhuber explores how TabPFN, foundation model, can be used to…

Celebrating excellence: Nora Scherer wins the 2025 Johann Peter Süßmilch Medal

Cristóbal Tagle Ludwig 10/09/2025 No Comments

We are proud to announce that our postdoctoral researcher, Nora Scherer, has won the 2025 Johann Peter Süßmilch Medal! This prize, established in 1986 by the GMDS to promote young scientists, recognizes…

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New Nature Microbiology Study Redefines CRISPR–Cas Classification

Towards a Shared Language: Collaboration follow up and Retreat Preparation

Experience “BrAInWorlds – The World in Our Heads”

Navigating Peer Review and Getting Published

Progress Seminar: Updated Format to Strengthen Interdisciplinary Exchange

SmallData Doctoral Researchers at the GCPR 2025

Building Trustworthy AI from Small Data: Maria Kalweit Named New CRIION Professor

Expanding Horizons: Doctoral Researchers at Oxford

TabPFN Improves DNA Ancestry Prediction in Forensic Genetics

Celebrating excellence: Nora Scherer wins the 2025 Johann Peter Süßmilch Medal

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