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Ann-Kathrin Mehnert

@ak-mehnert.bsky.social

📍 Heidelberg / Frankfurt am Main 🤓 Scientific coordinator @Georg-Speyer-Haus 🧬 PhD in molecular biology and virology 💬 Passionate about science communication, writing, and education

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Great news: The #LOEWE Center Frankfurt Cancer Institute @goetheuni.bsky.social will continue to receive funding from the state of Hesse! 🎉
12 mio € for two more years – a strong signal for the importance of #translational #cancer #research in Frankfurt.
Thank you Hesse and everyone involved!!

11.11.2025 19:52 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Im @loewe-fci.bsky.social arbeiten Forschende gemeinsam an translationaler #Krebsforschung. Nun wird das #FCI weiter vom Land Hessen gefördert: Wissenschaftsminister Timon Gremmels hat heute einen Förderbescheid für die Jahre 2026/27 überreicht.

🔗 Mehr: aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/allgemein/12...

10.11.2025 15:24 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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The hepatitis E virus capsid protein ORF2 counteracts cell-intrinsic antiviral responses to enable persistent replication in cell culture Author summary Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important yet often underestimated pathogen. Depending on the genotype, HEV infections can progress to chronicity, but the underlying mechanisms remain poo...

🎉 Exciting news: my PhD project @daothilab.bsky.social has been published in #PLoS Pathogens! I investigated how the #hepatitis E virus ORF2 protein counteracts antiviral responses, contributing to persistent viral replication. A huge thank you to all collaborators! 🙏🏻
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08.10.2025 06:31 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

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