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June 2026
AK Kloft at Berlin Microbiology Club
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the upcoming Berlin µClub will be hosted at Freie Universität Berlin in the Gottlieb-Haberlandt Lecture Hall from 13:00 to 16:00. The meeting will bring together researchers to discuss current developments and perspectives in microbiology. From our Department, our PhD student Sara Salehian (Einstein Research Unit-funded) will present a poster entitled Experimental and Mathematical Investigation of Levofloxacin Resistance in Escherichia coli.
15th Global Gators Symposium 2026 in Salzburg
From 06–07 June 2026, the 15th Global Gators Scientific Symposium will take place in Salzburg, Austria, co-hosted by the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and Paracelsus Medical University (PMU). The symposium is dedicated to the exchange of new scientific findings and approaches in clinical pharmacy and pharmacology and to maintaining the international network of clinicians and scientists developed at the University of Florida. From our Department, Prof. Dr. Charlotte Kloft, Marian Klose, and Miriam Happ will attend the meeting. Marian Klose will give a talk entitled "Bringing quantitative approaches to the bedside: Forecasting the risk of delayed methotrexate elimination", and Miriam Happ will present "How to quantify the host-drug-disease interplay: Modelling approaches to support development of novel treatment strategies in resistant bacterial infections". https://pharmacy.ufl.edu/global-gators-symposium/
Long Night of Science 2026
On 06 June 2026, the “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften” („Long Night of Science”) will take place in Berlin from 17:00-22:00. Our group will organise and support a registration campaign for bone marrow donations (DMKS) at the Institute of Pharmacy at Königin-Luise-Straße 2-4.
Contributions at 34th PAGE Meeting 2026 in Dubrovnik
From 02–05 June 2026, the 34th Population Approach Group Europe (PAGE) Meeting will take place in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Several members of our Department, including Prof. Dr. Charlotte Kloft and several of our doctoral students, will represent our group through poster presentations. In addition, our doctoral student Miriam Happ will give an oral presentation entitled "A FAIR combination: guiding development of a novel immunomodulatory-antibiotic combination therapy using an integrative PKPD framework based on multi-source preclinical data" on Wednesday. https://www.page-meeting.org/2026-dubrovnik-croatia/program
May 2026
Successful defence of master thesis
Sara Salehian successfully defended her master thesis entitled “Experimental and Mathematical Investigation of Levofloxacin Resistance in Escherichia coli” on 05 May 2026. Congratulations! We are particularly pleased that she will continue her research in our group during her doctoral studies within the Einstein Research Unit research collaboration “Global Technologies in Global Health”
April 2026
Hans-Günter Schäfer Science Award won by our doctoral student Zrinka Duvnjak
We are proud to announce that our doctoral student Zrinka Duvnjak has received the Hans-Günter Schäfer Science Award, which recognises outstanding contributions to the PK/PD field by young scientists.
Zrinka was honoured for her recent publication, "Physiologically Motivated Sequential Population Modeling of Albumin Trends and Vedolizumab Pharmacokinetics for Pregnancy Dosing Regimen Optimization," and held the award presentation at the PK/PD Experts meeting in Weimar, 23.-25 April 2026. The award is sponsored by the Frankfurt Foundation Quality of Medicines.
The AK Kloft is glad to welcome a new member
In April, a guest PhD student, Javier Zarzoso Foj, joined our Department. Javier does his PhD in the group of Prof Victor Mangas-Sanjuan, University of Valencia, Spain. His research stay here will focus on the modelling and simulation of monoclonal antibody drugs used to treat inflammatory bowel diseases. A warm welcome, Javier!
Contributions ISAP Symposium & ESCMID Global 2026
On 16 April 2026, Dr. Nicole Zimmermann, Malin Andersson, and Miriam Happ will present part of their research at the Antimicrobial Pharmacology Symposium organised by the International Society of Anti-infective Pharmacology (ISAP). From 17– 21 April 2026, the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) Global 2026 takes place in Munich, Germany. Four members of our Department, Malin Andersson, Miriam Happ, Leon Grasmaier, and Isabella Giltjes will represent our group through poster presentation
March 2026
The AK Kloft is glad to welcome a new member!
In March, a new doctoral student, Andreas Meltzow, joined our Department and has been accepted in the PharMetrX Research+ Program. Andreas studied Pharmacy at the University of Hamburg and Saarland University. His doctoral research will focus on bridging machine learning and nonlinear mixed-effects modelling to advance model-informed precision dosing in oncology, with high-dose methotrexate and rituximab serving as clinical case studies. A warm WELCOME!
The FAIR consortium meets in Paris
On 25-26 March, Prof. Kloft and our PhD Student Miriam Happ had the chance to meet with our enthusiastic collaborators from the FAIR consortium (https://fair-flagellin.eu/) in Paris! They took part in two inspirational days of scientific exchange and discussions, advancing flagellin aerosol therapy.
New scientific publication of Department on the vedolizumab pharmacokinetics for pregnancy
Our manuscript “Physiologically-motivated sequential population modeling of albumin trends and vedolizumab pharmacokinetics for pregnancy dosing regimen optimization" by Duvnjak et al. has been accepted in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, and is now available online. https://ascpt.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cpt.70145
PharMetrX Module Curriculum: Kick-off
On 09 March 2026, the PharMetrX Module Curriculum for the new doctoral student year of our PhD program will kick off with the A1 module “Introduction to pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics” taking place at our Institute from 09 – 13 March 2026. For more detailed information on the module and the structured Graduate Research Training program PharMetrX, please visit our homepage www.PharMetrx.de
February 2026
AK offsite meeting/scientific retreat 2026
On 09 February 2026, our working group will meet for a scientific retreat. We anticipate an enriching day filled with group activities and discussions aimed at shaping the upcoming year within our AK. We look forward to concluding the day with a nice dinner together.
Presentation at the International PhD Student & Postdoc Meeting 2026
Isabella Giltjes, a doctoral student in our working group, will attend the International PhD Student & Postdoc Meeting 2026 from 25 – 27 February 2026 at Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG in Karlsruhe. Her abstract has been selected for presentation of her current research work: congratulations!
The AK Kloft is glad to welcome a new member
In February, a new PhD student, Jannik Fischer, joined our Department. Jannik studied Pharmacy at the University of Tübingen. His research will focus on the metabolism of antifungal agents, using both in vitro and in silico methods. A warm welcome, Jannik!
January 2026
PharMetrX I1 module at 2 partners of our Industry Partner consortium, January 2026
From 26 – 30 Jan 2026, the PharMetrX I1 module “Drug discovery and development: Walking along the value chain” of the Module Curriculum of our doctoral program will take place. In this special industry model, we will visit the research, development and production sites of our industry partners Roche inBasel/Switzerlandand Merck in Darmstadt/Germany. For more detailed information on the module and the structured Graduate Research Training program PharMetrX, please visit www.PharMetrx.de
PhD student joins Sanofi for a 3-month internship in Frankfurt
Our PharMetrX doctoral student Zrinka Duvnjak is joining one member of our PharMetrX Industry Partner Consortium, Sanofi, Department of Pharmacometrics, for a 3-month internship. This PharMetrX I2 module will take place in Frankfurt from November 2025 to January 2026. We wish you many new learnings and exciting experiences!
Elsa Smith receives the First Poster Prize at the 20th Journées du GPCO – congratulations!
Our doctoral student, Elsa Smith, was awarded the First Poster Prize at the Journées du GPCO
(Groupe de Pharmacologie Clinique Oncologique) conference in Paris. Congratulations, Elsa!
Patient recruitment begins for MOVE-IT trial on precision dosing in IBD
Patient recruitment has begun for MOVE-IT - the first randomised controlled trial evaluating model-informed precision dosing (MIPD) for vedolizumab and ustekinumab in inflammatory bowel disease. Our working group is a collaboration partner in this multicenter study coordinated by Odense University Hospital, Denmark. The trial investigates whether personalised, model-based dosing can provide equal efficacy and improved cost-effectiveness compared with symptom-based management.
The AK Kloft is glad to welcome a new member
In January, a new Master student, Rafaela Cerdeira, will join our Department. Rafaela studied Pharmacy and Biochemistry at the University of São Paulo (Brazil). She will have her 8-week master’s project in the area of CAR-T cell therapy optimisation. A warm WELCOME!