We cordially invite you to the BRICS 10th-anniversary celebration:
Thursday, October 29, 2026, starting at 10:00 a.m.
Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig
Take this opportunity to engage in professional exchange and network with researchers, partners, and supporters of BRICS. We look forward to celebrating this special anniversary with you. Please RSVP by September 15, 2026, via email to brics@tu-braunschweig.de.
Anniversary Program
Starting at 9:30 a.m. Arrival with coffee and snacks
10:00 a.m. Prof. Dr. Melanie Brinkmann | BRICS Spokesperson
President Prof. Dr. Angela Ittel | Technical University of Braunschweig
State Secretary Prof. Dr. Joachim Schachtner | Ministry of Science and
Culture
Insights from BRICS Partners
Prof. Dr. Rudi Balling
Prof. Dr. Dieter Jahn
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. BRICS Colloquium – Future BRICS
Prof. Dr. Kevin Thurley | University of Bonn
Combining Mechanistic Modeling, Machine Learning, and Omics Data
Integration to Interrogate Immunological Decision Circuits
Prof. Dr. Christoph Wilhelm | University of Bonn
Metabolic Cooperation Regulating Barrier Immunity
Prof. Dr. Thekla Cordes | Technical University of Braunschweig
The Power of 10: Connecting Metabolism Across Scales
3:00 p.m. Joint Closing Session