RMS sponsors imaging prize at 'Humans and Microbes' meeting - Hamburg, Germany

The RMS was proud to sponsor the imaging prize at the 'International Symposium Cell and Structural Biology of Host Pathogen Interaction' - a scientific meeting organised by the DFG-funded Research Training Group 2771 (RTG2771) – Humans and Microbes.

The meeting, which took place from September 10–12, 2025, in Hamburg, Germany, enabled scientists to share cutting-edge research on how pathogens interact with host cells at a molecular level, focusing on methods such as structural biology and advanced imaging to understand infection processes and potentially develop new treatments. 

The image award went to Yvonne Sokolowski-Adams, a PhD student at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Her image (below) utilised serial section electron tomography (ssET) to show a Plasmodium gametocyte.

Yvonne's talk was titled 'Host cell membrane lysis mediates signaling for efficient genome uptake during Plasmodium gamete formation.'