The DFG research unit FOR2722 aims to understand how imbalances in the extracellular matrix trigger musculoskeletal disease.

Cologne, Germany
Joined May 2019
Don’t miss today’s @DFG_FOR2722 #SeminarSeries at 1PM Build.44 with Liren Wang, MD, PhD from Department of Sports Medicine National, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital giving a talk on "Genetic Mechanisms Underlying Musculoskeletal Developmental Abnormalities" @UKKoeln @BCCologne
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Today Oct.15 1PM at Build.44 Biochemie 3Fl. @DFG_FOR2722 #SeminarSeries Don't miss the talk of Prof. Dr. Makarand Risbud @JeffersonUniv on Metabolic interdependencies govern intervertebral disc growth and health. See you there! #OrthopaedicResearch @UKKoeln @BCCologne @UniCologne
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Join us this Thursday Oct.15 at 1PM at Build.44 Biochemie 3Fl. for @DFG_FOR2722 #SeminarSeries with Prof. Dr. Makarand Risbud @JeffersonUniv talking on Metabolic interdependencies govern intervertebral disc growth and health #OrthopaedicResearch @UKKoeln @BCCologne @UniCologne
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Discover the new publication from @DFG_FOR2722 Project C2 on Sclerostin regulates bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) bioavailability through interactions with BMP complexes and fibrillin microfibrils published in @FEBSJournal Congratulations to the authors & collaborators @UKKoeln
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Coming up today Oct. 8 at 1PM Bld.44 Biochemistry @DFG_FOR2722 #SeminarSeries Mitchell Harling (Humboldt Centre for Nano- and Biophotonics, @UniCologne) will present “Studying mechanical properties of cells and cell-matrix interactions with optical microscopy” @BCCologne @UKKoeln
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New @DFG_FOR2722 #SeminarSeries coming up!📅Oct. 8, 1PM📍Build.44, 3rd Fl. Mitchell Harling (Humboldt Centre for Nano- and Biophotonics, @UniCologne) will present “Studying mechanical properties of cells and cell-matrix interactions with optical microscopy”@BCCologne @UKKoeln
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See you today at 1PM at Build. 44, 3Fl. for @DFG_FOR2722 #Seminarseries Dr. Sarah Rieck (Institute of Physiology, Uni Bonn) will present: "Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Their Potential for Modeling (Cardiovascular) Diseases In Vitro" @UKKoeln @UniCologne @BCCologne
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Upcoming @DFG_FOR2722 #Seminarseries 🗓️July 9🕐1:00 PM📍Build.44, 3OG Join us for an insightful seminar by Dr. Sarah Rieck (Institute of Physiology, University of Bonn) on Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Their Potential for Modeling (Cardiovascular) Diseases In Vitro
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See the key findings of our newly published study at a glance! Project M1 @DFG_FOR2722 in @The_JBMR: "Multidimensional Spatial Mapping of Extracellular Matrix: Cartilaginous–Osseous Composite Formation, Tendon Integration and Vascularization During Skeletal Growth and Repair"
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Join us today at 1PM in 3OG Geb. 44 for an exciting talk by Prof. Dr. Boris Hinz (Lab. of Tissue Repair & Regeneration, Toronto) @DFG_FOR2722 #Seminarseries on "Fibroblast activation in tissue repair and fibrosis – why we should care about the environment" @UKKoeln @BCCologne
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New Publication Alert! Project M1 @DFG_FOR2722, together with collaborators, has published in @The_JBMR: “Multidimensional Spatial Mapping of Extracellular Matrix: Cartilaginous–Osseous Composite Formation, Tendon Integration and Vascularization During Skeletal Growth and Repair”
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We are excited to welocme Prof. Dr. Boris Hinz (Lab. of Tissue Repair & Regeneration, Toronto) to @DFG_FOR2722 #Seminarseries talking on Fibroblast activation in tissue repair and fibrosis – why we should care about the environment. Join us June 30 1PM Geb44 @UKKoeln @BCCologne
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Come & join us today at 1PM Geb. 44, 3. OG for @DFG_FOR2722 #SeminarSeries w. Vahid Shafiei (@UniCologne) on: Biomimetic Injectable Hydrogels for Osteosarcoma Management and Bone Repair. We are excited for an inspiring talk & engaging discussions afterward @BCCologne @UKKoeln
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Come and join us at the @DFG_FOR2722 #SeminarSeries with Vahid Shafiei @UniCologne on “Biomimetic Injectable Hydrogels for Osteosarcoma Management and Bone Repair” 📅Thursday, June 11, 2026🕐1:00 PM.📍Geb. 44 3OG We look forward to seeing you there! @BCCologne @UKKoeln
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Today! @DFG_FOR22 #SeminarSeries 1PM 3OG, Geb.44 Dr. Dirk Hubmacher (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) on "Matricellular proteins regulate muscle stem cell behavior: Implications for development, regeneration, and therapeutic applications" @BCCologne @UKKoeln @UniCologne
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Save the date! @DFG_FOR22 #SeminarSeries with Dirk Hubmacher, Ph.D. (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Matricellular proteins regulate muscle stem cell behavior: Implications for development, regeneration, and therapeutic applications May 21, 1PM Seminar Room 3OG, Geb.44
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Join us on March 12 at 1PM Seminar Room 3OG Geb.44 @DFG_FOR22 #SeminarSeries Colin Bodemer (Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration Goethe University) will present a talk on “Substrate stiffness induces accelerated ageing in endothelial cells” @BCCologne @UKKoeln @UniCologne
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Today | 1PM 3OG Geb. 44 @DFG_For2722 #SeminarSeries - Project B2 "Collagen XII as a risk factor for musculoskeletal diseases" and "Mapping the molecular architecture of the neuromuscular junction using spatial proteomics" Looking forward to seeing you all! @BCCologne @UKKoeln
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Coming up on Thursday, December 11 at 1 PM Project B1 @DFG_FOR2722 will present the talk on “Collagen VI assembly and function in musculoskeletal disorders” within the #SeminarSeries Excited to see you all at the Seminar Room 3OG Geb.44 @UKKoeln @BCCologne @UKKoeln
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We are excited to see you today at 1PM Seminar Room 3OG Geb.44 @DFG_FOR2722 #seminarseries by Dr. Stephanie Fernandes (MPI Age):🧬Bridging Molecular Mechanisms to Tissue Function: Selective mTORC1 Signalling in Skeletal Muscle Metabolism and Ageing @UKKoeln @BCCologne @UniCologne
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