Welcoming Ceremony Prof. Maike Sander & 30 Years of the MDC

 The event will take place on Wednesday 7th December 2022 at 4:30 pm.

To attend the event virtually, please click on one of the streaming links below.

Option I

Stream in original audio without translation; the event will be held in English and German:

Stream original audio

Option II

Stream with simultaneous translation into German:

Stream with German translation

If you are arriving by car, we recommend that you use the entrance at Lindenberger Weg due to the current construction situation. 

* 4:30 p.m. Ceremony in the Axon *

OPENING REMARKS
Prof. Dr. Heike Graßmann - Administrative Director of the Max Delbrück Center

MESSAGE OF GREETING
Bettina Stark-Watzinger - Federal Minister of Education and Research

WELCOME REMARKS
Ulrike Gote - Berlin’s Senator for Higher Education and Research, Health, Long-Term Care and Gender Equality

MESSAGE OF GREETING
Prof. Dr. Otmar D. Wiestler - President of the Helmholtz Association

INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Prof. Dr. Maike Sander - Scientific Director of the Max Delbrück Center

SCIENCE TALK “DISCOVERY FOR TOMORROW’S MEDICINE”
Dr. Melissa Birol — Group leader, Max Delbrück Center
Dr. Elisa Kieback — CTO and Co-Founder of T-knife GmbH
Prof. Dr. Young-Ae Lee — Physician and Group leader,
ECRC and Max Delbrück Center
Prof. Dr. Matthias Tschöp — CEO of Helmholtz Munich and designated
Coordinator of the Helmholtz Association’s Research Field Health
Prof. Dr. Jana Wolf — Group leader, Max Delbrück Center
Dr. Emanuel Wyler — Postdoc, Max Delbrück Center
MODERATED BY Dr. Julia Fischer

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Prof. Dr. Heike Graßmann

MUSIC
Hauke Renken — Vibraphone, and Johannes von Ballestrem – Grand Piano

* A reception will follow in the foyer *
MUSIC Chat Noir — Swing Quartet