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FemMatrix: neues Netzwerk für Wissenschaftlerinnen aus Lebens- und Naturwissenschaften und Medizin

FemMatrix: New Network for Female Scientists from Life Sciences, Natural Sciences and Medicine

During the Matrix Evolution Symposium on 10 December 2025 in Hannover – an important opportunity for networking. In the picture: Sophia Rudorf, Birgit Glasmacher, Antonina Lavrentieva, Marie Weinhart, Katharina Nikutta, Dorothea Brüggemann, Frauke Alves, Karen Bieback and Cornelia Lee-Thedieck

Group leaders and women in senior scientific positions join forces

The interdisciplinary research network Matrix Evolution brings together several departments of Hannover Medical School (MHH) and Leibniz University Hannover (LUH). The initiative unites six female project leaders: Prof. Dr. Cornelia Lee-Thedieck and Prof. Dr. Sophia Rudorf, Institute of Cell Biology and Biophysics (LUH); Prof. Dr. Marie Weinhart, Institute of Physical Chemistry (LUH); Prof. Dr. Selin Kara and PD Dr. Antonina Lavrentieva, Institute of Technical Chemistry (LUH); and Prof. Dr. Meike Stiesch and Dr. Katharina Nikutta, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomedical Materials Science (MHH).

Beyond this research collaboration, the scientists invite women from the life sciences, natural sciences, and medicine to join their newly established network: FemMatrix launches with “Women’s Lunches” – the next meeting will take place on December 17, 2025. Workshops and inspiring talks are set to follow.

FemMatrix: for interdisciplinary exchange