Easter is just around the corner – with time to relax, spend time with your near ones, and get new energy and inspiration. But before we start our Easter holiday, I hope that you will find some time to get updated on some highlights from the Inflammation Network.

Annual Inflammation Network Day
On March 12, 2026 we hosted our 6th Annual Inflammation Network Day – and what a day!

The day was filled with inspiring presentations covering topics in immunodeficiencies, autoimmunity, immunometabolism, and host-microbiota interactions, and lively discussions. In addition to the outstanding keynote lectures and local speakers, the programme featured a series of flash talks by early-career researchers. 
Thank you to all participants for making it a great network event, and congratulations to flash talk winner Giacomo Schmidt Frattari.

Public outreach event 2026
As something completely new, the Inflammation Network will host a public outreach event on infection, inflammation, and immune-mediated diseases. This exciting event will take a cross-disciplinary approach and include presentations by experts on Inflammation in relation to sex, age, nutrition, and the environment with focus on “the big five” major diseases in the population. This will take place on 19 November 2026 at Aarhus University Hospital. The programme presents current research from Aarhus University/Aarhus University Hospital in an accessible format, aimed at a broad public audience.

You are very welcome to attend - to join the discussions, support public engagement, or connect with colleagues across disciplines. I hope the event will spark curiosity, dialogue, and new perspectives for all of us! So mark your calendar – more info will follow.

LightRail Seminar Series – going towards three years of knowledge sharing
We are approaching three years with The LightRail Seminar Series. The seminar series is our way to set the scene for knowledge exchange, networking and translational collaboration across Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital in research within inflammation, immunity, and infection. And I am happy to learn that these seminars have already sparked several specific collaborations, grant proposals, and initiatives between researchers at AU and AUH.

Since the last newsletter, we have had two seminars entitled “Macrophages in inflammation and cancer” (Sept 2025) and “Inflammatory particles and chronic diseases” (Nov 2025).

Next up is the seminar entitled “Skin immunity and inflammation” connecting new knowledge on immunity, fibrosis, microbiome, and pathology of inflammatory skin diseases, in collaboration with the DREAM Center. The seminar will be held in the afternoon of 26 May 2026 at Aarhus University Hospital. Find more information about the seminar: LightRail Seminar - 26th May 2026  

Also, save the date for the 12^th Aarhus Immunotherapy Symposium on November 26^th.

Chair of the Inflammation Network, Trine Mogensen
 

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