<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[AntonWindfelder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Windfelder Lab]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:58:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.windfelder-lab.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Wie können wir Darmentzündung in vivo hochdurchsatzfähig und nicht-invasiv messen – jenseits klassischer Mausmodelle? Genau daran arbeiten wir aktuell.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dies ist mein erstes offizielles Poster als Senior Author und ein weiterer Schritt in der Entwicklung unserer bildgebenden Plattform zur Untersuchung von Entzündungsprozessen in alternativen Modellsystemen.  Worum geht es? In dieser Arbeit zeigen wir erstmals eine KI-gestützte Quantifizierung der Darmwanddicke im invertebraten Modell Manduca sexta  durch die Kombination von: klinischem CT Mikro-CT Deep-Learning-basierter Segmentierung (U-Net) Damit ermöglichen wir nicht-invasive,...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/de/post/wie-k%C3%B6nnen-wir-darmentz%C3%BCndung-in-vivo-hochdurchsatzf%C3%A4hig-und-nicht-invasiv-messen-jenseits-klassis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c38cd66e79cf3521e8b4c3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:25:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_69b9b400ef98405aa457484486b1b56d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excited to present our work at the European Molecular Imaging Meeting 2026 in Ljubljana ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This marks my first official poster as senior author, highlighting the continued development of our imaging-based platform for studying inflammation in alternative model systems.  What we show In this study, we demonstrate the first AI-supported quantification of intestinal wall thickness in the invertebrate model Manduca sexta , combining: clinical CT micro-CT and deep learning-based segmentation (U-Net) This enables non-invasive, quantitative readouts of gut inflammation across...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/excited-to-present-our-work-at-the-european-molecular-imaging-meeting-2026-in-ljubljana</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c38c2f36a1fdc193c0661c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:20:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_69b9b400ef98405aa457484486b1b56d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eine außergewöhnliche Masterarbeit über keimfreie Insektenmodelle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letzte Woche hat mein Masterstudent Stefan Schmidt eine wirklich kreative und außergewöhnliche Masterarbeit vorgelegt. Im Rahmen seiner Arbeit hat er einen neuartigen Reaktor entwickelt, mit dem wir unseren Modellorganismus Manduca sexta  künftig keimfrei halten können. Das ist ein großer und wichtiger Schritt, um in Zukunft das Mikrobiom gezielt zu „humanisieren“ – also näher an den Menschen anzugleichen. Damit verbessern wir die translationale Aussagekraft unseres Modells entscheidend,...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/de/post/eine-au%C3%9Fergew%C3%B6hnliche-masterarbeit-%C3%BCber-keimfreie-insektenmodelle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b90d84bd46e46405ec7dfb</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:15:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_467f48cb74c24079bbf787478902603a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Remarkable Master’s Thesis on Germ-Free Insect Models]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, my Master’s student Stefan Schmidt presented a truly creative and exceptional thesis. As part of his work, he developed a novel reactor system that now allows us to maintain our model organism Manduca sexta  under germ-free conditions. This is a major step forward and opens the door to “humanizing” the microbiome—bringing our model closer to human physiology. With this, we significantly improve the translational potential of our system to study chronic inflammatory bowel diseases...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/a-remarkable-master-s-thesis-on-germ-free-insect-models</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b90d519b73dc97f85e1b9f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:14:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_467f48cb74c24079bbf787478902603a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Besuch aus der Bundespolitik am Fraunhofer IME in Gießen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heute durften wir am Fraunhofer-Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Ökologie IME  in Gießen besonderen Besuch begrüßen. Im Rahmen ihres Besuchs am Wissenschaftsstandort Gießen informierte sich Dorothee Bär  über aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Insektenbiotechnologie und Forschung am Fraunhofer IME. Ich hatte dabei die Gelegenheit, unsere Forschung Frederik Bouffier (Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages, CDU)  und Prof. Dr. Constantin Häfner (Vorstand für Forschung und Transfer der...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/de/post/besuch-aus-der-bundespolitik-am-fraunhofer-ime-in-gie%C3%9Fen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b30a6935ce75eff7266cbd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:49:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_82c700a4592c4790b008b3bda71711d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visit from German federal politics at Fraunhofer IME in Giessen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we had the pleasure of welcoming special guests at the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME  in Giessen. As part of her visit to the local science hub, Dorothee Bär  learned about current developments in insect biotechnology and research at Fraunhofer IME. I had the opportunity to present our research to Frederik Bouffier (Member of the German Bundestag, CDU)  and Prof. Dr. Constantin Häfner (Member of the Executive Board for Research and Transfer of the...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/visit-from-german-federal-politics-at-fraunhofer-ime-in-giessen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b309caf0e950e3b388fad5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:47:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_82c700a4592c4790b008b3bda71711d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Nikolaus at the Windfelder Lab! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We had a fantastic  lab meeting today – and a wonderful surprise: Isabel Luley prepared a personalized little Nikolaus gift bag for each of us. In the photo you can see our team proudly holding up their gift bags – a moment that perfectly captures the team spirit, joy, and sense of community we share in our lab.  I am incredibly grateful for this amazing group – for the energy, creativity, and fun we bring to our work every single day. Good science needs a good environment, and I think this...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/nikolaus-at-the-windfelder-lab</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693714ea08b2ad15d700e763</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:15:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_9400029ec5b644fa8538d937ac281679~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[✨ Science Day 2025 – Strong Contributions to Innovative Insect-Based Imaging from Experimental Radiology &#38; the Windfelder Lab! ✨]]></title><description><![CDATA[At this year’s Science Day of the Faculty of Medicine at JLU Giessen, I was especially proud to see how visible and diverse our research on Manduca sexta  has become. From my Windfelder Lab , the following projects were presented:  Anouk Haschke  – showcasing exciting results on behavioral fever  (behavior-induced fever) and complementary imaging-based analyses , including CT-based assessments of gut-wall alterations in the insect model. Her poster demonstrated impressively how Manduca  can...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/science-day-2025-strong-contributions-to-innovative-insect-based-imaging-from-experimental-radio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691f1d4c4a1b574676f28dd7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:54:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_8e36d1e5cd69462294959fcfcc13caf0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manduca goes Sandfeldschule]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week I had the pleasure of visiting Sandfeldschule, where I introduced the students of classes 2a and 2b to the world of insects. I...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/manduca-goes-sandfeldschule</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cd5a414658226ab733538a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:35:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_6212e1621c5c49e3a82f16b1569e8fd8~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manduca Meets EMBL: Preparing Behavioral Experiments in Heidelberg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just arrived at EMBL Heidelberg  – and had a fantastic day working with Lautaro Gandara from the Crocker Lab ! Together we prepared a new...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/manduca-meets-embl-preparing-behavioral-experiments-in-heidelberg</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68419cc5fa193a512b9ed8b9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:37:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_a18bc33da8854bc7aca046e1dbaaae3a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outstanding Master’s Thesis on a Major Agricultural Pest]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m very pleased to highlight the excellent Master’s thesis of Leonie, who recently completed her M. Sc.  in Insect Biotechnology and...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/outstanding-master-s-thesis-on-a-major-agricultural-pest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f7ede206e8f42d47a39006</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:15:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_89f9d8d9f37c44a1a7137724feb86a94~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Thrilled to Share Some Exciting News from the Windfelder Lab! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm happy to announce that  Anna Schumann  and  Sophie Hanika  are joining our team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/thrilled-to-share-some-exciting-news-from-the-windfelder-lab</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6738c34e29fbae0b627541cd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 16:10:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_bc640b8a5ad0490681230e797a333439~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Exciting News from the Windfelder Lab! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m absolutely delighted to announce that  Johanna Cernysev  and  Sophia Reinken  have joined our team at the Windfelder Lab, based at...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/exciting-news-from-the-windfelder-lab</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6738b933e8010a0df62e0ffd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 15:25:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_80bd6f00a8384e12ad87cbcce484abd0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_976,h_648,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great talk at Fraunhofer IME BR Giessen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I had the honor of hosting and chairing a captivating talk by Prof. Dr.   Benyamin Rosental   from the Comparative Immunology...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/great-talk-at-fraunhofer-ime-br-giessen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6718a76cbe9f36249f7859bc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 07:37:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_04848bd5df924883bf8b8d92fa241010~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Young Investigator Award 2024 by the German Roentgen Society (Deutsche Röntgengesellschaft)!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am honored and thrilled to share that Dr. Schmidt and I have been awarded the Young Investigator Award by the German Roentgen Society...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/young-investigator-award-2024-by-the-german-roentgen-society-deutsche-r%C3%B6ntgengesellschaft</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66800d0a277c05e2522d6e4e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:35:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_fdd5fe92efdb4468bba1f2aa3922e5a7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last week, an article about our research appeared in the F.A.Z. newspaper. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check it out! Great article, which deals with our current paper “Windfelder, A. G., Steinbart, J., Graser, L., Scherberich, J., Krombach,...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/last-week-an-article-about-our-research-appeared-in-the-f-a-z-newspaper</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6628c01f16ec0401711beda0</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[New Paper]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:26:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_2c02f2014a4f4ce2a45e803ec21ab38d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meeting Friends and Family at the #Nuklearmedizin 24 in Leipzig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many thanks to @DrFrankHMller and Dr. Michael Hentschel for promoting our alternative animal model, Manduca sexta. Check out our Poster...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/meeting-friends-and-family-at-the-nuklearmedizin-24-in-leipzig</link><guid isPermaLink="false">661a498a45be53e9ac61b955</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 09:17:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_cf2d1680837049a88855ed6295d66d78~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Same Same But Different: Check Out Our New Surface Atlas of the Alternative Animal Model Manduca sexta ]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109410 Big Thanks to the team! Manduca is a valuable model for studying gut inflammation but...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/same-same-but-different-check-out-our-new-surface-atlas-of-the-alternative-animal-model-manduca-sex</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65fd98989a729fc03cbfd605</guid><category><![CDATA[New Paper]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:43:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/7f38a6_c809d18345b243bda00f7cc58f21fe9e/720p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a great evening at the @ESMI_society meeting in Porto! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I introduced Bo Nelson, Seth Gammon, Greetje Vande Velde and Jens Waldeck to our alternative animal model, Manduca sexta, and we did some...]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/what-a-great-evening-at-the-esmi_society-meeting-in-porto</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f2ef99c63ebc295a7a9b1b</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:43:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_868884825e1d428dab5402b5f025b9a3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is what ChatGPT thinks I am doing....]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are interested go to https://www.antonwindfelder.com/ I wish everyone happy holidays! ]]></description><link>https://www.windfelder-lab.com/post/this-is-what-chatgpt-thinks-i-am-doing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6585a57d9045e90b40bd4735</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 15:08:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f38a6_401f7fa8df074c598c3f70b2ffa4af04~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Anton Windfelder</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>