Poster Awards
CIMT 2025 Poster Awards
Six early-career researchers were chosen by the CIMT poster jury members to receive the 2025 CIMT Poster Awards in six categories:
Novel Tools & Technologies
Tim Kempchen
University Clinic Bonn (Germany)
Abstract 193
”SPACEc: A streamlined, interactive Python workflow for multiplexed image processing and analysis“
IMMunomonitoring
Patrick Zimmermann
University Hospital Tübingen and German Cancer Research Center DKFZ (Germany)
Abstract 58
”Immunopeptidome-guided personalized peptide vaccines induce anti-cancer immunity in advanced solid tumor patients”
New targets & New Leads
Meghma Mukherjee
LIT-Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy (Germany)
Abstract 171
”Reprogramming antigen receptor engineered T cells to overcome tumor intrinsic resistances in pancreatic cancer”
Tumor Biology & Interaction with the Immune System
Omar Elaskalani
The Kids Research Institute, University of Western Australia (Australia)
Abstract 9
”Unravelling age-dependent tumour-immune interactions driving immunotherapy responses in paediatric cancer”
Cellular Therapy
Alexandra Reinbrecht
Helmholtz Institute for Translational Oncology HI-TRON (Germany)
Abstract 147
”A TIGIT-CD28 chimeric switch receptor enhances TCR T cell function and metabolic fitness“
Improving Immunity
Ervin Ascic
Lund University (Sweden)
Abstract 59
”Inducing humoral immunity across cancers with dendritic cell reprogramming uncovers biomarkers of response”
We would like to thank Immatics for their generous support of the 2025 Poster Awards.
2018 - 2024
CIMT 2024 Poster Awards
Novel Tools & Technologies
Isabelle Baudrexel
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (Planegg, Germany)
Abstract 161
”Visualizing antibody-receptor interactions at single protein resolution“
IMMunomonitoring
Maud Mayoux
University of Zurich, Institute of experimental Immunology (Zurich, Switzerland)
Abstract 101
”Mapping T cell signatures associated to response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in colorectal liver metastasis.”
New targets & New Leads
Melissa Bernhardt
Uniklinikum Würzburg, Rudolf-Virchow-Center (Würzburg, Germany)
Abstract 59
”Direct Detection of Splicing Inhibitor-induced Neoantigens by Quantitative Immunopeptidomics”
Tumor Biology & Interaction with the Immune System
Ivan Maximiliano Kur
Institute of Biochemistry I, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe-University Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Abstract 244
”High frequencies of peripheral Vδ1 T cells are associated with poor overall survival of melanoma patients undergoing PD-1 blockade and a late-differentiated phenotype”
Cellular Therapy
Franziska Füchsl
Technische Universität München, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin III (München, Germany)
Abstract 12
”Moderate signal strength increases resilience in adoptively transferred neoantigen-specific TCRtransgenic T cells: transient inhibition for fine-tuning adoptive cellular therapies“
Improving Immunity
Zacharias Wijfjes
Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Medical BioSciences (Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
Abstract 157
”Ubi-tagging: a novel ubiquitination-based conjugation technique to enhance dendritic cell-targeted antigen delivery”
CIMT 2023 Poster Awards
Six early-career researchers were chosen by the CIMT poster jury members to receive the 2023 CIMT Poster Awards in six categories:
Cellular Therapy
Fillipe Rosa do Carmo
INSERM / Université Paris Diderot (Paris, France)
Abstract 118
”Engineering the stromal compartment of solid tumors circumvents resistance to immune checkpoint blockade by sparking anti-tumor immunity”
Therapeutic Vaccination
Marco Notaro
San Raffaele Hospital (Milan, Italy)
Abstract 158
”Simultaneous gene-based delivery of tumor antigen and cytokines to liver macrophages unleash a potent immune response against liver metastases“
IMMunomonitoring
Nicola Herold
University Hospital Tübingen (Tübingen, Germany)
Abstract 48
”High frequencies of peripheral Vδ1 T cells are associated with poor overall survival of melanoma patients undergoing PD-1 blockade and a late-differentiated phenotype”
New targets & New Leads
Seth Anderson
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (Cambridge, USA)
Abstract 175
”Genome-scale in vivo CRISPR screens identify Erap1 as a non-classical MHC-I-dependent immunotherapy target”
Tumor Biology & Interaction with the Immune System
Judit Díaz-Gómez
Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (Barcelona, Spain)
Abstract 244
”Unravelling tumor-intrinsic resistance mechanisms to T-cell mediated cytotoxicity in pancreatic cancers”
Improving Immunity
Hannah Newnes
The University of Western Australia (Nedlands, Australia)
Abstract 28
”Manipulating the balance of pro- and anti-inflammatory signals in the tumour microenvironment to enhance cancer control”
We would like to thank Immatics for their generous support of the 2023 Poster Awards.
CIMT 2022 Poster Awards
Seven early-career researchers were chosen by the CIMT poster jury members to receive the 2022 CIMT Poster Awards in six categories:
Cellular Therapy
Miranda H. Meeuwsen
Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands
Abstract 119
“T cell receptor-based targeting of immunoglobulin constant domains for treatment of Multiple Myeloma”
Therapeutic Vaccination
Ida Olsson
Uppsala University/Strike Pharma, Sweden
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Aman Mebrahtu
KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm/Strike Pharma, Sweden
New Targets and New Leads
Marit van Elsas
Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands
Abstract 77
“CD163 tissue-resident macrophages drive primary and secondary cancer immunotherapy resistance”
Immunomonitoring
Simone Blaess
University of Tübingen/Werner Siemens Imaging Center, Germany
Tumor Biology & Interaction with the Immune System
Christian Schmidl
Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy, Germany
Abstract #171
“Integrated single-cell profiling dissects cell-state-specific enhancer landscapes of human tumor infiltrating T cells”
Improving Immunity
Matthieu Besneux
Prokarium, United Kingdom
Abstract 182
“ZH9: a live bacterial immunotherapy that reprograms suppressive macrophages and induces trained immunity”
We would like to thank Immatics for their generous support of the 2022 Poster Awards.
CIMT 2021 eTalk Awards
At the virtual CIMT Annual Meeting in 2021, CIMT honored seven early-career researchers for outstanding eTalk presentations. We would like to thank Immatics for supporting the 2021 eTalk Awards.
Cellular Therapy
Leonie Rosenberger
Charité-Universitätsmedizin
Abstract #137
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Mutation-specific T cell receptors from tumor-bearing hosts display optimal functionality
Therapeutic Vaccination
Alejandro Hernandez-Sanchez
German Cancer Research Center-DKFZ
Abstract #32
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Immunogenicity and HLA binding affinity of MSI-associated frameshift peptide neoantigens
New Targets and New Leads
Paola Bonaventura
Cancer Research Center of Lyon
Abstract #66
Identification of shared tumor epitopes from endogenous retroviruses inducing high avidity cytotoxic T cells for cancer immunotherapy
Immunomonitoring
Marie Christine Viuff
Technical University of Denmark
Abstract #164
Mapping of HPV-specific CD8+ T cells and immune signatures in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cancer
Tumor Biology & Interaction with the Immune System
Francesca Simoncello
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Abstract #196
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CXCL5-mediated accumulation of SiglecFhigh neutrophils in lung tumor tissues impairs CD8 T cell responses and limits the efficacy of PD-L1 checkpoint blockade
Improving Immunity
Miro Raeber
University Hospital Zurich
Abstract #75
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Interleukin-2 signals converge in a lymphoid–dendritic cell pathway that promotes anticancer immunity
Audience Choice
Valentina Volpin
Regensburg Center for Interventional Immunology (RCI)
Abstract #56
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The serine/threonine kinase CAMK1D confers immune resistance of PD-L1 refractory tumor cells against tumor-reactive cytotoxic T cells
CIMT 2019 Poster Awards
Each year, as part of the Annual Meeting, CIMT honors outstanding poster presentations of junior researchers with the CIMT Poster Awards
In 2019, the CIMT poster jury selected six young investigators for the quality of their research as well as their visual and oral data presentation. The poster awards prizes were supported by Immatics.
Tumor Biology & Interaction with the Immune System
Ehsan Ghorani, UCL Cancer Institute London
Abstract #144
Improving Immunity
Su Yin Lim, Macquarie University Sydney
Abstract #238
Immunomonitoring
Juliane Schuhmacher, University of Tübingen
Abstract #070
Cellular Therapy
Anna Müller-Schöll, Freie Universität Berlin
Abstract #100
“CAR-T cell therapy: Investigating clinical challenges using a modelling & simulation framework“
New Targets and New Leads
Hannah Wurzer, Luxembourg Institute of Health
Abstract #231
“The great escape: role of the actin cytoskeleton in cancer immune evasion”
Therapeutic Vaccination
Thomas Rösler,TRON-Translational Oncology Mainz
Abstract #037
CIMT 2018 Poster Awards
Tumor Biology
Christof Smith, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract #110
Therapeutic Vaccination
Adam Grippin, University of Florida
Abstract #011
Improving Immunity
Daniel Baumann, German Cancer Research Center DKFZ
Abstract #175
Immunomonitoring
Jonas Bochem, University Medical Center Tübingen
Abstract #034
Cellular Therapy
Julien Schmidt, University of Lausanne
Abstract #159
“TCR-pMHC 2D affinity and bond lifetime under force correlate with tumor-specific CD8 T cell responsiveness“
New Targets and New Leads
Chloe Chong, Ludwig Center for Cancer Research
Abstract #207
“Mass spectrometry-based antigen discovery expands the cancerimmunopeptidome”