Clinical Epi Group at University of Münster

Join our free Spring School on #InfectiousDisease #Epidemiology at @uni-muenster.de , Mar 2-6, 2026! Covering key topics like disease transmission & outbreak investigation. Apply by Feb 24! See 👇 for details. @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social @monid-mod.bsky.social @lmu.de @rki.de @bnitm.bsky.social

🌍🚴‍♂️ Lukas Oberwinster, PhD student in environmental epidemiology at @hhu.de and #YoungNAKO, studies how air pollution on cycle paths affects health — key for prevention, urban planning and environmental policy. @clinicalepi.de Read full interview 👇 🔗 nako.de/en/latest-ne...

🚨 Calling all dotoral students! In May 2026, the 2nd #YoungNAKO graduate programme is launching, offering doctoral students hands-on training in designing & analyzing studies with @nako.de data. Perfect to boost reasearch skills, so don't miss out! 🔎https://nako.de/en/research/youngnako/

With the YoungNAKO programme, NAKO e.V. supports early-career researchers in the field of epidemiology. 👉The application phase for the second cohort of the YoungNAKO Graduate Programme has now begun! 🙏 Management and Coordination: @clinicalepi.de 🌐 Find out more: nako.de/en/latest-ne...

🌍 Until next year, Geneva! We had an incredible but exhausting week visiting organisations and learning about #GlobalHealth! Thanks #PROMOS @daadworldwide.bsky.social for helping fund our students! @uni-muenster.de @eilewomisa.bsky.social @epibreze.bsky.social

Our #GlobalHealth course had a wonderful day here in #Geneva! We visited #FIND and @icrc.org before touring @ungeneva.bsky.social @un.org. We rounded off the day with a wrap-up session and our customary dinner together! 🌍 @uni-muenster.de @eilewomisa.bsky.social @epibreze.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone at @who.int who spoke to our #GlobalHealth students today! We had an incredible time visiting the #WHO headquarters and learning about several of their areas of focus from inspiring and dedicated speakers! 🌍 @uni-muenster.de @eilewomisa.bsky.social @epibreze.bsky.social

🌍 We made it to Geneva! After arriving this morning, our @uni-muenster.de #GlobalHealth course visited @unhcr.org to hear about their history and current work #WithRefugees. Then there was time to walk along the lake before dinner! @eilewomisa.bsky.social @epibreze.bsky.social

Thank you to representatives from #GermanDoctors and @giz.de for speaking to our #GlobalHealth students today! We had some great and inspiring discussions! Now we're tucking up into our cabin onboard the #NightJet on our way to Geneva 🇨🇭🌍

Our #GlobalHealth elective led by @eilewomisa.bsky.social & @epibreze.bsky.social is underway! Thanks to @globalhealthde.bsky.social for speaking to the students about #GLOHRA! We finished the day with a thought-provoking interactive session on decolonising global health 🌍

No time to rest! After the excitement of #DGEpi2025 last week, @eilewomisa.bsky.social & @epibreze.bsky.social are busy preparing for this year’s week-long #GlobalHealth elective, which kicks off today! Stay tuned for updates on what we get up to at @uni-muenster.de and in Geneva!

Today, members of the @nako.de de expert groups 👥 are meeting in @stadt-muenster.de for a workshop! Experts from various fields come together to discuss forward-looking topics. #EpiSky #CohortStudy @uni-muenster.de

Just wrapped up our plenary session 'The Changing Face of Cohort Studies - Future Visions and Solutions' led by #KlausBerger from @uni-muenster.de! Inspiring discussions 👥 on the future of #CohortStudies. Thanks 🙏 to all speakers and participants who contributed to the discussion. #EpiSky

🌟 The final keynote at #DGEpi2025 was delivered by #NaomiAllen from @ukbiobank.bsky.social on 'UK Biobank: vision x delivery = scientific discovery'. A huge thank you 🙏 to Naomi for sharing her insights with us! #epigenetics #EpiSky @oxpop.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @uni-muenster.de

The third and final poster session of #DGEpi2025 has come and gone, as has another round of elevator pitches and guided poster tours! Thanks to everyone who shared their research during the poster sessions! Interested in seeing our research group’s posters? 👉 uni-muenster.sciebo.de/s/wrQ72fqLFa...

Just attended an insightful #DGEpi2025 session on 'Imaging'! Big thanks to the speakers for sharing their expertise and research. Exciting to see how AI can potentially support and enhance imaging techniques. @uni-muenster.de #EpiSky

Big thanks 🙏 to #LarsSchaade for the inspiring 4th #DGEpi2025 keynote! His talk on 'Epidemiology between digitalisation, AI & scientific scepticism' from the @rki.de perspective was enlightening. Great insights to take forward! #EpiSky #AI #digitalhealth @uni-muenster.de

🤩 We're grateful to have hosted #SarahHull from @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social as our 3rd #DGEpi2025 keynote speaker. Her thought-provoking talk on 'Moral agency in modern clinical decision making' left us inspired & informed. Thanks 🙏 for sharing your expertise, Sarah! #EpiSky @uni-muenster.de

Building upon more than a year of work on a white paper about the future of epidemiology, a panel session on “Facing forwards – Predicting, managing and creating the future of epidemiology” at #DGEpi2025 explored what the future of this field might look like and how we can prepare! #EpiSky

Following another busy epidemiology-filled day at #DGEpi2025, quite a few conference attendees got to explore the city of @stadt-muenster.de during a variety of guided tours! In addition to a traditional tour of the Old Town, there was also a Crime Thriller Tour and a Night Watchman Tour!

One more glimpse of one of today's sessions at #DGEpi2025! During the 'Modelling of Disease Risks' session, @jasuer.bsky.social spoke about his recent work assessing how accurately random contact sampling in agent-based models represents real-world contact structures @uni-muenster.de #EpiSky #IDSky

That's a wrap for today at #DGEpi2025! Our final sessions focused on 'Long-term Outcome Assessment' & 'Burden of Disease'. Big thanks 🙏 to all our speakers & participants! Wishing you all a relaxing evening & looking forward to seeing you tomorrow for more sessions! 😃 #EpiSky @uni-muenster.de

📣 Next up at #DGEpi2025! We've just followed exciting sessions on 'Intervention Studies', 'Spatial Epidemiology' and ‘Complex Exposures’. Big thanks 🙏 to all speakers who shared their research & to everyone who joined the discussions! #EpiSky @uni-muenster.de

Big thanks 🙏 to #RaquelLucas from International Epidemiological Association - Europe for her inspiring talk 'Thoughts on present and future' at #DGEpi2025! Excited to see what's next from the #IEA! #epidemiology #EpiSky @uni-muenster.de

Day 2 of #DGEpi2025 means it’s time for another poster session (& 3 poster tours)! Several of our colleagues, including @rasmuspedersen.com, were among the many presenters! Shout out to 2 of our student assistants for rocking their first poster session! @uni-muenster.de #EpiSky

Live from #DGEpi2025: the plenary session on The Many Faces of Epidemiology featured 5 talks from various subspecialties of epidemiology. It’s great to see just how diverse this field is! Thanks to the authors for the fascinating insights into your recent work! @uni-muenster.de #EpiSky

A big thank you 🙏 to all presenting at the 1st #DGEpi2025 Elevator Pitch session! Your captivating presentations in just 60 seconds impressed us! 🤩 And don't forget: another exciting round of elevator pitches is coming up tomorrow - stay tuned! 😊 #ElevatorPitch #EpiSky @uni-muenster.de

📣 engaging talks 👥! Today's #DGEpi2025 plenary session on 'Evaluation of breast cancer mortality in the German mammography screening program' brought together leading experts to share and discuss the latest findings! 📌 doris.bfs.de/jspui/handle... #BreastCancer #MSP @uni-muenster.de

Honored to have hosted #CharlesManski from #NorthwesternUniversity as our 2nd keynote speaker at #DGEpi2025. He shared valuable insights on 'Partial identification for epidemiology'. Thank you 🙏 for traveling to @uni-muenster.de and contributing to our event! #EpiSky

What a night to remember! 🎉 #KlausBerger and @andkarch.bsky.social from @uni-muenster.de welcomed #DGEpi2025 participants to an unforgettable evening at the #lwlmkk! Participants enjoyed each other's company, explored the museum on guided walking tours & had a blast at the games corner. 🤩 #Party

🎉 Get ready for a night to remember! The ‘DGEpi -Night at the Museum’ is about to start! We're thrilled to welcome all #DGEpi2025 participants to an evening among friends, science, and history! Come mingle with friends, make new connections, and create unforgettable memories! @uni-muenster.de #Party

📣 Our colleagues presented their findings at #DGEpi2025 on the 'Effectiveness of the 🇩🇪 #MSP on #BreastCancer Mortality – a triangulation approach based on health claims data and cancer registry data'! This research was part of a decade-long project led by @uni-muenster.de. #LKRNRW #CancerRegistry

ℹ️ Just wrapped up our latest #DGEpi2025 session on 'Causal Inference'! Minds were expanded and curiosity sparked as we dived into the world of cause & effect. The discussions were enlightening! ➡️ What's next? Stay tuned for more exciting sessions to come! #CausalInfernce @uni-muenster.de

The #DGEpi2025 session on 'Data Quality' featured some great insights into data use and quality assessment for a variety of study types, including cohorts and mathematical modelling studies! Check it out! @uni-muenster.de #EpiSky #IDSky

Just wrapped up two engaging sessions at #DGEpi2025! Attendees 👥 had the chance to dive into 'Descriptive Epidemiology' & 'Life Course Epidemiology' sessions, sparking engaging discussions. And there's more to come! 🤩 Stay tuned for upcoming sessions! #EpiSky @uni-muenster.de

Just attended insightful #DGEpi2025 sessions on 'Study Design' & 'Omics'! 🤩 Proud of our colleagues @ruebli.bsky.social & #JanHomann for presenting their research. Great job! @uni-muenster.de & uniluebeck.bsky.social were well represented! #epigenetics #MulitAnalystStudy #EpiSky

The first posters of #DGEpi2025 have been presented! Two members from our team were among those presenting a wide range of ~70 posters today! @EpiBreze.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de #EpiSky #IDSky

🌟 Huge congratulations to our top 3 #DGEpi2025 finalists of the master's thesis prize! Your outstanding research and dedication have paid off. Well done #RanjanVarsha, #DorotheaMößnang & #ValentinVetter! 🎉 #EpiSky #Winner #MasterThesis @uni-muenster.de

Thanks @martinlercher.bsky.social of @hhu.de for holding the first keynote of #DGEpi2025! Speaking about cultivating creativity in science was a great way to get the ball rolling for the rest of the conference and provoke discussion from the start! @uni-muenster.de #EpiSky #IDSky

#DGEpi2025 has officially started! Welcome everyone, we hope you have a lovely few days here at @uni-muenster.de! We will provide lots of updates on the action here on Bluesky and will post a daily summary of everything that occurred over on our LinkedIn account: de.linkedin.com/company/clin...

Final preparations are underway before we welcome everyone to @uni-muenster.de in @stadt-muenster.de tomorrow for the start of #DGEpi2025! We will be keeping you updated as much as possible, so follow along here and on LinkedIn regardless of whether or not you’ll be joining us in person! #EpiSky

🆕 How can we integrate Planetary Health into medical curricula in an interactive way? Our best-practice example of a hands-on climate change and health course with actor patients (the "Klima-LIMETTE") at @uni-muenster.de is described in a new publication! Read more here: doi.org/10.3205/zma001772

Just 1 week to go until #DGEpi2025 kicks off here at @uni-muenster.de in the beautiful @stadt-muenster.de! We are looking forward to several days full of epidemiology! Not registered yet? Sign up now! 2025.dgepi.de/home/registr... Check out the conference program: 2025.dgepi.de/home/program/

Exciting day at #GMDS2025! Our colleague @ruebli.bsky.social was attending the poster session, exploring 9 fascinating epidemiological posters covering a range of topics. Great to see innovative research on display! 🤩 @gmds-ev.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de #PosterSession

Exciting times! The #GMDS2025 conference has kicked off in Jena! Our colleague @ruebli.bsky.social from @uni-muenster.de is on site, looking forward to exchanging ideas & networking with fellow experts in the field. Stay tuned for updates from the event!

Just attended today's #LABTalk at @uni-muenster.de! Our colleague Nicole Niehoff shared her approach to conducting a systematic review using #ASReview & #ChatGPT, offering valuable insights into her experiences with these cutting-edge tools.

The following two new publications were released as part of the project TRANSKIDS-CARE: 👉https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-025-01832-0 👉https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2640-1742 #genderdysphoria

Yesterday at our #JournalClub at the @uni-muenster.de , we discussed the paper 'Completeness and generalizability of the Swedish MS register' by @alping.bsky.social et al. Interested readers can find the article here: doi.org/10.1007/s106.... @ki.se @uclh.bsky.social