News of Marine Transmissible Cancers Research Group (Bruzos lab)

Field campaign to collect cockles during summer 2026.
Field campaign to collect cockles during summer 2026. From right to left: Maxim Hess, Nupur Potukuchi, Ramona Appel, and Alicia L Bruzos. (© Bruzos Lab)

Maxim Hess stays on for his Bachelor thesis after a summer internship with the group

We are pleased to announce that Maxim Hess, a Biology student at the University of Bremen, will continue in the Marine Transmissible Cancers Resear...

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Dr. Ali Hakimzadeh (© Marina García, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology)
Dr. Ali Hakimzadeh (© Marina García, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology)
August 10, 2026

Dr. Ali Hakimzadeh joins the Marine Transmissible Cancers Research Group

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Ali Hakimzadeh to the Marine Transmissible Cancers Research Group as a postdoctoral researcher. Ali will lead the bio...

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Nupur Potukuchi (left) and Nur M Farhad (right) awarded two poster prizes at the It Ma(t)Ters Conference 2026
Nupur Potukuchi (left) and Nur M Farhad (right) awarded two poster prizes at the It Ma(t)Ters Conference 2026 (© Bruzos Lab)
May 26-28, 2026

Nupur Potukuchi and Nur M Farhad awarded two poster prizes at the It Ma(t)Ters Conference 2026

Two students of the Marine Transmissible Cancers Research Group received the first and second poster prizes at the It Ma(t)Ters Joint Conference fo...

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Bruzos lab celebrating Katarina Tvrdić internship at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology. From left to right: Ramona Appel, Alicia L. Bruzos, Katarina Tvrdić, Nupur Potukuchi, and Nur M Farhad. (© Bruzos lab)
February 9 - May 9, 2026

Katarina Tvrdić joins the Marine Transmissible Cancers Research Group through the Erasmus+ programme

During her Erasmus internship,  Katarina  contributed to ongoing projects at the  Marine Transmissible Cancers Research Group . Her work included m...

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Dr Alicias L Bruzos Group Picture
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology at Science is Wonderful! 2026. From left to right: Nur M. Farhad, Dr Alicia L. Bruzos, Nupur Potukuchi. (© European Commission)
March 18-20, 2026

Our research at Science is Wonderful! 2026

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology participated in the European Commission outreach event “Science is Wonderful! 202...

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Nupur Potukuchi Picture
Nupur Potukuchi (© Bruzos lab)
February 2, 2026

Nupur Potukuchi joins the group as its first PhD student

Nupur Potukuchi , the first PhD student to join the Marine Transmissible Cancers Research Group . Nupur has also been accepted into the Internation...

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September 30, 2025

A warm welcome to Alicia L. Bruzos!

The Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology welcomes Dr. Alicia L. Bruzos as a Minerva Fast Track Fellow.  

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