Recognition for his pioneering work in evolutionary immunology

Michael Borg. He reflects on five and a half years of building a new research direction in Tübingen — and on taking his seaweeds with him to Kiel.

What does cosmic radiation do to our cells — and how can particle accelerators on Earth help protect astronauts in space? PhD student Alexandra Waldherr from the Department of Protein Evolution at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen had the chance to explore these questions and more at the 2026 ESA-FAIR Summer School in Darmstadt.