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New publication: Plant pathogens doubling as insect mutualists
Symbiosis symposium returns to EMBL: The Cellular Mechanics of Symbiosis
Q&A with Current Biology
New lab member: Lisa Reichel
Mutualisms Lab in Barcelona for the European Congress on Evolutionary Biology
Lab retreat in Ringberg Castle
New lab member: Kathrine Tan
New adventures: Christine
Notice of award: European Research Council
Lab dinner
New publication: Convergent nutritional symbioses in leaf beetles
New publication: Microbial bases of herbivory in beetles
The lab heads to Kyoto: International Congress of Entomology
New lab members: Nomthi Kanyile & Frances Pitsillides
Four years of symbiosis research in Tübingen!
In the media: Why are there so many beetle species?
New publication: Paleocene origin of a digestive symbiosis
Toasting twice
New lab member: Aftab Ayas
New publication: Stammera colonisation dynamics in tortoise beetles

New publication: Plant pathogens doubling as insect mutualists

November 11, 2025

Aileen and Hassan review how plant pathogens can “moonlight” as beneficial insect symbionts, enhancing vector nutrition, defense, and ecology. Out in Annual Review of Entomology!

Symbiosis symposium returns to EMBL: The Cellular Mechanics of Symbiosis

November 11, 2025

The second edition of “The Cellular Mechanics of Symbiosis: Sensing Friend from Foe” is coming to EMBL Heidelberg in March 2026! Registration opens soon, so stay tuned and join us!

Q&A with Current Biology

November 11, 2025

Hassan chatted with the folks at Current Biology about finding beetles, non-linear career paths, and an enduring love of hoops!

New lab member: Lisa Reichel

September 23, 2025

The Mutualisms Lab welcomes its newest member: Lisa Reichel. Lisa is completing her thesis project in the group, together with Christiane Emmerich. Welcome, Lisa!

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