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Poster mit grünem Schild-Motiv: Titel "TREGS: THE GUARDIANS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM" in Schwarz und Grün, cartoonhafte runde Treg-Zellen als Wächter (eine mit Polizeimütze und Abzeichen, zwei kleinere mit Stäben) und böse grün-schwarze Viren-Charaktere, Hintergrund mit schematischen Virusillustrationen, Text unten "Discover the invisible heroes that protect you" und Einladung "Visit us at the Deutsches Museum’s Science Communication Lab" sowie Datumsfeld "April 10–12, 2026"; oben links TRR 355 Logo.
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Guardians of the immune system

Discover the invisible heroes that protect your health! Find out how the immune system works and why allergies, and even cancer, can develop if something goes wrong. Fun games and interesting facts await you!

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Your immune system protects you from invaders. So-called regulatory T cells (Treg cells) are a specialized subgroup of immune cells. Acting as ‘guardians’, they suppress the activation of the immune system, when necessary, thereby regulating self-tolerance. In this way, they prevent the development of autoimmune diseases in a healthy organism. In some cases, however, immune cells mistakenly attack harmless substances, leading to allergic reactions, or they fail in their protective function, allowing cancer cells to grow. 

Find out how the immune system works and what happens when things go wrong. 

There are different activities for children, as well as information for teenagers and adults. Have a go at pipetting, look through a microscope, play games, read our posters and chat with the scientists.

Further information: https://trr355.uni-mainz.de/

Science Communication Lab

In dialogue with science

Educational laboratory and research in dialogue

Epigenetics, quantum computing or the Anthropocene: the Science Communication Lab in the entrance area on level -1 is a place to discuss current topics in science and at the same time shows how knowledge is created in research. Exciting special events are also organised here from time to time.

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