According to international Peer Review Assessment Committees, GBB’s research quality have consistently demonstrated scientific excellence, placing us at the forefront internationally in membrane biology, microbiology, structural biology, and protein engineering. These well-established and long-standing ‘GBB signatures’ have not only been further strengthened, but have also been complemented by very successful research lines in molecular immunology, cell biology, host-microbe biology, RNA biology, and systems biology. Our multidisciplinary approach fosters numerous successful collaborations, both internally (as well as with other research institutes within the faculty) and beyond.