Seminar series
Helmholtz Sustainability Talks
Shortly before Christmas, the Helmholtz Working Group Sustainability Forum cordially invites you to another date of our online seminar series Helmholtz Sustainability Talks on 11 December 2025 from 14:00 to 15:00. In each seminar we want to focus on a specific area of sustainability, share valuable experiences and facilitate questions.
We will focus on one area of research for the future: Reducing emissions in the laboratory with the LEAF sustainability programme at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ).
Get an overview of the LEAF laboratory sustainability programme. Learn how it has helped the DKFZ save resources and reduce emissions, and hear first-hand insights from a triple gold-certified laboratory.
Registration is possible via the following link: registration-link
About the speaker
Caitlin Broadbent is a Sustainable Research Officer in the LEAF Team at University College London, helping publicly funded Universities and Research Institutions across the world ensure how they perform research is sustainable. Caitlin comes from a technical background, with health and safety, operations and biomedical research knowledge. She has experience using LEAF at all levels - as a lab member, a LEAF lead, an admin and now supporting organisations across the world.
Hollyn Hartlep is the Sustainability Coordinator at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), where she leads the development and implementation of the center’s sustainability strategy. She oversees the LEAF lab sustainability program and collaborates with the employee sustainability group to drive impactful campaigns. Hollyn holds a Master of Science in Sustainability, Society, and the Environment from Kiel University.
Victoria Gensch is an experienced laboratory manager with long-standing roles at Mannheim University Medical Center, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), and previously at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. She brings extensive expertise in project and budget management, personnel oversight, laboratory organization, regulatory documentation (biosafety, ethics, data protection), and support for translational oncology studies. Her work includes coordinating transgenic mouse colonies and animal experiment applications, overseeing scientific communication and sustainability initiatives (including multiple LEAF Gold certifications), and managing institutional collaborations. Trained as a certified biological technical assistant with broad methodological skills, she holds advanced qualifications such as FELASA B and a Lab Manager Certificate and now specializes in administrative support for academic and translational research.