Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
How do cells form tissues? Our research program spans the scales from molecules to organisms. News from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) in Dresden, Germany. Impressum: mpi-cbg.de/impressum
- Aida Maraj @aidadoesmath.bsky.social selected as fellow of the Elisabeth-Schiemann-Kolleg @maxplanck.de. Congratulations! 🎉 www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
- Check out the 3-minute talk from David Long Hin Tsang from @merihuchlab.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de on liver regeneration at the FameLab 2025 regional heat Dresden: youtu.be/OUDr6lTVsMI?...
- David Long Hin Tsang from @merihuchlab.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de took part in yesterday’s FameLab with his talk on liver regeneration. The FameLab 2025 regional heat Dresden took place in the Kleine Haus of the Staatsschauspiel Dresden and was organized by DRESDEN-concept.
- Last weekend, our health and sustainability groups organized an herb walk & picnic on the Elbe River for members @mpi-cbg.de. After the riverside picnic, everyone returned to the institute to cook with the herbs that were gathered and craft Easter decorations. Thank you, everyone, for a great day!
- New Publication of the @tothpetroczylab.bsky.social: The group found that prediction tools are less sensitive in intrinsically disordered regions of proteins (IDRs). Since they are common & important, new methods tailored to these regions are needed. bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
- Marino Zerial, director at @humantechnopole.bsky.social and @mpi-cbg.de received his certificate as new member of the Leopoldina on April 9th in Halle (Saale). 🎉 The event also featured the Leopoldina Life Science Symposium on April 10, where Marino gave a talk. Photo: Anna Kolata | Leopoldina
- We took part in the Girls’ Day, April 3 to encourage discussions with girls on female careers in science. A big thank you to Sandra Schwaraw, @juliapfanzelter.bsky.social, Émeline Bonsergent, @mihailsarov.bsky.social, & @geertsmalab.bsky.social for participating! www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
- HFSP @hfspo.bsky.social Early Career Grant Award for @ritamateus.bsky.social and collaborators to uncover crystal formation inside cells. Congratulations! 🎉 www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
- The @tothpetroczylab.bsky.social together with the @albertilab-tud.bsky.social developed SHARK-capture to detect recurring patterns (motifs) in intrinsically disordered protein regions (IDRs). Publication in Protein Science. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
- The next Doctoral Insights Symposium will take place September 23. The @viennabiocenter.bsky.social PhD program has teamed up with PhD programs across Europe, amongst others our IMPRS-CellDevoSys, to offer guidance on selecting the right program. Registration starts June 15! www.doctoralinsights.at
- Postdoctoral researchers Alexandra Schauer in the @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social group at the @mpi-cbg.de and Krista Briedis Gert in the group of Claudia Gerri received EMBO postdoctoral fellowships for their research projects. Congratulations! 🎉 www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
- Happy International Women’s Day!
- We stand with our international colleagues today on their rallies to defend science as a public good and pillar of social, political, and economic progress. @standupforscience.bsky.social
- Our director @stephangrill.bsky.social is holding the Max Planck lecture "Physics of Life" today at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Chennai, India.
- Postdoctoral researcher David Grommisch in the group of Sandra Scharaw @mpi-cbg.de receives Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship to study intestinal intercellular communication. Congratulations! 🎉 www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
- First signs of spring @mpicbg.bsky.social.
- Video of the Bayer Foundation on Otto Bayer Award winner Prof. Meritxell Huch @merihuchlab.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNH0...
- Meritxell Huch @merihuchlab.bsky.social, director @mpicbg.bsky.social, received Otto Bayer Award at the Award ceremony for Bayer Foundation Science Awards in Leverkusen. Congratulations! www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
- The Electron Microscopy Facility at the @mpicbg.bsky.social has a new service leader. Felix Lange wants to develop the EM-Facility further. Welcome, Felix! 🎉 www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
- Read the interview by @febspress.bsky.social with Anna Körte, a PhD student in the research lab of Jonathan Rodenfels @mpicbg.bsky.social. Anna is a recipient of a FEBS Advanced Courses 60th Anniversary Award. 🎉 network.febs.org/posts/meet-a...
- Snowy day in Dresden and @mpicbg.bsky.social today!
- Tonight, 6pm in the science forum COSMO in Dresden: Discussion with four researchers on organoids. Anna Dobwaj from the research lab of @merihuchlab.bsky.social @mpicbg.bsky.social will join the discussion panel!
- We are searching for an Executive Assistant (m/f/d) and are looking forward to your application! careers.mpi-cbg.de/jobs/5343759...
- We are looking for a Light Microscopy Imaging Scientist (m/f/d) for our Light Microscopy Facility (LMF). Apply now! careers.mpi-cbg.de/jobs/5330437...
- The numerical nonlinear algebra workshop, organized by @math-mpicbg.bsky.social, took place at the @mpicbg.bsky.social from February 3-6, 2025. It featured biology, chemistry, and physics with a focus on nonlinear modeling problems and techniques. News article: www.csbdresden.de/news-events/...
- The @math-mpicbg.bsky.social math community @math-mpicbg.bsky.social, including @haharrington.bsky.social and group leaders Türkü Özlüm ÇELİK & Aida Maraj organized the numerical (nonlinear) algebra workshop, which is currently happening. It features topics through biology, chemistry, and physics.
- The research group of Agnes Toth-Petroczy @tothpetroczylab.bsky.social is looking for an experimental Postdoc (m/f/d) in protein evolution of biomolecular condensates. Apply now! careers.mpi-cbg.de/jobs/5312959...
- A frosty ❄️ and sunny day ☀️@mpicbg.bsky.social.
- Cell published a “Cell Line: 2014–2024,” which is a timeline highlighting a set of exceptional scientific works published in @cellpress.bsky.social. The timeline features a publication from the @hymanlab.bsky.social & @albertilab-tud.bsky.social from 2015. www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S00...
- Publication of @mpibp.bsky.social with contribution from the Shevchenko lab @mpicbg.bsky.social.
- MPI-CBG director Anthony Hyman @hymanlab.bsky.social will deliver the EMBO Lecture at the 49th FEBS Congress in Istanbul in July 2025. Read an interview with him, where he shares some of his inspirations and interests. network.febs.org/posts/anthon...
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- We are looking for a Student Helper in International Culture and Policies. Apply now and join us! careers.mpi-cbg.de/jobs/5276094...
- Our Organoid and Stem Cell Facility @mpicbg.bsky.social is looking for a technical assistant. We are looking forward to your application! careers.mpi-cbg.de/jobs/5275360...
- Sunset @mpicbg.bsky.social.
- Apply now for the ELBE Postdoctoral Fellows Program at the Center for Systems Biology @mpicbg.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social. The fully funded fellowships for postdoctoral researchers are designed for 2-3 years. Application deadline is February 14th. Join us! www.csbdresden.de/join-us/jobs...
- Happy Holidays! 🎄
- Aida Maraj and Türkü Özlüm Çelik @mpicbg.bsky.social & CSBD have received the “TUD Young Investigator” status from the @tudresden.bsky.social. The status strengthens excellent, independent junior research group leaders by fostering their integration into faculties. 🥳 www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
- Machine learning algorithm, PICNIC, can predict which proteins are involved in biomolecular condensates, regardless of their structure. Publication in @natureportfolio.bsky.social Communications by the @tothpetroczylab.bsky.social & @hymanlab.bsky.social www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
