Dormann Lab
We study the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases, in particular how RNA-binding proteins become dysfunctional in ALS and FTD, for example through aberrant phase separation and aggregation.
- Abstract deadline coming up tomorrow for this exciting Symposium in Mainz 👇
- Registrations are now open for the 1st International Symposium on Polymer Concepts in Cellular Function 📍Venue: Gonsberg Lounge, Mainz 📅 Dates: 4–6 Mar. 2026 🗓️ Registration & Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 Jan. 2026 Register: crc1551.com/sfb1551-inte... We look forward to welcoming you in Mainz!
- Reposted by Dormann Lab📢 #RSCChemBio is sponsoring two poster prizes at the EMBO-EMBL Chemical Biology Workshop 2026! 📅 8 - 11th September 2026 📍 EMBL Heidelberg, Germany 🔗 www.embl.org/about/i... Submit your abstract by 2nd June 2026 to a part of the event! EMBO #ChemicalBiology
- Reposted by Dormann LabPostdoc opportunity in the Holstege lab in Leuven analysing multi omics brain data to uncover protective mechanisms against ageing and neurodegeneration. Closing date: 4th March www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoc-...
- Reposted by Dormann LabThe new @mpi-cbg.de research group of Nagaraja Chappidi is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Macromolecular Compartmentalization and Genome Stability. Apply now: careers.mpi-cbg.de/jobs/6132430...
- Reposted by Dormann LabThe @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social IDP Subgroup Postdoctoral Award honors outstanding Postdoctoral Fellows for their research accomplishments. APPLY by sending your nomination packet to idpsubgroupbps@gmail.com by Dec 15th! Find all information at: www.biophysics.org/awards-fundi...
- Reposted by Dormann LabPostdocs studying IDPs (disordered proteins) and heading to BPS, apply by Dec 15!
- The @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social IDP Subgroup Postdoctoral Award honors outstanding Postdoctoral Fellows for their research accomplishments. APPLY by sending your nomination packet to idpsubgroupbps@gmail.com by Dec 15th! Find all information at: www.biophysics.org/awards-fundi...
- Reposted by Dormann LabRegistration is open! Join us at IMB Mainz from 10–13 March 2026 for the 2nd International IMB & SFB 1361 Conference on "The Evil Within: Regulation and Repair of Endogenous DNA Damage". Don't miss this conference and register now via www.sfb1361.de/dnarepairconf2026 #ISC26DNArepair #IMBMainz
- Exciting Symposium on Biopolymers coming up in Mainz in March 2026! Great lineup of speakers from both the polymer and life sciences 👇
- Registrations are now open for the 1st International Symposium on Polymer Concepts in Cellular Function 📍Venue: Gonsberg Lounge, Mainz 📅 Dates: 4–6 Mar. 2026 🗓️ Registration & Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 Jan. 2026 Register: crc1551.com/sfb1551-inte... We look forward to welcoming you in Mainz!
- It's coming again!! Can't wait...
- How to tackle emerging questions in cellular organisation, adaptation, and robustness? Join #EESPhaseSeparation! 🧬🦠 Bringing together scientists from diverse fields to foster new discoveries in condensate biology. Submit your abstract by 10 Feb: s.embl.org/ees26-08-bl 📅 19 – 22 May 2026
- Reposted by Dormann LabThrilled to share that I’ll be joining @imbmainz.bsky.social in February 2026 to start my own group! We will explore new mechanisms in eukaryotic gene expression, leveraging ‘evolutionary play’ to uncover how regulation, repurposing, and hijacking shape RNA biology. PhD positions available!
- Reposted by Dormann Lab🚨The 2026 IDP GRC Program is LIVE! 📣 Check it out: www.grc.org/intrinsicall... We’ve got an incredible speaker lineup! 🌟 Over the next few weeks, we’ll be highlighting some of them and giving you a sneak peek at the exciting topics they’ll be covering. Stay tuned!
- Reposted by Dormann Lab🚨🚨The GRC on Intrinsically Disordered Proteins #IDPs is back!! 🍝🧵🏔️Join us for cutting-edge IDP science, great discussions, and mountain views 🌄🍝 📅 June 21-26, 2026 | Les Diablerets, Switzerland 👉 Details & registration: grc.org/intrinsicall...
- Reposted by Dormann LabAnthony Hyman @mpi-cbg.de @hymanlab.bsky.social recognized as a Clarivate @clarivateag.bsky.social Citation Laureate 2025. He is one of the 2025 Laureates in the field of chemistry, together with Clifford Brangwynne @brangwynnelab.bsky.social and Michael K. Rosen. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
- Last week we attended a fantastic meeting of the SPP2191 and GBM Compact on Condensates! Congrats to members of the Dormann Lab, Yelyzaveta Zadorozhna and Fatmanur Tiryaki, for giving great talks, and to Saskia Hutten for winning a poster award 🎉! @spp2191.bsky.social @sfb1551.bsky.social
- 📢 Registration is open for the GBM Compact: Focus on Condensate Biology & SPP2191 Satellite Meeting! This is sure to be an incredible event diving into the latest in phase separation research with leading scientists. 📍 Frankfurt am Main 📅 Sept 16–19, 2025 🌐 shorturl.at/ZGQch @gbmev.bsky.social
- Congratulations to all poster awardees of the GBM Compact 2025 conference "Focus on Condensate Biology" in Frankfurt, including Saskia Hutten from our group 🎉!
- Reposted by Dormann Lab++++ We are hiring ++++ The DFG-funded Research Training Group RTG 3120 – Biomolecular Condensates: From Physics to biological Functions” in Dresden is currently recruiting PhD-candidates. More Info here: dresdencondensates.org/join-us/ Please apply until October 31,2025
- Reposted by Dormann LabGBM Compact Focus on Condensate Biology is opened by Edward Lemke. Looking forward to a great meeting!
- Reposted by Dormann LabOur IPP Winter Call is now open! 📢 Are you looking for a fully funded PhD project in an international environment, doing cutting-edge research, and developing your career with advanced training? Join the #IPPMainz! Learn more via www.imb.de/phd & apply by 16 October #IMBMainz @unimainz.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dormann LabFresh in Nature Communications: a big update from the international biocondensate community featuring SFB1551 spokespersons @dormannlab.bsky.social and @lemkelab.bsky.social Read more 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Congrats to all authors!
- Reposted by Dormann LabExcited to share our recent work (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) led by PhD student Busra Ozguney & postdoc Priyesh Mohanty! We reveal atomic-level insights into how GU-rich RNA binding modulates the conformational ensemble of TDP-43 RRMs, promoting function and preventing misfolding.
- Reposted by Dormann Lab🧪To all junior mass spectrometrists 🚨: The Fall Meeting of the DGMS Young Scientists will be held at monastery Hünfeld, September 17-19, 2025. Great chance to exchange with other students so don’t miss out! 🧪#teammassspec #AcademicSky #ChemSky Register here:👇🏼 youngscientists.dgms.eu/5th-fall-mee...
- Reposted by Dormann LabThrilled to co-advertise this postdoc or PhD position with @erhardtlab.bsky.social! Join us, if RNP assembly on centromeres, RNA modifications, & bioinformatics are your thing. More info also on modiclab.org.
- 🧪 Open PhD or Postdoc position 🧪 The project is in collaboration with my new collegue Miha Modic. If you are interesed in RNA modification, centromeres and bioinformatics this is for you! Miha has more positions to fill, infos on his linkedin: linkedin.com/in/miha-modic-9aa8a752.
- Reposted by Dormann LabCome join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (4th July, 1pm GMT) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen!) www.ukcondensates.co.uk/monthly-netw... @leebiophysics.bsky.social Alex Borodavka @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
- One more week to catch the early bird registration deadline and submit an abstract to this International Condensate Meeting in Frankfurt, with fantastic invited speakers! 👇
- Don't forget to submit your abstract for the GBM Compact Meeting - Focus on Condensate Biology! gbm-compact.org/gbm-compact-... Did you know that young members of the GBM can apply for a travel grant until July 15? Not a GBM member? Apply here: gbm-online.de/de/mitglied....
- Reposted by Dormann LabWe've been studying mechanisms of resilience that protect lysosomes from damage and wrote a review on the topic. We consider lysosomal stress and damage on a spectrum. Please help me share as this is my first post 😀 and I don't have many followers! 🙏 Open Access: www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Dormann LabGain an overview on #proteostasis, attend #career development sessions and more at the EMBO | FEBS Lecture Course "Susan Lindquist School on Proteostasis" in Espoo, Finland, 16–19 September 2025. Deadline: 15 June 2025 meetings.embo.org/event/25-pro... #EMBOFEBSproteostasis #EMBOevents 🧪
- Condensate 💦 lovers, check out this upcoming meeting taking place in September in Frankfurt 👇
- Don't forget to submit your abstract for the GBM Compact Meeting - Focus on Condensate Biology! gbm-compact.org/gbm-compact-... Did you know that young members of the GBM can apply for a travel grant until July 15? Not a GBM member? Apply here: gbm-online.de/de/mitglied....
- Fantastic news: the Frankfurt-based research network SCALE (SubCellular Architecture of LifE) will receive funding by the DFG and become a new Excellence Cluster! 🎉 Happy to be part of it, congrats & many thanks to @mixmue.bsky.social @ihaenelt.bsky.social @becklab.bsky.social for all the hard work!
- 🎉 We’re absolutely thrilled: SCALE has been selected as a DFG Excellence Cluster! A huge thank you to our incredible team—this would not have been possible without your dedication and talent. 🙌 @dfg.de #ClustersOfExcellence #SCALEcluster 🧵
- Reposted by Dormann Lab2nd Life Sciences Postdoc Symposium Mainz - Connect, learn & grow with fellow postdocs & staff scientists from Mainz, Frankfurt, Darmstadt & the region! 🔬 26 June 2025 ➡️ www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25 Join us to strengthen your scientific network & exchange ideas with your peers. #postdoclife
- Reposted by Dormann LabJob alert: Join us in Mainz as Max Planck Research Group Leader (W2) in Molecular Design ...and make your own research dreams happen on de novo design, generative models, proteins, materials ... tinyurl.com/r2xjxnuk @mpip-mainz.mpg.de
- Highly recommended read from the Banerjee lab!
- Reposted by Dormann LabThe BPS IDP Subgroup and IDPSeminars present a #BiophysicsWeek Trainee Symposium!This event will showcase innovative research from emerging scientists, featuring presentations from both graduate students and postdocs Thursday, March 27, at 12:00 PM Central Time
- Reposted by Dormann LabLess than a month left to apply to the International PhD programme! Looking to develop a scientific career in #DNArepair, #RNAbiology, #Bioinformatics, or #Immunology? Apply now join our global community of over 200 #PhD students! 🌍
- The summer call of our International PhD programme is open! 📢 Ready to advance your scientific career? If you're passionate about #RNAbiology, #Bioinformatics, or #Immunology, apply to our open calls and join our global community of over 200 #PhD students! 🌍 www.imb.de/phd
- The Dormann Lab has a PhD project on offer, apply by April 3 👇
- Attention life scientists! 🚀 Explore the International PhD Programme in Mainz—an exciting opportunity for your research journey and to join the SFB1551. Apply by April 3rd! 🔬📢 @imbmainz.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dormann LabWe are thrilled to unveil our latest video showcasing our cutting-edge Collaborative Research Center! Produced for Biophysical Society TV, this video has just been featured at the Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society in Los Angeles. Huge thank you to everyone involved in bringing this to life!
- I was a great experience!
- HELAU 🎉 Yesterday, we participated in the #Mainz Carnival alongside the @sfb1551.bsky.social! This was an amazing experience, and with over 600,000 people watching, it was a fantastic way to show how fun science can be! You can find the recording here, starting at 45:50 👉 shorturl.at/41alV
- Reposted by Dormann LabRegister and submit your abstract now: The ageing genome: from mechanisms to disease www.embl.org/about/info/c...
- Reposted by Dormann LabCome and join us for the RMU RNA salon "Translation" in Frankfurt! Tuesday, April 1st 2025, 12:30 – 6:00 pm at Medical Campus Niederrad, Building 22 – HS22-2. Please register here: bit.ly/13_RMU_RNA_S... Thank you @rnasociety.bsky.social and #lexogen for funding!
- Interested in the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration? 📢 We are looking for a PhD student interested in studying the role of TDP-43 in genome stability and the DNA damage response! Apply via this fantastic PhD Programme until April 3 👇
- The summer call of our International PhD programme is open! 📢 Ready to advance your scientific career? If you're passionate about #RNAbiology, #Bioinformatics, or #Immunology, apply to our open calls and join our global community of over 200 #PhD students! 🌍 www.imb.de/phd
- Reposted by Dormann LabHappy to share the final program of the 2025 Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Subgroup Symposium at the Biophysical Society Meeting to be held in Los Angeles on February 15. Looking forward to seeing you all in less than a week @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social.
- As the chair of the Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Subgroup of @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social I'm happy to announce the exciting scientific program put together by program co-chairs Dorothee Dormann & Lukasz Joachimiak. Looking forward to seeing you in Los Angeles! www.biophysics.org/2025meeting/...
- One more day to apply!
- 📢 The Dormann Lab is looking for a PhD student interested in the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration and biomolecular condensation! Interested in one of our research projects on disease-linked RNA-binding proteins, such as TDP-43 and FUS? Apply to this fantastic PhD program by February 7 👇
- We are on the home stretch! 🏁 Only 1.5 weeks left to #apply for our #gradschool! Don't miss this great opportunity if you are looking for a #PhD student position in the life sciences! Get your documents ready and apply now! 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... #imprs_cbp #imprs2impress #science
- Reposted by Dormann LabRegister now for The Ageing Genome: from Mechanisms to Disease conference. Amazing line-up of speakers and great opportunities for presenting your work and discussing with leaders in the field #EESAgeing @embl.org @cecad.bsky.social www.embl.org/about/info/c...
- Reposted by Dormann LabHelp shape the future of neurodegeneration research – in a leading role at DZNE and the University Tübingen! The DZNE and the Faculty of Medicine invite applications for the position of a Full Professor (W3) for Neurodegenerative Diseases to be filled immediately. 👉 www.nature.com/naturecareer...
- Reposted by Dormann LabWe have an open professorship in #synbio / biological engineering in Heidelberg! jobs.zeit.de/jobs/full-pr... Check it out!
- Reposted by Dormann Lab🌟PhD positions at the IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics🌟 Applications are now open! 🎉 If you are looking for a #phdposition in the #lifesciences, take the chance and #apply for our program by Feb 7. Submit your application through our website: 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de #imprs_cbp #phd #gradschool #science
- If you attend the BPS meeting in February, come join the IDP subgroup symposium, check out the fantastic speakers below 👇
- As the chair of the Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Subgroup of @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social I'm happy to announce the exciting scientific program put together by program co-chairs Dorothee Dormann & Lukasz Joachimiak. Looking forward to seeing you in Los Angeles! www.biophysics.org/2025meeting/...
- Reposted by Dormann LabSharing this Postdoc position for my colleague Sina Wittmann at @imbmainz.bsky.social You can also find more information via LinkedIn - Check out this job at Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB): www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/40...
- Reposted by Dormann LabIf you are a PhD student and like protein disorder (or want to learn more), Birthe Kragelund @bbkrage.bsky.social and Kristian Strømgaard are organizing a PhD course on How IDPs work 🧶🧬🧪 Note the cost if you are not at a Danish university. Details: phdcourses.ku.dk/DetailKursus...
