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- Registration now open for the I&I Berlin Symposium 2026! Are you part of Berlin’s immunology community or planning to become one? On March 17, 2026, the symposium bringing together researchers, clinicians, & early-career scientists working on immunology and inflammation.
- A mammal once thought extinct is getting a second chance. Researchers at the #mdcBerlin are using genomics and stem cell research to support conservation efforts for the Bavarian pine vole. 🔗 More about the project: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/he... #mdcBerlin
- Post-infectious diseases like Long COVID remain poorly understood. Germany launched the National Decade Against Post-Infectious Diseases to improve research, diagnostics, and care. The #mdcBerlin contributes through #Helmholtz Health and the NAKO Health Study. 🔗 www.bmftr.bund.de/SharedDocs/D...
- 🧠 How do brain organoids help researchers study the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease? #mdcBerlin's Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf explains what drives her and how advanced brain organoid models help her team explore how the disease may be initiated. 🔗 Full article: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/ag...
- How research reaches society depends on who tells the story. At the #mdcBerlin, that story is now shaped by Tabea Rauscher, our new Head of Communications. She joins us from @embl.org, bringing years of experience at the intersection of science, strategy, and design. 📷 Felix Petermann
- 🧪 During the COVID-19 pandemic, research in Germany moved at exceptional speeds. Maike Sander argues this experience shows how innovation can be sustained beyond a crisis – especially in hubs where research, talent, and capital come together. MORE: 🔗 table.media/forum/die-kr... #mdcBerlin
- "Berlin could be like Boston, it just has to want it", our Scientific Director Maike Sander (@sanderlaberlin.bsky.social) states in an interview with @tagesspiegel.de: www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/berli...
- 🎉 Congratulations to Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf on winning a €200,000 Alzheimer’s research grant from the Stiftung Alzheimer Initiative! 👉 Detailed insights: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/ag...
- We mourn the sudden unexpected loss of Peer Bork who helped shape our commitment to innovative life science. Read the full obituary by Detlev Ganten: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/me... Photo: Jeff Dowling/European Bioinformatics Institute | @ebi.embl.org
- When cancer cells stop responding, immune cells need another way in. Researchers at the #mdcBerlin developed CAR T cells that target two markers in multiple myeloma – including cells that lose BCMA during treatment. 👉 Read the full study: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/do... 👈
- 1️⃣2️⃣ top institutions. One goal: advance early disease interception in Berlin. The Einstein Center for Early Disease Interception brings new technologies together to detect disease long before symptoms occur. We sat down with two of its speakers. Full interview: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/ne... 👈
- Artificial intelligence raises new responsibilities for science and society. At Salon Sophie Charlotte, #mdcBerlin researcher and group leader Uwe Ohler and Mathijs Vleugel (#Helmholtz Open Science Office) discuss data ownership, AI models, and data sovereignty. More info: 👉 salon.bbaw.de/start 👈
- ❄️ Why does a cold shower sometimes feel amazing – and other times unbearable? Researchers at #mdcBerlin and #Charité are studying how we perceive temperature through the skin – and you can help: We are looking for healthy study participants! More information: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/research/inf... 👈
- 🚀 We’re hiring – join us at the #mdcBerlin! We are looking for a Science Strategy Manager in Bioengineering & Precision Prevention to help connect people, ideas, and disciplines across biology, AI, and medicine. 🗓 Apply by Jan 20, 2026 More: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/career/jobs/... 👈
- ✨ Happy New Year 2026! Here’s to curiosity, bold ideas, and Discovery for tomorrow's medicine. Warm wishes from all of us at the #mdcBerlin! 💙
- 🎄 Science, community, and a little winter magic at the #mdcBerlin! Our “Winter Encounters” brought colleagues together for hands-on activities, a science slam, talks, games, and charity initiatives – a great way to close the year. Check out some impressions. 👇 📸 © David Ausserhofer
- Yesterday's Predictive Systems Medicine Partnering Event at #mdcBerlin brought together leaders from science, industry, investment, and innovation. Pitches, 1:1 matchmaking, and networking set the stage for new collaborations in diagnostics, therapies, AI-driven medicine, and more. Take a look! 👇
- Join us on December 8 for an MDC Lecture with Jeffrey Hubbell | @nyutandon.bsky.social at #mdcBIMSB! His lecture on "Engineering Immunological Tolerance using Antigens, Cytokines, and Metabolites" is part of the MDC Afternoon for Immunology. Register now! 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/events/... 👈
- 🎉 Congrats to Lena Fürst, Berlin’s best biology lab technician – trained at #mdcBerlin! Honored by IHK Berlin, she now supports research in Annette Hammes-Lewin’s lab. Read her story: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/be... 👈 Become one of us: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/careers/join... 👈
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- Reposted by mdc-berlinEARA had the pleasure of participating in the #BerlinScienceWeek, with an enriching panel discussion on the future of #biomedical #research in #Germany, co-organised by @tvvde.bsky.social, Charité and @mdc-berlin.bsky.social. 🔗 www.eara.eu/post/berlin-... #scicomm #AnimalReserch #science
- 🤝 Science meets industry at #mdcBerlin! Join the Predictive Systems Medicine Partnering Event on Dec 4, 2025, at #CampusBuch – connecting innovators, start-ups, and industry leaders in #AI, omics, drug discovery, and other fields. Info & registration: 👉 www.b2match.com/e/predictive... 👈
- 🎧 Serotonin is more than the “happiness hormone." In the podcast "Forschungsquartett" by our partners from detektor.fm, #mdcBerlin researcher and group leader Michael Bader explains how this molecule links mood, metabolism, and disease. 🎙 Listen now (in German): 👉 detektor.fm/wissen/forsc... 👈
- It was such a pleasure to host #EARA2025 here at the #mdcBerlin on #CampusBuch! Thanks for giving us the opportunity, @eara.eu! 🥳
- Reposted by mdc-berlinMeeting @mdc-berlin.bsky.social alumni: Yongbo Wang (Fudan U), @munschauerlab.bsky.social (Heidelberg U), and Wei Chen (SUSTech) at Sino-German RNA Symposium in Shenzhen
- 🌍 Global recognition for two #mdcBerlin scientists! Friedemann Paul and Nikolaus Rajewsky are listed among Clarivate’s #HighlyCited2025 researchers for their influential work in neuroimmunology and systems biology. 👉 More information: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/in... 👈
- 📣 Applying for an #ERC grant? Join us at #CampusBuch on November 19 (9:30–11 a.m.) for a talk by Dr. Martin Penny from the @erc.europa.eu Executive Agency on #ERC funding opportunities and evaluation procedures. 👉 More information: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/events/...
- 👏 A huge thank you to everyone who made the @eara.eu Conference 2025 – “Shaping the Future of Animal Research Communication” a success – and to all our participants and speakers: safe travels home! Two days of discussions, new ideas, and networking – see you next time! #mdcBerlin | #EARA2025
- Impressions from #EARA2025's "Session 6: Transparency and openness in animal research." Take a look! 👇👇 Our panelists come from various backgrounds, including patient engagement, institutional and industry communicators, and advocacy groups. #mdcBerlin | @eara.eu | @tvvde.bsky.social
- Day 2️⃣ of #EARA2025 has begun, and our very own Vera Glasser joined the discussions – with an insight into institutional communication of animal research. #mdcBerlin | @eara.eu
- It's a wrap – day 1️⃣ of #EARA2025 is in the books! We've enjoyed another set of flash talks, a round table on communicating legal frameworks and ethics, a poster session, and the evening keynote by Lucie Côté from RI-MUHC, the first non-European @eara.eu member. Take a look! 👇👇 #mdcBerlin
- Lively discussions at the @eara.eu conference 2025 continued with Session 1: "Effective Science Communication and Media." Great energy inside and outside #mdcBerlin's conference center on #CampusBuch – from engaging panels and flash talks to exhibition and lunch break moments. 👇👇 #EARA2025
- The @eara.eu Conference 2025: “Shaping the Future of Animal Research Communication” is underway at #mdcBerlin! Our Scientific Director, Maike Sander, welcomed participants to #CampusBuch, and Fiona Fox, Chief Executive of the UK Science Media Centre, just finished today's first keynote. #EARA2025
- 🧬 The human genome carries the ghosts of ancient viruses – and some still shape our health. Researchers from #mdcBerlin & @uniofbath.bsky.social found viral DNA that helps form the placenta and may contribute to pre-eclampsia. Read the full story: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/press/a... 👈
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- 👏 Thank you, Otmar D. Wiestler – and welcome, Martin Keller, incoming President of the #Helmholtz Association. We here at the #mdcBerlin thank Otmar Wiestler for his visionary leadership and look forward to continued collaboration under Keller’s direction. 👉 More: www.helmholtz.de/en/newsroom/... 👈
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- 💬 “As a female scientist, you have to work harder.” At #mdcBerlin, our newly elected Equal Opportunities Officer Kathrin Saar and her deputy Aileen Cunningham want to make women in science more visible – because equality is essential for good science. 👉 More: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/fe... 👈
- @berlinscienceweek.bsky.social is coming – and we are once again part of it! From Nov 1–10, the #mdcBerlin joins researchers and science enthusiasts across the city to share ideas shaping the future of science. Explore our program: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/science-week 👈 #BerlinScienceWeek25
- APOE4 blocks neurons from using fat for fuel – raising Alzheimer’s risk. Researchers at @au.dk and #mdcBerlin reveal how this gene variant starves brain cells and identify a possible treatment path. Find out more: 🔗 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/press/w...
- Don't miss out – today is your LAST CHANCE to register for the @eara.eu 2025 conference in Berlin! Sign up now and join us at the #mdcBerlin in early November to explore the future of transparent #AnimalResearch communication. More information and registration below 👇👇 #EARA2025
- 🚀 WE ARE HIRING 3️⃣ Independent Group Leaders for #mdcBerlin's new cutting-edge Bioengineering Cluster within our Biomedical Engineering Program. Lead cutting-edge research at the interface of biology, engineering, and medicine in Berlin. 👉 Apply now: www.mdc-berlin.de/career/jobs/...
- Congratulations from all of us at #mdcBerlin to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi – winners of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry for developing metal-organic frameworks! More information 👇 & 👉: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...
- 🎖️ The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 is awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson & Omar Yaghi! They have created molecular constructions, known as metal–organic frameworks, that can contribute to solving some of humankind’s greatest challenges. www.kva.se/nobelchemistry2025 #Nobelprize
- Congrats to #mdcBerlin researchers Simone Spuler, Ana Pombo, Gabriele Schiattarella, Clara Vazquez, and Thoralf Niendorf! They are on the @tagesspiegel.de's list of the 100 most important minds in Berlin science. Read more: 👉 www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/sie-g... 👉 www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/sie-s...
- Congratulations from the #mdcBerlin to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi, recipients of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine, “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.” 🥳 More information 👇 & 👉: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic... @ki.se
- The 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body 🧪 www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...
- #NobelPrizeWeek starts today! If you want to follow the action, there's a livestream on the official @nobelprize.bsky.social website 👇 The #NobelPrize in "Physiology or Medicine" will be announced in less than two hours at 11:30 a.m. (CEST). #mdcBerlin
- We believe in fostering a community through exchange, dialogue, and mutual respect. 💙 Our "Town Hall Meetings" are a cornerstone of #mdcBerlin's culture. Colleagues from all over the institute come together to share ideas, ask questions, and celebrate progress. Today’s theme: Innovation @ Work
- Our #community now in action in our Town Hall Meeting! Four times a year, colleagues from all teams & labs come together to exchange, celebrate, and connect. Today under the theme “Innovation @Work” with a science talk, an interactive session on entrepreneurship, and a Q&A with the Leadership Team.
- Don't miss this chance for a great opportunity!
- Passionate about #SystemsBiology and ready to lead your own research group? Join us at the forefront of discovery — apply now to be a #GroupLeader at the NOVA Institute for Medical Systems Biology, in beautiful Lisbon, PT! Appl. by Oct 8: www.nature.com/naturecareer... #ScienceJobs #JobOffer
- 🥳 Congrats! #mdcBerlin's Erich Wanker has joined the Scientific Advisory Board of the Huntington’s Disease Foundation (HDF)! He's one of the few European voices among U.S. experts advancing Huntington’s research. 👉 Learn more about Wanker and his work: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/re... 👈
- Europe’s competitiveness starts in the lab. From #mRNA vaccines to #cancer therapies and sustainable agriculture – every breakthrough builds on fundamental research. As a proud member of @eu-life.bsky.social, we call for strong and long-term support to secure discovery-driven science in Europe.
- 📣 EU-LIFE brings together the voices of 16 leading #biotech #innovation experts, including scientists, CEOs, investors & #TechTransfer professionals, who all agree on one thing: 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵. ➡️ doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
- ADPKD affects 1 in 1,000 children – but only one drug exists, and it mainly targets symptoms. Now, an international team led by #mdcBerlin / #mdcBIMSB's Michael Kaminski shows how base editing can restore protein function and shrink cysts in mice. Full story: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/press/g... 👈
- Cells use nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) to destroy faulty RNA before it can cause harm. Researchers at the #mdcBerlin and the University of Cologne uncovered hidden RNA variants and built a free database for the field. Check out the full story: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/press/h... 👈
- Nearly 50 new cancer drugs are approved each year – but which one fits which patient? At the #mdcBerlin, @al2na.bsky.social’s team built Flexynesis, a deep learning toolkit to guide precision cancer care. Learn more: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/press/u... 👈
- 🚀 Deadline approaching: apply by September 17 and become a GLOBAL POSTDOC FELLOW at the #mdcBerlin. You'll co-develop projects with two supervising labs, tackling biomedical grand challenges – with full salary, modern infrastructure, and career support. More: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/postdocs#t-g... 👈
