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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚀🎈Let's get started!😃 Together with our colleagues from the other Max Planck Institutes in Heidelberg, we're looking forward to welcoming lots of visitors at our booth at the Festival of Science & Curiosity at EMBL. Come on by—there's so much to see and do! Until 10 pm! 🌃 #sparkcuriosity #mpimr

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Silver medal for our team "Troubleshooters" at the Minerva Cup 2026! 🥈⚽️ Hosted by the MPI Stuttgart institutes (MPI FKF & MPI IS) at TSV Jahn Büsnau, five teams battled for the trophy. Congrats to Team Mixed 1 for taking the win! 🏆 #maxplanck #MPIMR #MinervaCup #Football #sport

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Richard Lincoln, PhD @rlincolnchemist.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

📢 I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining the HHMI Janelia Research Campus as a Group Leader in MTI! It's an honor to be part of Janelia's Next Chapter, pushing dye development and imaging technologies into new dimensions. The Lincoln Lab launches Sept. 14th, stay tuned for more info! 🔬⚗️👨🏼‍🔬

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Today is the #InternationalDayofLight! This element is key at our institute. Our PhD researcher Philip Matthias show some of its applications. Find out more in the video! 👇️ #mpimr #maxplanck #opticalnanoscopy #light #research #science #physics #InternationaLDayofLight #microscopy

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Come join us for a Pint of Science🍺! Meet our scientists in a relaxed setting in Göttingen pubs and discuss current research. 📅 May 18, 7-9 pm Do not wait – spots are limited. See you there! Topics, scientists, and places: 👇

This comic-style poster bears the headline “Pint of Science at Liesels, Duke Pub & Café Bar, 7–9 p.m.”. It features a beer glass with a brain floating on top of it. It is labeled “May 18, 2026”. Three portrait photos of researchers from the MPI NAT are floating inside the beer glass.

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Empowering girls through hands-on science! 💪🚀 For today's #GirlsDay, more than 30 curious young women explored our institute. 👩‍🔬 They tried experiments themselves & showed great confidence. 🔬🧪 A fantastic few hours of discovery and fun. 🌟Thanks to the girls and the team! #mpimr #WomenInSTEM #Science

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

🆕 Here's a new #ScienceSnapshot fresh from our labs! 👨‍🔬 👩‍🔬 Our PhD student Abdinasir is preparing a sample. 🧪🥼 He designs, synthesizes, and characterizes molecules, then tests them in biological systems to create molecular tools that deepen the understanding of biological processes. 💡🌟 #maxplanck

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Christopher Heidebrecht @chrisheideb.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Excited to share the first preprint from my PhD. 3D live-cell kinesin tracking turned out to be mind-blowingly easy with 3D MINSTED, on an amazing microscope designed and built by Julius. 🔬🧪 Read it here : www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Eric Mulhall @ericmulhall.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Very excited to share our new manuscript – published today! Why are PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 are tuned to transduce different types of mechanical force? I was lucky to work with some extraordinary colleagues to begin to figure out why. www.nature.com/articles/s41... An overview of the results below ⬇️ ⬇️

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The molecular basis of force selectivity by PIEZO2 - Nature

PIEZO2 is intrinsically more rigid than PIEZO1, and disparate mechanical stimuli paradoxically evoke opposite conformational and gating responses in each channel.

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Kai Johnsson @kjohnsson.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

A Cinderella story: raising CLIP-tag from the ashes to shine in fluorescence labeling. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Richard Lincoln, PhD @rlincolnchemist.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

👀Robust photoactivatable fluorescent markers with red and #far-red emission for live-cell imaging are difficult to find? Not anymore! Researchers at our Optical Nanoscopy Department have developed new far-red markers. Successfully used in STED, PALM and MINFLUX nanoscopy!🔬 doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🍰🫐Yogurt cinnamon cake with berries – sounds delicious, right? 😋This is the winning cake in this year's great #MPImR bake off, baked by Betül Karakoc! 🥇Congratulations, Betül, and many thanks to all our bakers for their yummy cakes, muffins, and more!❤️ #bakeoff #bakesale #lifeisbetterwithcake

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Richard Lincoln, PhD @rlincolnchemist.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Happy to share the final chapter in the story of PaX Dyes, and my time at @stefanhelllabs.bsky.social at @mpi-mr.bsky.social! Now in @cp-chem.bsky.social, we access the red and far-red regions on the spectrum with our caging-group-free strategy for multicolor #SMLM, #STED, and #MINFLUX #microscopy!

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Ho, ho, HO! ❄️ In celebration of #Nikolaus Day, our #MaxPlanck bust has received a festive holiday makeover.🎅 We hope your morning brought a pleasant surprise - whether in your stockings or winter boots. ✨Let's stay festive!🎁 #MPIMR #HolidaySeason

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

✨Our new #ScienceSnapshot highlights PhD researcher Christopher Heidebrecht (Optical Nanoscopy) as he prepares samples for microscopy.🔬Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes lab moments! 📸🤩 #MaxPlanck #MPIMR #Research #BehindTheScenes

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Richard Lincoln, PhD @rlincolnchemist.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

🚀 We’re hiring! EMBL TechDev Internship (TDI25-14) We’re looking for an organic chemist to help develop novel fluorogenic HaloTag ligands for deep-tissue imaging. You’ll contribute to molecular design and run in silico, in vitro, and microscopy-based assays to quantify fluorophore performance.

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EMBL TechDev Internship Programme – Scientific Visitor Programme

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

It’s #TagDerSuppe!🍲 Our Single Molecule Sensing research group at the Institute keeps a weekly soup ritual.😋 As the weather turns colder, it’s the perfect opportunity to slow down, connect, and enjoy lunchtime together.♨️ #MaxPlanck #MPIMR #DayOfTheSoup

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Franziska Walterspiel @fwalterspiel.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Excited to share the second chapter of my PhD work - Photoclickable HaloTag Ligands for Spatiotemporal Multiplexed Protein Labeling on Living Cells! 🥳 A big thank you to @clairedeo.bsky.social and all co-authors who contributed to this work. ➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

#Science met #curiosity!✨ At the “Home game science” talk yesterday in Bad Schönborn, our PhDs Ann-Kathrin Gelmroth & Philip Matthias shared how curiosity drives their #research: from #antibioticresistance to the beauty of #microscopy. Conversations continued long after the talk💬🧪 #maxplanck #mpimr

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Invitation to a #MaxPlanck Special edition of “Heimspiel Wissenschaft” (home game science) 🏡✨! Scientists from more rural regions return to their hometowns and make #science accessible outside of large cities and university towns. Talk in German, this Wednesday with two of our PhDs! 🧪💬 #mpimr

Poster: Invitation to a lecture on Wednesday, November 12, at 7 p.m. in Bad Schönborn at Café Glashaus

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Universität Heidelberg @uniheidelberg.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Zwei ERC Synergy Grants für Wissenschaftler der Universität Heidelberg: Europäischer Forschungsrat vergibt hochdotierte Förderungen für komplexe Vorhaben in der Forschung www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/... #universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #erc #forschungsrat #eu @erc.europa.eu

Amir Abdollahi, Dirk Jäger und Peer Fischer

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🎉🌟Big news! Our Director @kjohnsson.bsky.social has received an @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grant, together with teams from EPFL @sulianamanley.bsky.social and @unibe.ch! 👏They’ll explore how mitochondria communicate with other cell parts🔬 #ERCSyG #maxplanck #mpimr #science www.mr.mpg.de/14662972/erc...

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ERC Synergy Grant for MPI Director Kai Johnsson

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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 10/10/2025

Last night at #EESImaging ✨ People had fun during the science pub quiz. Congratulations to the winning team 🥳

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Science Magazine @science.org · 01/10/2025

Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91. In 2020, Goodall spoke with Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp for a #ScienceEditorial reflecting on the 60th anniversary of her arrival in Gombe to study wild chimpanzees. Read more: scim.ag/472Chb8

"… Goodall’s … is a story of genuine scientific curiosity, determination, and respect for
nature and humanity …" H. Holden Thorp, Editor-in-chief, Science journals

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Looking forward to welcoming you in Göttingen’s Max Planck community, @steffenmau.bsky.social! Congratulations to our colleagues at @mpimmg.bsky.social for this excellent appointment 👏!

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Today's #MPIMRSpotlight features our PhD student Yuqi @yuqizhang.bsky.social ✨👏 She gives insights into her research in the Chemical Biology department 👀💡 #MaxPlanck #MPIMR #STEM #BehindTheScenes #womeninscience

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abberior @abberior.rocks · 18/09/2025

Curious about MINFLUX but unsure how to handle sample prep? Already using MINFLUX and want better results? Join our webinar on MINFLUX sample preparation: link.abberior.rocks/sampleprep 📅 Wed, Oct 1, 15:30 CEST ✅ Easy-to-follow tips ✅ Common mistakes to avoid ✅ Live Q&A #MINFLUX #SamplePrep

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

😎 Back from our #scientificretreat 2025 in Neckarsulm, full of scientific exchange and #teamspirit! 🤩🌟One highlight was the tour of the Bildungscampus in Heilbronn, where two new departments of our institute will be established, and the Innovation Park for #AI #IPAI 🚀 #maxplanck #mpimr #letsmingle

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

📣PhD position available! 🔬The department of Stefan Hell is looking for a new group member working at the intersection of #optics, #molecularbiology and #biophysics. More info on our website, see link below! #maxplanck #mpimr #science #phd #hiring bewerbermanagement.net/jobposting/5...

Max Planck Institute is looking for a PhD

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

🌟 Take a glimpse at some behind-the-scenes moments from our recent Institute photoshoot! A huge thank you to photographer Alexander Grüber and the creative team for making it such a fun and memorable experience. 📸✨ #MPIMR #Teamwork #Photoshoot #BehindTheScenes

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🔬 Welcome back to #ScienceFunFactFriday! 🎉 Ever wondered about the quirkiest science facts? We're here to share them! Dive into our team's top picks and share your own fun fact with us. Let's make science (even more) fun together! 🌟🧠 #ScienceFun #FunFact #ScienceTrivia #MaxPlanck #MPIMR

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

🌞🎉 We're absolutely loving the Institute's summer party! The unexpected sunshine truly made our day. 🍦☀️ Delicious ice cream in hand and great company all around - what more could we ask for? 😊 #MPIMR #BehindTheScenes #SummerFun

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

🥳 Hurray, Max Planck Manatees! Our team took part in the famous Dragon Boat Cup 🐲 🚣 in Heidelberg again today and came 14th out of 30 in the fun mix category. Congratulations, you did great!💪 #dragonboatcup #mpimr #maxplanck #teamspirit #maxplanckmanatees

Max Planck Manatees team at the Dragon Boat Cup in Heidelberg today

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Well done, Team! Yesterday, 40 colleagues represented the MPI-NAT at Göttingen’s annual Altstadtlauf. We are so proud of you for taking on this challenge and braving the summer heat 💪🏅

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

🔥 Our fire protection officer Mario is training the team on handling unexpected fires in our facilities.These exercises cerainly match today's sizzling heat! 🌞😉 #FireSafety #StayCool #WorkplaceSafety #BehindTheScenes #MPIMR

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

#OnThisDay in 1993, CERN released the World Wide Web software to the public. Proposed by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the web was originally created to allow scientists and institutes working on CERN data to share information accurately and quickly from across the globe. #WorldWideWeb

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

👉Paper out in Science Advances. In their study, researchers at our institute and @mpi-nat.bsky.social show for the first time that the protein paralemmin-1 plays a critical role as a powerful regulator in the organization of the MPS in nerve cells. Congrats to @vmacarron.bsky.social and colleagues!

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New regulatory protein of the neuronal cytoskeleton identified

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Here are more impressions from this year's wonderful #GirlsDay! 📸🔬A big thank you to our young participants for their curiosity and enthusiasm!💡🌟 #MaxPlanck #MPIMR #WomenInSTEM #Science

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abberior @abberior.rocks · 04/04/2025

Single-color 3D MINFLUX of periodic paralemmin-1 along the axon of a mature neuron. YFP-Palm1 was detected with a nanobody against YFP with DNA-PAINT. Image courtesy: @vmacarron.bsky.social, MPI MR, Heidelberg, Germany More in the paper www.science.org/doi/full/10.... #fluorescencefriday

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

🌟Join us for our #MPIMRSpotlight series, where we shine a light on the scientists at our Institute and their exciting research! What sparks their curiosity? ✨What are they aiming to achieve? 👀Today, we're featuring @chrisheideb.bsky.social from the Optical Nanoscopy department. 🔬 Check out his work!

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Victor Macarron-P. @vmacarron.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

🔬🧠We are pleased to announce that our work on Paralemmin-1 as a powerful regulator of the neuronal submembrane cytoskeleton has been published in Science Advances @science.org! Read the full study here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #Neuroscience

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Richard Lincoln, PhD @rlincolnchemist.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

📢 #Preprint Alert: For #fluorescentfriday we report minimally-sized photoactivatable PaX dyes with red and far-red emission for #STED, #SMLM, and multiplexed #MINFLUX #SuperResolution #Microscopy! A huge thanks to the Optical #Nanoscopy team at @mpi-mr.bsky.social! 🔬 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Optical #nanoscopy without “ON/OFF” – Stefan Hell, @thomas-hensel.bsky.social, and co-workers have increased the resolution in fluorescence #microscopy 🔬 by a factor of 30 without having to sequentially switch fluorescent molecules between light & dark states. ⬇️ www.mpinat.mpg.de/4938925/pr_2...

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

🚀Optical #nanoscopy without “ON/OFF”: A team of scientists led by our director Stefan Hell has increased the resolution in fluorescence #microscopy by a factor of 30 without having to sequentially switch fluorescent molecules between light & dark states. 👀🔬 #maxplanck 👉 www.mr.mpg.de/14614607/new...

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

😋🎂We not only know our science, we can also bake!😎 In the first baking competition at our institute, there were even 3 winners: Nicole Wambold and Maximilian Wehinger with their strawberry “Fraisier”🍓🍰 and Nataliia Stepanenko with her traditional Ukrainian cake “Vyshyvanka”. 🥮Congrats! #yummy #mpimr

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