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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB)

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We study how organisms grow, age & develop disease through basic research in epigenetics, genome stability & related fields 🧬 www.imb.de / Imprint: www.imb.de/impressum-imprint 📍 #Mainz, Germany

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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Dr Katja Luck’s team at IMB identified >1,000 genetic variants in intrinsically disordered protein regions that are likely to be deleterious for protein binding and function. This finding could help us uncover the molecular basis of many genetic diseases. Read more here: www.imb.de/about-imb/ne...
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Interested in our PhD Programme? Meet our IPP coordinators at the Doctoral Insights Symposium on 10 September.
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Congrats to Dr Max Reuter & colleagues at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social on their @natcomms.nature.com paper uncovering how the MCM2-7 helicase is activated. The findings advance our understanding of DNA replication & genomic instability linked to cancer & ageing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
#ERCAdG for two researchers of #MainzUniversity: Millions in EU funding for biophysicist Edward Lemke and chemist Andreas Walther 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/erc-advanced... @erc.europa.eu @waltherlab.bsky.social @imbmainz.bsky.social #ERCAdvancedGrant #EuropeanResearchCouncil #biophysics #biomaterials
Professor Edward Lemke (left) is Professor of Synthetic Biophysics at Mainz University. (photo/©: Thomas Hartmann / IMB) ; Professor Andreas Walther (right) is Professor of Macromolecular Materials and Systems at Mainz University. (© Andreas Walther)
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SFB 1551 - Collaborative Research Centre 1551 @sfb1551.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
👏👏👏Congratulations to SFB 1551 group leaders Edward Lemke @lemkelab.bsky.social and Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) @unimainz.bsky.social @imbmainz.bsky.social on being awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants.
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4R: R-loop Regulation in Robustness and Resilience @4r-rtg.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Registration for the 18th RNase H meeting is open! Join us at IMB Mainz from 04–06 November 2026 for the “RNase H 2026”, organized by 4R RTG and IMB Mainz. Don't miss this conference and register now via: 4r-rtg.de/rnase-h-2026/ #IMB #RNASEH2026 #4R-RTG
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Look Inside! Microscopy Meeting 2026 - A full day of networking in our exhibition area, hands-on workshops & interesting talks showcasing the latest innovations and technologies in microscopy. What a fun event! Thank you to all sponsors and participants for making this event so special.
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Uni Mainz - Veranstaltungen @unimainz-events.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
JETZT TICKETS SICHERN: #PintOfScience in Mainz – Science Talks mit Mainzer ECRs von #UniMainz und @imbmainz.bsky.social, @mpip-mainz.mpg.de und @mpic.de sowie der #UnimedizinMainz am 18. & 19. & 20. Mai in Locations in der Mainzer Altstadt 👉 pintofscience.de/events/mainz/ @pintofscience.de #PintDE
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Congratulations @lorenzoorts.bsky.social for receiving the @biochemsoc.bsky.social Early Career Research Award! The award recognises early-career researchers with the potential to achieve world-leading status for their high-impact work in the molecular biosciences. More: www.imb.de/about-imb/ne...
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Cardoso lab @cardosolab.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
It was an absolute delight to attend the DNA damage and repair meeting at the SFB 1361 Conference. Our students showcased their poster presentation and were thrilled to receive the prestigious best poster prize. Congratulations to all of them! 🎉 @imbmainz.bsky.social
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Laura Lorenzo Orts @lorenzoorts.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Thank you @impvienna.bsky.social for featuring our next career step! The support that Ulrich @hohmannulrich.bsky.social and I received from our postdoc labs (@pauligroup.bsky.social, @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social and @plaschkalab.bsky.social), and now from @imbmainz.bsky.social has been key!
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Still looking for the perfect match? Check out our International PhD Programme (IPP) to find THE project for you. Between RNA biology, immunology and proteostasis, the IPP offers several exciting options for your PhD. www.imb.de/phd/apply Application Deadline: 01 April 2026
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
IMB & SFB 1361 Conference 2026 taking place right now 🧬 #ISC26DNArepair
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The summer call of our International PhD Programme (IPP) is open! 📣 If you are interested in #immunology, #DNA damage or neurodegeneration, have a look at our offered projects via www.imb.de/phd - We look forward to meet you! Application deadline is 1 April.
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Helau from Mainz! And a microscopy picture that looks like the perfect Fastnacht mask 🎭 The images show intestinal organoids composed of an epithelial monolayer. The center is hollow, that is why it appears black. The nuclei are stained with DAPI colorised with a custom made Fastnacht Palette ❤️🤍💙💛
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Ulrich’s research will help advance our understanding of RNA biology & gene regulation, as well as how these mechanisms might be altered during viral infections & other diseases. @hohmannulrich.bsky.social comes from the @impvienna.bsky.social / @imbavienna.bsky.social www.imb.de/about-imb/ne...
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
@lorenzoorts.bsky.social previously worked as a postdoctoral fellow at @impvienna.bsky.social in Austria. She will establish a new lab at IMB to investigate how mRNA translation is activated in the early embryo. Welcome to IMB Laura! 💐 Read more here: www.imb.de/about-imb/ne...
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SFB1361 @sfb1361.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
SFB 1361 member - Dr Andriana Kotini - will present a poster at "The Evil Within: Regulation and Repair of Endogenous DNA Damage" (IMB Mainz, 10-13 March 2026)👩‍🏫 Join us to connect, discuss and collaborate! Details & registration: www.sfb1361.de/dnarepairconf2026 #SFB1361 #IMBMainz #ISC26DNArepair
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SFB1361 @sfb1361.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
SFB 1361 member - Dr Natalie Schindler (@scientistwithheart.bsky.social) - shares a preview of her short talk at our upcoming conference 👩‍🏫 Dive into details at @imbmainz.bsky.social in Mainz this 10-13 March 2026! Register now: www.sfb1361.de/dnarepairconf2026 #SFB1361 #IMBMainz #ISC26DNArepair
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SFB1361 @sfb1361.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
SFB 1361 member - Dr Carolin Wagner - will present a short talk at our upcoming conference 👩‍🏫 Don't miss out and come join her at @imbmainz.bsky.social! Registration closes 02 Feb → www.sfb1361.de/dnarepairconf2026 #SFB1361 #IMBMainz #ISC26DNArepair
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Olivenöl, Avocados & Nüsse enthalten sogenannte MUFAs – einfach ungesättigte Fettsäuren 🥑 Unsere Wissenschaftler:innen untersuchen, wie diese Fette die Lebensdauer beeinflussen und was wir daraus für gesundes Altern lernen können. #chamainz #healthyfats #gesundefette @kpapsdorf.bsky.social
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Können gesunde Fettsäuren uns helfen, länger zu leben?
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SFB1361 @sfb1361.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Meet the speakers!🎤 Session 6 "Replication Stress" Chunlong Chen (Institut Curie) and Nynke Dekker (@nynkedekkerlab.bsky.social, Univ. of Oxford). Registration via www.sfb1361.de/dnarepairconf2026 is ongoing! See you in March at @imbmainz.bsky.social! #ISC26DNArepair #SFB1361 #IMBMainz
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SFB1361 @sfb1361.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Meet the speakers!🎤 Session 4 "Telomeres" Fabrizio d'Adda di Fagagna (IFOM), Stephane Marcand (iRCM), Patricia Opresko (Univ. of Pittsburgh) & Teresa Teixeira (IBPC). Register now via www.sfb1361.de/dnarepairconf2026 and come listen to them in Mainz! #ISC26DNArepair #SFB1361 #IMBMainz
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SFB1361 @sfb1361.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Our speaker - Prof. Helle Ulrich - invites fresh perspectives on DNA repair & genome stability. 🧬 Continue the conversation at our conference "The Evil Within: Regulation and Repair of Endogenous DNA Damage." (IMB Mainz, 10–13 Mar 2026). Register → www.sfb1361.de/dnarepairconf2026
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Understanding how #CRISPR cuts DNA is key to safer gene editing. Researchers in the Roukos lab developed BreakTag, a method that maps genome editing cuts with unprecedented detail - showing where, how often, and how DNA ends form. www.imb.de/about-imb/ne...
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SFB1361 @sfb1361.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Meet the speakers!🎤 Session 5 "Features Driving Vulnerability" Tony Cesare (@thecesarelab.bsky.social, CMRI), Julien Duxin (Univ. of Copenhagen), Fumiko Esashi (Univ. of Oxford), Lorenza Penengo (Univ. of Zurich) & Francesca Storici (Georgia Tech) #ISC26DNArepair #SFB1361 @imbmainz.bsky.social
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SFB1361 @sfb1361.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Meet the speakers!🎤 Session 2 "Gene Regulation & Chromatin Dynamics" Sophie Polo (@polosophie.bsky.social, Univ. Paris Cité), Viviana I. Risca (@vivrisca.bsky.social, Rockefeller), Kikue Tachibana (MPI of Biochemistry) & Zhiguo Zhang (CUIMC). Join us in March! #ISC26DNArepair #SFB1361 #IMBMainz
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SFB1361 @sfb1361.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
📢Abstract deadline extended to Mon, 15 Dec, 23:59 CET! Good news! You now have a few more days to submit your abstract to present a short talk or poster at the IMB & SFB 1361 conference. 📑Find more info here: sfb1361.de/dnarepaircon... #ISC26DNArepair #SFB1361 #IMBMainz
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SFB1361 @sfb1361.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Meet the speakers! 🎤 Introducing Session 1 "Double Strand Breaks", featuring Petr Cejka (@cejkalab.bsky.social) from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine Bellinzona, CH and Boris Pfander from TU Dortmund, DE. Register now and come hear them at @imbmainz.bsky.social! #ISC26DNArepair #SFB1361
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Early Bird Registration Deadline ends 1 December. We are looking forward to meet you in March! www.sfb1361.de/dnarepairconf2026 #ISC26DNArepair #IMBMainz
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Joao Pedro Magalhaes @jpsenescence.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Always a pleasure to visit @imbmainz.bsky.social and learn more about the exciting research on aging, epigenetics and evolution @unimainz.bsky.social Thank you for the invitation and looking forward to fruitful collaborations 🙏
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SFB1361 @sfb1361.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
We’re excited to have Lorraine Symington and Stephen West as our keynote speakers - covering how cells repair DSBs during replication and how chromosomes are rebuilt via HR. IMB & SFB 1361 Conference, 10–13 March 2026. Registration is live! #ISC26DNArepair #IMBMainz
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Hopfner Lab @hopfnerlab.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Excited to share our latest contribution in a collab with Helle Ulrich's Lab. Great work by Ronald and Mariia! Thanks to @sfb1361.bsky.social and @imbmainz.bsky.social 🧬🔨
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SFB1361 @sfb1361.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Registration 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
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Ulrich Hohmann @hohmannulrich.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Thrilled 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!
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
We are delighted to welcome Prof. Andreas Ladurner to the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of IMB. A leading expert in chromatin regulation, he brings deep insight from his roles at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social and Eisbach Bio GmbH. His expertise will be an invaluable contribution to IMB's SAB.
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
We are deeply saddened to announce the unexpected passing of our colleague Dr Nard Kubben. He joined IMB as a Group Leader in 2021, bringing a passion for understanding ageing & improving human health. Our heartfelt condolences go to his family, friends & all who knew him. www.imb.de/about-imb/ne...
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Our IPP Community! 🫶 The past 2 days, we gathered at the annual IPP Symposium to connect with students from @unimainz.bsky.social, Uni Med #Mainz and IMB, share ideas, and get inspired by each other's research. Apply to our open call via www.imb.de/phd and be a part of next year's event.
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SFB1361 @sfb1361.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Yesterday’s full-day workshop co-organised with @imbmainz.bsky.social focused on building a strategic approach to research funding for postdocs. We’re proud to stand behind our postdocs as they shape the future of research! #PAWde #PostdocAppreciationWeek2025 #IMBMainz
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
This week we are celebrating the people who make impossible experiments possible (and still find time to fix the lab printer 😅) - our postdocs 🫶 #postdocappreciationweek #paw2025
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Our 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
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Emeritus Group Leader Prof. Christoph Cremer has received the 2025 David Glick Lectureship Award from @histochemicalsoc.bsky.social for pioneering super-resolution #microscopy methods that let scientists visualise cellular structures at unprecedented resolution. ➡️ www.imb.de/about-imb/ne...
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Doctoral Insights Symposium @docinsightssymp.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
IMB is joining the Doctoral Insights Symposium! Study genome stability, epigenetics & aging in Mainz 🧬 🎓 20 PhD programs | 💻 Free & online 🔗 www.doctoralinsights.at @imbmainz.bsky.social #docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
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Maxim Greenberg @maxvcg.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Really beautiful work led by Jessica Leismann in Joan Barau’s lab @imbmainz.bsky.social . If you like elegant mouse genetics, the transposon arms race, and a healthy dose of epigenetics, this one’s for you. www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.... @emboreports.org
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DNA methylation at retrotransposons protects the germline by preventing NRF1-mediated activation | EMBO reports
imageimageIn spermatogenesis, loss of promoter DNA methylation reactivates retrotransposons in patterns shaped by chromatin modifications and the binding of DNA methylation-sensitive transcription fac...
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Doctoral Insights Symposium @docinsightssymp.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Thinking of a PhD in life sciences? Join the Doctoral Insights Symposium — fully online & featuring 20 PhD programs from across Europe! 🌍 Hear from PIs, PhD students. 🎟️ Register free: www.doctoralinsights.at #docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
A day well spent at the 2nd Life Sciences Postdoc Symposium. Thank you to our speakers Christian Tidona @biomedx.bsky.social, Eckhard Thines @unimainz.bsky.social, Marie-Theres Weil #BioNTech & Verawan Boonsanay-Michel #sanofi for their inspiring contributions. And of course to all our participants!
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
See you tomorrow 👋 Short notice registrations are still possible today via www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
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Doctoral Insights Symposium @docinsightssymp.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
🚀 Want to know what life as a PhD student in Europe is like? Join the Doctoral Insights Symposium, an online event with 20 PhD programs. Hear from PIs, students in the life sciences. 🔗 Free to register: www.doctoralinsights.at #docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Happening next week, 26 June! And registration is still open ➡️ www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
🚀 Want to know what life as a PhD student in Europe is like? Join the Doctoral Insights Symposium, an online event with 20 PhD programs & from PIs, students in the life sciences. 🔗 Free to register: www.doctoralinsights.at #docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
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