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Max J. Kellner

@mjkellner.bsky.social
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Molecular biologist learning from the natural world. Now part of @www.helmholtz.de – aiming to decode disease resilience in bats and other remarkable species

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Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
We are hiring: For our HUMAN program, we are recruiting outstanding young scientists to lead junior research groups! 🚀Apply by March 30 to launch your career with us! Infection Biology: jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Braunsch... AI in Health and Infection Research: jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Braunsch...
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Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Think outside the box and address the most pressing challenges in infection research with us!🧑‍🔬 We're offering 10 PhD positions at five HZI sites across Germany. 👉Don’t miss out—apply by February 28, 2026 and contribute to shaping the future of infection research jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Braunsch...
A scientist wearing a lab coat is shown from behind, as she works at a fluorescence microscope.
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Max J. Kellner @mjkellner.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Thank you @imbavienna.bsky.social and @vbcscitraining.bsky.social for providing an environment for growth beyond expectations. The awarded work would not have been possible without the amazing support and mentorship from everyone along the way. Deeply grateful 💙
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Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
🦇 Fledertiere können verschiedene hochgefährliche Viren in sich tragen, ohne sichtbar zu erkranken. @mjkellner.bsky.social & @penningerlab.bsky.social haben nun die zellulären antiviralen Abwehrmechanismen in den Schleimhäuten der Tiere untersucht. www.helmholtz-hzi.de/media-center...
Lichtmikroskopische Aufnahme eines Darmorganoides aus Gewebe von Nilflughunden
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Max J. Kellner @mjkellner.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Hi 🦋 I’m thrilled to share that our #bat #organoid work has found a publishing home in Nature Immunology! These models provided unprecedented insight into antiviral immunity at epithelial surfaces of the Egyptian fruit bat 🦇 — a natural reservoir of Marburg virus 🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Bat organoids reveal antiviral responses at epithelial surfaces - Nature Immunology
Kellner et al. develop respiratory and intestinal organoids from Rousettus aegyptiacus to show elevated basal expression of interferon-ε (IFNε) and IFN-stimulated genes, along with robust, self-amplifying type III IFN responses that drive antiviral defense against zoonotic RNA viruses.
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