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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Great to welcome the Bio LK from Wildermuth-Gymnasium in Tübingen to our institute on Wednesday! From electron microscopy and fruit flies to nematodes and fungi, the students got a glimpse into the current biology research done here. Thanks to everyone involved! #ScienceOutreach

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We’re wrapping up #CraftYourResearch as part of #PostdocAppreciationWeek with Maryam Mahmoudi—postdoc in Detlef Weigel’s lab & one of the reps behind the idea! Maryam uses deep learning to explore genetic diversity in plants. Thanks to everyone who joined in! #PAWGermany #PAW2026 #PostdocCommunity

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thursday’s #PostdocAppreciationWeek contribution comes from Pélagie Ratchinski — one of our postdocs and postdoc reps, who helped come up with our “Craft Your Research” session! Pélagie studies how life cycle and sex regulation interact in brown algae. #PAWGermany #PAW2026 #PostdocAppreciationWeek

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Meet Joseph Atemia, a postdoc studying the genomics of horned melon. His research explores genetic variation and gene families linked to valuable crop traits, including disease resistance. For #PAW2026, he turned his research into a work of art! #PAWGermany #PostdocAppreciationWeek

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s Day 2 of our #PostdocAppreciationWeek “Craft Your Research” series! Today, meet Sung-Ya Lin from the Dept. of Complex Biological Interactions, who studies how nematodes rapidly evolve to sense and respond to chemical cues from their fungal predators. #PAWGermany #PAW2026 #PostdocCommunity

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Meet the first of our creative postdocs: “I'm Daniela Ramirez, a postdoc studying plant-bacteria interactions and fascinated by microbes living within plants. My research uses bGWAS to uncover how Pseudomonas infects and colonizes Arabidopsis thaliana.” #PAWGermany #PAW2026 #PostdocAppreciationWeek

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

For this year’s Postdoc Appreciation Week, our postdoc representatives came up with the brilliant idea of organising a “Craft Your Research” session with their peers. Every day this week, we’ll be sharing what came out of it! #PAWGermany #PAW2026 #PostdocAppreciationWeek

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

3 institutes, 1 campus, 50 runners – and a lot of green! For the first time, the three Tübingen Max Planck Institutes joined forces for #ERBELauf2026. We took on the 5K, 10K & Team Challenge – and were the 7th largest group! Thanks to all supporters, runners and the organisers. See you next year! 💚

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Join us this Thursday for the first talk in our Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series after the summer break to be held by Prof. Dr. Aurora Ruiz-Herrara Moreno from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). When: 17th September, 11am Where: @mpi-is.bsky.social seminar room (ground floor)

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 09/09/2026

We are hiring! Start at a #MaxPlanckInstitute with your own independent Max Planck Research Group. This position is equivalent to a W2 Professorship at a German university, or Associate Professor internationally. 🔗Apply until October 14th! www.mpg.de/career/max-p... #ScienceCareer #MPRG #TenureTrack

Call for independent Max Planck Research Groups

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canaztekin.bsky.social @canaztekin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Our step-by-step protocol for generating mesodermal/limb bud organoids (“budoids”) from mouse stem cells or primary limb buds is now out! 🧫🦵 We hope it makes the system easier to adopt and build on in other labs! bio-protocol.org/en/bpdetail?...

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

New paper in @NatureComms from former doctoral student @marlenygarcial.bsky.social in the Mutualisms Research Group @hassansalem.bsky.social, revealing a surprising new role for Yellow proteins: building protective gelatinous spheres around the symbiont Stammera.

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A flexible protein pocket: Cereblon is widely used to direct unwanted proteins for degradation. Researchers at our institute show it can bind more molecules than thought – including cortisone, suggesting an endogenous role for steroid recognition. Read the preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Congratulations to Thomas Boehm on receiving the Emory Max Cooper Prize in Immunology 2026. He shares this year's prize with Klaus Rajewsky (Max Delbrück Center, Berlin) and Tadatsugu Taniguchi (The University of Tokyo). Full news item: tinyurl.com/4zmwprtd

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Farewell, Mike Borg – we wish you all the best for your next chapter! Mike is heading to Kiel University to take up a professorship in Macroalgal Development and Physiology – taking his seaweeds with him, of course! Read more in our farewell feature: www.bio.mpg.de/551611/farew...

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

From spaceflight to the particle accelerator: PhD student Alexandra Waldherr explored how cosmic radiation affects cells at the 2026 ESA-FAIR Space Radiation Summer School - combining space research, radiation biology and hands-on accelerator experiments. Read more: www.bio.mpg.de/551355/from-...

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From spaceflight to the beamline: Doctoral researcher takes part in the 2026 ESA-FAIR summer school

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Our PhD student reps organised the 12th MPI Tübingen Campus Soccer Tournament this month, bringing together all three institutes on campus for an afternoon of football, BBQ and friendly competition. A big shout-out to our PhD student reps for making it happen — and those who joined in!

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Are you looking for a new challenge and are an expert in mass spectrometry? We are looking for a new Mass Spectrometry Core Facility Manager (m/f/d). Application deadline: 15th September 2026. For more information and to apply: jobs.tue.mpg.de/en/programs/...

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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Very happy to be able to host a student delegation from China Agricultural University led by my friend @wangshengzhu.bsky.social 🇩🇪🇨🇳 @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social

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Beatrice Ramm @beatriceramm.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A minimal lipid kinase/phosphatase system, two effector proteins from Legionella pneumophila, self-organizes together with its lipid substrates (PI/PI3P) into dynamic patterns on membranes. Check out our preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Join us tomorrow for the final talk in our Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series before the summer break to be held by Prof. Dr. Clare Bryant from the University of Cambridge. When: 30th July, 11am Where: Max Planck House lecture hall (ground floor) We're looking forward to seeing a full house!

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Congratulations to @sheilaroitman.bsky.social, postdoctoral researcher in Detlef Weigel’s department @plantevolution.bsky.social, on receiving the Women’s Postdoctoral Career Development Award in Science from the Weizmann Institute! Her research explores how viruses shape plant microbiomes.

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Career Development Award for Sheila Roitman

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Friday afternoon = Fix Your Bike time. 🚲 Behind FixYourBike is a group of colleagues who invite the whole campus to their repair sessions. The motto: bring your bike, learn to fix it yourself. And now there’s a bike repair station on campus too! 🔧 Thanks for keeping our bikes rolling!

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Why do some birds migrate while others stay? A new paper by @junishigohoka.bsky.social in Phil. Trans. B explores how seasonal migration evolves in Eurasian blackcaps - combining a common garden experiment with single-cell epigenomics of the brain. 🔗 royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Meet the reception team at the Max Planck House 👋 Chido, Andreas and Nicole welcome researchers and guests from around the world to the Tübingen campus. We caught up with them about their work, their team and life beyond reception. #wearebio English: tinyurl.com/fac9z4hv German: tinyurl.com/bderaf8t

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#wearebio | Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory

For the next edition of our #wearebio series, we’re introducing the team at the heart of the Max Planck House: Chido Denzel, Andreas Reuter and Nicole Galimov. Since opening in autumn 2025, the Max Pl...

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Everyone welcome to this Thursday's DSSS talk to be held by Prof. Dr. Tanja Schwander from the University of Lausanne: ▶️Title and abstract: www.bio.mpg.de/events/44188... 📆: Thursday 23rd July at 11am 📍: MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6 #DSSS

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

A first for German nematology Ralf J. Sommer has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Nematologists – the first German scientist to receive this honour. Congratulations on this outstanding recognition! Read full press item: www.bio.mpg.de/544368/ralf-j #Nematology #EvolutionaryBiology #Science

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Interesting work by @atyakht.bsky.social and @anya-bogdanova.bsky.social from the Dept. of Microbiome Science. Bacterial flagellins come in thousands of different forms. This tool cuts through that complexity, helping predict how they’re sensed by TLR5, a key player in our innate immune system.

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Next up in our DSSS seminar series: we're delighted to welcome a local guest, Kay Nieselt from the University of Tübingen! Join us this Thursday at 11:00 am in the MPH lecture hall on our Tübingen campus. As always, everyone is welcome—we hope to see you there!

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Science beats the heat! Last Saturday, our researchers @najafae.bsky.social and Gesa Freimann took to the streets for @soapboxscience.bsky.social in Tübingen, bravely presenting their work to a great crowd despite the temperatures. Thanks for bringing science to the public!

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Next talk this week in our DSSS calendar: Dr. Maria Barna is visiting us from the Genetics Department at Stanford University to discuss ribosomes in gene regulation. Everyone is very welcome to join us on Thursday at 11am in the MPH lecture hall on our Tübingen campus. See you there!

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Today, we hosted 18 international early-career researchers who took the time after this year's Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting to visit us as part of a Baden-Württemberg International (BW_i) program. The day included career insights and lab tours led by our postdocs. Thanks for the visit!

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Wishing you all the best on your new adventure in Kiel Mike! We'll certainly miss you around @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social but good luck as you build your new department and recruit a great team!

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

What a week! 🎉 Our postdoc @maryammahmoudir.bsky.social and doctoral researcher Alexandra Waldherr were selected to attend the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Read about Maryam's highlights and the inspiring conversations and new perspectives she took away from the experience.

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The 5th International #Pristionchus Meeting has begun at the @MPI for Biology Tübingen! Looking forward to two days of exciting 🪱 talks and great discussions with colleagues from around the world. Wishing everyone an inspiring and enjoyable meeting! #Nematodes #Evolution #Genetics #Tübingen

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A great way to ring in the weekend: afternoon drinks on the rooftop terrace celebrating awards and prizes at the institute—a toast to a third ERC Advanced Grant for Thomas Boehm, appointment to Fellow of The Royal Society for Ruth Ley, and to Susana Coelho, member of Leopoldina. Cheers to all three!

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Fantastic news! Congratulations to @silviadapra.bsky.social from research group @canaztekin.bsky.social on receiving a prestigious EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship to support her exciting work on regeneration and development. Wishing you every success Silvia! Read more: tinyurl.com/2m4jypzz #EMBO

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Great to see our postdoctoral researcher, Amor II Damatac in Can Aztekin's research group, recognised with the Society for the Study of Evolution President's Award for Outstanding Dissertation Paper. Congratulations on this well-deserved achievement tinyurl.com/3wpc535y

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Join us for our next DSSS talk tomorrow where Janusz Bujnicki from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw will be discussing computational approaches to RNA biology: 🗓️ 2nd July | 11:00 📍 MPH lecture hall, Tübingen

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Organisationstalent gesucht! Werden Sie als Assistenz des Betriebsrats Teil unseres internationalen Teams am Max-Planck-Institut für Biologie Tübingen. Bewerben Sie sich bis 12.07.2026: jobs.tue.mpg.de/jobs/277

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Jun Ishigohoka @junishigohoka.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

#SMBE2026 I will talk about **evolutionary roles of non-genetic variation**. If you care about expression noise, developmental instability, microenv. variance, or selection experiments (or if you don't believe in genetic determinism), come join me in S20 "mapping fitness landscapes" (17:30, Pjerrot)

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Beatrice Ramm @beatriceramm.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Very excited to announce that my paper with @toettch.bsky.social from my time as a Fellow at Princeton's Center for the Physics of Biological Function @cpbf.bsky.social is finally out as a preprint! Here is the link if you want to check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... A thread: (1/10)

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A modular live-cell biosensor for extracellular protease activity

Extracellular protease activity plays key roles in cell and tissue behavior, processing cell surface proteins, ligands and the extracellular matrix. Extracellular proteases can be subject to complex p...

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Congratulations to our Emeritus Director Thomas Boehm on receiving his third ERC Advanced Grant @erc.europa.eu for his ImmunoPlast project to explore the extraordinary immune systems of deep-sea anglerfishes. Read the full article: www.bio.mpg.de/527824/thoma...

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Pleased to announce another talk this week as part of our Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Prof. Henrik Krehenwinkel will be joining us from Trier University. Everyone welcome! ▶️ More info: tinyurl.com/y3sk7zbr 📆: Thursday 25th June at 11am 📍: MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Great to see two of our doctoral researchers taking part in this year's Soapbox Science event in Tübingen on July 11th. Watch their videos on what inspires Naja and Gesa and why science communication is important to them: tinyurl.com/429fz48n tinyurl.com/h84vsnww

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Meet Florentine! For the latest edition of our #wearebio and #wearefml series, we're shining a spotlight on one of the people who keeps things running smoothly behind the scenes. Outside work, she's passionate about sports, travel, and much more. Read her story: tinyurl.com/ys7x2b3c

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Delighted to announce that this year’s Schering Young Investigator Award has been awarded to Can Aztekin, Max-Planck-Research Group Leader. Congratulations Can! Read the full article: www.bio.mpg.de/524116/can-a...

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