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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Can gut microbes and diet influence fever after vaccination? Dr. Kelsey Huus, now at the University of Ottawa, discusses on CBC Radio her recent Science paper on research conducted in the Microbiome Science Dept. at MPI-Bio. 🎧 Listen: www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks... #Microbiome #Vaccination #MaxPlanck

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Everyone welcome to this Thursday's DSSS talk to be held by Prof. Dr. Sophie Martin from the University of Geneva: ▶️Title and abstract: www.bio.mpg.de/events/44195... 📆: Thursday 15th October 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 · 05/10/2026

Please join us this Thursday for the next talk in our Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series to be held by Liam Dolan from the Gregor Mendel Institute in Vienna. When: 8th October, 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 · 01/10/2026

Two school visits in one week This week, the K2 Biology LK from the HAP Grieshaber Gymnasium in Reutlingen joined us for a hands-on day of plant research. We had great feedback – from meeting our PhD researchers to seeing biology from the classroom in action in the lab. Student verdict: “10/10.”

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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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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 · 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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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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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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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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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

What an incredible Open Day! Hundreds of visitors explored our labs, talked with researchers, tried hands-on experiments, and discovered how fundamental research works behind the scenes. Thanks to everyone who joined us on the Tübingen Max Planck campus on Saturday! #OpenDay #MaxPlanck

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Morgen ist es soweit: Unser Tag der offenen Tür! Zur besseren Planung Ihres Besuchs steht ab sofort die Veranstaltungs-App bereit. Aktivitäten lassen sich bequem nach Art des Angebots, Standort und Uhrzeit filtern. Programm & App: mpi-is.lineupr.com/tag-der-offe... Bis morgen!

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Everyone welcome to next Monday's DSSS talk to be held by Prof. Julian Schröder from the University of California: ▶️Title and abstract: tinyurl.com/56mu3p98 📆: Monday 4th May at 3pm 📍: MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6 #DSSS

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Pleased to announce another talk this week as part of our Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Prof. Mihaela Pavličev will be joining us from the University of Vienna. Everyone welcome! ▶️ More info: tinyurl.com/3dn8xwm9 📆: Thursday 30th April 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 · 20/04/2026

A second invitation this week to join us for another DSSS talk to be held by Prof. Greg Gibson coming to us from Georgia Tech. Everyone very welcome. ▶️ More info: tinyurl.com/zw8dy3ft 📆: Thursday 23rd April 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 · 17/04/2026

Invitation to our next DSSS talk to be held on Monday next week. We welcome speaker Dr. Jarrett Gray Camp coming to us from the Institute of Human Biology in Basel. Please join us. ▶️More info: tinyurl.com/5hbs2n2z 📆: Monday 20th April at 2pm 📍: MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6 #DSSS

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Everyone welcome to this week's DSSS talk to be held by Dr. Silvia Portugal visiting us from the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin: ▶️Title and abstract: tinyurl.com/57k3uvne 📆: Thursday 16th April at 11am 📍: MPI for Biology seminar room, Max-Planck-Ring 5 #DSSS

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

5 years. 3 research stays in Germany. One PhD across continents. Last month, Sandra Gyarteng graduated from the University of Ghana - completing a doctoral journey from fieldwork in West Africa to molecular research at MPI for Biology Tübingen. Read more about her journey here: tinyurl.com/er2x2jyu

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Come along for this week's DSSS talk on Thursday to be held by Dawn Nagel from the University of California. Everyone welcome! ▶️More info: tinyurl.com/39a7mec7 📆: Thursday 2nd April at 11am 📍: MPH seminar room, Max-Planck-Ring 6 #DSSS

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Global field experiments started at the Max Planck Institute for Biology tracked real-time evolution of Arabidopsis across 30 sites, showing rapid climate adaptation—or extinction—and highlighting the key role of genetic diversity. Read the full press release here: www.bio.mpg.de/518696/news_...

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

It’s time to say farewell to ERC Research Group Leader Thorsten Langner after nearly 3 years at the institute. He reflects on his time here, key milestones, and what’s next: tinyurl.com/2vce2d6k Congratulations on your new position—we wish you and your team all the best for the future!

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

DSSS continues this Thursday with speaker Dr. Benjamin Podbilewicz who has thankfully managed to join us from Technion in Haifa, Israel. Everyone welcome! ▶️More info: tinyurl.com/27cedwft 📆: Thursday 26th March at 11am 📍: MP-Intelligent Systems seminar room, ground floor #DSSS #MP-IS

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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Great attendance at last week's fascinating DSSS talk delivered by Kevin Foster from Oxford University who shared with us his findings on warfare in bacteria and the human microbiome. Many thanks for visiting the institute Kevin!

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