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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Researchers have developed a kind of “flight simulator” for sperm. No joke! This method allows observing physiological reactions & motor behavior of cells in real time. More stories in the new issue of INSIDE NAT magazine 👉 www.mpinat.mpg.de/inside-nat Picture: Tatiana Shepeleva / Adobe Stock

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In Göttingen this autumn? Meet researchers behind popular science books at Göttinger Literaturherbst! Two events in our Scientific Lecture Series will be held in English: 🦇 Saturday, Oct 3: The Genius Bat with Yossi Yovel 🔍 Sunday, Oct 11: The Primacy of Doubt with Tim Palmer 📍Paulinerkirche 🎟️ 👇

Portraits of Yossi Yogel (left) and Tim Palmer (right).

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Gerne weiterleiten an euer IT-Netzwerke: Wir stellen eine*n Systemtechniker ein! 🔗 www.mpinat.mpg.de/5292977/23-26

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Some promising ideas for carboncapture may already exist inside living cells. 🦠 How do microorganisms capture CO₂ and what can we learn from them? 👉 Discover how @amkueffner.bsky.social and his Sustainable Biocatalysis research group are investigating exactly that at our institute.

Slide-Headline: Can biology help us capture CO2? The slide shows four researchers of the Sustainable Biocatalysis research group.

Artistic representation of the interior of a cyanobacteria cell in turcoise colours.

Example from resent research (artistic representation): Fusing the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco (top) with the the protein EPYC1 (bottom) leads to the formation of minimal, synthetic pyrenoid mimics (right) that enhance Rubisco activity.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

@horizonsmolbio.bsky.social 2026 is in full swing! Organized by PhD students of the IMPRS for Molecular Biology, the conference brings together young and established researchers to exchange ideas and explore molecular biology. Happy to welcome you all on our Fassberg Campus! @uni-goettingen.de

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“Are we facing an egg cell crisis?” asks the ARTE documentary series “42 – Die Antwort auf fast alles”. Our director Melina Schuh responds and explains why aged eggs can be so prone to defects. Tune in📺 www.arte.tv/de/videos/12... (in German)

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Stecken wir in einer Eizellen-Krise? - 42 - Die Antwort auf fast alles - Die ganze Doku | ARTE

Immer mehr Frauen bekommen Kinder nur mit immer größeren Schwierigkeiten oder gar nicht. Die Geburtenrate sinkt, Kinderwunschpraxen boomen. Liegt es an Erkrankungen wie Endometriose und PCOS, an Umwel...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

PhD students from across Göttingen came together at MPI-NAT for PhD Day 2026: Nobel laureate Q&A, PhD research posters & conversations about careers, funding, mental health and more. Big thanks to our PhD reps for organizing and everyone who contributed!

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Congratulations, Elisa Oberbeckmann! Our research group leader and junior professor @uni-goettingen.de has received a coveted Starting Grant from the @erc.europa.eu 🥳🎉 With her team, she aims to decipher the molecular functions and interaction networks of chromatin remodelers. Well done, Elisa 👏👏

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Every electron counts⚛️! Researchers have determined the structure of the protein rubredoxin at an unprecedented 0.43 Ångström resolution. The method could now allow routine quantum crystallography of biological macromolecules. 👇More about this major advancement: www.mpinat.mpg.de/5314392/rn_2...

The image shows a valence electron deformation map of archaeal rubredoxin at 0.43 Ångström resolution: Refinement of the archaeal rubredoxin structure with the DiSCaMB transferable aspherical atom model (TAAM) library connected to BUSTER directly reveals quantum mechanical phenomena. The rubredoxin protein model (sticks) is surrounded by the electron density map (blue to red: low to high density). This valence electron deformation map derived from model refinement reveals electrons in the midpoint of chemical bonds and (valence) electron lone pairs.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

11 speakers explore research & big questions – from democracy and climate to AI, cooperation & killer asteroids: check out the programme of this year’s science series at 📚 Göttinger Literaturherbst, Oct. 2.-11.: www.literaturherbst.com/programm/wis...

René Heller, Christiane Kofri, Guido Schriever (oben, v.l.), Sonja Lorenz und Frauke Alves (unten, v.l.) stellten beim Pressegespräch am 20. August die elf Autor*innen und zehn Sachbücher der Vortragsreihe Wissenschaft beim Göttinger Literaturherbst vor.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Friendly reminder: Registration for Horizons in Molecular Biology 2026 Symposium, September 7th–10th, at the MPI-NAT, Faßberg Campus closes tomorrow (August 15th)! Info and registration: www.mpinat.mpg.de/horizons

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🌞🔭 Researchers at our institute brought the community together to observe the partial solar eclipse 2026 from one of our rooftops and share their passion for astronomy. Where did you watch? 😊

A group of people observing the partial solar eclipse at MPI-NAT rooftop in Göttingen.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🎓 From PhD to Nobel Prize: Join our PhD day for a Q&A with Nobel laureates Erwin Neher + Stefan Hell, a PhD poster session + info booths on careers, funding, startups, mental health, equal opportunities + more for early career scientits in Göttingen. 📅 Sept 4 | 📝 events.gwdg.de/event/1513/

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Looks unorganized to you? It isn’t. Indeed, you are looking at fixed 3D structures of the cancer protein p53. It can adopt at least 50 different 3D structures and is much more ordered than previously thought! 🎥© @dszollosi.bsky.social l / MPI-NAT @compbiophys.bsky.social (1/3)

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🎧Hörtipp: Nobelpreisträger Stefan Hell erzählt, wie er d. Auflösungsgrenze der Lichtmikroskopie durchbrochen hat - jetzt im detektor.fm/@spektrum.de - Podcast. Hell entwickelt am @mpi-mr.bsky.social + unserem Institut + abberior optische Nanoskopie stetig weiter. 🔗 detektor.fm/wissen/die-g...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

How does a species adapt to a new environment? An international team discovered how herring evolved its reproduction migrating from the Atlantic into the low-salinity Baltic Sea 🌊. MPI-NAT researchers contributed proteomics analyses. Read our press release here: www.mpinat.mpg.de/5302322/pr_2...

Herring in shallow water. Foto: Adobe Stock.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

📢 PhD students: Don't miss Third Infinity 2026! 🗓 Sept. 23–25 📍 MPI-NAT Faßberg Campus, Göttingen 🎤 Talks & posters across life sciences, physics & chemistry 📋 organized by IMPRS for Physics of Biological and Complex Systems 📝 Register by August 1: thirdinfinity.mpg.de/registration... !

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Schuh Lab @schuhlab.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Great news from our lab: Congratulations to Marios & @debojitsaha.bsky.social on receiving the 2025/26 Campus Seminar Awards at @mpi-nat.bsky.social! Marios was recognised in the PhD category, Debojit in the Postdoc category. Delighted to see their excellent research acknowledged — well deserved!👏

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Congrats @thomas-hensel.bsky.social on receiving the German Thesis Award by @koerber-stiftung.de for his PhD research! 🎊His work makes molecular dynamics visible by tracking protein-like structures with advanced light microscopy.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🏆 🍒 We also celebrate non-scientific achievements: Congratulations on the group victory at the German Cherry Pit Spitting Championships at the traditional Cherry Festival in Witzenhausen! Our researchers Arian, Anush, Jaschka, Morten und Taras achieved a spit distance of 43,39m in total! 👏Well done!

A group of men on a stage, holding first place certificates.

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CompBioPhys @compbiophys.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We are hiring an #IT expert! Interested to join our department @mpi-nat.bsky.social in #Göttingen 🇩🇪 as Hardware Operations Technician (IT-Systemtechniker*in)? Please apply! 📩 #joboffer #job #openposition 🔗 www.mpinat.mpg.de/5292977/23-26 📅 Don't miss the application deadline: August 23, 2026

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Our managing director Melina Schuh has now been formally admitted to the @royalsociety.org at the Admissions Day ceremony in London. Congratulations for this remarkable recognition! 😊

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

AI meets cutting-edge microscopy: Welcome Constantin Pape, head of our new Machine Intelligence in the Life Sciences group! 👋 🔬 His team develops AI methods to analyze high-resolution microscopy & cryo-EM data to better understand the function of proteins and protein complexes inside cells. (1/3)

Portrait picture of Contantin Pape wearing a blue tshirt leaning against a sign of MPI-NAT.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🏆 Congrats to Jan-Wilke Henke on receiving the Born-Franck Dissertation Award 2026! In his thesis he investigated how free electrons and light can be effectively coupled. A well-deserved recognition from the Faculty of Physics @uni-goettingen.de !

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

66 colleagues, 23 nationalities, one team. 🙌 A record number of MPI-NAT staff joined the Göttingen Altstadtlauf, making us the 4th largest company team. We are of everyone who took part! 👏You did a great job!

Group picture of the MPI-NAT team with green shirts in the city center of Göttingen before the Altstadtlauf.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Nanobodies herstellen, Proteine aufreinigen oder Plasmide konstruieren – erforsche in deinem neuen Team, wie Zellen ihre Welt organisieren🧬: Technische Assistenz in der Abteilung Zelluläre Logistik gesucht! Bewerbungsfrist: 19. Juli 2026 👉 Ausschreibung: www.mpinat.mpg.de/22-26

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Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg @uni-wuerzburg.de · 29/06/2026

New hope for Huntington’s 🧠: A drug reduces harmful protein clumps and improves movement & lifespan in mice and human cells. New paper @embomolmed.org by @irinadudanova.bsky.social . #Huntingtons @mpi-nat.bsky.social ➡️ go.uniwue.de/dudanova-embo 📷 Miguel da Silva Padilha

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A pleasure to welcome the Max Planck Funding Foundation to Göttingen’s MPIs. Thank you for your generous support of basic research and for taking the time to engage with our scientists and their work! 🤝🔬 @mpips.bsky.social, @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social, MPI for Dynamics and Self-Organization

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Congrats to Alexander Rotsch to the Otto Hahn Medal 🏅 by @maxplanck.de for his doctoral thesis where he investigated a “criminal case”: the theft of mRNA caps by influenza viruses. For more information on his research project: 👇 www.mpinat.mpg.de/5270051/pr_2... © : Bettina Ausserhofer / MPG

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Christian Dienemann, awardee Alex Rotsch with the Otto Hahn Medal and certificate, Asifa Akhtar (Scientific Vice-Presidents of the Max Planck Society, all formerly dressed and smiling into the camera.

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 17/06/2026

Congratulations to #OvoLabs! Melina Schuh, director @mpi-nat.bsky.social, Agata Zielinska, and Oleksandr Yagensky received the Max Planck #Startup Award of the Stifterverband yesterday in Frankfurt. The company aims to significantly improve success rates in assisted #reproduction.

Startup power: On June 16, the startup Ovo Labs was awarded the Max Planck Startup Award of the Stifterverband. From left to right: Melina Schuh, director at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Agata Zielinska, and Oleksandr Yagensky. © David Ausserhofer

The presentation of the Max Planck Startup Award of the Stifterverband on Tuesday, 16 June 2026, with Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär (in the middle) and Patrick Cramer, president of the Max Planck Society (left).

The Max Planck Society assembles for its Annual Meeting in Frankfurt am Main. One of the highlights: the presentation of the Max Planck Startup Award of the Stifterverband. © Bettina Ausserhofer

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🌍 Molecular biology meets networking: The Horizons 2026 symposium @horizonsmolbio.bsky.social at the MPI-NAT in Göttingen (Sept 7-10). Present your research, meet peers, & explore careers. Register until Aug 15. More info: www.mpinat.mpg.de/horizons

Poster with detailed program of the HORIZONS 2026 Symposium.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

What can a glimpse inside an egg cell reveal about fertility, miscarriage & health? 🎧 Listen to the new episode of “Ach, Mensch!” podcast about @schuhlab.bsky.socials research on meiosis (in German): detektor.fm/wissen/ach-m...

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Unfruchtbarkeit: Wie lässt sie sich behandeln, Melina Schuh?

Dr. Melina Schuh erforscht, wie menschliche Eizellen funktionieren und worin Ursachen für Unfruchtbarkeit und Fehlgeburten liegen.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Update in progress… IT training at our institute! As an IT specialist, no two days are alike: 💻 Develop 🧠 Solve problems 🚀 Bring ideas to life Watch our video for a real look at the apprenticeship at our institute.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

All kestrel chicks have hatched! Mom and dad are taking really good care of their offspring. Need proof? 👉 Watch our livestream from the kestrel camera at any time: www.mpinat.mpg.de/kestrel-camera

Five fluffy young kestrel chicks in a nest. Mother kestrel is feeding them.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Mitochondrial ribosomes follow a precisely timed 🕺choreography to coordinate protein production, folding & insertion. 👉 About the collab between Peter Rehling (University Medical Center Göttingen) & our project group leader @niels-fischer.bsky.social & their teams: www.mpinat.mpg.de/5263150/pr_2...

Stop sigh: “Speed bumps” for mitoribosomes: Mitoribosomes (white, with black outlines) do not produce mitochondrial membrane proteins at a constant rate. Instead, they slow down at specific points — molecular “speed bumps” — that help coordinate protein production, folding, and insertion into the inner mitochondrial membrane.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

What if we could visualize indicators of Parkinson's in the living brain before symptoms occur? 🧠 Novel PET tracer detects alpha-synuclein deposits developed by University Hospital Tübingen, MODAG GmbH & our director Christian Griesinger. 👉 Joint press release: www.mpinat.mpg.de/5262756/pr_2...

Ein neuartiger Alpha-Synuclein-PET-Tracer [11C]MODAG-005 macht pathologische Proteinablagerungen im menschlichen Gehirn sichtbar. Das Bild im Split-Screen-Verfahren stellt die anatomische Hirnstruktur (links) der molekularen Pathologie (rechts) gegenüber und verdeutlicht die selektive Tracer-Anreicherung in zwei Hirnregionen (Caudatus und Putamen) eines Patienten mit Multisystematrophie. Bild: Prof. Dr. Kristina Herfert / Universitätsmedizin Tübingen

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

@mariekeoudelaar.bsky.social becomes a director at the MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics (@mpi-ie.bsky.social) in Freiburg - congratulations! 🎉 Thank you for the experience & expertise you shared with us at MPI-NAT and all the best in your new department of Genome Biology.

Portrait of Dr. Marieke Oudelaar. Foto: Swen Pförtner, MPI-NAT.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Congratulations to Melina Schuh (@schuhlab.bsky.social) who has been elected to the Fellowship of the @royalsociety.org !🌟 Five MPI directors join this Fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists, engineers, & technologists in 2026. 👉 Our press release: www.mpinat.mpg.de/5261979/pr_2...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The new issue of our INSIDE NAT magazine is out! 📚 What’s inside? 🫀 🔍 Miniature organs 🌏 carbon capturing 🔨 carpentry apprenticeship and more! Check it out and enjoy reading 👉 www.mpinat.mpg.de/en/inside-nat

Cover of the institute magazine “INSIDE NAT” published by the MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences. The cover image features microscopic images of tumor organoids.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Melina Schuh (@schuhlab.bsky.social) has officially received the Carus medal of @leopoldina.org in Schweinfurth🏆 - congratulations! Her research on mammalian egg cells is paving the way for improved in vitro fertilization success rates. 🌟 © Foto: Stadt Schweinfurt, Kristina Dietz

f.l.t.r.: Prof. Dr. Bettina Rockenbach, president of German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, und Ralf Hofmann, mayor of the city Schweinfurt

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Neurizons 2026 has started in Göttingen! 🧠 Organized by PhD students of the International Max Planck Research School for Neurosciences, bringing together researchers for exchange, networking & collaboration. We wish all participants an inspiring & successful conference!

Group picture of Neurizon 2026 participants. Photo: Swen Pförtner / Medienservice.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We are hiring a PhD student or PostDoc in the field of understanding and manipulating ubiquitin ligase specificities at @sonjalorenzlab.bsky.social. 📅 The positions should be filled as soon as possible. 👉 More info: www.mpinat.mpg.de/19-26?c=2501...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Reinhard Maurer was officially awarded a Humboldt Professorship in Berlin! A pioneer in applying machine learning & AI to theoretical chemistry, he joined us as Humboldt Professor at the @uni-goettingen.de and our institute & MPG Fellow. More Info👉 www.humboldt-foundation.de/entdecken/ne...

Von links nach rechts: Bundesministerin Dorothee Bär (Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt), Reinhard Maurer mit der Auszeichnung als Humboldt Professor in den Händen und Robert Schlögl, Präsident der Humboldt-Stiftung.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Congrats to @mariekeoudelaar.bsky.social on the FEBS Anniversary Prize 2026 of @gbmev.bsky.social for her studies of genome organization and regulation! 👏 ℹ️ 🏆The award recognizes achievements in the field of biochemistry & molecular biology or related sciences with a certificate & 2000€.

Portrait photo: A woman is leaning against a wall. She has her arms crossed and is smiling. She is wearing dark blue clothes and has her brown hair tied back in a ponytail.

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

🍻 Round two: Come join us for more Pints of Science! Meet our scientists in a relaxed setting in Göttingen pubs and discuss current research about "Frigid break-ups" (topic of the event). 📅 May 20, 7-9 pm 📍Duke Pub Do not wait – spots are limited. See you there! Topics and scientists: 👇

This comic-style poster bears the headline “Pint of Science at Duke Pub 7–9 pm”. It features a beer glass with a brain floating on top of it. It is labeled “May 20th, 2026”. Two portrait photos of researchers from the MPI NAT are floating inside the beer glass.

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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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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Congrats to Melina Schuh @schuhlab.bsky.social on winning the Pearse Prize 👏! The @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social awards this prize to scientists who contribute significantly to histochemistry & the life sciences.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Breaking news from our kestrel nesting box: the livestream is back! A kestrel pair has moved in, & there are now several eggs in the nest. Whether they are the same pair from the past 2 years or new residents remains a mystery. 👉 Do not miss this breeding season 🐣: www.mpinat.mpg.de/kestrel-camera

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

We are hiring two PhD students in the European LipAgg Network. Possible projects at MPI NAT: 🔵 “Structural characterisation of α-Synuclein-lipid complexes” 🔵 “NMR structure of AP-L complex of hIAPP and its effect on fibrils and membranes” More information ⬇️ www.mpinat.mpg.de/626404/jobs

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Our Department of NMR-based Structural Biology is looking for:
2 PhD Students (f/mx)
In the field of:
analysis of amyloid protein-lipid aggregates and their role in pathological aggregation, cellular toxicity and intercellular spread (the LipAgg project)

Im Hintergrund ist unscharf die 3D-Struktur eines Moleküls zu sehen.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

MPI-NAT researchers have decoded how changes in the UFM1 system, a protein modification machinery, disrupt the protein production in neurons, leading to severe developmental disorders. The findings provide a new molecular understanding of childhood encephalopathy ⬇️ www.mpinat.mpg.de/5256523/rn_2...

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