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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🌈🏃‍♀️ The MPI AGE Runners were back at the Run of Colours in Cologne! 30 runners took on the 5K or 10K – with lots of fun, laughter and team spirit along the way. 🥳 Congrats to Stefanie Kipschull (2nd in her category) and Frederik Eikens (3rd)! 👏 Proud of the whole team! 🌈❤️

The photo shows our 30 MPI AGE Runners, who attended the Run of Colours on September 19, 2026 in Cologne.

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

What does it take to truly support PhD researchers in the best way? For @danielamorick.bsky.social, it starts with trust, listening, and creating structures where people feel safe to ask questions, make decisions, and grow. Check out the full interview here: www.age.mpg.de/455622/Inter...

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🔬 Small microscopes, big curiosity! One of our colleagues brought our KinderUni microscopes to a local daycare centre, where children explored pond water and insects up close. Their excitement shows why outreach matters: science starts with looking, asking, and wondering. 💧 #ScienceOutreach

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🎥 A look behind the scenes 👀 Research institutes aren’t just home to scientists - there are also many wonderful people working behind the scenes. We had a chat with Dennis Polat, who works in our warehouse and helps ensure that everything researchers need arrives where it belongs.

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🎓 Big congrats to Mara Neuerburg @maraneuerburg.bsky.social from the lab of Joris Deelen @jorisdeelen.bsky.social for successfully defending her PhD thesis today. 🎉 Mara, we hope you’re as proud of yourself as we are. We wish you all the best for your next steps! 🫶

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Stellenangebot! Das Schaefer-Labor sucht eine*n BTA (m/w/d)! www.age.mpg.de/job-cf7ab6db...

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

„Was bedeutet der Begriff Longevity?“ – in 60 Sekunden erklärt 🧬⏱️ #longevity #gesundaltern #alternsforschung

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

"Was passiert im Alter in unserem Körper?" – in 60 Sekunden erklärt ⏰ 💡 #alterneinfacherklärt #gesundaltern

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet @stephalcantara.bsky.social, Minerva Fast Track Group Leader. 👩‍🔬 Steph studies muscle metabolism and ageing. #WomenInScience #AgeingResearch

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

"What happens to our bodies as we age?" – explained in 60 seconds ⏰ 💡 The idea, script and production are the work of Teresa Schiffer, our amazing and talented intern in the press and public relations department. #agingexplained #healthyaging

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🎓 We are happy to celebrate Lilli Pazurek-Weber from the lab of Thomas Langer for successfully finishing her PhD today. 🎉 Earning a doctorate is a great accomplishment, and we’re proud to share this special moment with Lilli and wish her all the best in her new role as scientific coordinator. 💪

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Proteins: essential building blocks and molecular machines of life. But how can we tell how much is there? 🧬 🧐 In this episode of How to…, Lilli demonstrates how scientists measure protein concentration using Bradford solution – a dye that changes colour depending on the protein amount.

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet Hannah, a research group leader exploring the role of microglia in maintaining brain health, and investigating how their function changes during aging and in neurodegenerative diseases. 👩‍🔬 #WomenInScience #AgeingResearch

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Our Gender Equality Officer hosted a screening of “Picture a Scientist” and a panel discussion to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. A big thank you to our panel - Tatiana Korotkova, Orsolya Leidecker, Isabelle Schiffer, Ph.D, Anne Schiffmann and Philipp Wronker!

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Job Alert! The Sprenger Lab is looking for a Postdoc! www.age.mpg.de/job-9f350f6e...

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Proteins: the tiny molecular machines that run our cells. But how do we see them? 🧬 In this episode of How to…, Lilli shows step by step how scientists separate proteins by size and detect them using antibodies – a technique called western blotting.

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Ever wondered how we keep precious cell cultures alive for months without them growing out of control? ❄️ In this How to… episode, PhD student Lilli Pazurek Weber takes you into the cell culture, showing how to prepare cells for long term storage in liquid nitrogen. 📅 Follow for weekly lab skills

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Curious what really happens behind our lab doors? “How to” is our new series where PhD student Lilli walks through the nuts and bolts of everyday experiments - from freezing cells to running a western blot.

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

🚨 Wir suchen Dich! Starte eine Ausbildung als Tierpfleger*in (m/w/d)! We are looking for you! Start an apprenticeship as an animal keeper (m/f/d)! www.age.mpg.de/open-positions

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

🚨 Job alert! The Fish Facility is looking for a student/research assistant (m/f/d)! Apply now! www.age.mpg.de/open-positions

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet Xinping, scientific staff in the proteomics core facility 👩‍🔬 #WomenInScience #AgeingResearch

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

🎓 Huge congratulations to Jessica Spindler from Stephanie Panier's group for successfully defending her PhD thesis today! We're all so proud of you Jessica, and we hope you're celebrating this wonderful achievement over the next days. 🎉 Wishing you all the best for your next exciting career step!

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Sustainable Style Swap 👗👖 Our sustainability group hosted a fun clothing swap, giving our employees the chance to exchange well-maintained clothes and help reduce waste. Any leftover clothing was donated to a good cause! A huge thank you to the organizers and participants for making it a success! 🙌

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🎓 Come join us in celebrating Julian Straub from the group of Lena Pernas for successfully defending his PhD thesis today! Julian, you did it! 🥳 We’re all so proud of you and everything you’ve achieved. Wishing you loads of happiness and success as you embark on your next exciting adventure.

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet Maria, Postdoc in the Matic Lab 👩‍🔬 Maria studies how our cells respond to damage in their DNA — the instruction manual of life. 🧬 @mariapalumbieri.bsky.social

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

We were delighted to have Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan with us to discuss his exciting new book, "Why We Die." Thanks so much, Venki, for your fascinating and thought-provoking talk - it was truly a pleasure to have you join us!

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet Sarah, scientific coordinator in the Antebi Lab 👩‍🔬 @antebilab.bsky.social

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🎓 Let's all celebrate Lara Kroczek from the Langer lab for her very successful PhD defence today! 🎊🥂 Lara, we're so proud of you and everything you have achieved, and we wish you lots of success as you move on to the next chapter in your career.

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

🚨 Stellenangebot! Unsere Verwaltung sucht einen Sachbearbeiter*in für den operativen Einkauf (m/w/d)! Lust dabei zu sein? Dann bewerben Sie sich jetzt! 🚨 Job alert! Our Administration is looking for an Operations Purchasing Administrator (m/f/d)! Apply now!

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

🌈🏃‍♀️ Our MPI AGE Runners team was back at the annual Run of Colours, taking on both the 5K and 10K races, and we had such a great time! 🌞🎉 A huge shoutout to Stefanie Kipschull for winning in her category! 🏅 It was a great day filled with positive energy and lots of fun. Big congrats to all! 🥳

The photos shows all MPI AGE Runners, who joined the Run od Colours on September 20, 2025.

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

🚨 Job alert! The Fernandes Lab is looking for a postdoc (m/f/d)! Apply now! mpi-age.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/49... @stephalcantara.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet Margareta, PhD student in the Sprenger Lab 👩‍🔬 Margareta studies the mechanisms of exercise-sensitive metabolites in energy homeostasis.

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

What a fantastic event! 🤩 Last Friday, our "AGE ART" event series continued, and we had the pleasure of hosting Nir Barzilai, Christiane Oelze, and Christoph Maria Wagner on stage.

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Yesterday, we invited our administrative colleagues to a day of exchange and collaborative development. Big thanks to all colleagues for their willingness to exchange and develop!

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet Avan, technician and lab manager in the Matic Lab 👩‍🔬 #WomenInScience #AgeingResearch

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

🚨 Job alert! The Antebi Department is looking for a Master's student in computational biology (m/f/d)! Apply now! @antebilab.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social www.stellenwerk.de/koeln/master...

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

An office management training program at a research institute? Absolutely! We had the pleasure of presenting our program at the last-minute apprenticeship fair in Cologne 🚀 🎯 Our goal? To inspire young talent about administrative topics and give them a solid, practical education!

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet Maja, master’s student in the Antebi Lab. She studies the regulation of cancer dormancy using cultured human cells. 💡 #WomenInScience #AgeingResearch @antebilab.bsky.social

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Join us for our next AGE-ART event! 🎵🎭 On August 22, 2025, 6:00 PM, we'll feature soprano Christiane Oelze, piano accompaniment by Christoph Maria Wagner, and a lecture by Nir Barzilai on "How to die young at a very old age". Admission is free, register here: events.gwdg.de/e/AGEART2025.

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

The TFEB-TGFβ network regulates cellular senescence in worms, offering a powerful model to study senescence in a whole organism. New publication from @antebilab.bsky.social in @nataging.nature.com can be basis for research of treatments for age-related diseases and dormant cancer @cecad.bsky.social

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🚨 Job alert! The Scheiblich Lab is looking for a postdoc (m/f/d)! Passionate about brain aging and neurodegeneration? Apply now! www.age.mpg.de/423714/job_f...

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

🎓 Please join us in celebrating Philipp Melchinger from the Pernas lab for successfully defending his PhD thesis today! 🎊🥂 We're really proud of everything you've achieved along your doctoral journey, Philipp, and we wish you all the best for your next exciting steps. 🤗

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🔬✨ Art in Ageing ✨🔬 Discover the beauty under the microscope! This stunning STED images shows the intricate architecture of mitochondria. Beyond aesthetics, these images help us understand mitochondria's role in ageing, bringing us closer to unlocking its molecular secrets. @lilli-amal.bsky.social

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Science isn't the only thing that's crucial to our success – our administration is just as important. So it's great that our HR department can attend the Max Planck Society's HR conference to further their training.

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lettering: " Dem Anwenden muss das Erkennen vorausgehen"

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

🎉 Cheers to a night of Pints and Science! 🍻✨ Last night's event was a blast, filled with inspiring talks from the brilliant people at Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing and CECAD Cologne. Who knew learning could be this much fun? 🤓🔬 @cecad.bsky.social

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Today, our admin team is holding a workshop for group leaders, lab managers, and coordinators, sharing updates on rules and processes to better support our scientists. Stronger collaboration, better research!💪👩‍🔬 #ScienceSupport

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

🔬 Join us for our Day of Research on May 17, 2025! Explore science with tours, lectures, and family-friendly activities. Free entry! @cecad.bsky.social @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social More info: tag-der-forschung.de #Science #OpenDay #FamilyFun

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Our Girls' Day letters are on their way. Participants will virtually explore research, conduct experiments, and tour labs to discover brain organoids. 🌟 Why virtual? To give young women everywhere a chance to dive into science! 🙌 Huge thanks to our scientists for sharing their insights!

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MPI for Biology of Ageing @mpiage.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

🎓 Let’s give a big round of applause to Rahel Dabrowski @raheldabrowski.bsky.social from the Graef lab, who just successfully defended her PhD thesis!👏🎊 Rahel, we’re so proud of everything you’ve accomplished during your PhD journey and can’t wait to see what amazing things you’ll do next!

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