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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We are looking for a Staff Member (M/F/D) for the Occupational Health and Safety System of the MPG. The system is a SAP-based platform. ❕ Apply until: October 22 ❕ www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44... #hiring #jobalert #OccupationalHealth #Safety #SAP #S4HANA

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We are looking for an IT Systems Administrator (M/F/D) for the development, processing and maintenance of our central IT services as well as our LINUX services. ❕ Apply until: October 31 ❕ www.mpg.de/26999616/it-... #hiring #jobalert #IT #SystemsAdministrator #Admin #SysAdmin

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Our director, F.-Ulrich Hartl, is receiving this year’s “Keio Medical Science Prize”. We extend our warmest congratulations to him and to the other awardee, Seishi Ogawa. ❕Press release: www.biochem.mpg.de/f-ulrich-har...

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Read the latest publication “Cryo-EM structure, enzymatic activity and genome targeting of canonical PRC1” from the Müller Research Group, published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. ❕ Publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41... ❕Press Release: www.biochem.mpg.de/a-molecular-... #PRC1

Structural illustration of Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 (PRC1) bound to chromatin ( AI-generated image).

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We are looking for an Accounting Clerk (M/F/D) to support our administrational section. If you are interested in this opening, please apply at the link below: ❕ Apply until: September 27 ❕ www.mpg.de/26970004/sac... #hiring #jobalert #Accounting #AccountingClerk #CommercialAccounting

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Dear @carolineweiss.bsky.social, we congratulate you to your great achievement! Here´s to you and may many more follow!

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wir suchen Verstärkung für das Team der Geschäftsführenden Leitung! ❕Bewerbungsfrist: 30. September ❕https://www.mpg.de/26948994/forschungskoordinator-wissenschaftsmanager-m-w-d #hiring #jobalert

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Ten years ago, our director, Stefan Jentsch, passed away. A memorial symposium will be held in his honour on October 23. Many of his former colleagues and friends will be in attendance. Would you like to join? Please register until October 1: ❕https://eveeno.com/256035281 #Ubiquitin #Symposium

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#pictureofthemonth: A view of a neuronal environment showing several neurons and their dendrites and axons forming a densely connective network. 📸E.M. Schentarra, E. Unterauer More: www.nature.com/articles/s41... September – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Yeah, you did it. Congratulations, Max. We wish you every success in the future and all the best in Sweden. #proteomics #PhD @mannlab.bsky.social

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Max Planck School of Biomedical AI — a new international graduate program at the intersection of biomedicine and AI — is looking for a PR & Communications Manager. 📍 Central office located at MPI of Biochemistry, Martinsried 🗓️ Apply by Sept 20 🔗 www.mpg.de/26935395/pr-... #hiring #jobalert

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We congratulate Andreas Metousis from @mannlab.bsky.social on successfully completing his PhD. We wish you all the best for your future and your next projects. #proteomics #phd

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We are looking for a Bioinformatician (M/F/D) in our Totipotency department, led by Kikuë Tachibana. ❕ Apply until: September 20 ❕ lnkd.in/d2SGK4pr #hiring #jobalert #Bioinformatics #Totipotency #ChromatinReprogramming #GeneRegulation

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We have an opening for a position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow (M/F/D) with a focus on Bioinformatics. ❕ Apply until: September 30 ❕ www.mpg.de/26895349/pos... #hiring #jobalert #Bioinformatics #PostDoc #MachineLearning #LifeSciences

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

We are offering a position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow (M/F/D). Should this position be of interest to you, please apply at the link below: ❕ Apply until: September 30 ❕ www.mpg.de/26895302/pos... #hiring #jobalert #Research #PostDoc #GraphLearning #MachineLearning

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We have an opening as Scientific Manager (m/f/d) in our department “Totipotency”. If you are interested in this position, please find application details at the link below: ❕ Apply until: September 16 ❕ www.mpg.de/26897769/sci... #ScientificManager #ScienceManagement #Management #Science

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

We are hiring a Lab Manager/Senior Technical Assistant (M/W/D) for our junior research groups. If you are interested, please apply following the link below: ❕ Apply until: August 31 ❕ www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44... #hiring #jobalert #LabManager #TechnicalAssistant #Senior #Research

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

We are hiring a HR Administrator (M/W/D). Should this position be if interest to you, please apply at the link below: ❕ Apply until: July 31 ❕ www.mpg.de/25528428/per... #hiring #jobalert #HRadministrator #Administration #HR #HumanResources

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Last week our very own in house award, the "Junior Scientists Publication Award" (JSPA) was presented. The best publications coming from young researchers were awarded and we congratulate them wholeheartedly - may many awards follow! 🎉

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

#pictureofthemonth: Plant cells use tiny pores called plasmodesmata to talk to each other. The rendering, shows how everything links together. More: www.biochem.mpg.de/baumeister-p... July – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸 by Monika Krause & Marcel Dickmanns

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

We congratulate Brenda Schulman, our director, on her election as a new Fellow of @royalsociety.org. ❕Press release: www.biochem.mpg.de/brenda-schul... Congratulations also to all the other new Fellows, in particular the additional scientists from the @maxplanck.de

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

On August 1st, the @maxplanck.de will launch the SynCell‑nExUs #postdoc programme. The programme will be coordinated by @mpibiochem.bsky.social & @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social in coll. with 22 research institutions across Europe. ❕More: www.biochem.mpg.de/syncell-nexu... #SyntheticCell

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

We are hiring a Foreign Language Assistant (M/W/D). Should this position be of interest to you, please apply at the link below: ❕ Apply until: June 18 ❕ lnkd.in/dwaPjYRT #hiring #jobalert #ForeignLanguageAssistant #Administration #Language #Communication

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

New work from the Schulman Dept. shows mechanisms of metabolite-regulated E3 ligase activity. Read more about it: “Cysteine availability tunes ubiquitin signaling via inverse stability of LRRC58 E3 ligase and its substrate CDO1” in Nature Communications. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

We are offering a position to write a Master`s thesis. The position will be in the department of Immunoregulation, led by Prof. Dr. Peter Murray. More information below: ❕ Apply until: June 7 ❕ www.mpg.de/26485557/6-m... #hiring #jobalert #Masterthesis #Macrophage #Metabolism #Immunology

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We are offering a position as Head of Occupational Health and Safety (EHS) / Occupational Safety Specialist (M/F/D). Find more information as well as the application form below: ❕ Apply until: June 9 ❕ www.mpg.de/26129166/lei... #hiring #jobalert #HeadOfEHS #OccupationalHealthSafety #HeadOf

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

We are hiring a Technical Assistant with a BTA, CTA, PTA, VMTA, MTA or Biolab Assistant background. If you are interested please find more details and the application form below. ❕ Apply until: June 15 ❕ www.mpg.de/26474090/tec... #hiring #jobalert #TechnicalAssistant #BTA #MTA #CTA #Biolab

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

#pictureofthemonth: a peptide called "spacer peptide 2" (light blue) binds matrix proteins (red triangles). More: www.biochem.mpg.de/en/briggs-pr... March – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸Illustration by Margot Riggi, James, Stacey, Dominik Hrebik (Briggs Lab)

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Our department of Machine Learning and Systems Biology is offering a PhD student position. For requirements and your application follow the link below: ❕ Application is open from May 1st to 29th ❕https://www.mpg.de/25676082/phd-student-2025-37 #hiring #jobalert #PhD #MachineLearning #MLCARE

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We are looking for a Project Administrator/Assistant (M/F/D) in our Grants office. The position will be part-time, between 50% and 80%. Please find more information below : ❕ Apply until: May 27 ❕ www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44... #hiring #jobalert #ProjectAdministration #GrantsOffice #Funding

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

How do you get a charged drug into a cell when charged molecules can't cross the membrane? You don't — you let the cell do the charging. Check our new paper "Charged molecular glue discovery enabled by targeted degron display" in Nature Chemical Biology. ❕Publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

We are hiring a new Technical Assistant (M/F/D). The position will be in the Department of Molecular Machines and Signaling. More information below : ❕ Apply until: May 5 ❕ www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43... #hiring #jobalert #TechnicalAssistant #BTA #MTA #CTA #LabJob

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

We are looking for a new Vocational Training Manager for BioLab Technicians. The position will work for @mpiforbi.bsky.social as well as @mpibiochem.bsky.social. ❕ Apply until: April 29 ❕ www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43... #hiring #jobalert #VocationalTraningManager #BioLab #Laboratory

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Wonderful news! We warmly congratulate all the Gairdner Award recipients. We are delighted that two of the recipients are conducting research here at our institute. 🎉 ❕More Information: www.biochem.mpg.de/matthias-man... @mannlab.bsky.social @gairdnerawards.bsky.social #2026GairdnerAwards

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

"The E3 ubiquitin ligase mechanism specifying targeted microRNA degradation" is out @nature.com ❕Publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41... ❕Press Release: www.biochem.mpg.de/study-reveal... @jakobfarnung.bsky.social @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

We are happy to announce the foundation of a fourth Max Planck School, the Max Planck School of Biomedical AI. The School will be headquatered at our Institute and is coordinated by our very own Director Karsten Borgwardt. More Info: www.biochem.mpg.de/8941992/2026...

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The newly found Max Planck School of Biomedical AI is looking for a Scientific Coordinator (M/F/D). We are looking forward to receiving your application: ❕ Apply until: April 9 ❕ www.mpg.de/26251085/wis... #hiring #jobalert #ScientificCoordinator #MaxPlanckSchool #BiomedicalAI

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

On the occasion of 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆, we celebrate the many contributions that women make to our institute every day. Our Equal Opportunities Officers play an important role in fostering a respectful, inclusive, and supportive working environment for everyone at our institute. #IWD

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

#pictureofthemonth: March shows a “Cross-section” of the endoplasmic reticulum, a kind of membrane-labyrinth, using cryo-electron microscopy. More: www.biochem.mpg.de/plitzko March – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸 Illustration by Jürgen Plitzko & Sven Klumpe

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

New diagnostic markers for multiple sclerosis discovered in cerebrospinal fluid! ❕ Publication: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... ❕ Press release: www.biochem.mpg.de/new-diagnost... @mannlab.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social @tum.de #ms #CSF #diagnosticmarker #markerproteins

The image shows a brain scan of a patient with multiple sclerosis on the left. On the right is an illustration of a hand wearing a red laboratory glove. The hand is holding three test tubes containing blue liquid in a rack.

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

We are in search of a Veterinary Doctor (M/F/D) with a PhD. Further information can be read under the link below. We are looking forward to receiving your application: ❕ Apply until: March 10 ❕ www.mpg.de/25383453/pro... #hiring #jobalert #VeterinaryDoctor #Vet #Veterinary

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

We are hiring a Head of Occupational Health and Safety (EHS) / Occupational Safety Specialist (M/F/D). We are looking forward to receiving your application: ❕ Apply until: March 10 ❕ www.mpg.de/26129166/lei... #hiring #jobalert #HeadOfEHS #OccupationalHealthSafety #HeadOf

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

We are hiring a Fire Safety Officer (M/W/D) for both of our institutes in Martinsried as a joint service. We are happy to receive your application: ❕ Apply until: March 11 ❕ www.mpg.de/26129142/bra... #hiring #jobalert #FireSafetyOfficer #Emergency #FireSafety

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

We are looking for an Application Scientist/Facility Head (M/F/D) for our newly formed Lentiviral Core Facility. We are happy to receive your application: ❕ Apply until: March 6 ❕ www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43... #hiring #jobalert #ApplicationScientist #CRISPR #HeadOf

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

"Single-molecule dynamics of the #TRiC #chaperonin system in vivo" is out @nature.com. ❕Publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41... ❕Press Release: www.biochem.mpg.de/live-broadca... Authors: @rongqinxiaoxiao.bsky.social, @niko-dalheimer.bsky.social, @mamueller.bsky.social, F.-Ulrich Hartl

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Formation & function of #MembranelessOrganelles! #CryoET structures of #proteasome storage granules inside cells! Read our paper @cp-cell.bsky.social! ❕Publication: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... ❕Press Release: www.biochem.mpg.de/en/pressroom @uoftmedicine.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu #UPSmeetMet

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

We warmly congratulate Duc Tung Vu from the @mannlab.bsky.social , who succesfully completed his PhD defense today. After years of hard work the fruits of labor come finally to fruition. Congratulations! 🎉

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

We are looking for a Veterinary doctor (M/F/D) with a PhD to be the Head of the central animal husbandry. Responsibilities include staff, budgets and other aspects. ❕ Apply until: February 12 ❕ www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43... #hiring #jobalert #VeterinaryDoc #Vet #Veterinary

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Our first #pictureofthemonth in 2026 shows a giant vesicle lipid bilayer. When light sensitive molecules are illuminted the membrane dynamics change. More: www.biochem.mpg.de/schwille January – Digital Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸 Illustration by Yusuf Qutbuddin

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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

We are offering a position for a PhD student (M/F/D) in the Research Department Machine Learning and Systems Biology. For specific requirements and to apply please follow the link below: ❕ Apply until: January 30 2026 ❕ lnkd.in/eVv_CGH7 #hiring #jobalert #PhD #MachineLearning #MLCARE

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