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Thank you to all the organizers, speakers, and allies who made this event possible. Visibility and resilience go hand in hand — especially in times of uncertainty.
Let’s keep creating spaces where everyone feels seen, supported, and proud.
#MDCBerlin

Through inspiring talks, open conversations, and a joyful Pride After Hour @MDC-BIMSB, we celebrated the strength and diversity of our LGBTQIA+ community in science.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Celebrating #PrideMonthBerlin, the @mdc-berlin.bsky.social @mdc-bimsb.bsky.social hosted 'Pride at MDC – Resilience in Times of Change' — a powerful event that reminded us why inclusive science matters.

man dancing in front of a pride flag including the logo of the Max Delbrück Center

Posters explaining what sexism is and how it appears in everyday life, displayed on a hallway wall.

Posters discussing sexism's societal impact and its historical resistance, presented in an educational display.

We're taking a clear stand against sexism and strive to create a respectful environment where diversity is recognized and valued.

During #PrideMonthBerlin we launch an exhibition at @mdc-bimsb.bsky.social making the issue of sexism and sexual harassment visible.

www.mdc-berlin.de/about/values...

Spatiotemporal dynamics of tumor microenvironment remodeling During tumorigenesis, interactions between tumor and stromal cells progressively remodel the tumor microenvironment (TME) towards pro-tumoral functions. Understanding early TME remodeling dynamics is ...

We’re happy to share our new preprint form
@N_Rajewsky, with @tmpentimalli.bsky.social i.bsky.social @Ilan Theurillat
lab! 🎉
🧬 Spatiotemporal atlas of tumor–stroma crosstalk in a new TNBC model. Spatial transcriptomics (Open-ST), snRNA-seq, and functional validation.
🔗 biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Pride at MDC - Resilience in Times of Change TimeTitleSpeakers12:30-Cake 13:00-13:10OpeningOrganizing Committee13:10-13:15Welcome from MDC the directorate MDC Directors Session 1: Intersectionality13:15-13:30Queering Ag

Don't miss our @mdc-berlin.bsky.social Pride Symposium starting at 13:00 today! I'll be moderating the panel discussion with @inanna-nalytica.bsky.social and others about resilience in the LGBTQ+ community.
#MDCdiversity
www.mdc-berlin.de/news/events/...

Wir freuen uns sehr, am @mdc-bimsb.bsky.social zu dieser DFG-Forschungsgruppe beizutragen, in der wir molekulare Mechanismen von Herpes-, Polyoma- und Adenoviren untersuchen!

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🏳️‍🌈 Resilience in Times of Change: Join #mdcBerlin’s LGBTQI+ community for the 4th Pride Symposium on July 18 at #mdcBIMSB.

Talks, panel discussion, bake sale, and a Pride After Hour – amplifying queer voices in science.

Info and registration:
👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/me... 👈

Excited to present a tiny part of my PhD project among such a wonderful scientific crowd. Even more excited to learn about all the efforts to sequence humans (and many other living things) around the globe

Where am I?

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🎉 @embo.org welcomes #mdcBerlin’s Maike Sander!

Our Scientific Director joins over 2,100 life scientists shaping the future of research in #Europe.

💬 Learn more about her work and what the #EMBO membership means:
👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/press/m... 👈

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🧠 Berlin is getting a €30M boost from @helmholtz.de for AI-powered medicine.

New hubs at #mdcBerlin on #CampusBuch and at #mdcBIMSB will drive precision prevention, single-cell tech, and personalized therapies.

Learn more about AI2M:
👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/press/b...

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📣 We’re hiring a Program Coordinator for HEIBRiDS – a unique #PhD#school at the intersection of data science and natural sciences.

Position based at the #mdcBerlin on #CampusBuch, starting September 1, 2025.

Apply by July 15th!

👉 Details here: www.mdc-berlin.de/career/jobs/... 👈

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AI can’t replace your doctor – but it might help you find the right one.

New study by @al2na.bsky.social from #mdcBerlin:
✔️ 97% accuracy in specialist referrals
✔️ 82% in diagnosis
⚠️ Triage still needs work

👉 Interview: www.helmholtz.de/en/newsroom/...

👉 Study: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/ai...

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€30 million for AI-driven medicine. Organoids, ion channels, and award-winning images.

Last month’s "Insights" #newsletter from the #mdcBerlin is packed full of hot topics!

👉 Read now: www.mdc-berlin.de/insights-june

👉 Sign up: www.mdc-berlin.de/form/newslet...

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Graphic with icons and text: The left side shows a red freezer labeled –80° in the upper corner and a green freezer labeled –70° in the lower, with arrows and text between them. On the right side is a horizontal line, next to it a house icon with two people inside. The overlaid text on the left and tight is written in dark purple sans-serif font. It reads, “saves up to 120,000 kWh per year” (left) and “average energy usage of 2-person household: 3,000 kWh per year” on the right.

Graphic with icons and text: Five outlined icons in dark teal on a pale teal background show various lab equipment – ventilation, incubators, fridges & freezers, water baths, and work benches. Centered above them, dark teal bold sans-serif text reads: “high-energy-users in labs.”

Graphic with icon and text: A stylized CO₂ symbol with a downward arrow and green leaves appears in the upper half of the graphic against a pale teal background. The overlaid text at the bottom is in bold dark green sans-serif font and reads, “greenhouse gas neutral by 2038.” A blue logo of the Max Delbrück Center is positioned in the lower left corner.

🌿 Four labs at the #mdcBerlin are now LEAF-certified – and many more are going greener.

From shared freezers to adjustable air exchange rates, sustainability starts with small changes.

Ready to rethink your own lab habits? Here's how some of our labs did it:
👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/cu... 👈

🎉 Today, we are celebrating 30 years @helmholtz.de!

Since 1995, the #mdcBerlin has helped advance health research as part of the #Helmholtz Association.

Watch the festivities live (6 PM):
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-o4...

📽️ Maike Sander, our Scientific Director, also has a message!👇🔬 #Helmholtz30

Group photo of three individuals [l.t.r.: Andreas Diefenbach, Britta Siegmund, Nikolaus Rajewsky] standing in a modern interior space [staircase at MDC-BIMSB]. They are positioned side by side, leaning slightly on a curved, dark railing of a staircase. The background features soft natural light and architectural lines in muted gray tones. All three are dressed in business attire and look directly at the camera with neutral expressions.

🧬 “We want to shake up medicine.” That’s the aim of ImmunoPreCept – a new research cluster rethinking health and disease from the ground up.

The goal: personalized prevention based on understanding immune system signaling at the molecular level.

👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/im... 👈 #mdcBerlin

Strong against cancer, stronger together.

At #NCTBerlin, the #mdcBerlin joins forces with #ChariteBerlin, @bihatcharite.bsky.social, and @dkfz.bsky.social to connect research and cancer care directly with patients

Read the full story 👇 & 👉 www.helmholtz.de/en/about-us/... #Helmholtz30

That’s a wrap on the 18th Berlin Summer Meeting – Sequencing Planet Earth! 🌍🧬
3 days of cutting-edge science, from hands-on workshops on June 18 to an inspiring symposium on June 19–20, 2025.
Thank you to all speakers, participants & organizers for making #BSM2025 a success!
@mdc-berlin.bsky.social

Speakers: Jörg Becker, Terry Jones, Shuba Varshini Alampalli, Detlev Arendt
Chair: Sofia Forslund @inanna-nalytica.bsky.social
Closing remarks: Nick Gilbert
#BSM2025 #mdcBerlin

🌿🌊Session 6: Ecosystems in Sequence – Adaptive Genomics from Crops to Coasts
From heat-resilient crops to ancient viral genomes, coastal microbial shifts and hotspots of cellular variation – this closing session zooms in on how life adapts across time, climate and ecosystems.
@mdc-berlin.bsky.social

🧬 Session 5: Building Genomic Infrastructure for Planet Earth
Mapping malaria evolution, building the Tree of Life, and analyzing structural variation at scale.
Speakers: Alfred Ngwa, Jonathan Wood, Tobias Marschall
Chair: Ashley Sanders
@mdc-berlin.bsky.social
#BSM2025 #mdcBerlin

Really enjoying my first attendance at @mdc-bimsb.bsky.social in Berlin. Thanks for the invitation!

We’re so glad you could join us at #BSM2025 — thank you for sharing your work and contributing to such an inspiring first day!

Speakers: Beate Kampmann, Natalia von Staa Mansur, Grace Androga, Brenda Kwambana Adams
Chair: Antònio Jacinto
#BSM2025 #mdcBerlin

🌎 DAY 2 of #BSM2025 – June 20, 2025
🧫 Session 4: Systems Medicine for a Connected World – Modeling Immune Responses and Disease Outcomes
From neonatal immunity to clinical outcome predictions and vaccine deployment — this session links global health and immune modeling.
@mdc-berlin.bsky.social

Lively chats and a buzzing poster session — thank you to everyone for the inspiring science and vibrant conversations during Day 1 of #BSM2025 🧬☕📊!

🌍 More to come tomorrow as we dive into genomics for global health, ecosystems, and beyond. Stay tuned!

@mdc-berlin.bsky.social

Speakers: Helder Nakaya, Alexander Lucaci, Udo Gieraths, Marion Koopmans
Chair: Markus Landthaler @landthalerm.bsky.social
#BSM2025 #mdcBerlin