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Lead your independent research project as a #postdoc in our 3-year #fellowship.

The program includes full-time employment with competitive salary, budget, structured co-supervision, mentoring and advanced training

Apply from August 4 to August 28
👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/postdocs#t-g...

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🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 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.

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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...

It's that time of the year - @mdc-berlin.bsky.social Pride Symposium in its 4th edition with great talks and discussions on intersectionality and DEI in general. As Neil Young said on Waldbuehne the other day - "Times are rough, we gotta look out for each other" 🫶 #MdcDiversity

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/...

Das Bild ist in zwei Hälften geteilt. Auf der linken Seite sieht man Clara Vázquez García im Porträt. Sie steht vor einer modernen Glasfassade mit verschwommenem Hintergrund, wodurch sie klar im Fokus steht. Clara trägt eine Brille mit braunem Rahmen, hat schulterlanges dunkelbraunes Haar und lächelt direkt in die Kamera. Ihr Hemd hat auffällige Längsstreifen in Blau und Weiß, und sie trägt es hochgeschlossen mit zugeknöpftem Kragen. Ihre Arme sind locker vor dem Körper verschränkt. Die rechte Bildhälfte ist in dunklem Blau gestaltet und zeigt einen Textblock. Oben steht in großer, türkisfarbener Schrift das Wort „Promotionspreis“, wobei „preis“ durch einen Farbverlauf optisch hervorgehoben ist. Darunter folgt ein Zitat von Clara Vázquez García. Darin schildert sie einen zentralen Moment in ihrer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit: Als sie in einer grafischen Darstellung den Unterschied zwischen Proben mit DNA-Reparaturdefekten und gesunden Kontrollpersonen erkennen konnte, erkannte sie das klinische Potenzial ihrer neu entwickelten „SWIBRID-Technologie“. Ihr wurde klar, dass diese Methode in die medizinische Anwendung gebracht werden muss, um Patient*innen zu helfen. Seitdem konzentriert sich ihr Team auf die Identifizierung der relevantesten Einsatzmöglichkeiten dieser Technologie im klinischen Kontext. Unter dem Zitat steht ihr Name und ihre institutionelle Zugehörigkeit: Clara Vázquez García Max Delbrück Center / Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Weiterhin freuen wir uns vorstellen zu können: Clara Vázquez García vom @mdc-berlin.bsky.social.

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Excitation This image captures a mouse hippocampal neuron surrounded by numerous extensions that connect to other neurons via synapses. The cultured cell is equipped with a yellow fluorescent sensor for the neurotransmitter glutamate, which is normally used at room temperature. In this case, the image was captured at -170 °C using CFcryo-EM (Core Facility for Cryo–Electron Microscopy). Image: Dr. Jana Kroll, Daumke Lab

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Starfish Puts Motion Back in the Ocean This image shows starfish embryos that are only a few days old, using their tiny tentacles to create currents that visually and mathematically reflect the Earth’s magnetic field. The living embryo on the left of the image – unlike the immobile, dead embryo on the right – is actively shaping its fluid environment. The image was captured using bright-field microscopy and fluorescent particles. Image: Dr. Rafael Deliz Aguirre, Coscia Lab

🏆 Images from #mdcBerlin received top honors in the @helmholtzimaging.bsky.social “Best Scientific Image Contest”!

Jury Award for @janakroll.bsky.social, Daumke Lab
Public Choice Award for Dr. Rafael Deliz Aguirre, @coscialab.bsky.social

Full details: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/tw...

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Cells are like engine rooms. Our researcher Oliver Daumke maps their machinery – molecule by molecule.

His lab at the #mdcBerlin studies how protein machines fold, interact, and malfunction – and what that means for disease and therapy.

Full portrait:
👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/ce... 👈

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Developing a new approach to treating heart failure: #mdcBerlin researcher Michael Gotthardt and Alessio Alogna (#Charité) receive €650K from the @dzhk.de to develop a therapy for HFpEF.

Their goal: restoring elasticity to stiffened hearts using ASOs.

More:
👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/re... 👈

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🎉 Congrats to #mdcBerlin researcher Thoralf Niendorf on his @erc.europa.eu Proof of Concept Grant!

His team is exploring whether MRI heat could one day help treat brain tumors – with fewer risks than surgery.

👉 Read about the project: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/tr... 👈 #ERCPoC

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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... 👈

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🏅 Double win for Clara Vázquez García!

She receives both a @helmholtz.de Doctoral Award and a Field Study Fellowship for her work on immune fitness and DNA repair. Clara is a #postdoc in Kathrin de la Rosa's lab at the #mdcBerlin.

Read the full story:
👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/cl... 👈

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Ever tried running AI on 100 TB of data? You’ll need more than your laptop.

The #mdcBerlin now hosts HAICORE, a @helmholtz.de initiative for GPU-powered science.

Think:
🔹 50K GPU hours
🔹 H100 infrastructure
🔹 Projects from cancer to climate

👉 Read more: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/ha... 👈

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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... 👈

It is now possible for participants to sign up for the "Unconference" focused on taking action on responsible research! Scientists, science managers, journal editors, policy makers & more - take a look at the 10 interesting projects that will be developed on site during the event! 🧪
🌟Please share!🌟

Portrait photo with text overlay: The image shows a woman [Maike Sander] in a light blue blazer and glasses seated at a desk with a blurred office background. She is looking at the camera with a neutral expression, hands on a laptop. Overlaid text in bold white sans-serif font appears across the lower half, set against dark blue rectangles. It reads, “MAIKE SANDER ELECTED MEMBER OF EMBO,” with “MAIKE SANDER” in smaller uppercase and the rest in larger all-caps.

🎉 @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... 👈

Image with text: The image features a detailed black-and-white scan of a developing heart on a solid black background. Thin blue lines highlight the early vascular structure. Explanation of scientific image: In this image taken during a late embryonic stage of a mouse heart, the developing coronary arteries have been stained turquoise using antibodies. The tissue was made transparent using tissue clearing and the image was taken using a light sheet microscope. The overlaid text reads “HOW THE EARLY HEART DEVELOPS” in all-caps white sans-serif font, placed within a green rectangular background near the bottom of the image.

🫀 From sensing touch to shaping the heart – #PIEZO2 does more than we thought.

A new study from the Hammes Lab at #mdcBerlin shows that it plays a role in normal coronary vessel development and congenital heart disease.

Read the full story:
👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/ho... 👈

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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/... 👈

See some impressions here:
www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/lo...

This has been a great #lndw25 on @campusbuch.bsky.social! Thank you for everyone who made this happen! 🎉

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Poster promoting “Biopolis, a podcast for eukaryotes.”

Biopolis podcast cover art with stylized microbes and a figure made of cells.

🎧 What is the microbiome? Is it broken? @theda.bsky.social launched a new #podcast at #LNDW24!
Listen to "Biopolis - into the microbiome" on:

Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4weCV7a...

Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/b...

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Outdoor presentation with seated audience listening to two speakers near a building.

Presenter demonstrating data visualization on a computer.

live piano and cello performance, food stalls, and people socializing.

Observe a heart attack in virtual space, listen to a science talk, learn about biolocial process - and listen to a concert. There's a lot going on at our #lndw25 @campusbuch.bsky.social!

Was haben Krebszellen und
DNA-Kreise miteinander zu tun? Robin Xu vom @mdc-berlin.bsky.social erklärt es bei der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaft #LNDW25 #mdcBerlin

The Long Night of Sciences #lndw25 just started on @campusbuch.bsky.social!

Step inside an artery - and enjoy one of our other highlights:
🌛 www.mdc-berlin.de/long-night-s...

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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...

🔬 Tiny machines, big impact: Proteins are essential to life.

At #LNDW25, #PhD students from the lab of @mishakudryashev.bsky.social explain how these molecular machines impact our health and disease.

📍 June 28 | #CampusBuch

ℹ️ www.mdc-berlin.de/long-night-s...

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🎉 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

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🧬 “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