Biomedical Center Munich / LMU Munich

European MSCA Fellowship Supports Research in the Siegel Lab Dr Belén Pachano, postdoctoral researcher in the Siegel Lab, has been awarded the prestigious European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fellowship.

👏 @belenpachano.bsky.social from @siegel-lab.bsky.social has been awarded the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fellowship @ec.europa.eu . 👏

She investigates how #pathogens evade the #host #immune #system through #antigenic #variation.

➡️ www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/...

📸: Siegel Lab

YouTube video by British Science Association Meet the scientists teaser 2026 | #SmashingStereotypes

It's almost British Science Week (6-15 March) and time for our annual (and biggest yet) #SmashingStereotypes campaign celebrating diverse people and careers in science, tech, engineering, and maths!

Meet this year's incredible scientists and get inspired:

youtu.be/PRXAMfXecb4

#BSW26 #NCW2026

Advancing Epigenetics with Data Science: An Interview with Prof Alena van Bömmel We are pleased to welcome Prof Alena van Bömmel, who joined the Biomedical Center (BMC) of LMU Munich on the 1st of January 2026 as LMU Professor of Neuroepigenetics and Data Science in the Division o...

🎙️ Advancing #Epigenetics with Data Science: An Interview with our new group leader 🎙️

We are pleased to welcome Prof Alena van Bömmel, who joined us as LMU Professor of #Neuroepigenetics and #Data #Science.

➡️ tinyurl.com/44xku484

She was previously at the @leibnizfli.bsky.social sky.social .

JOB ALERT 📣 #PhD #position in #autoimmunity and #stroke.
The Kawakami lab in the BMC is seeking a highly motivated #PhD #candidate to investigate how T cells drive inflammation in the central nervous system.

Deadline: 31.03.26
More ➡️ www.neuroimmunology-munich.de/open-positio...

Abstrakte Komposition auf hellgrauem Hintergrund mit sich überlagernden geometrischen Formen: eine horizontale Form mit grünem bis rosafarbenem Farbverlauf, ein solides blaues Dreieck, das einer Kiefer ähnelt, braune halbkreisförmige Hügel, hellgrüne organische Kleckse, eine orangefarbene Ansammlung hoher Dreiecke, ein blasser mintfarbener Kreis und ein violetter Halbkreis mit vertikalen Balken. Text: Forschungsumfeld des Jahres 2026. Bewerbungen bis zum 1. März 2026. Logos der Jungen Akademie und der VolkswagenStiftung

📣Ihr forscht und arbeitet in einem richtig guten Umfeld? Euer Team ist einfach super? Dann bewerbt euch bis zum 01.03. für die Auszeichnung "Bestes #Forschungsumfeld 2026". Gemeinsam mit der @volkswagenstiftung.de suchen wir nach inspirierenden Vorbildern!

www.diejungeakademie.de/de/projekte/...

📢 We are #hiring!

▫️Head, Advanced #Genomics Technologies Core Facility
▫️Lab Technician
▫️ People Administration Officer
▫️Research Associate on #genAI applied to #DrugDiscovery
▫️ Product Engineer

...& many more!

 ➡️ https://bit.ly/irbjobs

#IRBJobs #ScienceJobs #JobOffer #OncoSky #AcademicSky

Job opening for Research Group Leader in Structural Studies at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, focusing on macromolecular structures.

Are you a structural biologist pushing the boundaries of molecular science with an ambitious research programme?
Join our Structural Studies Division as a tenure-track Group Leader, with core funding, world-leading facilities & enthusiastic colleagues.
Apply by 16 MAR
www.nature.com/naturecareer...

🧠 Synaptic #Dopamine Storage Defect Uncovered as Key Mechanism in #Parkinson’s Disease Neurons.

🔗Read a summary of the study on our website: www.synergy-munich.de/news-events/...

Congratulations! It's great to have you working with us.

Many thanks also to the @ec.europa.eu for the funding and to the anonymous reviewers for supporting Belén's ambitious project.

Last week, our group leader Prof. Stefan Stricker gave a lay #lecture on the method “ #CRISPR ".

It continues to draw significant #public interest. A highlight was the #dCas9 topic, opening up new perspectives for treating #genetic and #degenerative #diseases.

#sciencecommunication #Wisskomm

#EMBO #Workshop:
𝗥𝗡𝗔 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
30 June – 04 July 2026 | Povoa de Varzim, Portugal

❗Registration deadline ends soon: 10 March 2026❗
➡️ meetings.embo.org/event/26-rna...

#RNA #molecules #subcellular #localization #conference

🏛️ 200 Years of LMU in Munich 🎓 Founded in 1472, relocated from Landshut to Munich in 1826 — today LMU celebrates 200 years in Munich and inaugurates Prof. Dr. Matthias H. Tschöp as President.

Lively discussions going on at Dogus' Poster at the Midwinter Conference in Seefeld this week. Well done Dogus! #proud #PI #Moment

Please note the upcoming free #cancer #research workshop in our BMC building:

2𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵
📅 3 - 4 March 2026
This local event will bring together clinicians and scientists from across Munich’s cancer research community.

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Description Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...

We are recruiting a Postdoc in computational biology, together with @mariasecrier.bsky.social

4yr, fully funded by @cancerresearchuk.org, ideal for Postdocs wanting to develop their independence

Applications open now: www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

Remise du prix de l'UR 2025 - Union rationaliste Cette année, le prix de l’UR 2025 sera décerné le lundi 19 janvier 2026 à Stand Up for Science. Ce prix distingue leur engagement constant en faveur de la diffusion, de la protection et de la promotio...

Congratulations to @standupforscience.bsky.social for receiving a 2025 prize from the 'Union Rationaliste' in France, for their work in service of science and democracy. The award is deserved recognition to the team who propelled this organization in <1 year.

union-rationaliste.org/remise-du-pr...

🚨Several IBRO #grants are currently accepting applications
Whether you’re planning an exchange or seeking travel support, IBRO has opportunities to support you.

🔗 Explore now: https://ibro.org/grants/?tab=open-calls

#IBROinAsiaPacific #IBROinUSCanada #IBROinAfrica #IBROinLatAm #IBROinEurope

🧬 #PhD #position in #Immunology / #Dendritic #Cell #Biology (m/f/x) at #LMU #Munich 🌍

Join the @barbaraschraml.bsky.social lab in our Biomedical Center (BMC).

Apply online ➡️ www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/jobs-...

📸: Schraml Lab 2025
#Germany #job #offer #academia #science #biomedical

FÖRDERENTSCHEIDUNGEN und TERMINE 2026 25.-26.03. Senat / Hauptausschuss 27.03. neue / verlängerte Forschungsgruppen 27.03. neue Schwerpunktprogramme SPP 15.05. neue / verlängerte SFB 01.06. neue / verlängerte Graduiertenkollegs 29.06.-01.07. DFG-Jahresversammlung in Bonn 29.-30.06. Senat / Hauptausschuss 01.07. neue / verlängerte Forschungsgruppen 01.07. DFG-Jahresbericht 2025 16.-17.09. Senat / Hauptausschuss 18.09. neue / verlängerte Forschungsgruppen 16.11. neue / verlängerte Graduiertenkollegs 26.11. neue / verlängerte SFB 09.-10.12. Senat / Hauptausschuss 10.12. Forschungsimpulse FIP 11.12. neue / verlängerte Forschungsgruppen

Termine! 📅 2026 tagen die DFG-Gremien turnusmäßig wieder 4 Mal – und beraten sich über Anträge in der Einzelförderung, von Forschungsgruppen und andere Entscheidungsvorlagen. Die Ausschüsse der Graduiertenkollegs (GRK) und Sonderforschungsbereichen (SFB) kommen an gesonderten Terminen zusammen.

Nuclear mechanobiology rules immune cells’ functions: from differentiation to cell trafficking and pathogen killing The immune system functions within tissue microenvironments of mechanical and geometrical constraints. Within these constraints, immune cells must rapidly move and execute effector functions to reg...

Excited to share our latest #review on how the mechanobiology of the nucleus impacts immune cell function, including #NETosis, #migration, and #differentiation.

doi.org/10.1080/1949...

This was a fantastic collaborative effort with @hawa-racine.bsky.social, along with Sarah & Janina from our lab!

📣 Jobangebot endet bald!
#Postdoc Stelle (m/w/d) in Neurogenesis und #Regeneration am Lehrstuhl für #Zellbiologie im BMC zu besetzen 📣
‼️ Bewerbungsfrist: 15.01.2026 ‼️
➡️ www.med.lmu.de/bmc/de/jobs-...

#job #position #research #Stelle #LMU #München #BMC #Germany #neuroscience #oncology #biomedizin

🔬 #PhD Opportunity in #Immunology 🌍
The @kruglab.bsky.social Lab at the Institute for Immunology in #Biomedical #Center (BMC), #LMU #Munich, is offering a PhD position focused on investigating the immune response to the #yellowfever #vaccine.
Apply here ➡️ www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/jobs-...
#Research

Our group leader, Prof Dr Michael Kiebler, is one of the organisers.

The meeting will open with a keynote lecture by Matthias W. Hentze, entitled “The elegant pas de deux of RNA and proteins: so much to discover”.

#EMBO #Workshop: #RNA #localization and local translation
30 June – 04 July 2026 | Povoa de Varzim, Portugal

❗ Registration Deadline: 10 March 2026
➡️ meetings.embo.org/event/26-rna...

#conference #science #RNAmolecules #protein #EMBL #singlemolecule #neurobiology #generegulation

📣 Zwei 🧪🧠 #Stellenangebote 📣

#Postdoc (m/w/d)
🔎 zur Untersuchung von Hirnverletzungen & #neuroonkologischen #Erkrankungen, sowie in der #Lehre an der #LMU

#Technische #Assistenz (m/w/d)

➡️ www.med.lmu.de/bmc/de/jobs-...

#Forschung #job #Germany #neuroscience #oncology #cancer #BTA #CTA #MTA

🏆 👏 Congratulations to our member Arthur Liesz @isd-research.bsky.social for receiving an ERC consolidator grant for his project: TRAINED - The Role of Trained Immunity in Brain-Body Communication and Secondary Organ Dysfunction.

🔗 Read more on our website: synergy-munich.de/news-events/...

🎉 So excited to receive the #DeutscherStudienpreis (German Thesis Award) by the @koerber-ip.bsky.social handed over by the German Head of Parliament @bundestag.de. I got recognized for my work on novel human experimental models of dementia in the lab of @paquetlab.bsky.social.

Creation of new junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur - Call for applications 2026 - Research The Institut Pasteur is launching an international call to recruit new junior research group leaders leveraging cutting-edge transdisciplinary approaches to exploring infectious diseases, host-microbe...

🔬 Call to create junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur

Focus: Infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions, vaccines
Special interest: AI methodologies

📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026
👥 2-12 years post-PhD

Apply now 📝 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea...

#JobOpportunity #Research

@arekken.bsky.social