Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research

👩‍🎓We are thrilled to share that Franziska Hommen from the CGA Class of 2020 and the @cecad.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD thesis yesterday! 👏

Franziska, once again congratulations!! 🥂🎊 We are really proud of you and wish you all the best for your next steps!

YouTube video by Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing Live longer - Combination therapy with Rapamycin and Trametinib prolongs the life of mice

New Video: "Combining Cancer Drugs to Extend Lifespan" 📹

Watch our new video to learn how researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing discovered that combining Rapamycin and Trametinib significantly extends the lifespan of mice.

youtu.be/5L-k4v1TRd0

Stephanie A. Fernandes selected for the Minerva Fast Track Programme Opportunity for exceptional female scientists to plan their long-term careers and start their own research group

🎉 Congrats to our CGA alumna Stephanie A. Fernandes on being selected for the Minerva Fast Track Programme! 🎉 We wish you great success in this new role!

@stephalcantara.bsky.social

#WomenInScience

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Stephanie A. Fernandes selected for the Minerva Fast Track Programme

Stephanie A. Fernandes selected for Minerva Fast Track Programme! 🎉 Congrats on this amazing achievement!
@stephalcantara.bsky.social @cga-age.bsky.social
www.age.mpg.de/428071/25071...

🎉 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

We have a new research group at MPI for Metabolism Research!👩‍🔬

A warm welcome to @svaltcheva.bsky.social !👋
For a first impression find her introduction below⬇️
and further informations under sf.mpg.de/2112068/Silvan

Serine ADPr on histones and PARP1 is a cellular target of ester-linked ubiquitylation - Nature Chemical Biology RNF114 is an E3 ligase that can recognize ADP-ribose (ADPr) and ubiquitin with separate domains. Using these domains, Kolvenbach and Palumbieri et al. developed a proteomics approach to map ADP-ribosy...

Our latest study on ADP-ribosyl-linked serine ubiquitylation in the context of PARP1 signaling and the DNA damage response is out today in Nature Chemical Biology www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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🚨 Your PhD journey starts NOW! Join our #webinar on Sept 4, 1-3 PM (CEST) & explore #PhD opportunities at Max Planck's IMPRS in NRW, Germany! 🇩🇪
👀 Gain insights into groundbreaking research & register here: events.gwdg.de/e/PhDatMaxPl... #MaxPlanck #Research #Germany #Science

🧬 Do you have a BSc degree in Life Sciences and would like to continue your MSc studies in Biology or Biochemistry in Cologne? Then hurry and apply for the CGA Master Fellowship programme until July 15! More info below👇

Anne Schaefer elected as EMBO Member Anne Schaefer becomes a new member of EMBO, recognised for her outstanding achievements in the life sciences.

🌟Exciting News
Anne Schaefer has been elected elected as a new EMBO member for outstanding achievements in life sciences! 🎉 Congratulations, Anne, on this well-deserved recognition! @embo.org @cecad.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social @cga-age.bsky.social
#EMBOMember
www.age.mpg.de/425627/25070...

🏆 Very happy to announce that our CGA alumni member Edoardo Longarini has received the Peter Hans Hofschneider Prize this week for his groundbreaking discoveries during his PhD thesis!

🎉 Huge congratulations, Edo, well deserved!

📰 Read more here: www.ageing-grad-school.de/about-us/cal...

🎓We had such an amazing graduate symposium yesterday! Congratulations again to all students of the CGA class of 2021, and a huge thank you to the incredible class of 2022 that put everything together. It truly was a fantastic day!🎉🍾

Photo shows the CGA PhD students of the graduating class of 2021.

🎊Today, we're excited to celebrate the graduation of our amazing 13 students from the CGA Class of 2021! We’re so proud of all their accomplishments.
🎓Come join us now as they present their PhD projects at the 13th CGA Graduate Symposium.
And, of course, we can’t wait for the dinner party tonight!🍾

👩‍🎓We are proud to share that Chahat Mehra from the CGA Class of 2019 and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing successfully defended her PhD thesis last Friday!

Chahat, once again, congratulations!! 🥂🎊 We are so proud of you and wish you all the best for your next steps!

📹 Curious about the CGA partner institutes and facilities? Discover the vibrant community at the Cologne Ageing Campus in our latest short video!
Find out why working with us opens doors to exciting opportunities and unique benefits.

Functional characterisation of rare variants in genes encoding the MAPK/ERK signalling pathway identified in long-lived Leiden Longevity Study participants - GeroScience Human longevity, which is coupled to compression of age-related disease, is a heritable trait. However, only few common genetic variants have been linked to longevity, suggesting that rare, family-spe...

I am very proud to present you the first paper from the main research line of my group at the @mpiage.bsky.social in collaboration with my current group @molepi.bsky.social @bds-lumc.bsky.social at the LUMC, which is now published in @geroscience.bsky.social!

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🧵Celebrate #DiversityWeek with us at our #DIVERSITYCAFÉ🪡! A space for open conversation, interactive posters, and homemade cakes from around the world, plus coffee on us!🍰☕ Come by, share your voice, and feel welcome!

ℹ️ uni.koeln/F657S
Details in the photo.

#YouAreWelcomeHere #InclusiveScience

🎉Celebrating five Clusters of Excellence!
Congratulations to our Clusters: @cecad.bsky.social for aging research🧬, @ceplas.bsky.social for plant sciences🌱, @econtribute.bsky.social for economics, ML4Q for quantum research⚛️ and 🆕DYNAVERSE for astrophysics🌌

Read more ➡️https://uni.koeln/2AKU3

🎊 A heartfelt congratulations to our incredible CGA partner, the CECAD Excellence Cluster @cecad.bsky.social, for earning yet another prestigious funding period!👏👏👏👏👏

Aleksandra Trifunovic receives Max Delbrück Research Prize 2025 CECAD congratulates Professor Aleksandra Trifunovic on receiving the University of Cologne’s Max Delbrück Prize for her pioneering contributions to mitochondrial biology.

👏 Congratulations to Professor Aleksandra Trifunovic on receiving the Max Delbrück Research Prize 2025 from the University of Cologne for her groundbreaking work on #mitochondria, #aging, and cellular stress responses. A proud moment for #CECAD!

➡️ uni.koeln/Y6WSC

@unicologne.bsky.social

Reminder: It's Open Day Time this saturday, May 17th)!

🕚11am - 4pm
📌Cologne, Lindenthal

A dive into the world of science of ageing and metabolism for the entire family!👵👩‍🍳

Find all informations here tag-der-forschung.de

📣 Excited to share that on June 12, we will celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2021 with our CGA Graduate Symposium. 👩‍🎓🎊We will enjoy presentations from our graduating class and our three guest speakers, Meng Wang, Magdalena Götz, and Mario de Bono.👇
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🔍 Curious about #science?
Come to our #OpenDay on 17 May 2025!

Enjoy lab tours, hands-on activities, fascinating talks, and fun for the whole family — all for free!

📍Cologne
ℹ️ Details: www.tag-der-forschung.de

#OpenDay #ScienceForEveryone #FamilyFun
@mpiage.bsky.social @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social

YouTube video by UniversitaetzuKoeln Universitätspreis 2024 - Forschung

🎉 Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Prof. Dr. Jens C. Brüning für den diesjährigen #Universitätspreis Forschung. 🏆
🧠 Er hat herausgefunden, wie das #Gehirn den Energiehaushalt und den Appetit reguliert, besonders bei #Übergewicht und #Diabetes.
Mehr dazu ▶️ youtu.be/isnxCcTMBBA
@cecad.bsky.social

👩‍🎓We're thrilled to share some wonderful news! Klara Schilling from the CGA Class of 2020 successfully defended her PhD thesis today!
Klara, we hope you're enjoying some well-deserved celebrations right now! 🥂🎊 @mpiage.bsky.social @antebilab.bsky.social

📹 Want to start your Master studies in Cologne and dive into aging science right from the start? The CGA Master Fellowship Programme is just what you’re looking for!
📅 Be sure to apply by July 15.
Check out our new clip and hear firsthand from our students and faculty about the programme! 👇

YouTube video by med.alessandro Altersforscher klärt auf: Können wir unsere biologische Uhr zurückdrehen? | Prof. Björn Schumacher

Hier könnt ihr mein Gespräch in Alessandro Falcone's Podcast Modern Medicine hören: Altersforscher klärt auf: Können wir unsere biologische Uhr zurückdrehen... youtu.be/GsHEJwgG6k4?... via
@YouTube

🔬 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

Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.

“Students have come up to me to say, ‘I’m studying cancer research because of this review. I feel like a rock star.”

🧪 These are the 25 most-cited papers published this century
https://go.nature.com/4ilZw2q

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with bioinformatic expertise to join our research group @molepi.bsky.social @bds-lumc.bsky.social at the LUMC! More details, including the link to submit applications, are provided on the website below.

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www.lumc.nl/en/about-lum...