CECAD Cologne

🎉⌚ Good news! Our application #deadline has been #extended until 31.12.2025. If you haven’t applied yet, now’s the perfect time!

The positions are still open are:
📰 Science Communication Manager
🎉 Event & Marketing Manager
🎨 Media & Graphic Design Manager

Possible therapeutic approach to treat diabetic nerve damage discovered Researchers have decoded the signalling pathway that inhibits nerve regeneration in diabetes and have developed a therapeutic peptide that could transform the treatment—and possibly even the preventio...

🔬 Scientists at the #UniCologne have discovered a potential therapy approach for nerve damage in diabetes.
A research team led by Professor Dr. Dietmar Fischer has identified a central mechanism that explains the limited regeneration in diabetes.
uni.koeln/MJXV6
@cecad.bsky.social

Embedded in the heart of @unicologne.bsky.social at the amazing @cecad.bsky.social our event continues with keynote by #AleksandraTrifunovic on Mitochondrial stress responses: gatekeepers of cellular health, disease & longevity followed by chalk talks by #AsyaMartirosyan #AkshamalGamage & #JavierKoh

📣CECAD stellt ein. Für die neue Förderperiode suchen wir kreative, neugierige und motivierte Menschen, die mitgestalten möchten, wie die Altersforschung der Welt vermittelt wird.

www.cecad.uni-koeln.de/de/karriere/...

📣CECAD is #hiring. For the new funding period, we are looking for creative, curious and motivated people who want to shape how aging research is #communicated to the world.

📰 Science Communication Manager*in (w/m/d)
🎉 Event & Marketing Manager*in (w/m/d)
🎨 Media & Graphic Design Manager*in (w/m/d)

Wie Leucin die Energieproduktion steigert 🚀
Ein Forschungsteam @cecad.bsky.social hat entdeckt, wie die Aminosäure Leucin aus der Nahrung die Zellenergie erhöht und neue Möglichkeiten zur Behandlung von Stoffwechselkrankheiten eröffnet. 🌟

From food to fuel: How leucine enhances mitochondrial energy production Researchers from the University of Cologne discovered how a specific dietary amino acid increases cellular energy, opening new possibilities for treating metabolic diseases / publication in “Nature Ce...

🍳⚡ From #food to #fuel! CECAD Cologne researchers from the Hoppe Lab reveal how the amino acid leucine boosts cellular energy, opening new paths for treating metabolic diseases. 🔬

➡️ uni.koeln/Z4XK8

#CECAD #Metabolism #Science

Fluorescence microscope image of neurons with green and red markings, superimposed with neural activity diagrams.

🧠A brain circuit helps overcome anxiety and regulate needs🔄
A research team from @cecad.bsky.social has identified a brain circuit in mice that counteracts anxiety and restores balanced behavior.

A quiet ally: a ubiquitin precursor promotes stress resistance and longevity In response to cellular stress, the protein CxUb is activated to identify damaged proteins, thereby maintaining cellular health. The discovery could lead to ways to improve the treatment of cancer and...

🧬Ubiquitin Precursor: A Key to Healthy Aging?
Scientists @cecad.bsky.social and @hhu.de have identified a new form of the protein Ubiquitin, responsible for proteostasis and healthy aging opening up potentially new perspectives for the treatment of cancer and age-related diseases. uni.koeln/BLXJA

A quiet ally: a ubiquitin precursor promotes stress resistance and longevity In response to cellular stress, the protein CxUb is activated to identify damaged proteins, thereby maintaining cellular health. The discovery could lead to ways to improve the treatment of cancer and...

👏Congratulations to the #CECAD Cologne's Escobar-Henriques lab and Reichert lab at the @hhu.de for their latest paper in #MolecularCell: a newly discovered #ubiquitin precursor, CxUb, plays a key role in #stress resistance and #longevity.

uni.koeln/7ET86

@unicologne.bsky.social #agingresearch

YouTube video by CECAD Cologne CECAD: Our Infrastructure and Research Facilities

🔬⚙️🚀 Breakthrough science needs the right foundation! At #CECAD, our state-of-the-art #infrastructure fuels cutting-edge research on aging & age-related diseases.

Discover our advanced #technologies, model organisms, and dedicated facility leaders drive #innovation every day!

➡️ youtu.be/RfuRL-1p-xo

YouTube video by CECAD Cologne CECAD: Our Community

🌍👩‍🔬🤝 At #CECAD, excellence starts with #people!
This new short film takes you inside our vibrant, international research #community, where #collaboration, #diversity, and #support drive discovery.

✨ Meet our researchers, hear their stories, and get a glimpse of life at CECAD! 🎥

flourescent picture of motor neurons dyed green and blue (nucleus).

🧓How aging drives neurodegenerative diseases🧠
@thevilchezlab.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social has identified a direct molecular link between aging and neurodegeneration by investigating how age-related changes in cell signalling contribute to toxic protein aggregation.

Functional synapses between neurons and small cell lung cancer - Nature Small cell lung cancer cells form functional synapses with glutamatergic neurons, receiving synaptic transmissions and deriving a proliferative advantage from these interactions.

The study titled “Functional synapses between neurons and small-cell lung cancer” was published in @nature.com 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#unicologne #uniklöln @cecad.bsky.social
#sclc #lungcancer #cancerresearch

YouTube video by CECAD Cologne CECAD: Our Scientific Mission

⏰🔬⏳What if we could prevent age-related diseases before they even start? At #CECAD Cologne, that’s exactly our #mission! In this new video, Prof. Dr. Carien Niessen shares our vision uncovering the biology of #aging to improve #health.

#HealthyAging @unicologne.bsky.social

youtu.be/9ALNLpG3oYc

Great thanks to Jörg Bernards-Stiftung and @dfg.de (Excellence Strategy @cecad.bsky.social) for supporting this work and to all patients participating.

YouTube video by UniversitaetzuKoeln Nierenerkrankungen anhand von Bluttest vorhersagen // Wissenschaftsnachrichtenvideo

Happy to share the nice video @unicologne.bsky.social has produced on our recent publication identifying novel protein biomarkers for #ADPKD.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDGN...
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@cecad.bsky.social @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social

Wie Stresssignale den Zellkern aufweichen und die Zelle verändern Ein Forschungsteam der Universität zu Köln hat herausgefunden, dass Zellen in Geweben mit hohem Energiebedarf anders als üblich auf mitochondriale Fehlfunktionen reagieren. Anstatt sich abzuschalten, ...

Was passiert, wenn #Mitochondrien in energiereichen Geweben ausfallen? Die Zellen passen ihren #Stoffwechsel an und verändern die Mechanik des #Zellkerns! Lesen Sie mehr über die Entdeckung von Dr. Harshita Kaul aus dem Trifunovic-Labor in Nature Metabolism.

➡️ uni.koeln/TTLYS

Beyond classic stress signalling: how mitochondrial stress softens the cell nucleus and alters cellular identity A University of Cologne research team has discovered that cells in high-energy-demanding tissues respond to mitochondrial dysfunction in a surprising way. Instead of shutting down, cells adjust their ...

What happens when #mitochondria fail in high-energy tissues? Cells adjust their metabolism and alter the mechanics of the nucleus! Read more on the discovery by Dr. Harshita Kaul from the Trifunovic Lab in Nature Metabolism.

➡️ uni.koeln/QZURH

#CellStress #NatureMetabolism @unicologne.bsky.social

Professor Dr. Thomas Benzing elected to the DFG Senate Together with Professor Dr. Andreas Speer and Professor Dr. Christiane Josephine Bruns, three Cologne professors will be members of the Senate of the German Research Foundation from January 1, 2026 / ...

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Thomas Benzing on being elected to the Senate of the @dfg.de, German Research Foundation, for the 2026–2028 term!

uni.koeln/3SRTW

#DFG #ZMMK #CECAD #UniversityofCologne #ResearchExcellence

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...

Soapbox Science Vortrag mit einer Person in einem Laborkittel, die vor einem Publikum spricht.

Soapbox Science Vortrag mit einer Person in einem Laborkittel, die vor einem Publikum spricht. Ein Banner mit der Aufschrift 'alle mal herhören' ist zu sehen.

Soapbox Science Vortrag mit einer Person in einem Laborkittel, die vor einem Publikum spricht. Ein Banner mit der Aufschrift 'soapbox science rheinland' ist zu sehen.

Gruppenbild von Teilnehmerinnen und Organisatorinnen von Soapbox Science an der Düsseldorfer Rheinpromenade.

🌞 Das war @soapboxsciencerhld.bsky.social 2025 🌞
📆 Am 28. Juni 2025 haben 12 Wissenschaftlerinnen aus verschiedenen Fachrichtungen ihre Forschung auf der Düsseldorfer Rheinpromenade präsentiert. Mit dabei waren Forscherinnen #UniKöln #HHU @ceplas.bsky.social , @cecad.bsky.social und #ML4Q. 🌱 🧬 ⚛️

The TFEB-TGFβ network regulates cellular senescence in worms, offering a powerful model to study senescence in a whole organism. New publication from @antebilab.bsky.social in @nataging.nature.com can be basis for research of treatments for age-related diseases and dormant cancer @cecad.bsky.social

alle mal herhören Wissenschaftlerinnen geben einblock in ihre Forschung Soapbox Science 28 June 2025, 1-4 pm

🗣️Forschung trifft Öffentlichkeit – an der Düsseldorfer Rheinpromenade
Am Samstag, 28. Juni, werden zwölf Wissenschaftlerinnen aus unterschiedlichen Fachrichtungen @ceplas.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social #ML4Q in kurzweiligen Vorträgen ihre Forschung vorstellen.
➡️ www.hhu.de/news-einzela...
@hhu.de

Ein interdisziplinäres Konsortium für Altersforschung fordert Prof. Björn Schumacher @cecad.bsky.social _ . Die Empfehlung stammt aus einem 32 Seiten umfassenden Papier der @leopoldina.org. Unsere 📰#NachrichtDerWochePAG ist online 👉 www.pa-gesundheit.de/news/aktuell...

Global study uncovers genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease across populations A comparison of genetic data from all over the world specifies many general as well as a population-specific genetic predispositions for the neurogenerative disease Alzheimer’s. The results can lead t...

🧠 More personalized treatment for #Alzheimers soon?
🌎 An international study has identified genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease in various population groups. The results enable more precise and inclusive treatment options.

Read more ➡️ uni.koeln/9LKFC
@cecad.bsky.social #UniCologne

Professor Cornely Receives the Dr. Gerald P. Bodey Award For the first time, the prestigious Dr. Gerald P. Bodey Award has been presented to a physician based in Germany. We congratulate Prof. Cornely on this special recognition.

👏🏆 A milestone for German medicine: Prof. @olivercornely.bsky.social becomes the first Germany-based physician to receive the prestigious #BodeyAward from MD Anderson Cancer Center.

➡️ uni.koeln/3GF45

#InfectiousDiseases #CancerResearch #ClinicalExcellence #CECAD #MDAnderson #MedicalLeadership

Congratulations to Ana García Sáez on receiving an European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant for her pioneering research on mitochondrial membranes! 🎉

#ERCAdG #CECAD #LifeScience #Biophysics #WomenInScience

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!🍾

A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety - Nature Metabolism The authors describe a sensory circuit involving the medial septum (MS), where MS glutamatergic neurons integrate food odours to prime satiety and regulate nutrient intake.

📢 🤩Excited to share our latest paper👃🧠! Huge thanks to the amazing first author @janice-bulk.bsky.social‬ and all co-authors, especially @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social and ‪@tobiasackels.bsky.social‬ 🙌! ‬‬
www.nature.com/articles/s42...