Biomedical Center Munich / LMU Munich
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We explore cell fate and plasticity - to bridge the gap between basic research and clinical application @lmumuenchen.bsky.social (LMU), Germany. #cell #biology #biomedical #science / Impressum: http://tinyurl.com/59k5d95t https://www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en
Gaining therapeutic access to the human brain is one of the biggest unsolved problems in biomedical science. Today @nature.com, we uncover a massive influx of immune cells into the human brain during aging, revealing that the brain is more accessible than previously thought. 1/
Somatic mutations reveal the ontogeny of microglia in human aging - Nature
Nature - Somatic mutations reveal the ontogeny of microglia in human aging
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@lmu.de Science Slam 2026: @kumarddhs.bsky.social ( @bmc-lmu.bsky.social ) showed how exciting biomedical research & proteins can be: "How Proteins Are Revolutionising Medicine: A Declaration of Love for Our Body's Tiniest Workers". ➡️ www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/... #publicengagement #publicoutreach
BeyondBio: Connecting classrooms with research For many school classes, experiencing research first-hand is not something they get to do (every day). Yesterday, we started the project by visiting a Year 12 class in Gilching. www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/... 📸:D.Diefenbacher/LMU #STEM #school #science
Looking forward to meeting up with colleagues and friends at the 18th International Symposium on Dendritic Cells (DC2026) this October in San Diego! More information and details: www.dc2026sandiego.com
The speed at which a cell produces proteins is crucial for whether it divides, specializes, or retains its stem cell properties. 🧬 A international team led by Stefan Stricker @bmc-lmu.bsky.social has shown for the first time that the amount of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) directly regulates these processes.
New CRISPR method makes it possible to control protein production in cells
A new study led by LMU biomedical scientist Stefan Stricker increases protein production in a targeted manner – with new insights into stem cell biology and disease-relevant processes.
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New Paper 📑On the virtue of keeping balance’: Researchers from Becker Lab show that when the vital regulation of equal #gene #expression of the sex #chromosomes is disabled, cultured cells regain their fitness by reversibly adjusting the numbers of sex chromosomes. www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/...
On the virtue of keeping balance’: Cells restore the balance of gene activity by adjusting their chromosomes
Researchers from the Becker Lab show that when the vital regulation of equal gene expression of the sex chromosomes in Drosophila is disabled, cultured cells regain their fitness by reversibly adjusti...
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📄 New @science.org puplication: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 #𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗥 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 Read more ➡️ www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/... 🎬 Watch our short video (with Stefan Stricker) about his research focus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2w5... more below ⬇️
👏 𝗟𝗠𝗨 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 2nd 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 Markus Sperandio and Daniela Maier-Begandt investigate how #neutrophils are guided from bloodstream into #inflamed #tissue and how bacterial #pathogens manipulate neutrophil function. ➡️ www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/...
LMU projects contribute to second funding period of Collaborative Research Centre TRR332
Markus Sperandio and Daniela Maier-Begandt investigate how neutrophils are guided from the bloodstream into inflamed tissue and how bacterial pathogens manipulate neutrophil function.
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🕜 Registration ends this Thu, 2 July ❗ Join our free 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 on 8 July @BMC, highlighting that scientific excellence is fostered by researchers with 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 & 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴, as well as 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 and 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. ➡️ www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/...
New research reveals how cells repair damage to their protective outer membrane, and highlights the role of proteins linked to neurodegenerative diseases in this process. @uclqsion.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
Neurodegeneration risk genes contribute to cellular repair
New research shows how cells repair damage to their outer membrane, revealing a key role for proteins linked to neurodegenerative diseases.
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📑 Researchers around Edgar Meinl and Simone Mader have identified a new type of harmful antibody that may cause #cerebellar #ataxia, a #neurological #disorder that affects balance, coordination and movement. 🧪 Read more: www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/... Foto: Ho S et al.
Newly identified antibodies linked to cerebellar ataxia
Researchers around Edgar Meinl and Simone Mader have identified a new type of harmful antibody that may cause cerebellar ataxia, a neurological disorder that affects balance, coordination and movement...
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Well done - especially to our BMC group leader Martin Kerschensteiner
LMU München@lmu.de · 2mo ago🙌 Congratulations! Three #ERC Advanced Grants for #LMU researchers: Philosopher @alyssaney.bsky.social, neuroimmunologist Martin Kerschensteiner, and chemist Thomas Carell have each been awarded an Advanced Grant by the @erc.europa.eu. #ERCAdG #LMUMunich www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
❓ 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥? Career paths are also shaped by mentors, timing, backgrounds, opportunities, identity, and circumstances. Join our free #symposium: 📅 8 July 2026, 3 - 6 pm 📍 BMC, LMU Munich ❗ Registration until 02.07.26: www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/...
🧠 Nuclear #MAP1B Links Cytoskeleton and Cell Fate. Magdalena Götz and her team mapped the nuclear and cytoplasmic proteomes of #neuralstemcells and discovered that many cytoskeletal proteins are present in the nucleus. 🔗Read a summary on our website: www.synergy-munich.de/news-events/...
🕤 With just a few weeks to go until our 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘮 "𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀" on 8 July 2026 at the Biomedical Center @lmu.de we are pleased to introduce our second speaker Miquel Pleitez. ❗ Free registration is required until 24th June: www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/...
⏱️ As we count down to our 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘮 "𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀" on 08.07.26 at BMC @lmu.de we are introducing (next post) our speaker. ❗ Registration is required until 24th June! www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/... Today, we are pleased to highlight Jennifer Altomonte @tum.de :
Symposium: Diversity, Identity & Fate at Biomedical Frontiers
Diversity in research and talent promotes excellence in science.
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In the most recent episode we talked with Peter Becker from the @bmc-lmu.bsky.social about his successful career in Epigenetics, where he discovered the chromatin remodeler ISWI and dosage compensation complex MOF. #podcast #epigenetics Listen here: www.activemotif.com/podcasts-pet...
In this episode we talked with Peter Becker from the @bmc-lmu.bsky.social about his successful career in Epigenetics, where he discovered the chromatin remodeler ISWI and dosage compensation complex MOF. #podcast #epigenetics Listen here: www.activemotif.com/podcasts-pet...
📆 SAVE THE DATE: 8th July 2026 @ Biomedical Center Munich 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺: 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴... Registration: www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/...
Life didn’t start in a single discipline, and neither does this conference. 🌍 Molecular Origins of Life Munich 2026 (MOM) unites astronomy, biochemistry, geoscience, theoretical chemistry, and physics to explore how life emerged from non-living matter. 🤝 In-person | 🎟️ Free (1/3)
#HIRING 📣 We are recruiting a #Research #Assistant ( #BSc / #MSc / #BTA / #MTA / #CTA) (m/f/x) to join the Marta Russo Lab at the BMC. Read more and apply online via this link ➡️ job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/4...
Wie gehen Forschende mit Hass, Anfeindungen und unsachlichen Angriffen in der Öffentlichkeit um? Welche Strategien helfen, professionell und wirksam zu reagieren? Darum geht es im Sharing Knowledge Talk mit @juliawandt.de vom Scicomm-Support. 🧠🤝 📅 11.05.26 | 🕔 17 Uhr 🔗 Anmeldung: sohub.io/uxi6
📄 Publication Schedule for chromosomes: how chemical signals control #cell #division! Work by Axel Imhof @bmccores.bsky.social and William Earnshaw (The University of Edinburgh) & their teams. ➡️ www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/... #massspectrometry #histone #phosphorylation #DNA #compaction
Schedule for chromosomes: how chemical signals control cell division
Researchers around Axel Imhof have precisely tracked for the first time how molecular marks on DNA proteins change during cell division – and disproved a long cherished assumption in the process.
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📑 New publication 📑 A BMC @lmu.de team led by Axel Imhof, Philipp Korber and Christoph Kurat shows that the structure of #DNA is organized to facilitate #cell #division at exactly the right moment in the cell cycle. ➡️ www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/... #chromatin #architecture #replication #origins
Precision work prior to cell division: how enzymes optimize DNA structure
A team led by Axel Imhof, Philipp Korber and Christoph Kurat shows that the structure of DNA is organized to facilitate cell division at exactly the right moment in the cell cycle.
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🚀 Join Our BMC Research Teams! We’re #hiring #PhD and #Postdoc #Researchers at @lmu.de ( #LMU )! 🧪 PhD Position ( #tumor #immunity and #autoimmunity) 🧠 Postdoc Position ( #brain #regeneration and #cancer ) 👉 Apply: www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/jobs-... #job #academia #Munich #Germany
REMINDER: We are proud to invite you to our next distinguished BMC 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙯𝙚𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 with Sir Paul Nurse and Christof Rapp, organised in collaboration with @caslmu.bsky.social ⬇️ 📆 Fri, 17.04.2026, 4 pm 📍 LMU Main Building ➡️ More information and registration: www.med.lmu.de/bmc/en/news/...
#Speciation! Now on Youtube: Menno Schilthuizen @schilthuizen.bsky.social gave a brilliant overview of the interplay between genetic diversity and reproductive isolation in speciation, followed by a discussion with science historian Kärin Nickelsen and biochemist Axel Imhof. youtu.be/cSIFsk9MqEQ
🥩 #Food systems generate roughly a third of global #greenhouse gas #emissions, and they’re among the most complex systems humans have shaped. 💡In this lecture at our BMC LMU, we’ll unpack the footprint of our diets and dive into the attractive and controversial topic of #cultivated #meat.
