Ultra Broadband 150 MHz Fiber Sensor Pushes the Limits of Optoacoustic Imaging The approach could support earlier disease detection, improved diagnostics & minimally invasive applications such as endoscopy. 👉 Original publication: t1p.de/dmkpn @tum.de @munichimaging.bsky.social

10 Years of Fr1da: Early Detection of Type 1 Diabetes in Children is Broadly Feasible 👏 Since 2015, the #Fr1da study, coordinated by #HelmholtzMunich, has screened more than 220,000 children in Bavaria for early-stage type 1 diabetes through routine pediatric care. 👉 t1p.de/ulduc @tum.de

AI Atlas Reveals Hidden Whole-Body-Damage Caused by Obesity Researchers around Prof. Ali Ertürk, #HelmholtzMunich, developed #MouseMapper – an #AI framework that maps disease-related changes throughout the entire mouse body at cellular resolution. 👉 t1p.de/svfv0 @erturklab.bsky.social

#M1 Launches First Funding Period & Advances Translation in Munich🚀 Seven projects receive €7.45 million through the M1 – Munich Medicine Alliance. #HelmholtzMunich is involved in four funded projects. 👉 t1p.de/disle @tum.de @lmu.de @boyanbonev.bsky.social @erturklab.bsky.social #MunichMedicine

👏 Prof. Stephan Herzig (#HelmholtzMunich) receives the 2026 Friedrich Arnold Gries Award from the #DDG for research on #FastingMetabolism and #diabetes complications. Prize sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. 🏅 👉 t1p.de/audvn @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social

👏 Prof. Michele Solimena has received the Paul Langerhans Medal, the highest scientific honor of the German Diabetes Society (DDG), in recognition of his outstanding contributions to diabetes research. 👉 t1p.de/uoqki @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social

AI Model Makes Developmental Paths of Cells Traceable An international research team, led by Prof. Fabian Theis, #HelmholtzMunich & @tum.de, has developed #RegVelo, an #AI-based model that can reconstruct developmental paths of cells. 👉 t1p.de/r6wgl #VirtualCell

A research team led by Prof. Gil Westmeyer, #HelmholtzMunich & TUM, has developed a method (#NTVE) that enables transcriptome analysis in living cells without destroying cells. NTVE matches standard methods & allows tracking the same cells over time. 👉 t1p.de/t10ka @tum.de

#HelmholtzKLIMA -Datenbank - Expertise im Überblick: Asthma & Umweltfaktoren Erika von Mutius leitet bei @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social das Environmental Health Center, das sich der Prävention & Bekämpfung umweltbedingter Krankheiten, wie Asthma & Allergien widmet. Zum Profil: t1p.de/tq8ve 1/2

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👏 Dr. Teresa Rodriguez-Calvo, #HelmholtzMunich, has received 2 prestigious grants from Breakthrough T1D to support innovative research into the causes & progression of #Type1Diabetes. 👉 t1p.de/j9lx3 @teresarc.bsky.social @play.breakthrought1d.org #Type1Diabetes #DiabetesResearch #BreakthroughT1D

#Type1Diabetes in Children #Fr1da Study Expands Early Diabetes Detection to a total of 12 German Federal States 👉 t1p.de/n3osz #EarlyDetection #Prevention #T1D #AWorldWithout1  #DiabetesResearch ##Fr1daStudy

👏 Prof. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, Director of the Institute of Diabetes Research at #HelmholtzMunich, has been awarded the 58th Claude Bernard Prize – the highest distinction of the #EASD. 👉 t1p.de/0j0rp @easdnews.bsky.social @tum.de @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social #Type1Diabetes

Antje Körner Elected to the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig 👏 🌟 The election recognizes outstanding scientists whose research has made a significant contribution to advancing knowledge in their field. 👉 t1p.de/d817b #HIMAG #ChildhoodObesity #MetabolicResearch

Summer School on Chromatin Biology 2026 at #HelmholtzMunich 🧬 📢 Application Deadline Extended to April 18, 2026. 👉 Further information on the programme & application process: lnkd.in/dN-xXmEr #abcam #summerschool #phd

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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Summer School on Chromatin Biology. Transform your knowledge and skills with this 2 week course focusing on ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, ChIC/CUT&RUN, CUT&Tag, and bioinformatics analyses. Aug 17 - 29 Interested? Apply by April 18 bit.ly/4bZwHHR #abcam #summerschool #phd #helmholtzmunich

Prof. Marcus Conrad, #HelmholtzMunich & TU München, receives the German Cancer Award 2026 for pioneering #ferroptosis research opening new avenues in cancer therapy. 👏 👉 t1p.de/rpctg @krebsgesellschaft.bsky.social @tum.de #CellDeath #CancerResearch #Ferroptosis

Lipid Identification: Chemical Fingerprint Instead of Dye A team led by Vasilis Ntziachristos at #HelmholtzMunich & @tum.de developed a microscopy method (#HyFOPM) that identifies lipid species in living cells without chemical labels, overcoming the limits of fluorescence tagging. 👉 t1p.de/uo505

🎤 #Interview with Carolin Daniel Prof. Carolin Daniel is the Director of the newly established Institute for Metabolism and Immunology at #HelmholtzMunich. She strives to cultivate an environment that promotes curiosity-driven research. 👉 t1p.de/zvnao #Immunology #Metabolism #Tregs #prevention

Timo Müller Receives the #ADA 2026 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award👏 Prof. Timo Müller, #HelmholtzMunich, is a global leader in #MetabolicResearch. His research continues to open new avenues for innovative therapies against metabolic diseases. 👉 t1p.de/qq5nl #DiabetesResearch

Mapping the Kidney at Single-Cell Resolution 🤖 #HelmholtzMunich and #Novartis Biomedical Research are launching a four-year collaboration to advance #KidneyDisease research with #AI-driven modeling, #VirtualCell simulations, & large-scale perturbation analysis. 👉 t1p.de/yf554 #CellAtlas

Up to USD 900,000 from Breakthrough T1D will fund #HelmholtzMunich research on early-stage type 1 diabetes in adults. Using data from 75,000 participants in #NAKO and Babydiab/Babydiet, the team aims to develop adult T1D screening. 👉 t1p.de/2v9je @breakthrought1duk.bsky.social

Germany has the opportunity to extend its strength as an engineering powerhouse into medicine and the life sciences. Vasilis Ntziachristos explains how this can be achieved using three key levers. A comment by Vasilis Ntziachristos @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social www.helmholtz.de/en/newsroom/...

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Germany has the opportunity to extend its strength as an engineering powerhouse into medicine and the life sciences. Vasilis Ntziachristos

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Prof. Sandra Hummel, #HelmholtzMunich, has received the Research Prize of the Dr. Heinz Bürger-Büsing Foundation for her work on early-life nutrition and epigenetics and their role in the development of type 1 diabetes and obesity. 👉 t1p.de/b5cqk #DiabetesResearch #Type1Diabetes #Epigenetics

The Epigenetics Community at #HelmholtzMunich, together with #Abcam, is hosting the 3rd #Chromatin #SummerSchool in Munich: 📆 17–29 August 2026 ⏰ Apply by March 29, 2026 👉 Applications & info: bit.ly/4oGDR8f @epihmgu.bsky.social @metorrespadilla.bsky.social @robertife.bsky.social

Big Data Make Hidden Genetic Drivers of Type 2 Diabetes Visible 🧬 An international team led by Prof. Eleftheria Zeggini from #HelmholtzMunich used global genetic and multi-omic data to prioritize disease-relevant genes and proteins. 👉 Read more: t1p.de/oz0ux @tum.de

More Than Just Gut Cohabitants: How Gut Bacteria Control Immune Responses New research led by #HelmholtzMunich shows that common gut bacteria can actively shape our immune system by injecting proteins directly into human cells. 👉 t1p.de/g2b98 🔗 Original publication: t1p.de/v42xb #Microbiome

Detecting Heart Disease Early, Through the Skin With #fastRSOM, researchers at #HelmholtzMunich & TUM can non-invasively detect tiny blood vessel changes before symptoms appear – opening new paths for earlier prevention & personalized care. 👉 t1p.de/ds5is @munichimaging.bsky.social @tum.de

BioPathNet: New AI Uncovers Hidden Patterns in Biomedical Knowledge Graphs Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich & Mila have developed #BioPathNet, an #AI tool that systematically explores large biological data networks to reveal hidden connections between genes, diseases, and drugs. 👉 t1p.de/hmoin

Adipose Tissue Under the Microscope Funding for Two Metabolic Health Projects 👏 Dr. Maria Keller, #HelmholtzMunich, has secured funding for two research projects focused on adipose tissue & its role in #MetabolicHealth in people with #obesity. 👉 t1p.de/jky9x @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social #HIMAG

Weight Loss in Cancer: New research led by #HelmholtzMunich shows that #cachexia affects multiple organs in a coordinated metabolic way, not just muscles. 👉 Read more: t1p.de/q0ukw @ondrej-kuda.bsky.social @iphys-cas.bsky.social @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social @dzhk.de

Colon-Adjacent Fat Interacts With the Immune System A new study by researchers from #HelmholtzMunich, Karolinska Institutet & Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen shows that fat located next to the colon plays a unique role in immune regulation. 👉 t1p.de/4wq67