We are shocked by the attack on Berlin’s CSD. Our thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones, and everyone affected. We are proud of our queer community and stand firmly in solidarity with them. Together, we are shaping #mdcBerlin into a place rooted in openness, respect, and mutual support.

Pride Month at the #mdcBerlin began with exchange in our 5th annual Pride Symposium. This weekend, many members of our community will take that spirit to Berlin CSD. A big thank you to everyone who organized, spoke, and participated in the event! #CSDBerlin

Just one exposure to #cocaine can create changes in mouse #brain cells that persist for at least two weeks. Researchers led by @apombo1.bsky.social presented these findings at the @fens.org Forum, Europe’s largest neuroscience congress. #FENS2026 Our article: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/si...

Research is a team effort. Our Summer Science Day brought colleagues from across the #mdcBerlin together to celebrate achievements, recognize our Silent Heroes and Marvelous Mentors, and reconnect as one community. More impressions from the day: www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/su...

Thank you to everyone who joined us for SPARK#13 @mdc-berlin.bsky.social: a virtuosic concert with SooJin Anjou🎹 and Noah Bendix-Balgley🎻, incl. the world premiere of James Helgeson's Rapsodia testarda, followed by a lively discussion on "Biases & First Impressions: The Hidden Lens in Art & Science"

The #mdcBerlin Bioengineering Symposium 2026 is underway! Our Scientific Director and co-organizer Maike Sander has welcomed researchers from around the world to #CampusBuch. Here's to a day full of new ideas, inspiring talks, and great conversations.

Congratulations to #mdcBerlin researcher Altuna Akalin on his appointment as Professor of Bioinformatics and Health Data Science at Charité! The new W2 professorship recognizes his contributions to computational biology. More details: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/al... 👈 with @al2na.bsky.social

PhD in Berlin? The city offers a broad spectrum of doctoral programs w/ funding opportunities & collaborations w/ research institutions. www.doctoral-programs.de/welcome/ @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social, @humboldtuni.bsky.social, @tuberlin.bsky.social, @unipotsdam.bsky.social, @udkberlin.bsky.social

On Monday, researchers, engineers, clinicians, and innovators from around the world come together for the #mdcBerlin Bioengineering Symposium. Whether you're presenting, leading a discussion, or attending for the first time – we look forward to welcoming you! More: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/BioE-2026 👈

Great group picture from the recent Joint Berlin–Jerusalem Symposium. Colleagues from @mdc-bimsb.bsky.social, @hadassahorg.bsky.social, @lautenbergc.bsky.social, and @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social coming together to discuss cancer science and therapy. @caldaslab.bsky.social honoured to participate!

Fantastic meeting @mdc-bimsb.bsky.social in collaboration with @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social and @hadassahorg.bsky.social! @caldaslab.bsky.social present and establishing new collaborations! Stunning building also!

From designing therapeutic RNA molecules to creating avatars of pediatric brain tumors: Uwe Ohler and Gaetano Gargiulo have been awarded ERC Advanced Grants. The two MDC researchers will each receive up to €2.5 million over five years. More: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/er... 👈 #mdcBerlin

bioRxiv alert! CoPhasing resolves haplotype-specific 3D chromatin structures from GAM data, revealing extensive structural heterogeneity between human homologous chromosomes and its interplay with histone modifications and gene expression! Thanks to all coauthors! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Testing ideas, tasting concepts. At last week's BIMSB Newbie Symposium, we heard about early-stage projects on disease prevention and healthy aging, connected by an unexpected dietary theme: fasting, healthy nutrition, and "molecular chefs" 🧬🍽️ Welcome to MDC-BIMSB - we're hungry to hear more!

🎹🔬Join us for SPARK #13 “Biases & First Impressions: The Hidden Lens in Art & Science” 📅July 1, 2026, 6 PM 📍MDC-BIMSB @mdc-berlin.bsky.social Feat. pianist S. Anjou & Berlin Philharmonic 1st Concertmaster N. Bendix-Balgley, incl. the world premiere of J. Helgeson's Rapsodia Testarda. bit.ly/4evtdOB

What happens when musicians and scientists compare notes on creativity? SPARK returns to #mdcBIMSB on with a concert by SooJin Anjou and Noah Bendix-Balgley, followed by a discussion on how biases and first impressions shape perception, creativity, and discovery: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/de/news/even...

More than 3,600 visitors joined the Long Night of the Sciences on #CampusBuch and at #mdcBIMSB! From genomics and AI to cardiovascular research and stem cells, guests explored science through lab tours, hands-on activities, talks, and much more: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/long-night-o... 👈 #mdcBerlin

The 26th Long Night of Sciences #LNDW26 is officially open! 🎉 Together with Dr. Ina Czyborra and Dr. Henry Marx, we kicked off an evening full of science, discovery, and innovation.

🎉 Das Junker Lab am @mdc-bimsb.bsky.social ist auf der Shortlist "Bestes Forschungsumfeld 2026". Es erforscht mit dem Zebrafisch, wie sich Gewebe und Organe bilden und regenerieren. Am 27.6. entscheidet das Los über ein Preisgeld. Danke auch an die @volkswagenstiftung.de! 🔗 t1p.de/BestesForsch...

Only 7️⃣ days to go until the Long Night of the Sciences. On June 6, explore the #mdcBerlin on #CampusBuch and at #mdcBIMSB (Mitte) through talks, lab tours, exhibits, hands-on activities, and more. One night, two locations, many ways to discover science. More: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/long-night-s... 👈

Am Samstag ist Lange Nacht der Wissenschaft in Berlin! U.a auf dem Programm: „Was wollten Sie schon immer über Viren wissen?“ um 19 Uhr im @mdc-bimsb.bsky.social (Hannoversche Str. 28). Fragen gerne hier in die replies oder per DM (oder vor Ort)! www.langenachtderwissenschaften.de/programm/det...

Lange N8 der Wissenschaften

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🚨Preprint🚨 An unexpected source of sex hormones in mammalian gonads: Supporting-like cells (SLCs) 🐇 SLCs have latent steroidogenic potential and may be an ancestral lineage conserved beyond mammals Led by @ivan-barbera-aura.bsky.social & V Chung Bluetorial 1/15👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

How do adult cells acquire plasticity after injury? The Junker (MDC) and Ninov (CRTD) labs show that zebrafish δ1-cells restore insulin production after β-cell loss. δ1-cells occupy a permissive chromatin state before injury, and meis1a/b is required for the response. www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

Macrophages help set heart repair in motion. In zebrafish, a new #mdcBerlin study shows that timing and cell-specific inflammation can help trigger regeneration after injury. More: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/press/h... 👈

How immune cells spur repair of the heart

In “Nature Communications,” Max Delbrück Center researchers show how immune cells initiate zebrafish heart regeneration, highlighting the possibility that precisely timed inflammatory signaling of specific immune cells — rather than broad suppression — could inform new approaches to cardiac repair.

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Tomorrow at 10:30 AM, a press conference at #mdcBIMSB will set the stage for the Long Night of the Sciences, opening on June 6. Tune in live for a preview of the program: 👉 www.youtube.com/live/3bz0GdF... #mdcBerlin 👈

One night, two MDC locations, 65 ways to explore our science. Join us on June 6 for the Long Night of the Sciences in Berlin-Buch and Berlin-Mitte – with lab tours, talks, experiments, exhibits, shows, and more. Program & tickets: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/long-night-s... 👈

For one night, Berlin’s scientific institutions open their doors to the public. On June 6, join us at the #mdcBerlin in Berlin-Buch and #mdcBIMSB in Berlin-Mitte for lab visits, light microscopy, talks, hands-on activities, and more. Infos, program & tickets: 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/long-night-s... 👈

"Wassersicherheit für Mensch und Umwelt" – darum geht es in der Wasserinitiative von @helmholtz.de, zusammengefasst von der Leipziger Zeitung hier: www.l-iz.de/bildung/fors... Im Projekt SOLVE analyiseren wir @mdc-berlin.bsky.social die genetische Informationen aus Wasserproben. … (1/3)

There is no single path to a #PhD – this event will prove it. European Doctoral Day 2026 offers insights into doctoral research at the #mdcBerlin, from organoids and animal models to computational biology and clinical research. May 13 | #mdcBIMSB & online More: www.mdc-berlin.de/form/ymposiu...

How does regeneration begin after heart injury? In a new Nature Communications paper, the Junker lab at MDC/BIMSB uses in vivo single-cell RNA metabolic labeling to identify early transcriptional responders in the regenerating zebrafish heart. Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In vivo single-cell RNA metabolic labeling resolves early transcriptional responders in the regenerating zebrafish heart - Nature Communications

This study maps the immediate transcriptional response after zebrafish heart injury and shows that fine-tuning early immune signals can further improve regeneration.

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