We have an opening as Scientific Manager (m/f/d) in our department “Totipotency”. If you are interested in this position, please find application details at the link below: ❕ Apply until: September 16 ❕ www.mpg.de/26897769/sci... #ScientificManager #ScienceManagement #Management #Science

#pictureofthemonth: The eye of a zebrafish larva. The cells inside the eye are important for detecting visual features in the environment and sending such information to the brain. More: www.bi.mpg.de/baier August – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸 Man Yung Ng

We are hiring a Lab Manager/Senior Technical Assistant (M/W/D) for our junior research groups. If you are interested, please apply following the link below: ❕ Apply until: August 31 ❕ www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44... #hiring #jobalert #LabManager #TechnicalAssistant #Senior #Research

We are hiring a HR Administrator (M/W/D). Should this position be if interest to you, please apply at the link below: ❕ Apply until: July 31 ❕ www.mpg.de/25528428/per... #hiring #jobalert #HRadministrator #Administration #HR #HumanResources

Last week our very own in house award, the "Junior Scientists Publication Award" (JSPA) was presented. The best publications coming from young researchers were awarded and we congratulate them wholeheartedly - may many awards follow! 🎉

We are still amazed about the unveiling of the design of our new campus and the great reception it receives. For this we are very thankful! 😊 Below are the best quotes from the press conference. Full press release: www.biochem.mpg.de/neuer-max-pl... Exhibition Info: www.mpg.de/mpg-campus-m...

MPI for Biological Intelligence@mpiforbi.bsky.social · 3w ago

Wir sind immer noch begeistert von der Enthüllung unseres neuen Campus-Entwurfs! Hier die besten Zitate aus unserer Pressekonferenz am Montag. 👉 Vollständige Pressemitteilung und Zitate: www.bi.mpg.de/2026-07-neuer-campus 👉 Informationen zum Besuch der Ausstellung: www.mpg.de/mpg-campus-martinsried

We finally revealed the winning design for our new Campus in Martinsried! We presented it in a press conference including numerous high ranking bavarian and politicians, our president and directors among other honorable guests. @maxplanck.de @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de @mpiforbi.bsky.social

MPI for Biological Intelligence@mpiforbi.bsky.social · 3w ago

Auf der heutigen Pressekonferenz wurde der Siegerentwurf des neuen Max-Planck-Campus in Martinsried vorgestellt. Das Konzept setzt auf Vernetzung, Nachhaltigkeit und moderne Forschungsbedingungen – ein Campus für die Wissenschaft von morgen! Pressemitteilung: www.bi.mpg.de/2026-07-neuer-campus

#pictureofthemonth: Plant cells use tiny pores called plasmodesmata to talk to each other. The rendering, shows how everything links together. More: www.biochem.mpg.de/baumeister-p... July – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸 by Monika Krause & Marcel Dickmanns

We congratulate Brenda Schulman, our director, on her election as a new Fellow of @royalsociety.org. ❕Press release: www.biochem.mpg.de/brenda-schul... Congratulations also to all the other new Fellows, in particular the additional scientists from the @maxplanck.de

#pictureofthemonth: Ruffs in their natural environment in Finland. Their complex courtship provides fascinating insights into the dynamic changes of cooperation and competition. More: www.bi.mpg.de/kuepper June – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social & @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸 Simon Vandepitte

@asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org in partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, has awarded two research grants to Matthias Mann & colleagues to investigate the mechanims underlying Parkinson's disease. ❕More: www.biochem.mpg.de/two-research... @mannlab.bsky.social

Two research grants to study the mechanisms of Parkinson's disease

Matthias Mann, director at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, Germany has received two research grants to study the mechanisms of Parkinson's disease from Aligning Science Across...

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On August 1st, the @maxplanck.de will launch the SynCell‑nExUs #postdoc programme. The programme will be coordinated by @mpibiochem.bsky.social & @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social in coll. with 22 research institutions across Europe. ❕More: www.biochem.mpg.de/syncell-nexu... #SyntheticCell

We are hiring a Foreign Language Assistant (M/W/D). Should this position be of interest to you, please apply at the link below: ❕ Apply until: June 18 ❕ lnkd.in/dwaPjYRT #hiring #jobalert #ForeignLanguageAssistant #Administration #Language #Communication

New work from the Schulman Dept. shows mechanisms of metabolite-regulated E3 ligase activity. Read more about it: “Cysteine availability tunes ubiquitin signaling via inverse stability of LRRC58 E3 ligase and its substrate CDO1” in Nature Communications. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We are offering a position to write a Master`s thesis. The position will be in the department of Immunoregulation, led by Prof. Dr. Peter Murray. More information below: ❕ Apply until: June 7 ❕ www.mpg.de/26485557/6-m... #hiring #jobalert #Masterthesis #Macrophage #Metabolism #Immunology

We are offering a position as Head of Occupational Health and Safety (EHS) / Occupational Safety Specialist (M/F/D). Find more information as well as the application form below: ❕ Apply until: June 9 ❕ www.mpg.de/26129166/lei... #hiring #jobalert #HeadOfEHS #OccupationalHealthSafety #HeadOf

We are hiring a Technical Assistant with a BTA, CTA, PTA, VMTA, MTA or Biolab Assistant background. If you are interested please find more details and the application form below. ❕ Apply until: June 15 ❕ www.mpg.de/26474090/tec... #hiring #jobalert #TechnicalAssistant #BTA #MTA #CTA #Biolab

#pictureofthemonth: a peptide called "spacer peptide 2" (light blue) binds matrix proteins (red triangles). More: www.biochem.mpg.de/en/briggs-pr... March – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸Illustration by Margot Riggi, James, Stacey, Dominik Hrebik (Briggs Lab)

Our department of Machine Learning and Systems Biology is offering a PhD student position. For requirements and your application follow the link below: ❕ Application is open from May 1st to 29th ❕https://www.mpg.de/25676082/phd-student-2025-37 #hiring #jobalert #PhD #MachineLearning #MLCARE

We are looking for a Project Administrator/Assistant (M/F/D) in our Grants office. The position will be part-time, between 50% and 80%. Please find more information below : ❕ Apply until: May 27 ❕ www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44... #hiring #jobalert #ProjectAdministration #GrantsOffice #Funding

Last week we opened the doors of our Institute (together with @mpiforbi.bsky.social ) for 25 young people as part of the 👧 Girls' and Boys' Day👦. They had the opportunity to explore and experience the variety of professions here on our Campus. 🔬 🖥️ 🧫 🔧 Thanks to all colleagues who contributed!

MPI for Biological Intelligence@mpiforbi.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Yesterday, 25 young minds spent their Girls’ and Boys’ Day with us. In the morning, they became scientists in our MaxLab, running their own experiments. Afterwards, they got a glimpse into exciting technical and scientific careers. 🧠🔧🔬 Thanks to all colleagues who contributed!

Cherries blossoming, the days becoming longer, bumblebees buzzing... Spring is here in Martinsried! Thanks to our sister institute @mpiforbi.bsky.social for capturing those seasonal moments!

MPI for Biological Intelligence@mpiforbi.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Spring has definitely arrived at our Institute. 🌸 The cherry trees at our entrance are in full bloom. Can you spot the bumblebee? 🐝

How do you get a charged drug into a cell when charged molecules can't cross the membrane? You don't — you let the cell do the charging. Check our new paper "Charged molecular glue discovery enabled by targeted degron display" in Nature Chemical Biology. ❕Publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We are hiring a new Technical Assistant (M/F/D). The position will be in the Department of Molecular Machines and Signaling. More information below : ❕ Apply until: May 5 ❕ www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43... #hiring #jobalert #TechnicalAssistant #BTA #MTA #CTA #LabJob

We have a brand new #pictureofthemonth, in April it is a Northern Lapwing Chick Read more: www.bi.mpg.de/kempenaers April – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸 Bashar Jarayseh

MPI for Biological Intelligence@mpiforbi.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#pictureofthemonth: A chick of a Northern Lapwing in a moorland area in northern Germany. The Department Ornithology investigates the mating and dispersal behavior. Read more: www.bi.mpg.de/kempenaers April – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸 Bashar Jarayseh

We are looking for a new Vocational Training Manager for BioLab Technicians. The position will work for @mpiforbi.bsky.social as well as @mpibiochem.bsky.social. ❕ Apply until: April 29 ❕ www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43... #hiring #jobalert #VocationalTraningManager #BioLab #Laboratory

Wonderful news! We warmly congratulate all the Gairdner Award recipients. We are delighted that two of the recipients are conducting research here at our institute. 🎉 ❕More Information: www.biochem.mpg.de/matthias-man... @mannlab.bsky.social @gairdnerawards.bsky.social #2026GairdnerAwards

Congratulations to all laureates and a big shout out to fellow Max Planck Director Wolfgang Baumeister, also among the 2026 recipients — Big Day for @mpibiochem.bsky.social Incredible science being celebrated. #Gairdner2026 www.gairdner.org/resource-hub...

2026 Canada Gairdner Award Winners Announced

2026 Canada Gairdner Awards recognize world-leading scientists for breakthrough discoveries advancing human health.

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Congratulations to John R. Yates III, Ruedi Aebersold and Matthias Mann, recipients of the 2026 Canada Gairdner International Award. Prof. Yates: www.gairdner.org/winner/john-... Prof. Aebersold: www.gairdner.org/winner/ruedi... Prof. Mann: www.gairdner.org/winner/matth... #2026GairdnerAwards

Congratulations to Wolfgang Baumeister, recipient of the 2026 Canada Gairdner International Award. Full bio: www.gairdner.org/winner/wolfg... #2026GairdnerAwards