#JobOpening: We are seeking a Head of the Core Facility for Protein Biochemistry at our newly established location in #Berlin Dahlem. 💶 Pay grade: up to TVöD Bund E14 ⏰ Apply by August 23, 2026 📅 Start date: next possible date 👉 Application form: jobs.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/jobposting/2...

#Stellenangebot: Wir suchen ab sofort ein*e Labormanager*in für die neu entstehende Forschungsabteilung von Veit Hornung in Berlin Dahlem. 💶 Entgeltstufe: bis zu TVöD Bund E13 ⏰ Bewerbungsfrist: 12. Juli 2026 👉 Jetzt bewerben: jobs.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/jobposting/b...

📢 Voices in Infection Biology Join us next week for a talk by @kimingeneva.bsky.social on the pathogenesis of Enterococcus faecalis biofilm-associated infection, kindly hosted by @iatsenkolab.bsky.social. 🗓️ June 17 🕓 4 pm 📍 on-site (Berlin) Talk info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/45939...

What a great Long Night of Science in #Berlin! Together with the @drfzberlin.bsky.social and numerous volunteers, we presented our research to the public through a diverse program of lab tours, hands-on activities, information booths, lectures, and science slams.

Du suchst praktische Erfahrung vor dem Berufseinstieg? Dann mach dein #FreiwilligesSozialesJahr in der Wissenschaft am Max-Planck-Institut für Infektionsbiologie #Berlin. 💡 Alle Informationen zu den Rahmenbedingungen und zur Bewerbung findest du hier 👉 www.ijgd.de/inland/fjn

Can we reconstruct ancient pathogen genomes from animal remains? Can paleopathology help prioritize promising specimens? Our new paper demonstrates this by screening more than 300 specimens from across Eurasia over the past 6,000 years. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Probing the zooarchaeological record across time and space for ancient pathogen DNA - Nature Communications

Authors investigate ancient DNA from animal remains and identify multiple signatures of ancient zoonotic pathogens. They find ancient pathogen genomics from archaeological animal remains may inform zo...

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On April 24 and 25, World Day for Laboratory Animals and World Malaria Day are happening back to back. That's why we want to share four short stories with you about how the Levashina Lab at @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de is reducing and replacing animal testing in malaria research. (1/6)

Today is World Day for #LaboratoryAnimals. We are seizing this opportunity to share our laboratory animal numbers. Learn how and why we use animals in research, and why animal experiments remain essential to studying infectious diseases and the immune system: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/2204195/vers...

📢 Voices in Infection Biology Next up in our seminar series is Thomas Lavstsen from the University of Copenhagen: Broadly inhibitory antibodies targeting severe #malaria virulence proteins. 🗓️ April 22 🕓 4 pm 📍 on-site seminar (Berlin) Talk info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/45419...

Spring is coming! 💐🌷🪻 If you need help identifying #plants, get the #FloraIncognita app now! It‘s free, and your findings make a valuable contribution to global #biodiversity research.

📢 Voices in Infection Biology Join us next week for a talk by Matthew J. Shepherd from @manchester.ac.uk, kindly hosted by @keyfm.bsky.social. 🗓️ March 25 🕓 4 pm 📍 on-site seminar (Berlin) Event info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/45077...

Transatlantic research is strong—but also vulnerable. This is the moment to defend academic freedom, sustain collaboration, and keep opportunities open. Science remains a global endeavor. My full speech at the German Consulate in New York: www.mpg.de/26279100/202...

📢 Voices in Infection Biology Our seminar series is back from winter break with a talk by Maria Isabel Veiga from Universidade do Minho. 🗓️ March 18 🕓 4 pm 📍 on-site seminar (Berlin) Event info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/45076...

In vitro reconstitution is powerful: we can rebuild Plasmodium microtubule architectures from purified components and recapitulate what cells actually do 🤩 Thanks to an incredible team that made this possible 🙌 @carolynmoores1.bsky.social in particular rdcu.be/e7eM2

Adaptations in Plasmodium tubulin determine distinct microtubule architectures, mechanics and drug susceptibility

Nature Communications - Tubulin conservation presents a challenge to understanding microtubules’ diverse functions in eukaryotes. Here, the authors characterize the structures of P....

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Wir bilden aus! Bewirb dich jetzt für eine #Ausbildung zum/zur Anlagenmechaniker*in für Sanitär-, Heizungs- und Klimatechnik am Max-Planck-Institut für Infektionsbiologie in #Berlin Mitte. 👉 Zum Bewerbungsformular: jobs.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/jobposting/6...

Happy 78th, Max Planck Society! 🎉 Since 26 Feb 1948, MPG has pushed the frontiers of curiosity‑driven science. As part of this community, we’re proud to power research with the tools and tech that help discoveries happen. Here’s to the next breakthroughs 🚀🔬✨

Density. Crowding. Tomato. Tomato 🍅 @gabepopkin.bsky.social kin.bsky.social @quantamagazine.bsky.social Thx for covering the debate! We promise we're all friends 🥰 @liamholt.bsky.social & @gwgl.bsky.social Nothing would have been possible without @gucklab.bsky.social @vasilyzaburdaev.bsky.social

The Biophysical World Inside a Jam-Packed Cell | Quanta Magazine

Innovations in imaging and genetic engineering are coming together to probe the biophysics of cytoplasm inside living animals.

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Heute Abend in Berlin 🎬 Filmvorführung von BLAME und anschließendes Gespräch u.a. mit dem ehemaligen ARC-Mitglied @lorenzspreen.bsky.social @arc-mpib.bsky.social 👇

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Wir sind bei der Kinotour von "BLAME" in Köln, München und Berlin mit dabei! Der erste Termin findet am 3.2. im Odeon Kino in #Köln statt. Nach der Filmvorführung spricht Regisseur Christian Frei mit Leon Wansleben. Er ist Forschungsgruppenleiter @mpifg.bsky.social 📽️ www.mpg.de/25990221/dok...

We spend way too much time manually analyzing #microtubules 🔬 Together with Mario, Justus, Dominik, Felix & Erik we used synthetic data and foundation models to build a fully automated segmentation pipeline.
 #microscopy, #imageanalysis & #AI Check out our preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Honored to join the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) Working Group on pertussis vaccines. Together with a dozen other colleagues, we will support the WHO by reviewing scientific evidence and drafting recommendations on pertussis vaccines. www.who.int/groups/strat...

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In the light of the resurgence of pertussis and the related increase in infant mortality in some countries a SAGE Working Group on Pertussis Vaccines was established.

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☃️ Season's greetings from the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin. Happy Holidays and best wishes for 2026 🎄🌟

Ein schöner Abend bei unserer Prelude-Veranstaltung. Gute Gespräche, kluge Perspektiven – und die gemeinsame Frage, wie wir Hightech in Europa selbst entwickeln, statt ihn zu importieren. Danke für den offenen Austausch und das gemeinsame Nachdenken über die Zukunft. www.mpg.de/prelude-2025

Europa: Wissenschaft, Transfer und Zukunftsfähigkeit

Rund 400 Gäste aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft kamen zum diesjährigen Max-Planck-Jahresempfang in Berlin, um sich über Europas Rolle in einer sich wandelnden globalen Wissenschaftsordnung a...

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📢 Voices in Infection Biology Join us next week for our last seminar in 2025 with Johannes Huppa from @mdc-berlin.bsky.social. 🗓️ December 10 🕓 2 pm 📍 on-site seminar (Berlin) Event info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/44094...

⏰ The IMPRS-IDI call 2026 closes next week Wednesday! Don't forget to apply for one of our 6 #PhD projects in infectious disease research and #immunology. 📅 Application deadline: December 10 Project descriptions and how to apply: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call

Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology@mpiib-berlin.mpg.de · 9mo ago

🔭 Are you looking for a #PhD project in infectious disease research and #immunology? 🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment? 👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call

📢 Voices in Infection Biology Next up in our seminar series is Fabian Leendertz from @helmholtz-hioh.bsky.social, kindly hosted by @keyfm.bsky.social. 🗓️ November 26 🕓 2 pm 📍 on-site seminar (Berlin) Event info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/43860...

Looking for a #PhD project in #+immunology? The @romagnanilab.bsky.social offers two fully funded projects “Dissecting the Molecular Pathways of NK Cell Clonality” & “Dissecting the Molecular Pathways of NK Cell Memory“. Apply by Dec 10 👉 www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/1947490/rese...

Looking for a #PhD project in #malaria research? The Portugal Lab @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de offers a fully funded project in #Berlin: #Plasmodium falciparum cytoadhesion in seasonal malaria transmission areas. Apply by Dec 10 👉 www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/1947490/rese...

Looking for a #PhD project in immunology? The Weiss Lab @fweiss.bsky.social offers a fully funded project "Variable allele usage regulates inflammation" at the @drfzberlin.bsky.social. Apply by Dec 10 👉 www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/1947490/rese...

Looking for a #PhD project in immunology? The Diefenbach Lab ( #Charité Berlin) offers a fully funded project "Immune-metabolic adaptation in pregnancy: implications for offspring health". Apply by Dec 10 👉 www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/1947490/rese...

Looking for a #PhD project in #immunology? The Bartfeld Lab @tuberlin.bsky.social offers a fully funded project "Innate immune recognition in the gastrointestinal epithelium – Organoids as host model". Apply by Dec 10 👉 www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/1947490/rese...