🚨😀We are recruiting PhD and postdoctoral researchers at the Würzburg site of our Cluster of Excellence #NUCLEATE @nucleate-cluster.bsky.social on Nucleic Acid Sciences and Technologies🧬.👉 nucleate-cluster.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-08_NUCLEATE_PhD-Postdoc_final_V02.pdf nucleate-cluster.de

Science meets politics! 🏛️🔬 Bundestag member Mr. Kaczmarek stopped by the NUCLEATE Cluster during his visit at @uni-wuerzburg.de. We walked him through the importance of our work and gave him a firsthand look at our cryo-EM setup and intestinal organoids.🧫✨ #NUCLEATECluster

Congrats to NUCLEATE PI Veit Hornung on his newest publication in Gastroenterology! This collaborative study shows that STING ablation in T Cells is required for the efficacy of STING agonists in CAR-T Cell immunotherapy of pancreatic cancer. Read more: www.gastrojournal.org/article/S001...

STING Ablation in T Cells Is Required for the Efficacy of STING Agonists in CAR-T Cell Immunotherapy of Pancreatic Cancer

Ablating the immune sensor STING in CAR-T cells enhances their effectiveness against pancreatic cancer when combined with a STING-activating drug that boosts immune responses in the tumor environment.

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@aga-gastro.bsky.social · 2w ago

Study finds that STING-deficient CAR-T cells + diABZI boost antitumor activity, increase CAR-T persistence, and improve tumor control in pancreatic cancer models, highlighting a potential new strategy for solid tumors. 🔗 https://ow.ly/JVzg50Zq3PM

We spent the weekend at FORSCHA Munich Science Days with the other Munich clusters of excellence teaching kids all about DNA and RNA! 🧬✨ After learning how codons work, they put their new knowledge to the test by coding their very own DNA wristbands to take home. #NUCLEATECluster #ScienceComm

Congrats to NUCLEATE PIs Jörg Vogel & Alexander Westermann on their new paper in PNAS! 👏 Alongside partners at Uni Marburg, they identified SAILR, a long non-coding RNA that acts as an apoptosis regulator. Read more: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #NUCLEATECluster

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI)@helmholtzhzi.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Makrophagen sind die „Fresszellen“ des #Immunsystems, doch manche Erreger machen sich gerade diese Zellen als Versteck zunutze. Ein Team des @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social hat mit Partnern eine #RNA gefunden, die ein "Notausschalter" für infizierte Immunzellen ist. www.helmholtz-hzi.de/media-center...

We are heading to FORSCHA – Munich Science Days this weekend, and we can’t wait! 🧬✨ We’re joining forces with other Clusters of Excellence on the Munich Excellence Mile. Visit our booth to make DNA Bracelets🧬, answer a Science Quiz 🧠 and collect your Research Passport 🗺️. forscha.de/fo

Mission DNA: Accomplished! 🧬 NUCLEATE researchers from @zarnack-group.bsky.social and @koenig-lab.bsky.social hosted a group of 4th graders for 2 days of science. From extracting DNA to imaging cells via microscope, and touring the labs, we might have just met the next gen of scientists! 🧠

We got invited to present our clusters and our research at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting and enjoyed it so much. #LINO75 #HumanRightsFAU #ChiralElectronics #TransforM #BioSysteM #CrossCulturalPhilology #ResearchinBavaria #NUCLEATECluster

NUCLEATE Cluster researchers from the @koenig-lab.bsky.social and @zarnack-group.bsky.social taught 4th graders all about DNA 🧬 #NUCLEATECluster #DNA

König Lab@koenig-lab.bsky.social · 4w ago

Today, researchers from @nucleate-cluster.bsky.social, TRR 319, @sfb1551.bsky.social, and @sfb1361.bsky.social visited a primary school in Würzburg to show the fascinating world of DNA! 🧬 Thanks to the great team from the König and @zarnack-group.bsky.social labs at @uni-wuerzburg.de! #MissionDNA

Today, researchers from @nucleate-cluster.bsky.social, TRR 319, @sfb1551.bsky.social, and @sfb1361.bsky.social visited a primary school in Würzburg to show the fascinating world of DNA! 🧬 Thanks to the great team from the König and @zarnack-group.bsky.social labs at @uni-wuerzburg.de! #MissionDNA

The NUCLEATE Cluster of Excellence is hiring! Shape the future of nucleic acid sciences 🧬 🚀 Group Leaders: All 3 locations (LMU, TUM, JMU Würzburg) 🔬 PhDs & Postdocs: Open call in Würzburg and speculative applications welcome! Deadline: Aug 16, 2026 👉 More info: nucleate-cluster.de/careers/

Congratulations to NUCLEATE Cluster PI Olivia Merkel for securing an @erc.europa.eu Proof of Concept Grant. The grant supports her team to create an industry-relevant version of ALINA – Active-Learning Inference for Nucleic Acid Delivery. #NUCLEATECluster #RNA

LMU München@lmu.de · last mo.

🎉 Congratulations! Olivia Merkel, Professor of Drug Delivery at LMU’s Department of #Pharmacy, has received a Proof of Concept Grant from the erc.europa.eu (ERC) for her project ALINA – Active-Learning Inference for Nucleic Acid Delivery. 🧬#LMU #RNA #DrugDelivery

We’re excited to introduce the network behind the NUCLEATE Cluster! 🧪 We create a one-of-a-kind ecosystem where nucleic acid research thrives. Proudly collaborating with @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social, @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social, @mpibiochem.bsky.social. 🧬 #NUCLEATECluster #RNA #DNA

🧬 Meet the NUCLEATE Cluster of Excellence 🧬 Backed by the @dfg.de Excellence Strategy, we are a research alliance redefining the future of nucleic acid science by uniting 3 of Germany’s top universities in Munich and Würzburg: @lmu.de @tum.de @uni-wuerzburg.de #NUCLEATECluster #DFG

Welcome to the official account of the NUCLEATE Cluster of Excellence👋🧬 We’re building a community around nucleic acid sciences and technology, and innovation 🚀 Expect research highlights, collaborations, events, and opportunities — with open positions coming soon. #Biotech #Science #RNA #Research