Join us tomorrow for our next SFB 1381 seminar - Ye Tian from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing is presenting her latest work.

Publication alert: A research team around SFB 1381 PIs Hans-Georg Koch, Carola Hunte, Friedel Drepper and Pitter Huesgen discovered three multi-protein assembly machineries that mediate cbb3-type cytochrome oxidase maturation in bacteria. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Distinct Assembly Complexes Facilitate cbb3-type Cytochrome Oxidase Maturation

Cytochrome oxidase (Cox) assembly is inherently challenging because subunit associations need to be tightly coordinated with cofactor insertions. In m…

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SFB 1381 PI Thomas Ott and his team were recently featured in a TV news report discussing their research on bacteria-plant symbiosis as a sustainable alternative to artificial fertilizers- check it out!

Thomas Ott@ottlab.bsky.social · 2w ago

Gestern Dreh, heute online. Ein kurzer Bericht über unsere Arbeit hier in Freiburg im Rahmen des @ensa-research.bsky.social Projekts und in Kooperation mit @cibss.bsky.social. Danke an @henrietteruebsam.bsky.social und das ganze Team für die Koordination und Mithilfe. www.swr.de/swraktuell/b...

💡 Lighting up protein research! Project A09 hosted an optogenetics workshop for SFB 1381, featuring expert talks and a hands-on lab session to master the control of protein interactions with light. ☀️ Huge thanks to the lecturers and the Schamel lab for hosting!

SFB 1381 in the news! Chris Meisinger and Nora Vögtle recently spoke with the Badische Zeitung (BZ) to explain the vision and goals of the SFB 1381. Curious about the details? Check out the interview (in German) here: www.badische-zeitung.de/wie-grundlag...

Wie Grundlagenforschung an der Uni Freiburg den Weg für neue Krebstherapien ebnet

Was hat Proteinforschung mit dem Autobau gemeinsam? Und wie wird Forschung von heute zu Medizin von morgen? Diese Fragen beantworten die Wissenschaftler Chris Meisinger und Nora Vögtle.

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We look forward to welcoming Prof. Kathrin Thedieck from the University Duisburg-Essen for her talk tomorrow. Join us this Thursday, July 16, at 11:15 am for what promises to be a fascinating session! See you then! @cibss.bsky.social

New publication alert! Congratulations to SFB 1381 PIs Khaled Selim, Annegret Wilde, and their teams on their latest paper!

Khaled_Selim Lab@selimlab.bsky.social · 4w ago

Happy to share our latest finding on ComFB, a new #cdiGMP receptor in bacteria Team effort w/ @freecyano.bsky.social at @sfb1381.bsky.social ComFB regulates type IV pilus-dependent functions via sequestering TFs (CRP1/2) @hhu.de @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Huge congrats to the newest Dr. in our SFB! 🎓 Lena Appel successfully defended her thesis at the University of Freiburg. Part of the SFB 1381 / SGBM track, Lena completed her research under the supervision of Matthias Boll (project A03). @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social @sgbmfreiburg.bsky.social

We're excited for tomorrow's talk by Prof. Kathrin Ulrich from the University of Saarland - join us on Thursday, July 9, at 11:15! @ulrichlab.bsky.social @cibss.bsky.social

We are pleased to congratulate Jana Elsässer on the successful defense of her doctoral thesis at the University of Freiburg! Jana conducted her research as part of project B10 under the supervision of SFB 1381 PI Claudine Kraft. @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social @kraftlabfr.bsky.social

Join us for a fascinating double seminar this Wednesday, jointly organized by RTG 2606 (ProtPath) and us.

Happy to share our recent discovery of an intrinsic mitochondrial surveillance pathway that activates mtUPR already under mild oxidative stress. Great collaboration with the Vögtle Lab in Heidelberg @voegtlelab.bsky.social and the Büttner Lab in Münster @buttnerlab.bsky.social

Uncovering the initial response: Intra-mitochondrial surveillance activates the UPRmt: Molecular Cell www.cell.com/molecular-ce...

Uncovering the initial response: Intra-mitochondrial surveillance activates the UPRmt

Taskin, Shankar, Peselj, et al. demonstrate that mitochondria possess an intrinsic surveillance system that senses mild oxidative stress and activates the UPRmt before damage signals reach the cytosol...

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Congratulations 🎉 to SFB 1381 student Sakshi Gorey, who successfully defended her doctoral thesis last week! Her research was performed under the supervision of Valérie Hilgers (project B02). @hilgerslab.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social @mpi-ie.bsky.social

Our SFB also participated at another Girls’ Day event: SFB 1381 associate PI  Fiona Kearns  introduced the life of a female scientist 👩‍🔬 to the girls attending the session “Neugier als Superpower – Dein Tag als Wissenschaftlerin!” taking place at the Faculty of Chemistry. @uni-freiburg.de

Our SFB took part at 👩‍🔬 Girls’ Day 2026: Together with the CryoEM facility we organized the session "Physik bei -200°C - warum wir Proteine einfrieren, bevor wir sie mikroskopieren 🔬" an amazing event at the intersection of physics, chemistry, and biology. @uni-freiburg.de

On April 22 the SFB 1381 hosted a workshop for early‑career researchers on raising awareness of unconscious bias in research. The session combined concise presentations with active brainstorming, group exercises and real‑world case studies. 🙏 Thanks to trainer jennifer j* moos & all participants!

👋 It’s been four weeks since our fantastic SFB 131 symposium, which featured an amazing line up and great participants. 🎬 Watch the video to relive the vibe!

Join us for a 📢 #CIBSS / @sfb1381.bsky.social Joint Seminar! 🗓 21 Apr 2026 | 12:00–13:00 👉 @nikfortelny.bsky.social (@unisalzburg.bsky.social) 📍 Lecture Hall, Institute of Biology I, Hauptstr. 1 🔗More info: kurzlinks.de/c295 #SynBio #ProteinEngineering #MultiOmics

Congratulations to our SFB 1381 PIs Claudine Kraft and Carola Hunte and their teams - great story on the link between the mitochondrial fission and autophagy machinery!

Claudine Kraft's Lab @kraftlabfr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨 Paper Alert! In this new work published in @jcellsci.bsky.social we shift our focus on MTFR1L and the feedback loop linking mitochondrial fission, mitophagy and apoptosis. MTFR1L emerges as a critical coordinator of the fission and autophagy machinery. 🔗Find the paper here: doi.org/10.1242/jcs....

Great collaboration project including our SFB 1381 PIs Claudine Kraft, Pitter Huesgen and Thomas Ott!

Thomas Ott@ottlab.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New pre-print from the lab! We show that the subtilase SBT12a is essential for symbiosome stabilization in Medicago. Using HUNTER proteomics, we even got some of its substrates. Have a look. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Join us for an exciting talk by Tristan Wagner this Thursday, April 16!

A fresh cohort of doctoral candidates has been successfully admitted to our SFB 1381 track at the Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine (SGBM). 🎉 Congratulations to Philippe Brausch, Céline Moog and Antoine Feignier and 👋 welcome to our SFB! @sgbmfreiburg.bsky.social

@uni-freiburg.de, @asifa-akhtar.bsky.social, @archaellum.bsky.social, @clausenlab.bsky.social, @cellarchlab.com, @ewerslab.bsky.social, @kraftlabfr.bsky.social, @lemkelab.bsky.social, @mitodynamics.bsky.social, @melaniemcdowell.bsky.social, @meisingermitolab.bsky.social, @voegtlelab.bsky.social

SFB 1381 - Protein Machineries@sfb1381.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What a blast! 🎉 Our International Symposium last week gathered 27 world class speakers and over 200 participants. From electrifying plenary talks to vibrant poster session chats, the energy was palpable and the atmosphere truly unforgettable. A massive thank you to all speakers and attendees!

What a blast! 🎉 Our International Symposium last week gathered 27 world class speakers and over 200 participants. From electrifying plenary talks to vibrant poster session chats, the energy was palpable and the atmosphere truly unforgettable. A massive thank you to all speakers and attendees!

Congratulations 🎉 to SFB 1381 student Iga Grzadzielewska, who successfully defended her doctoral thesis at the University of Freiburg. All the best for the future, Dr. Grzadzielewska! @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social @mpi-ie.bsky.social

Getting ready for our upcoming symposium! We are excited to welcome our international speakers and all other participants to Freiburg next week for what promises to be an unforgettable SFB 1381 Symposium.

Our SFB 131´s Female Minds series comes full circle - launched last year for International Women’s Day, it now concludes with a final post featuring Nora Vögtle from Heidelberg University. Check out the interview on our web page: www.sfb1381.uni-freiburg.de/sfb-1381s-fe... #womeninstem

Congratulations to our SFB 1381 PI Thomas Ott and his team!

CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies@cibss.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢 #CIBSS research highlight! Prof. Dr. Thomas Ott @ottlab.bsky.social helped identify SYFO2, a protein that lets legumes 🫛☘️“open the door” to nitrogen-fixing bacteria. 🦠 The team even activated it in tomato 🍅 — suggesting this symbiosis could be engineered in new crops. 🌱 🔗 kurzlinks.de/v7bi

The 2nd International Symposium of our SFB is coming up soon - registrations ends this Friday, Feb 27, so hurry and sign up if you'd like to join! www.sfb1381.uni-freiburg.de/symposium2026