Do you use eLabFTW? Starting from a blank team can be daunting, so we've shared our reusable template collection. We hope to grow it into a community resource - feedback, ideas & contributions are very welcome! github.com/sfb1638/elabftw-templates #eLabFTW #RDM

As part of @sfb1638.bsky.social in 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, we are committed to developing computational tools that make complex membrane simulations more accessible, reproducible, and scalable for the scientific community. Today, we are happy to share the public release of 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 v1.2.1

Kicking off the year with a new scientific chapter from one of our group leaders @fabiololicato.com @sfb1638.bsky.social @uniheidelberg.bsky.social

Fabio Lolicato@fabiololicato.com · 7mo ago

🚨 First lipid paper of the year! 🚨 Combining neutron reflectometry and MD simulations, we show how α-fetoprotein interacts with lipid membranes, depending on composition, with implications for biomarker detection and biosensing! Great start to 2026! Congrats to the team! 🎉 @sfb1638.bsky.social

Herzliche Einladung zum Bar Abend, der am 4. November 2025 in Kooperation mit dem Karlstorbahnhof und im Rahmen des heimaten-Netzwerks (Haus der Kulturen der Welt) stattfindet. Über die „Achtung vor dem Fremden“ im Internationalen Privatrecht spricht Teilprojektleiterin Bettina Rentsch (C07):

We had a great evening showing and discussing Picture a Scientist. It’s such an important topic, and we’re grateful for the big turnout, the lively discussion, and especially to Cristina (@cpaulino.bsky.social) and Alba (@diz-lab.bsky.social) for their thoughtful and engaging moderation!

Now @bzh-hd.bsky.social Jonathan Friedman is talking in #mitochondria organization

Tomorrow at the BZH: We’re thrilled to host Jonathan Friedman (@labfriedman.bsky.social), who will present his latest research on mitochondrial biology. 📅 23.09.25 & 12:15 📍 BZH Heidelberg Join us to explore fresh insights into how mitochondria shape cellular life!

Thrilled to have contributed to this amazing work! Thanks for having us on board 🙌 Huge shoutout to our super-talented postdoc #MelanieKönig for her outstanding efforts 💫. And big congratulations to everyone involved in this terrific team effort! 🎉 @sfb1638.bsky.social @bzh-hd.bsky.social

PfefferCryoLab@pfeffercryolab.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We are excited to share our latest work elucidating the structural basis for how augmin binds to microtubules. Out just now @natcomms.nature.com : www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📢Conference alert📢 Only one week left to register for the Engineering Life 2025 Symposium at Dresden September 1-3. This year's edition focuses on the function of mechanical forces in biology. engineering-life-dresden.de

Engineering Life 2025: ORIGIN AND FUNCTION OF MECHANICAL FORCES IN BIOLOGY

Engineering Life 2025, biological forces, force spectroscopy, measuring forces, developmental forces, molecular motors, forces in morphogenesis, cytoskeleton, DNA mechanics, bionanotechnology

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This should be interesting.

📢 Tomorrow at the BZH: Don’t miss Chris Stefan from UCL presenting his latest research as part of our #SFB1638 Seminar Series! 🧬 A great chance to hear cutting-edge science and connect with the community. See you there!

📢Die @dfg.de unterstützt in den kommenden vier Jahren den neuen Sonderforschungsbereich „Zelluläre Plastizität in malignen myeloischen Erkrankungen – Vom Mechanismus zur Therapie“ der Medizinischen Fakultät Heidelberg mit rund 15,8 Mio. Euro. ➡️ t1p.de/rpslw

15,8 Millionen Euro für neuen Sonderforschungsbereich zu Blutkrebs

Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) unterstützt in den kommenden vier Jahren den neuen Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB) 1709 „Zelluläre Plastizität in malignen myeloischen Erkrankungen – Vom Mechan...

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Huge congratulations to Kerstin and Oliver and the entire team on your success in the Excellence Initiative! Well-deserved recognition and strong support for groundbreaking science ahead.

Kerstin Göpfrich@kgoepfrich.bsky.social · last yr.

#SynthImmune is getting real! Super excited that our excellence cluster got funded today @dfg.de Thanks to everyone involved @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, especially @dimichelelab1.bsky.social and Oliver Fackler!

It was an honor and a real pleasure to be the first speaker at the inaugural @bitsinbio.bsky.social meetup in Berlin!A fantastic opportunity to share my past work and future research directions with such an inspiring and engaged audience! Huge thanks to @instadeep.bsky.social for making it happen!

Great achievement! The GreenRobust Cluster of Excellence with a strong contribution of COS groups is funded! Excellent!

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft@dfg.de · last yr.

Die #Exzellenzcluster stehen fest: Heute hat die Exzellenzkommission 70 Projekte zur Förderung ausgewählt. 45 Cluster werden fortgesetzt, 25 neu eingerichtet. Die Förderung beginnt ab 1. Jan. 2026 für 7 Jahre, die Fördersumme beträgt insg. 539 Mio. €/Jahr. Die Liste: www.dfg.de/resource/blo... 1/3

Our PIs Kerstin (@kgoepfrich.bsky.social) and Michael (@meineckelab.bsky.social) joined Wolfgang Heim to talk about scientific CVs, engaging in public outreach and the wonders of cellular membrane remodelling. Don’t miss the SFB1638 edition of Überlebensstrategien — now streaming!

SFB 1638 Umbau von zellulären Membranen – wie veränderte Form Funktion schafft

YouTube video by UniHeidelberg

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Just back from the Jacques Monod Conference on Membrane Remodeling in Roscoff—an inspiring trip for Sebastian Schuck and Michael Meinecke (@meineckelab)! We had exciting science, engaged in inspiring discussions, and enjoyed the stunning setting. There’s nothing quite like membrane research.

The FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award aims to highlight the major contributions made by female scientists to #LifeSciences research. Winners of the award are inspiring role models for future generations of #WomenInScience Nominate a scientist by 15 May: www.embo.org/the-embo-com... 🧪

FEBS|EMBO Women in Science Awardees – Nominate for the Women in Science Award – EMBO

Nominees should be female scientists working in an EMBC Member State or FEBS member country, who have made outstanding contributions to life sciences research and significantly advanced our…

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Our SFB1638 PI Kerstin Göpfrich (@kgoepfrich.bsky.social) joined Gert #Scobel and Tobias Erb to explore the future of synthetic biology—its promise, challenges, and big ideas. Catch the super interesting discussion on @3sat (@3sat.bluesky.com.de) www.3sat.de/wissen/scobe...

Biologie aus dem Baukasten

Ingenieure, Informatiker, Chemiker und Biologen kreieren künstliche biologische Systeme. Die synthetische Biologie verändert die Zukunft und definiert die Grenzen der Wissenschaft neu.

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An exciting new approach in single-cell metabolomics from two SFB1638 groups! Carsten Hopf’s group from CeMOS with support from the Göpfrich lab (@kgoepfrich.bsky.social) unveil tech that tracks brain cell changes linked to neurodegeneration. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Mass‐Guided Single‐Cell MALDI Imaging of Low‐Mass Metabolites Reveals Cellular Activation Markers

The PRISM-MS workflow transforms single-cell mass spectrometry imaging by allowing detailed analysis of low-mass metabolites in large cell populations without metabolite degradation. By introducing n...

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If you should happen to be at Heidelberg next Monday (April 28, 7.15 pm in the Old City): Stefanie Gänger @feverprojecthd.bsky.social and myself will speak on fever from the perspectives of history and physics, respectively. Looking forward to interdisciplinary and lively discussions!

Static structures are out. A new publication from the Ellenberg lab ( @ellenberglab.bsky.social, @embl.org , @sfb1638.bsky.social ) and Andrej Sali shows how integrative spatiotemporal modeling captures molecular motion in 4D, unlocking dynamic views of nuclear pore complex assembly.

Wrapped up our first Spring School — such a fun and inspiring event! Amazing science, great people, perfect weather and lots of good vibes all around. Already looking forward to the next one.

Hello Science World, Our SFB1638 is now on bluesky. We study cellular membrane remodelling pathways.