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The Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) is a research institute in Germany, focusing on biomedical research on human aging, a multifactorial process controlled by environmental and genetic factors.
🎉Leibniz Apprentices Award 2025🏆

Hakar Aliyas is one of the three winners of this year's Leibniz Trainee Award. 💐Congratulations! 👏
Hakar has completed his training as a biology lab technician at @leibnizfli.bsky.social.

More: bit.ly/48AGSRq

Photo: D. Ausserhofer/ @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Congratulations! 👏

Dennis de Bakker from @leibnizfli.bsky.social received the LIFE Talent Award 2025 at the “4th LIFE Symposium – Time to connect”, which took place on November 26, 2025, in #Jena.

Photos: Anna Schroll

With @uni-jena.de
December 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
University-wide presentation and trial lecture for the W3-Professorship for Cell Signaling and Proteomics of Aging

Dr. Ivan Matić
Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne

➡️ Tuesday, December 16, 2025 @leibnizfli.bsky.social, FLI 1, Room "Nucleus"

👉 You are cordially invited!
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
As our gut age: New study finds out why important genes “go quiet” as we get older🧬

Researchers from the @leibnizfli.bsky.social the Molecular Biotechnology Centre (MBC) in #Turin and the University of Turin have discovered a fundamental mechanism of aging in the gut.

➡️More: bit.ly/48l4Vnl
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
YAP BLOCKER JUN: NEW FINDINGS IN LIVER CANCER

Successfully completed research project by the Wilhelm Sander Foundation: Researchers led by Dr. Bjoern von Eyss at the @leibnizfli.bsky.social discovered a surprising protective function of the JUN gene. Read more: bit.ly/3Ksw1Rw
YAP-Blocker: Neue Erkenntnisse bei Leberkrebs (Wilhelm Sander-Stiftung)
Erfolgreich abgeschlossenes Forschungsprojekt der Wilhelm Sander-Stiftung: Forschende um Dr. Björn von Eyss des Leibniz-Instituts für Alternsforschung - Fritz-Lipmann-Institut (FLI) entdeckten eine üb...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Rudolf from the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, will speak on December 3rd at the @leibnizfli.bsky.social.

👉 Read more: bit.ly/3XjMjPy
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Small molecules, big impact: Polyamines promote regeneration in aged intestines🔬

An international research team involving the @leibnizfli.bsky.social in #Jena and the University of #Turin has now found that polyamines can play a decisive role in this process.

Read more: bit.ly/4iqj2N2
November 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🎤Podcast episode with Prof. Dr. Christoph Englert from the @leibnizfli.bsky.social :🎧

What sins does the body not forgive?

Listen here:
www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:... (Only available in German.)
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Aging alters the protein landscape in the brain – diet can counteract this🧠

A study by the @leibnizfli.bsky.social shows that the chemical composition of proteins in the #brain undergoes fundamental changes with #aging. In particular, ubiquitylation undergoes drastic changes. More: bit.ly/3X6Usa8
Aging alters the protein landscape in the brain – diet can counteract this
A study by the Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena shows that the chemical composition of proteins in the brain undergoes fundamental changes with aging. In particular, ...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
➡️ Impressions from the #Aging and #Microbiome #Conference 2025🦠

Our #AMC25 conference took place in #Jena on October 28-29, providing scientists working in the fields of aging and the microbiome with a fantastic opportunity for inspiring exchange.

#AgingResearch #GutBrainAxis #AgingAndMicrobiome
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🎉Congratulations to Abhishek Dubey! 👏
He won the FEBS Letters Short Talk Award at this year's Aging and Microbiome Conference 2025 (#AMC2025) for his presentation: “The Three-Body Problem: Host, Microbiome, and Diet interactions in regulating proteostasis and longevity.”
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
📺The @leibnizfli.bsky.social (FLI) on MDR: 🎥

A television crew from MDR visited our institute to film a report on our research into the connections between the aging process and the microbiome.

Video link (in German only): bit.ly/4hR3WzD
MDR THÜRINGEN JOURNAL: Das Mikrobiom: Was beim Altern im Darm passiert - hier anschauen
In Jena sprechen Wissenschaftler aus zehn Ländern über das Altern, mit Fokus auf Bakterien, Viren und Pilze im Darm. Beim gastgebenden Leibniz-Institut für Alternsforschung haben wir uns dieses Mikrob...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Today we had a great EvoMG Seminar by Dario Valenzano @dvalenzano.bsky.social from FLI, who told us about some of their recent aging work using the fascinating short-lived killifish.

Hosted by @mirimiam.bsky.social

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November 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Great news! 🎉
The FLI has been awarded the TEQ award again by TOTAL E-QUALITY Deutschland e.V., and received the Sustainability Prize! 🏆🏅
Proud to see FLI recognized for our inclusive, family-friendly workplace. Thanks to everyone who makes it possible! 🙏💛
#TEQ #Sustainability #Diversity #Leibniz
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Welcoming a Georgian delegation to the FLI! 🇬🇪🤝🇩🇪
Leaders from Georgia’s clinics & MedTech firms visited Thuringia this week, to explore research and innovation partnerships. Inspiring exchange on life sciences, healthcare, and future collaboration! 🌍✨
#ResearchCollaboration #Innovation#FLI
October 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
We’re proud to announce that our team ranked 3rd in the Stadtradeln 2025 “Universities & Research Institutes” category! 🚴‍♀️🌍
With an average of 290 km per person, we’ve shown true dedication to sustainability, health & teamwork.💪
Let’s keep pedaling for the planet!
#Stadtradeln#LeibnizFLI #TeamSpirit
October 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
📢The next FLI Colloquium is just around the corner:

Prof. Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan from the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cambridge, UK, will speak on October 24 about “Why we die. The New #Science of #Aging and the Quest for Immortality".

➡️ More information: bit.ly/3L0vne7
October 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Prof. Dr. Asis Hallab from the University of Applied Sciences Bingen and Forschungszentrum Jülich, will speak on November 3 at @leibnizfli.bsky.social about "Tensor Omics - Multi Omics integration, semantic geometric analysis, and explainable Biomarker learning".

Read more: bit.ly/47cxO4A
FLI Seminar with Asis Hallab
Prof. Dr. Asis Hallab from the University of Applied Sciences Bingen and Forschungszentrum Jülich, will speak on November 3 about "Tensor Omics - Multi Omics integration, semantic geometric analy...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
📢 Warm invitation to Noble Talk by Noble Prize winner:
Prof. Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan

🕑 October 23, 2025, 5:00 pm

📍 Hörsaal Abbe-Zentrum Beutenberg / Beutenberg Campus (Hans-Knöll-Str. 1, 07745 #Jena)

More: bit.ly/478AEYu
Noble Talk by Noble Prize winner: Prof. Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan
The Noble Prize winner Prof. Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan will speak about "My Adventures in the Ribosome" within the public lecture series "Noble Talks".
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October 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The #AMC2025 #conference is almost here and due to high demand we opened a few more seats! If you work on host-microbiome interactions, #aging, or age-related diseases, bring a poster and join this amazing crowd.

👉 Register: bit.ly/3VZ7ndB
👉 Full program: bit.ly/4h5uhcN

@leibnizfli.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
For us at @leibnizfli.bsky.social, the number 30 has a special meaning: it is the age at which the human brain reaches full maturity – a milestone that celebrates growth, wisdom, and self-discovery. Aging is not only the loss of potential, but its transformation.

#30JahreLeibniz
October 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Dr. Prerana Chaudhari, postdoctoral researcher at the @leibnizfli.bsky.social in #Jena, receives €100,000 in federal #funding for the development of the first pharmacological treatment for leaky gut syndrome. Congratulations! 🤗

More information: bit.ly/46DwyZq
October 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
#joinus #joinourteam #application
The de Bakker group, led by Dr. Dennis de Bakker is funded by the @carlzeissstiftung.bsky.social (CZS Nexus program) for five years starting 01.01.2026. We are seeking a motivated #Postdoc (m/f/d) to join the team.
➡️apply until: 09.11.2025 here 👉 bit.ly/48Mp47F
October 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Last week, the 2025 Groningen-Jena Aging Meeting (G-JAM), co-organized by the @leibnizfli.bsky.social in #Jena and the ERIBA Groningen (NL) brought together brilliant minds in #aging #research.
A huge thank to all the speakers 🎤 and participants for the inspiring talks and lively discussions! 😀
September 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Thank you very much for participating and for your presentation @gzaffagnini.bsky.social!
It was great to attend and give a talk at the Groningen-Jena Aging Meeting (G-JAM)! Very nice conference in a great historical location! Thanks a lot to the organisers @mariaermolaeva.bsky.social and Alessandro Cellerino for the invitation! @leibnizfli.bsky.social @uni-jena.de
September 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM