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Alberti Lab @ TU Dresden @albertilab-tud.bsky.social · 15d

++++ We are hiring ++++

The DFG-funded Research Training Group RTG 3120 – Biomolecular Condensates: From Physics to biological Functions” in Dresden is currently recruiting PhD-candidates.

More Info here: dresdencondensates.org/join-us/

Please apply until October 31,2025

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TUD | Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) @biotec-tud.bsky.social · 22d

It's #PostdocAppreciationWeek! 🥳

We're celebrating our postdocs. Meet Daxiao Sun - postdoc in Honigmann lab at BIOTEC and Hyman lab @mpi-cbg.de

youtube.com/shorts/9Rp53...

#NPAW2025 #PAWde #WeLovePostdocs

Postdoc Appreciation Week: Meet Dr. Daxiao Sun

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Pierre Haas @lepuslapis.bsky.social · Sep 5

New #preprint: "Control of lumen morphology by lateral and basal cell surfaces", a great #biophysics collaboration with Chandraniva Guha Ray, @markusmukenhirn.bsky.social, Alf Honigmann @biotec-tud.bsky.social @poldresden.bsky.social.

arxiv.org/abs/2509.04316

@mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de

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TUD | Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB) @cmcb-tud.bsky.social · Sep 3

🌍 “Dresden is(s)t bunt” was a blast!
Hundreds of visitors, delicious food, and inspiring conversations! 💬🍴

Happy to share stories from our institutes: @bcube-tud.bsky.social , @biotec-tud.bsky.social, and @crtd-tud.bsky.social ✨

#TUDresden #Gastmahl4All #DresdenIsstBunt #BuntesDresden #Dresden

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TUD | Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) @biotec-tud.bsky.social · Aug 29

🚀 Fresh science from the BIOTEC & @tudresden.bsky.social:

A collaboration between Alf Honigmann's lab and @nadlerlab.bsky.social at @mpi-cbg.de opens a new chapter in #imaging of #lipids.

🔗 Read more ➡️ tud.link/xz4e1f

#CMCBnews

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics @mpi-cbg.de · Aug 29

Research team @nadlerlab.bsky.social, A. Honigmann @biotec-tud.bsky.social, B.Drobot @hzdr.bsky.social, M. Hof @heyrovskeho-ustav.bsky.social develops approach to visualize lipids in cells & uncovers the main transport mechanism for lipids within the cell. @nature.com www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

Fat microscopy: Imaging lipids in cells

Dresden research team develops novel imaging approach to visualize individual lipids in cells and uncovers the main transport mechanism for lipids within the cell.

www.mpi-cbg.de

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TUD | Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) @biotec-tud.bsky.social · Aug 27

To divide or not to divide? 🧬

A new paper from Dr. Jörg Mansfeld (BIOTEC, @tudresden.bsky.social alumnus) reveals a chemical switch that controls the choice.

🔗 Read more ➡️ tud.link/9tmf6g

#CMCBnews

The Institute of Cancer Research @icr.ac.uk · Aug 27

The study, initially launched at the @cmcb-tud.bsky.social and later led at the ICR by Dr Jörg Mansfeld, reveals that a subtle chemical switch determines whether cells continue to grow or enter a state where they stop dividing permanently.

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André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Out today in @nature.com: Together with the Honigmann, Shevchenko, Drobot and Hof labs, we present a general workflow for imaging the localization and transport of individual lipids in cells and mapping their metabolism.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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TUD | B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering @bcube-tud.bsky.social · Aug 19

🚨 #JobAlert Final days to apply for Administrative Coordinator position at the B CUBE!

More info ⤵️

TUD | B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering @bcube-tud.bsky.social · Aug 5

🚨 #JobAlert We're looking for a new Administrative Coordinator at B CUBE @tudresden.bsky.social

Got a experience in admin + finance management? Know your way around German law + love strategic work?

Apply now ➡️ tud.link/szpsam
🗓️ Deadline: Aug 21

#Jobs #ScienceJobs #Dresden #CMCB #TUDresden

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Anna Poetsch @apoetsch.bsky.social · Jul 31

We are happy to present a new paper on gastric tumour evolution in response to peri-operative chemotherapy. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵 1/6

Tumor clone dynamics in gastro-esophageal cancer organoids reveal a non-genetic memory of neoadjuvant chemotherapy via downregulation of NFκB signaling

Adenocarcinomas of the gastroesophageal junction exhibit genetic and non-genetic heterogeneity that impact clinical outcomes, though the underlying mechanisms behind drug resistance remain poorly unde...

www.biorxiv.org

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Anna Poetsch @apoetsch.bsky.social · Jul 30

We are happy to present a new paper on the sequence dependence of 🧬-double strand breaks. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Using the DNA language model, GROVER, to parse sequence and epigenetic effects on genome stability

Genome stability is shaped by DNA sequence and epigenomic context, but their relative contributions to double-strand break (DSB) sensitivity remain unclear. We show that the DNA language model, GROVER...

www.biorxiv.org

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TUD | B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering @bcube-tud.bsky.social · Aug 5

🚨 #JobAlert We're looking for a new Administrative Coordinator at B CUBE @tudresden.bsky.social

Got a experience in admin + finance management? Know your way around German law + love strategic work?

Apply now ➡️ tud.link/szpsam
🗓️ Deadline: Aug 21

#Jobs #ScienceJobs #Dresden #CMCB #TUDresden

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TUD | Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB) @cmcb-tud.bsky.social · Jul 30

🔬 #BSc or #MSc and research? Come to @tudresden.bsky.social & the CMCB!

Meet our iGEM team, supervised by @albertilab-tud.bsky.social and the Honigmann lab, ready for the @igemhq.bsky.social competition.

Video with EN subtitles ➡️ youtu.be/MMffDJyjeGg

#StudyinGermany #LifeSciences

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TUD | Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB) @cmcb-tud.bsky.social · Jul 8

🚨 #JobAlert. please share: The DRESDEN-concept Genome Center (DcGC) 🧬 @dcgenomecenter.bsky.social is looking for the new Head of Facility!

🗓️ Deadline for applications: August 11

More information here ➡️ tud.link/fz5hr8

@tudresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de

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TUD | Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) @biotec-tud.bsky.social · Jul 1

#MicroscopyTuesday: Planes of a Worm

#CElegans, a small nematode worm, has just a single nerve cell that regulates sleep. 💤 Despite that, it keeps providing scientists with key insights into sleep mechanisms! 🧠🚀

📸 Inka Busack, Bringmann Group, BIOTEC

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TUD | Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB) @cmcb-tud.bsky.social · Jun 25

🌙 Over 2,200 visitors, 250+ volunteers, and one unforgettable Science Night at the CMCB, @tudresden.bsky.social!

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us – and to our amazing volunteers!

#LNDWDD #Dresden #CMCBnews

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TU Dresden @tudresden.bsky.social · Jun 13

Was passiert bei #Jetlag im Körper? 🛏️ Prof. Henrik Bringmann & sein Team am @cmcb-tud.bsky.social untersuchen, wie der Mensch schläft. Bei sächsische.de erklärt der Biologe die innere Uhr in den menschlichen Zellen & welche Mittel gegen Jetlag helfen.
ℹ️ www.saechsische.de/wissen/regio...

Foto eines schlafenden Studierenden im leeren Hörsaal an der TUD.

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TUD | Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) @biotec-tud.bsky.social · Jun 17

We're happy to be part of the RTG 3120 and to host PhD candidates in the Alberti's, Honigmann's, and Jahnel's groups at the BIOTEC, @cmcb-tud.bsky.social 😊

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TU Dresden @tudresden.bsky.social · Jun 16

Hochaktuelles Themenfeld an der Schnittstelle von Physik, Biologie und Polymerforschung: Die @dfg.de fördert ab 2026 mit rund 7 Millionen Euro ein neues Graduiertenkolleg zur Erforschung biomolekularer Kondensate in #Dresden. 🔬
ℹ️ tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/n...

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TUD | Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) @biotec-tud.bsky.social · Jun 5

A research team led by Prof. María Teresa Pisabarro (BIOTEC/ @tudresden.bsky.social) and Dr. Jörg Mansfeld (ICR) developed small molecules that block cell cycle. The molecules show promise as leads for future cancer therapies.

Read more ➡️ tud.link/6c2qgu

#CancerResearch #DrugDiscovery #CMCBnews

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TUD | Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB) @cmcb-tud.bsky.social · Jun 3

🎉 What a week! The 5th NGS-CN Summer School organized by @dcgenomecenter.bsky.social and @ngscn-de.bsky.social brought 200+ researchers together to dive into Spatial Transcriptomics
Talks, hands-on training & insights into gene expression tech.

Read more ➡️ tud.link/1turh3

#CMCBnews

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TUD | Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB) @cmcb-tud.bsky.social · May 26

✅ Last few days to apply for our #MSc programs!
Get top-quality #Master education in the #LifeSciences at @tudresden.bsky.social

More info ⤵️

#studyingermany #regeneration #bioengineering

TUD | Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB) @cmcb-tud.bsky.social · Apr 1

🚀 Applications OPEN! 🚀

Study Life Sciences at CMCB, @tudresden.bsky.social
🔬🧪 Regenerative Biology & Medicine
🌱⚙️ Molecular Bioengineering
⚛️🧬 Physics of Life

Apply now ➡️ tud.link/b672uf

#MSc #LifeSciences #StudyinGermany

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TUD | Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB) @cmcb-tud.bsky.social · May 6

🎥 We’re on YouTube! 🎥

Want to hear what studying at the CMCB is really like?
Check out our Master's testimonials – all organized in playlists, with short and long videos waiting for you! 🎓✨

🔔 Subscribe now!

#CMCB #YouTube #StudentLife #Masters #LifeSciences #TUDresden #StudyInGermany #MSc

Why Master's in Physics of Life? Alumni Testimonials: Hamza Shafiq

YouTube video by Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering

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TUD | Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) @biotec-tud.bsky.social · Apr 30

🧠😴 How does the brain control sleep and waking?

New research with tiny C.elegans from Prof. Henrik Bringmann’s team at BIOTEC @tudresden.bsky.social shows a single brain signal acting like a switch! 🔁
Published in @currentbiology.bsky.social

Read more: tud.link/c17vz4

#CMCBnews

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TUD | Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) @biotec-tud.bsky.social · Apr 29

#MicroscopyTuesdays: The Beautiful Plasticity of Macrophages

#Macrophages respond to biochemical and mechanical ⚙️ signals in fascinating ways! Here, a macrophage changes its shape when exposed to an ultra-soft microenvironment.

#immunity #mechanosensitivity #ThankYouImmunology #DayofImmunology

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TUD | B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering @bcube-tud.bsky.social · Apr 22

🧬🔬 Study biophysics in Dresden!

Enroll in Physics of Life MSc @cmcb-tud.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social and secure your chance for a scholarship ⤵️

TUD | Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB) @cmcb-tud.bsky.social · Apr 22

Good news: there will be 3 scholarships available for Physics of Life MSc students starting in 2025!

✅ €300/month for 1 year
✅ No separate application—admitted students are automatically considered.

Apply now ➡️ tud.link/vejrmx

#Biophysics #PhysicsofLife #StudyinGermany #Masters #Biology

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Physics of Life Dresden @poldresden.bsky.social · Apr 14

Have you heard about the #international 'Physics of Life' MSc program? This year, we're giving away 3 #scholarships for new students - share to spread the word! 🤓

Students will receive €300/month for one year, funded by the Friends & Supporters of TU Dresden (GFF)👥🎉
#students #funding #studyabroad

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