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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies
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Communicating in the Molecular Language of Life.
DFG funded Cluster of Excellence at the University of Freiburg, Germany

#LifeSciences #Research #Freiburg

Website: https://www.cibss.uni-freiburg.de/
Legal Notice: https://www.cibss.uni-freiburg.de/imprint
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📣 The CIBSS Team is hiring! We are looking for someone passionate about helping early-career researchers develop their skills, qualifications and career prospects🧑🏽🔬🧬
➡️ Coordinator of Early-Career Programs and Diversity Management
🗓️Deadline: Jan 18, 2026
🔗 uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004767/
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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Join us for a 📢 #CIBSS / SFB 1381 Joint Seminar

🗓 13 Jan 2026 | 12:00–13:00
👉 @jmathony.bsky.social (#uniheidelberg)
🎙 Engineering stimulus-controlled proteins through modular domain recombination
📍 Lecture Hall, Institute of Biology I, Hauptstr. 1

🔗 kurzlinks.de/4mlv

#SynBio #ProteinEngineering
January 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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🌟 Spotlight on #CIBSS #NextGenSignallingScientists!

Christoph Reiter studies mitophagy, the process that keeps mitochondria in balance. He is motivated by his excitement to drive discovery and advance understanding of cellular signalling.

📖 kurzlinks.de/428t

#CellBiology #Autophagy #Mitochondria
December 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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🌱 Spotlight on #CIBSS #NextGenSignallingScientists!
Plant biologist @rimchaudhury15.bsky.social shows how curiosity drives discovery: plants can 'remember' rain, helping them survive flooding and adapt to a changing climate.

📖 Read more: kurzlinks.de/tc7v

#PlantBiology #WomenInSTEM #LifeScience
December 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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If you are at #CellBio2025, head over NOW to room 108 to hear about CIBSS and the Clusters of Excellence @immunosens.bsky.social and @cecad.bsky.social.

We are looking forward to meet you!
December 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Join us for tomorrow´s 📢 CIBSS Seminar Series

🗓 09 Dec 2025 | 12:00–13:00
👩‍🔬 @julianeg.bsky.social, (@mpi-ie.bsky.social)
🎙 Endogenous retroviruses and mouse developmental malformations
📍 Lecture Hall, Institute of Biology I, Hauptstr. 1

See more: kurzlinks.de/iplv

#CIBSS #Science #Immunobiology
December 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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#CIBSS brought signalling science to life last month at #ScienceDays2025!
Visitors isolated their own cheek-cell DNA🧬, watched zebrafish embryos develop 🔬, and explored plant genetics & symbiosis 🌱
A glimpse into CIBSS research & the “molecular language of life”.

🔗https://kurzlinks.de/r8qr
November 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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🧬 Wie steuern Zellen das Leben – und wie verändert CRISPR/Cas die Forschung?
Am 19. November 2025 lädt CIBSS Lehrer*innen der Oberstufe zur Fortbildung an die Uni Freiburg ein.

👉 Anmeldung: kurzlinks.de/ds9u

#CIBSS #CRISPR #Zellkommunikation #Lehrerfortbildung #Wissenschaft #Freiburg
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Join us for a talk by Prof. Jens Stein @unifr.bsky.social to discover how cellular and molecular insights reveal the complexity of immune defense

🧫 CIBSS Seminar | 21 Oct 2025 · 12:00
📍 Lecture Hall, Institute of Biology I
💻 Hybrid event – also via livestream

🔗 kurzlinks.de/r78f
October 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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🌿 Join the #CIBSS & dompsfr.bsky.social Joint Seminar!
🧬 Dr. José Estevez estevezjosem.bsky.social (CONICET, Argentina / UNAB-CBV, Chile) on signaling pathways in plant root hair development under stress.
📅 Thu, Oct 09 · 10:15–11:00
📍 Biol. II/III, KS 00.009

🔗 kurzlinks.de/wegb
October 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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The Theory of Living Systems Symposium at @uni-freiburg.de's Institute of Physics highlighted cutting-edge research where #physics meets the #LifeSciences.
Co-organized by #CIBSS members, it gathered leading theoreticians to discuss physics-driven approaches to understanding living systems.
One of the speakers giving his talk at the Theory of Living Systems Symposium in the lecture hall of the Institute of Physics at the University of Freiburg
October 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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‘It was an honor to meet Minister Olschowski and share how the vision of CIBSS to decode decision-making in living systems holds great promise for sustainable agriculture and human health.’ - Prof. Jürgen Kleine-Vehn, who together with Prof. Sonja Albers presented our Cluster’s research. 1/5
September 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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New leadership for #CIBSS!
Welcome Sonja-Verena Albers as new spokesperson & congrats to Claudine Kraft on her confirmation. Together with Jürgen Kleine-Vehn, they’ll lead CIBSS into its #NextChapter – following Wolfgang Driever & Carola Hunte.
More info: kurzlinks.de/fkv4
September 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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TODAY at 12:00 ➡️ We are are excited to host Dr. Tanja Mittag in our Seminar Series! @stjuderesearch.bsky.social @sfb1381.bsky.social @mpi-ie.bsky.social www.stjude.org/research/lab...
September 15, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Listen to a new episode of “#ExzellentErklaert – Spitzenforschung für alle” and discover how #CIBSS researchers find ways to keep our #immunesystem in balance. 🎧👇
Tune in here: kurzlinks.de/r1n7
(#podcast in German)
#SignalsOfLife #startups
September 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Ready to explore some hands-on #BioTech: We're excited to welcome Katharina, Grace and Jonathan to our #SignallingFactory & #Robotics lab for a two-day CIBSS-sponsored #Jugendforscht internship and an up-close look at everyday life in #LifeScience #Research! 🧬🔬
Katharina, Grace and Jonathan holding lab equipment in the Signalling Factory and Robotics lab.
July 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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@kleinevehnlab.bsky.social introducing #CIBSS at the @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social #FacultyDay. If you haven’t already: Come, join! There’s a scientific programme followed by entertainment and BBQ!
A photo of Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kleine-Vehn showing the Titleslide of his presentation
July 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Save the date for next week's #CIBSS & @sfb1381.bsky.social seminar with @davidbrueckner.bsky.social from @biozentrum.unibas.ch on “Information flow in self-organized developmental systems”

📅 Tue, July 08, 2025 · 12:00–13:00

📍 Inst. of Biology I, Hauptstr. 1 + livestream

🔗 kurzlinks.de/2985
Seminar announcement for Thursday, July 08, 2024, from 12:00 to 13:00, in Freiburg, Institute of Biology I, Hauptstr. 1, and online via Zoom. Prof. David Brückner from the Biozentrum Basel will present his research on “information flow in self-organized developmental systems". The seminar will be held in a hybrid format.
July 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Save the date for next week's #CIBSS seminar with Dr. Daniel Fisch (@danielhfisch.bsky.social) from the @bostonchildrens.bsky.social on "Microbial Sensing in Innate Immunity"!

📅 Tue, June 24, 2025 · 12:00–13:00
📍 Inst. of Biology I, Hauptstr. 1 + livestream

More info: kurzlinks.de/y41k
Sharepic with date, time, title of Dr. Daniel Fisch's CIBSS seminar on "Microbial Sensing in Innate Immunity", Tue, June 24, 2025 , 12:00–13:00 at the Inst. of Biology I, Hauptstr. 1 + livestream
June 18, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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#Tomorrow: Join the #CIBSS seminar with Dr. François Schweisguth from @pasteur.fr on dynamics of self-organized patterning in #Drosophila!

📅 Tue, June 3, 2025 · 12:30–13:30
📍 Lecture Hall, Inst. of Biology I, Hauptstr. 1 + livestream
More: ​https://kurzlinks.de/6ux1

#LifeSciences
Sharepic with date, time, place and title of Dr. Francois Schweisguth's CIBSS Seminar "Dynamics of self-organized patterning in Drosophila" on June 3, 2025, 12:30 CEST, lecture hall, Institute of Biology 1, Freiburg or online.
June 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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With fresh momentum from our #FundingDecision: spotlight on #NextGenSignallingScientists!
Now up: @tanjabhuiyan.bsky.social, talking about latest research findings, her journey into science and the open-ended questions she wants to explore in the years to come.
Read her story here kurzlinks.de/ti0m
Sharepic showing a portrait picture of Dr. Tanja Bhuiyan and a quote saying "Complex molecular processes are the key to life, studying them satisfies my curiosity. You don't need to feel predestined for a career in research. What matters is passion, creativity, and a unique point of view."
May 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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How do physical forces and cell behavior synchronize to shape living organisms? Join us for next week's CIBSS seminar with Dr. Elias Barriga (@eliasbarrigalab.bsky.social) from @poldresden.bsky.social!

📅 27.05.2025 · 12:00 CEST
📍 Lecture Hall, Institute of Biology I
More info: kurzlinks.de/2nh1
Sharepic showing a portrait picture, title and date, time and place of the CIBSS Seminar with Dr. Elias Barriga on "Biophysical synchronization of Morphogenesis", Tueasday, May 27, 2025, 12:00 CEST at the University of Freiburg.
May 23, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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We are thrilled to have just found out: CIBSS has secured continued funding under the #ExcellenceStrategy! This major boost will enable us to accelerate our research into biological signalling and lay the groundwork for next-generation insights from 2026 to 2032!
May 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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A strong culture of #ExcellentSupervision starts in the early stages of #ScientificCareers: Thanks to @classenlab.bsky.social for the hands-on framework, practical tools and valuable insights provided during last Wednesday's seminar on teaching and supervision guidance for #EarlyCareerResearchers!
May 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Join next week’s CIBSS seminar with Dr. Guillaume Diss @fmiscience.bsky.social, Basel on The genetic architecture of protein interaction domain families 🧬

📅 Tue, May 13, 2025 · 12:00–13:00
📍 Institute of Biology I, Hauptstr. 1 + livestream

More info: kurzlinks.de/joz3
May 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM