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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 Paper alert: Using liver organoids and in vivo models, the Akhtar lab and first-author @mwiese.bsky.social revealed how the epigenetic regulator KANSL3 shapes transcriptional programs driving liver function and development.

More in @lsajournal.org:
www.life-science-alliance.org/content/8/12...

KANSL3 controls hepatocyte differentiation and metabolism via histone acetylation. Loss of this epigenetic regulator leads to hyperplasia and liver fibrosis.

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Francesco Cardamone @francescocardamone.bsky.social · 15d

Feeling inspired after presenting some #3Dgenome & #single-cell data at the #EDRC2025 in the beautiful #Alicante🇪🇸🧬🪰
Looking forward to the next amazing sessions to exchange ideas and connect with the community!

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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · 15d

👉 The next TriRhena Gene Regulation Club takes place at the Friedrich Miescher Institute @fmiscience.bsky.social in Basel.

📅 Nov. 5th, 2025 (14:00-20:00)
📌 FMI, Basel
✍️ Registration deadline: Oct. 20th, 2025

Attendance is free 💸 , but registration mandatory:
www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/gene-regulat...

TriRhena Gene Regulation Club

The TriRhena Gene Regulation Club is a one-day symposium that brings together researchers from France (IGBMC), Germany (MPI-IE) and Switzerland (FMI) who share a common interest in gene regulation.

www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de

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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · 15d

Congratulations 🎉, Thomas Boehm. Our emeritus Director was appointed Vice President of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina!

Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina @leopoldina.org · 15d

Die Leopoldina begrüßt zwei neue Vizepräsidenten: Thomas Lengauer, emeritierter Direktor am @mpi-inf.mpg.de, und Thomas Boehm, emeritus Forschungsgruppenleiter am @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social. Neu ins Akademie-Präsidium wurde zudem Ferdi Schüth, Direktor am MPI für Kohlenforschung, gewählt.

Gruppenfoto des Präsidiums der Leopoldina, aufgenommen auf einer Treppe im Akademiegebäude. Acht Männer und Frauen in formeller Kleidung stehen in zwei Reihen, vorne in der Mitte die Präsidentin der Leopoldina.

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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · 15d

Our Alumna Felicia Basilicata became Professor for Chromatin & Neurodevelopment in Munich. 🥳 — here is an interview with Felicia.

Biomedical Center Munich / LMU Munich @bmc-lmu.bsky.social · 21d

🎙️ Chromatin and Neurodevelopment: An Interview with Prof M. Felicia Basilicata 🎙️
We are pleased to welcome Prof Basilicata, who joined our BMC as LMU Professor of #Molecular #Gene #Regulation on 1st Sep.

🧬 Read the interview ➡️ lnkd.in/eR9ptAWf

Foto: BMC / #chromatin #neurodevelopment #disorder

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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · 15d

Job alert 🚨 – Technical Assistant (m/f/d) – Developmental Epigenetics

Help uncover how epigenetic information is set at life’s very beginning. Join @iovino-lab.bsky.social to study gamete formation & the zygotic epigenome using 🪰, 🐭 and 🧫.

jobs.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/jobposting/2...

Technical Assistant »Developmental Epigenetics« (M/F/D) in Freiburg, Germany - Join the Iovino lab at the MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg

We are looking for a team player:

- BTA, CTA, MTA or comparable
- Good English & German language skills, good communication abilities, high self-motivation

- Experience in at least ONE of the following areas: Drosophila maintenance (stock care, cross-breeding), Protein biochemistry,
Basic molecular techniques (DNA/RNA extractions, PCR), Experience in the field of cell culture with mammalian cell systems

We offer:

Full-time position / Initial 2-year-contract
Payment according to TVöD including social benefits (VBL)
Additional performance-related bonus component & Job ticket
Professional training & career development
State-of-the-art research environment
Family-friendly offers including day care center at the institute, parent-child room)
Freiburg (☀️) & the Black Forrest (🌲)
and more…

Apply now - Deadline 22 October 2025 - www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/jobs

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DOMPS @dompsfr.bsky.social · 16d

Proteins can form condensates to boost interactions and gene control. This week @gjjang.bsky.social (from @mpi-ie.bsky.social) shows how plants use them in transcription and epigenetics, and how super-resolution microscopy reveals them in vivo.

📅 Fri, Sep 26 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009
#PlantScience

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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · 25d

Congratulations to Davor Solter!🎊

Our Emeritus Director receives the 2026 Paul Ehrlich & Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for the groundbreaking discovery of genomic imprinting!

He shares the prize with Azim Surani (@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social)

All the details: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6058738/2025...

Portrait of Davor Solter on the right, name and prize name on the left

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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 26d

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...

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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · Sep 10

A big welcome to the new PhD students in our IMPRS graduate program for Epigenetics, Biophysics & Metabolism in Freiburg! We’re excited to see where their curiosity will take them. Have good start!

More about the program here:
www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD-Pr...
(new call in Dec. 2025 👀)

A group of people standing in front of a brick-build building. – Welcome to the International Max Planck Research School for Epigenetics, Biophysics and Metabolism (IMPRS-EBM) – a joint international PhD program of the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics and the University of Freiburg

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Segata Lab @cibiocm.bsky.social · Sep 9

NEXT WEEK we are at #EESMicrobiome in Heidelberg @events.embl.org

Full program: www.embl.org/about/info/c...

On Tuesday, 16 Sept.
see you at Session 1
from 15:30
✨Liviana Ricci will give a talk "Microbial strain transmission between infants in nurseries drives gut microbiome development"

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The human microbiome

www.embl.org

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Dr David Skerrett-Byrne @davidskerrettb.bsky.social · Sep 7

🚨 New Review Out 🚨
Thrilled to share our latest review in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research:
“Dad’s Diet Shapes the Future: How Paternal Nutrition Impacts Placental Development and Childhood Metabolic Health”
👉 lnkd.in/g8_VWKCp

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Valentin Flury @flurylab.bsky.social · Sep 4

Excited and very grateful to announce that I have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant by @erc.europa.eu! 🎉 This is a fantastic opportunity to further build my team at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics (@mpi-ie.bsky.social) exploring new grounds in fundamental research:

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Sep 4

📣 The ERC Starting Grant call results are out!

Find out which early-career researchers will receive funding this year, what they will be investigating, where they will be based... plus lots of other #ERCStG facts & figures for 2025!

➡️ buff.ly/IsafuFh

#FrontierResearch 🇪🇺#EUfunded #HorizonEurope

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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · Sep 4

New ERC Starting Grant for Valentin Flury to investigate the role of epigenetic memory during cell division focusing on epigenome maintenance on sister chromatids.

Read all details here: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6057908/2025...

Congratulations 🥳, @flurylab.bsky.social

@erc.europa.eu #ERCStG

Portrait of Valentin Flury with text on the right.

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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · Sep 4

New ERC Starting Grant for Juliane Glaser to study role of epigenetic mechanisms, specifically the control of transposable elements, in mammalian embryonic development.

Read all details here: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6057908/2025...

Congratulations @julianeg.bsky.social

@erc.europa.eu #ERCStG

Juliane Glaser receives an ERC Starting Grant – portrait of Juliane with text on the left.

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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎊 Congratulations to Juliane Glaser (@julianeg.bsky.social) and Valentin Flury (@flurylab.bsky.social) on being awarded each an @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant! – #ERCStG

www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6057908/2025...

Two ERC Starting Grants for Max Planck in Freiburg

Two young scientists from the Max Planck Institute in Freiburg, Juliane Glaser and Valentin Flury, have each received €1.5 million in ERC Starting Grants to conduct research into epigenetic mechanisms...

www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Sep 3

Registration is open for the online course on Sex Chromosome Evolution (Oct 6-10) but seats are limited. Learn about sex chromosome evolution and analysis. More info: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/sexchr/ #course

Sex chromosome evolution

Dates 6-10 October 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

www.physalia-courses.org

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Alexis Verger 🧬🧫🧪 @alexis-verger.cpesr.fr · Aug 28

If you like transcription regulation and its mechanisms, this WIP list is for you.

I'm sure I've forgotten lots of people, so don't hesitate to let me know so I can add you to the list.

go.bsky.app/8vTgeXB

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FragileNucleosome @fnucleosome.bsky.social · Sep 1

We're super excited to announce the entire lineup for the Fall season of Fragile Nucleosome Seminars, starting on Sept 10th at 1200 EDT / 1600 UTC with @gracebower.bsky.social and @creminslab.bsky.social!

register here for the entire series: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Fragile Nucleosome Fall Seminars:
September 10 Grace Bower, Kvon Lab @ UC Irvine, USA
Jennifer Phillips-Cremins, UPenn, USA

September 24 Ali Wilkening, Sanulli Lab @ Stanford, USA
Juanma Schvartzman, Columbia University, USA

October 8 Sanim Rahman, Greenberg Lab @ UPenn, USA
Alex Federation, Talus Bio, USA

October 22 Alice Laigle, Croll Lab @ University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Seungsoo Kim, UC Irvine, USA

November 5 Hannah Long, University of Edinburgh, UK
Jeff Vierstra, Altius Institute, USA

November 19 Ishtiaque Hossain, Pastor Lab @ McGill, Canada
Sarah Teichmann, University of Cambridge, UK

December 3 María Mariner Faulí, Rada Iglesias Lab @ IBBTEC, Spain
Jonathan Henninger, Carnegie Mellon, USA

December 17 Rebecca Berrens, Oxford University, UK
Jean-Benoit Lalanne, University of Montreal, Canada

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Sep 1

The #MaxPlanckPostdocProgram offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The call for applications is open now! 🚀 Take advantage of this opportunity and browse the job vacancies. www.mpg.de/en/max-planc...

Group photo of postdocs conducting research at a Max Planck Institute

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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · Sep 1

This week, we are happy to welcome Prof Phillip Zamore from
@umasschan.bsky.social | @rti-umasschan.bsky.social | @hhmi.org.

The RNA expert will give a talk about »Towards a modern understanding of an ancient small RNA pathway«.

📅 Wednesday, Sept. 3rd, 2025, 1PM
📍 MPI-IE Freiburg, Lecture Hall

Flyer for a Max Planck Special Guest Seminar titled 'Towards a Modern Understanding of an Ancient Small RNA Pathway' featuring Phillip D. Zamore from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, USA. The seminar is scheduled for September 3, 2025, at 13:00 PM and will be held at the MPI-IE Lecture Hall located at Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg.

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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · Jul 17

Ready to explore what's next in the life sciences? 🧬🔍 Then check out our new 2026 EMBL Annual Poster 👉 s.embl.org/2026-poster

Join us for another year of asking the big questions in the life sciences. See you in 2026?

#EMBL #lifesciences #molecularbiology #bioinformatics

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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · Aug 18

EXTRA!

➡ Call for the New Max Planck Directors:

The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now.

Deadline: 31 October 2025
Details & list of Institutes: www.mpg.de/directors

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MAX PLANCK DIRECTORS

We offer an outstanding research environment that fosters creativity and scientific breakthrough, including top-tier infrastructure, an international scientific community, and competitive, stable, long-term research funding.

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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · Aug 18

Administration & service job offers:
➡ Anlagenmechaniker/in (m/f/d), Energie- & Gebäudetechnik
➡ Betriebselektroniker/in (Energie- & Gebäudetechnik) (m/f/d)
➡ Mitarbeiter/in Elektro (m/f/d) – 9 October 2025
➡ Feinmechaniker/in (m/f/d) – 9 October 2025

www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/stellenangeb...

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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · Aug 18

➡ Technical Assistant (m/f/d) in part-time 50% to support our transgenic mouse core facility
16 September 2025
jobs.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/jobposting/e...

➡ Call for TRAINEES 2026
We are looking for trainees in IT, animal care, administration & biology lab technicians
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Duale Ausbildung am MPI-IE

Neben der Doktorand:innenausbildung im wissenschaftlichen Bereich bietet das MPI für Immunbiologie und Epigenetik in Freiburg (MPI-IE) auch in verschiedenen Ausbildungsberufen exzellente Karrierechanc...

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