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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 2d

👉 Corrected link: Please use the link below to participate in our Rudolf Mößbauer Colloquium with Adam Cohen online tomorrow:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Of course you can also join on site!
#maxplanck #mpimr #medicalresearch #colloquium #rmc

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 5d

✨Today's #MPIMRSpotlight features our Postdoc Thomas Müller, who is involved in many projects on super resolution microscopy and biosensing 🔬💡 Let's learn about his work in the newly established Single Molecule Sensing research group at the Institute!👀🌟 #MaxPlanck #MPIMR #STEM #BehindTheScenes

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 6d

📣 📅 Invitation to two talks at our institute next Tuesday, October 7: 🤩 Luciano Masullo @lumasullo.bsky.social from @mpibiochem.bsky.social at 10 am, Adam Cohen @harvard.edu at 3pm, also online:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#maxplanck #mpimr #colloquium #medicalresearch #sciencetalks #science

One talk by Luciano Masullo at 10 am and another talk at 3 pm by Adam Cohen, both next Tuesday, October 7, at the MPI for Medical Research Heidelberg.

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 7d

🤝 We had a very nice visit at our institute: We welcomed colleagues from the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems. Thank you very much for all your great questions and your interest! We hope to see you again soon! 👋 Enjoy the rest of your stay in Heidelberg! ☀️
#maxplanck #mpimr #colleagues

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 12d

✨#ScienceSnapshot from our labs: PhD student @yuqizhang.bsky.social extracting plasmids from E.cloni. After sequencing, these plasmids will be used for AAV preparation and to express a cGMP integrator in neurons. 👩‍🔬 Stay tuned for future snapshots from our labs!📸 🌟 #MaxPlanck #MPIMR #BehindTheScenes

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 14d

🎉🥳The shortlist of @cancergrand.bsky.social 2025 has been announced: Thrilled that our Research Group Leader @romansarott.bsky.social has made it, as part of team NeoCircuit! Congrats, Roman!👏 They’ll now compete for up to £20M for their proposal for rewiring cancer cells.
#cancerresearch #mpimr

Cancer Grand Challenges congratulates team NeoCircuit for being shortlisted.

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 16d

🍂Today is the first day of fall – and fall welcomes us with dreary, continuous rain. 😒🌧️ ☔ Let's look back instead on the last days of summer in our institute garden, where we played table tennis in good company and sunshine! 🌞 🏓
#maxplanck #mpimr #tabletennis #sunversusrain #summersover

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 20d

😎 Back from our #scientificretreat 2025 in Neckarsulm, full of scientific exchange and #teamspirit! 🤩🌟One highlight was the tour of the Bildungscampus in Heilbronn, where two new departments of our institute will be established, and the Innovation Park for #AI #IPAI 🚀
#maxplanck #mpimr #letsmingle

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 20d

Today's #MPIMRSpotlight features our PhD student Yuqi @yuqizhang.bsky.social ✨👏 She gives insights into her research in the Chemical Biology department 👀💡 #MaxPlanck #MPIMR #STEM #BehindTheScenes #womeninscience

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 27d

🌟Our new #MPIMRSpotlight features PhD student Amanda Pasqual✨ Let's learn about her research on genetic engineering of viruses and on the development of bioinspired materials for medical and filtering applications! 👀💡 #MaxPlanck #MPIMR #STEM

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 29d

📣Paper alert: New developments in #ultrasound technologies! 🚀Scientists from our Micro, Nano and Molecular Systems Group led by Peer Fischer have developed the first all-optically controlled phased-array system for ultrasound. 👉Find the complete study in @natcomms.nature.com
doi.org/10.1038/s414...

All-optically controlled phased-array for ultrasonics - Nature Communications

Phased Array Transducers (PATs) are used to shape ultrasound. They require complex electronics and are hard to scale, which limits their ability to form sophisticated patterns. Here, we introduce an a...

doi.org

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · 29d

📣PhD position available! 🔬The department of Stefan Hell is looking for a new group member working at the intersection of #optics, #molecularbiology and #biophysics. More info on our website, see link below!
#maxplanck #mpimr #science #phd #hiring

bewerbermanagement.net/jobposting/5...

Max Planck Institute is looking for a PhD

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · Aug 29

🔬 Welcome back to #ScienceFunFactFriday! 🥳

Today we learn about bacterial cells and their peculiar behaviors in relation to antibacterial drugs! 🧫👀 The more you know...🧠 #ScienceFun #FunFact #ScienceTrivia #MaxPlanck #MPIMR

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · Aug 21

🌟Today's #MPIMRSpotlight features Nicole Wambold, a chemistry Master’s student and member of the Single Molecule Sensing research group at the Institute. ✨ Let's explore her work on engineering DNA nanostructures for biomedical uses, focusing on photodynamic therapy!🧬👀 #MaxPlanck #MPIMR #STEM

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · Aug 15

✨Welcome to our new #ScienceSnapshot series. 📸

We capture little moments in the labs and share them with you. Today, we look over PhD student Betül Karakoc's shoulder and observe the preparation of agarose gel electrophoresis for quality control of DNA Origami after folding and purification! 🧬

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · Aug 13

🌞 Good morning, Heidelberg! We absolutely love our commute, especially when the sun is shining so brightly over the Neckar. ⛵ #Heidelberg #MaxPlanck #MPIMR #SunnyDay #Commute

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · Aug 8

🔬 Welcome back to #ScienceFunFactFriday! 🎉

Ever wondered about the quirkiest science facts? We're here to share them! Dive into our team's top picks and share your own fun fact with us.🌟🧠Today we learn about the texture of chocolate!🍫 😋 #ScienceFun #FunFact #ScienceTrivia #MaxPlanck #MPIMR

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · Aug 7

🌟Join us for our #MPIMRSpotlight series, where we shine a light on the scientists at our Institute and their exciting research! 👀👏Today, we are happy to feature Justas Lekavičius, MA student in Photonics and Nanotechnology and member of the Single Molecule Sensing research group at the Institute. 🔬

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · Aug 6

📣 #Hiring: Our department #CellularBiophysics of our Managing Director Joachim Spatz is looking for an Engineer, Technical Assistant (CTA) or Laboratory Technician in the fields of battery related applied #chemistry, #syntheticchemistry & #batterytechnology.
bewerbermanagement.net/jobposting/2...

Engineer, Technical Assistant (CTA) in the fields of battery related applied chemistry, synthetic chemistry & battery research (m/f/d)

bewerbermanagement.net

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · Jul 28

📣Curtains up for a new #MaxPlanckCenter @maxplanck.de in which our institute is involved, with the @mpinb.mpg.de and the Institute for Basic Science at Yonsei University, Seoul! 🤩 Focus is on ‘Deep Tissue Nanoscale Control’. Excited about this fantastic partnership! 🚀
www.mr.mpg.de/14654184/new...

New Max Planck Center with South Korea deepens biomedical research

www.mr.mpg.de

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · Jul 24

🌟 Take a glimpse at some behind-the-scenes moments from our recent Institute photoshoot! A huge thank you to photographer Alexander Grüber and the creative team for making it such a fun and memorable experience. 📸✨ #MPIMR #Teamwork #Photoshoot #BehindTheScenes

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · Jul 16

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️400 kilometers for a good cause! Many colleagues ran or hiked in the #NCTRun by @nct-heidelberg.bsky.social over the weekend, either here at our institute in Heidelberg along the Neckar River, in Stuttgart, or in their hometowns. Thank you all, that was great! 👟💪
#nctrun2025 #alonetogether #mpimr

Employees of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research jogging for the NCT Run 2025

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · Jul 14

👀 💡 Find out more about SNAP-tag2, a new powerful tool for labeling proteins with synthetic fluorophores for bioimaging, that scientists around our @kjohnsson.bsky.social and @steffi-k.bsky.social have developed 🎉
#maxplanck #mpimr #medicalresearch #science #bioimaging
www.mr.mpg.de/14653278/sna...

Faster and brighter protein labeling: new tool SNAP-tag2

www.mr.mpg.de

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · Jul 11

We had a great time yesterday, hosting a group of young scientists traveling around Baden-Württemberg to explore the life science research landscape. It was an honor to be the last stop on their tour after attending #LINO25! ⚗️

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · Jul 11

🔬 Welcome back to #ScienceFunFactFriday! 🎉

Ever wondered about the quirkiest science facts? We're here to share them! Dive into our team's top picks and share your own fun fact with us. Let's make science (even more) fun together! 🌟🧠 #ScienceFun #FunFact #ScienceTrivia #MaxPlanck #MPIMR

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