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Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 9d

2025 Basic Award winner Dirk Görlich @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social advises scientists to overcome "headwinds against new ways of thinking" by putting ideas to the "strictest possible test" and finding satisfaction in the journey, not just the destination. #LaskerAwards

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social · 23h

🎖️ The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 is awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson & Omar Yaghi! They have created molecular constructions, known as metal–organic frameworks, that can contribute to solving some of humankind’s greatest challenges.

www.kva.se/nobelchemistry2025

#Nobelprize

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social · 1d

🎖️ The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis!

The laureates used a series of experiments to demonstrate that the bizarre properties of the quantum world can be made concrete in a system big enough to be held in the hand.

www.kva.se/nobelphysics2025

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 2d

Get tickets or join online with the ON AIR ticket 👉 literaturherbst-on-air.com

Literaturherbst ON AIR – Unsere Veranstaltungen als Stream

literaturherbst-on-air.com

MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 2d

📖 Saturday, October 25, 7 pm (🇩🇪)
Johannes Krause and Thomas Trappe – „Hybris: Die Reise der Menschheit. Zwischen Aufbruch und Scheitern“
www.literaturherbst.com/programm/fes...

Hybris: Die Reise der Menschheit | Göttinger Literaturherbst

Der Göttinger Literaturherbst zählt zu den fünf größten Literaturfestivals im deutschsprachigen Raum. Seit über 30 Jahren ein Fest der Gegenwartsliteratur.

www.literaturherbst.com

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 2d

📖 24 October, 7 pm (🇩🇪)
Kai Michel – „Die Evolution der Gewalt: Warum wir Frieden wollen, aber Kriege führen. Eine Menschheitsgeschichte“
www.literaturherbst.com/programm/fes...

Die Evolution der Gewalt | Göttinger Literaturherbst

Der Göttinger Literaturherbst zählt zu den fünf größten Literaturfestivals im deutschsprachigen Raum. Seit über 30 Jahren ein Fest der Gegenwartsliteratur.

www.literaturherbst.com

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 2d

Will humanity outlive its own power – and break the cycle of violence? Kai Michel, Johannes Krause, and Thomas Trappe explore at Göttinger Literaturherbst the history of humankind to find answers for its future. @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
Details below 👇

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 2d

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body 🧪 www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 6d

How is artificial intelligence reshaping healthcare?
Open lecture & panel discussion (🇬🇧) on inclusive AI, ethics, & patient integration.
🗓️ 6 Oct, 5 pm
📍 Aula am Wilhelmsplatz, Göttingen
Speakers: Mei Lin Fung, Liz Goodman, Huw Williams.
Please register via [email protected].
@uni-goettingen.de

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 6d

Looking forward to welcoming you in Göttingen’s Max Planck community, @steffenmau.bsky.social! Congratulations to our colleagues at @mpimmg.bsky.social for this excellent appointment 👏!

MaxPlanckInstitute for the Study of Religious & Ethnic Diversity @mpimmg.bsky.social · 8d

We are thrilled to announce that @steffenmau.bsky.social, one of Germany’s leading sociologists, has been appointed Director at our Institute. He will lead a new Department on Inequality, Transformation & Conflict, addressing pressing societal challenges via cutting-edge social science research.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 7d

Yesterday, about 30 researchers from Göttingen’s four Max Planck Institutes swapped labs for classrooms at #MaxPlanckGoesToSchool. From animal welfare to AI & space tech, students got a glimpse of frontier research. Thanks to all – see you in 2026! 🧑‍🏫🔬

@mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
@mpimmg.bsky.social

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Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social · 8d

Tomorrow, Max Planck goes to school!
34 school classes will welcome a scientist from one of the Max Planck Institutes in Göttingen. From #MPSGoettingen, 16 scientists will participate and speak about #exoplanets, #solarstorms etc. #MaxPlanckgehtzurSchule
@mpi-nat.bsky.social @mpimmg.bsky.social

Group picture of nine scientists dressed in a black MPS T-shirt gathered around a statue of Max Planck in the foyer of the MPS

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 8d

Visit the Literaturherbst website for details about tickets and more (in German): www.literaturherbst.com/programm/wis...

Wissenschaft beim Göttinger Literaturherbst | Göttinger Literaturherbst

Der Göttinger Literaturherbst zählt zu den fünf größten Literaturfestivals im deutschsprachigen Raum. Seit über 30 Jahren ein Fest der Gegenwartsliteratur.

www.literaturherbst.com

MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 8d

Colorful leaves ✅
Pumpkin spice ✅
Göttinger Literaturherbst …↺ loading…
Our scientific lecture series at Göttingen’s literature festival is fast approaching! We will be providing you with info about the topics and speakers here. Stay tuned!
@mpsgoettingen.bsky.social @mpimmg.bsky.social

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 14d

Five MPI-NAT trainees joined 160 peers from 41 Max Planck Institutes at the first Trainee BarCamp in Berlin💡. The two days with crowd-sourced program covered career planning, team building, mental health, and much more. Looking forward to next time! 🤝🤩 @maxplanck.de

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 20d

Today was Apprentice Welcome Day at the MPI-NAT! New trainees met seasoned peers, explored the institute, and grabbed insider tips. Looking for a hands-on apprenticeship in one of 9 exciting professions? Check out our website (in German) 👉 www.mpinat.mpg.de/ausbildung

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 21d

Read the full story in our press release “A surprising tag”: www.mpinat.mpg.de/5119533/pr_2...

A surprising tag

Researchers at the MPI-NAT have made a surprising discovery: The human ubiquitin ligase HUWE1 does not only attach ubiquitin to cellular proteins. It can also tag externally added drug-like molecules,...

www.mpinat.mpg.de

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 21d

Surprising tag: Scientists from @sonjalorenzlab.bsky.social and colleagues have now discovered that the human ligase HUWE1 can tag synthetic drug-like molecules in cells with ubiquitin. Their finding could open up new avenues in drug discovery and biotechnology.
@compbiophys.bsky.social

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 22d

Learn more here 👉 www.mpinat.mpg.de/5118437/pr_2...

Melina Schuh honored with Science Breakthrough 2025

Melina Schuh is honored by the Falling Walls Foundation with the 2025 Science Breakthrough of the Year award in the Life Sciences category for filming ovulation for the first time.

www.mpinat.mpg.de

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 22d

Congratulations, Melina Schuh @schuhlab.bsky.social! 🍾 The Falling Walls Foundation has awarded our director the Science Breakthrough 2025 prize! Melina Schuh and her team were the first to visualize the process of ovulation in mouse follicles in real time.

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Göttingen Campus @goettingen-campus.de · 26d

25 years: international Molecular Biology & Neurosciences research & teaching programmes in Göttingen! #IMPRS: unique collaborations across our Campus: Uni, UMG, MPIs, DPZ and more.

Congratulations to those celebrating in Göttingen and alumni worldwide: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html...

Text on this image reads: 25 years Molecular Biology & Neurosciences (MSc/PhD) 12-14 September 2025. Image shows a range of difference science images - an eye, a brain, microscope, cells, medication in turquoise and other colours.

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 27d

Dirk Görlich receives the prestigious #LaskerAward 2025! Congratulations!🍾
@laskerfdn.bsky.social honors him and Steven McKnight for discoveries exposing the structures and functions of protein sequences of low complexity.

Read all about Görlich's research here 👉 www.mpinat.mpg.de/5111108/pr_2...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · 29d

The German young Molecular Imaging Community comes to Göttingen – GyMIC invites early-career researchers and students to join their talks, tours, discussions, and workshops in Göttingen.
📍 Where? City Campus, MPI-NAT
📅 When? October 9-10

Find all the details here 👉 e-smi.eu/young-esmi/g...

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · Sep 4

Looking for the program of the scientific lecture series? We got you 👉 www.literaturherbst.com/programm/wis...

Wissenschaft beim Göttinger Literaturherbst | Göttinger Literaturherbst

Der Göttinger Literaturherbst zählt zu den fünf größten Literaturfestivals im deutschsprachigen Raum. Seit über 30 Jahren ein Fest der Gegenwartsliteratur.

www.literaturherbst.com

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social · Sep 4

Breaking +++ The Science Communication Medal 2025 goes to Mojib Latif 🏅. The climate expert @geomarkiel.bsky.social joins the Göttinger Literaturherbst with his latest book “Klimahandel”. More highlights of the scientific lecture series in our press release ⬇️
www.mpinat.mpg.de/5094670/pr_2...

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