Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics

Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, we’re sharing the female scientific role models who inspire our colleagues—one per day. Last but not least Postdoc Petar Glazar from the lab of @aktast.bsky.social. His role model is Ada Yonath, crystallographer and Nobel laureate.
#IWD2026

Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, we’re sharing the female scientific role models who inspire our colleagues—one per day. Today Postdoc Irene Talon from the Vallier Lab. #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #WomenInScience

Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, we’re sharing the female scientific role models who inspire our colleagues—one per day. Today Katarina Ninkovic about her role mode, American microbiologist Alice Catherine Evans.

Congratulations to director Alexander Meissner, who has been honored with the 2026 ISSCR Momentum Award for Exceptional Work in Developmental and Stem Cell Epigenetics by the The International Society for Stem Cell Research. @isscr.org
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Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, we’re sharing the female scientific role models who inspire our colleagues—one per day. Today Marcel Wittmung (Hnisz/Vingron Labs) and his role model Debbie Marks.

Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, we’re sharing the female scientific role models who inspire our colleagues—one per day. Today Hannah Wieler and her role model Hedi Lamarr—actress and inventor who's ideas set the basis for many modern technologies. #IWD2026 #WomenInScience

Congratulations to the entire team (l to r): Ibrahim Ilik, first authors Lisa Martina and Michal Malszycki and group leader Tuğçe Aktaş! Work is a collaboration with @ferhatay.bsky.social at the @lji.org and Cantas Alev at Kyoto University. -> Original Publication: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

New paper in @cellpress.bsky.social by the Aktas lab @aktast.bsky.social! The scientists show that nuclear speckles help process RNA transcribed from dense regions of the genome, providing an answer to the long-standing question of speckle function.
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Thanks to everyone who joined us at the 2nd Meeting on Early Embryogenesis & Epigenetics last week—great talks and valuable discussions across the community! Huge thanks to our partners at the Weizmann, the speakers, session chairs, and all the behind-the-scenes helpers! www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

Last but certainly not least, the final guest speaker at the 2nd meeting on embryogenesis and epigenetics will be Joanna Wysocka from Stanford University. We look forward to hearing about her work on human development and evolution.

More information: www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

Next in our featured speakers for the 2nd meeting on early embryogenesis & epigenetics: Alexander van Oudenaarden of the Hubrecht Institute will discuss his work on novel sequencing tools for exploring translation in individual cells.

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Thank you for all of the applications submitted to the IMPRS-BAC graduate school! We are currently evaluating them and will notify candidates by the end of January. Good luck, and thank you for your interest! The next call will open in October 2026.
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🧬 Only one month until the 2nd meeting on early embryogenesis & epigenetics. #Embryo2026

Barbara Treutlein (@ethz.ch) will speak about her work reconstructing human brain development with organoids and single-cell technologies!

More information: www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

📢 LAST CALL! Celebrate the New Year by applying for one of our #PhD projects & #IMPRS-BAC #gradschool until Jan 7th, 2026!
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📆 Holiday Season is coming up, so there is plenty of time to prepare your application for the #IMPRS-BAC #gradschool!
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Next in our featured speakers for the 2nd meeting on early embryogenesis & epigenetics: Amos Tanay (Weizmann Institute of Science) will speak about quantitative models for the epiblast and beyond.

More information: www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

We look forward to welcoming Kikuë Tachibana (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry) to the 2nd Meeting on early embryogeneis & epigenetics!

More information: www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

🧬 Are you interested in synthetic biology, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing and cutting-edge genomics? Apply by 07.01.2026 to join Stefan Mundlos’ lab @stemundi.bsky.social at the MPIMG. #IMPRS-BAC #gradschool! @nataliabenetti.bsky.social
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📢 Speaker showcase for our 2nd Meeting #Embryo2026 🧬
Marta Shabhazi (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology / University of Cambridge) will speak about the developmental plasticity of the early human embryo.
More information: www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

🧬 Are you fascinated by alternative splicing? Join Florian Heyd’s lab @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social & #IMPRS-BAC #gradschool for your PhD! Strong background in molecular biology and cell culture needed.

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Congratulations to first authors Atsuhiro Taguchi and Alexandre Magalhães!
Link to the original publication: doi.org/10.1016/j.de...

From form to function – how liver cells mature A new study by the Meissner and Hnisz labs, published in Developmental Cell, reveals in new detail the genetic programs that guide liver cells as they develop into fully functional hepatocytes. The fi...

A new study by the Meissner and Hnisz labs, published in Developmental Cell, reveals the genetic programs that guide liver cells as they develop into fully functional hepatocytes. The findings could have implications for biotechnology and regenerative medicine.
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Want to analyze the role of endogenous retroviruses in early human development or investigate their regulation in pluripotency and early development for your PhD?

Join the lab of @fueyoraquel.bsky.social via the IMPRS-BAC #gradschool!

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📢 Speaker showcase for our 2nd Meeting #Embryo2026 🧬
We look forward to hearing from Nicolas Rivron (Institute of Molecular Biotechnology) about his work with blastoids!

More information👇
www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

New work from Bernhard Herrmann’s group in "Genetics" shows how targeted, non-Mendelian inheritance could solve problems in livestock breeding.

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🔬 Hot #PhD topic: Single-molecule fluorescence and super-resolution microscopy! Use quantitative nanoscale imaging to map nuclear organization. Apply by Jan 7 to join Johannes Stein’s Lab @jmstein.bsky.social & #IMPRS-BAC #gradschool!

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🧬📢 We look forward to welcoming Kathrin Plath from the UCLA as part of our speaker lineup for the #Embryo2026 meeting!

More information: www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

IMPRS-BAC open call: Gunwant Patil from the @bulutkarslioglu.bsky.social Lab talks about his PhD experience and how the program helps him develop on a personal and professional level.

Call is open until January 7, 2026!
Available projects: www.molgen.mpg.de/IMPRSPhDproj...

IMPRS-BAC #gradschool: Our new groupleader @sedonamurphy.bsky.social has an open PhD project in her lab. Topic: Spatial feedback between epigenetic regulation and chromatin regulation. Apply by Jan 7, 2026!
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📢 Speaker showcase for our 2nd Meeting #Embryo2026 🧬Vincent Pasque @pasquelab.bsky.social from @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social will speak about his work on modelling early human embryogenesis with naïve pluripotent stem cells.
More information👇
www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026