Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics

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The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin. We want to understand how the genome works and how it is regulated, especially during embryonic development & disease. Imprint: https://www.molgen.mpg.de/impressum

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Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
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🥂Congratulations to all three winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine! Great to see that two former Max Planck Society researchers, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, have been honored, and that part of the prize also goes to a colleague from Berlin’s scientific community (Hegemann). #NobelPrize #Berlin

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Two of the 2026 #Medicine #NobelPrize winners, Peter Hegemann & Georg Nagel, made their prize‑winning discoveries during their time at Max Planck Institutes: our warmest congratulations! 🎉(and yes, we’re feeling just a tiny bit 'nobel' today, too!😉) @mpibiochem.bsky.social @mpibp.bsky.social

mpg.deCongratulations to Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel on the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineThe two former Max Planck researchers Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been honoured with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 for their discovery of light-sensitive ion channels, which e...

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Vallier Lab
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Super excited to announce the Berlin Organoid Symposium - 2nd Edition Berlin 06 – 07 October 2026 It will bring together leading researchers and emerging scientists to explore the next frontiers of organoid biology. For more information and registration: lnkd.in/daMkTbZQ

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Ekin Deniz Aksu
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I'm excited to share that Corgi is out in @natcomms.nature.com! We refine context-aware sequence-to-function models by using FiLM to condition the model on trans-regulator expression levels. This way Corgi can generalize to unseen cell types. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵Thread 1/n

nature.comContext-aware sequence-to-function model of human gene regulation - Nature CommunicationsThis study introduces Corgi and Corgi+ , biology-inspired deep neural network models of regulatory DNA sequences that can generalize to unseen cell types. They accurately impute epigenomic d...
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Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
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Johannes Stein's new lab at the MPIMG will use microscopy to study the organization of the genome at a molecular level. We talked to him about how, despite being a trained physicist, he ended up in biology, the potential of his research and the power of interdisciplinary teams. @jmstein.bsky.social

molgen.mpg.deA nanoscopic look at gene regulationJohannes Stein joined the MPIMG in 2025. His lab will use state-of-the-art microscopy techniques to examine the organisation of the genome at a molecular level. We talked to him about how, despite bei...
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A new study shows how different regulatory genetic elements coordinate the activity of a key developmental gene. The findings could explain subtle differences seen in patients with congenital limb malformations, for which the underlying disease mechanisms often remain unknown. Read more: ⬇️

molgen.mpg.deWaves of regulation control an important developmental geneIn a new study published in Genes & Development, researchers from the labs of Stefan Mundlos (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics and Charité, Berlin) and Lila Allou (MRC Laboratory of Medical...
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The work is a collaboration between the labs of Stefan Mundlos @stemundi.bsky.social at MPIMG and @lilaallou.bsky.social at @mrc-lms.bsky.social Congratulations to first author Alessa Ringel! Original Publication: genesdev.cshlp.org/content/earl...

genesdev.cshlp.orgTemporal loss of En1 during limb development causes distinct phenotypes A biweekly scientific journal publishing high-quality research in molecular biology and genetics, cancer biology, biochemistry, and related fields
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
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On March 10, we hosted a panel discussion for International Women's Day on unconscious bias in academia. We discussed how bias affects hiring and women’s workload. Solutions like anonymized applications and diverse panels trained on DEI were proposed for a more inclusive future. #IWD #WomeninSTEM

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
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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 Hannah Wieler and her role model Hedi Lamarr—actress and inventor who's ideas set the basis for many modern technologies. #IWD2026 #WomenInScience