Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

This week we opened up the exhibition "More than research", a showcase of the art of our employees at both Max Planck Institutes in Martinsried. With 80 different works of art the exhibition highlights the variety and diversity of creative expression at both institutes. @mpiforbi.bsky.social

A few impressions of the 2026 Laureate Lectures as part of #GairdnerScienceWeek, featuring our laureates Matthias Mann and Wolfgang Baumeister alongside the other awardees of the 2026 class.

How can one E3 receptor subunit recognize diverse substrates while also building a megadalton assembly? New in Nature Comms from the Schulman lab: CTLH receptor MKLN1 reads internal, Arg/C- and adaptor-mediated Ac/N-degrons ❕ doi.org/10.1038/s414... @natcomms.nature.com @sarasepic.bsky.social

Register for After the Gairdner Award—Where Next? Gairdner laureates & researchers explore how breakthrough discoveries evolve into transformative therapies & shape the future of medicine. 📆 Oct 22 ⏱️9AM 📍Toronto & Online 🎟️Free Register: bit.ly/Internationa... @gairdnerawards.bsky.social

ICYMI: Don´t forget to register for the 2026 Laureate Lectures taking place later today (9 AM ET/ 3 pm CEST), which are part of the #GairdnerScienceWeek! Our laureates Matthias Mann and Wolfgang Baumeister will share their stories behind their science. Find info below. @gairdnerawards.bsky.social

The next exhibition in our Foyer is just around the corner! 🎨 More than research! The new art exhibition opens tomorrow, featuring work by our employees. External visitors are very welcome! 📍 Foyer Max Planck Institutes, Martinsried 📅 21.10.-10.12.2026 🕐 Mon-Fri: 8:00-22:00; Sat & Sun: 8:00-20:00

Register for the 2026 Laureate Lectures! Hear the science behind their discoveries—from advances in proteomics, developing oral cholera vaccines, discovering tafamidis & more. Wed Oct 21 | 9 AM ET | Toronto & online | Free bit.ly/laureatelect... @gairdnerawards.bsky.social

How do cells make sure membrane proteins end up in the right place, and fix it when they don’t? A new piece of the puzzle now published in natsmb.nature.com. Study by the Schulman Dept. mpibiochem.bsky.social & Feige Lab tum.de, with the Schuldiner weizmann.ac.il & Fenech Labs unicologne.bsky.social

The #pictureofthemonth in October has its focus on brains. October – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸 Seung Hee Chun

Our dearest congratulations to both laureates!

Congratulations to this years' Laureate in Physics!

In 2023 Nobel Prize Laureate Peter Hegemann held a lecture about his research at our Institute as part of the Symposium to celebrate 50 Years of MPIB. To celebrate the big news we want to share this lecture: youtu.be/aN6q8Fc_ifc

Our dearest Congratulations to all awardees, especially our former PhD, PostDoc and Group Leader Peter Hegemann!

We are looking for a Staff Member (M/F/D) for the Occupational Health and Safety System of the MPG. The system is a SAP-based platform. ❕ Apply until: October 22 ❕ www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44... #hiring #jobalert #OccupationalHealth #Safety #SAP #S4HANA

We are looking for an IT Systems Administrator (M/F/D) for the development, processing and maintenance of our central IT services as well as our LINUX services. ❕ Apply until: October 31 ❕ www.mpg.de/26999616/it-... #hiring #jobalert #IT #SystemsAdministrator #Admin #SysAdmin

Our director, F.-Ulrich Hartl, is receiving this year’s “Keio Medical Science Prize”. We extend our warmest congratulations to him and to the other awardee, Seishi Ogawa. ❕Press release: www.biochem.mpg.de/f-ulrich-har...

Read the latest publication “Cryo-EM structure, enzymatic activity and genome targeting of canonical PRC1” from the Müller Research Group, published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. ❕ Publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41... ❕Press Release: www.biochem.mpg.de/a-molecular-... #PRC1

We are looking for an Accounting Clerk (M/F/D) to support our administrational section. If you are interested in this opening, please apply at the link below: ❕ Apply until: September 27 ❕ www.mpg.de/26970004/sac... #hiring #jobalert #Accounting #AccountingClerk #CommercialAccounting

Dear @carolineweiss.bsky.social, we congratulate you to your great achievement! Here´s to you and may many more follow!

Wir suchen Verstärkung für das Team der Geschäfts­führenden Leitung! ❕Bewerbungsfrist: 30. September ❕https://www.mpg.de/26948994/forschungskoordinator-wissenschaftsmanager-m-w-d #hiring #jobalert

Congratulations, Annika 🎉

A warm welcome to our new vocational trainees who are starting their training at @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social! 🎉 We’re excited to have you with us and wish you a great and successful start to your training. There’s lots to discover, learn and experience. 🚀

Ten years ago, our director, Stefan Jentsch, passed away. A memorial symposium will be held in his honour on October 23. Many of his former colleagues and friends will be in attendance. Would you like to join? Please register until October 1: ❕https://eveeno.com/256035281 #Ubiquitin #Symposium

#pictureofthemonth: A view of a neuronal environment showing several neurons and their dendrites and axons forming a densely connective network. 📸E.M. Schentarra, E. Unterauer More: www.nature.com/articles/s41... September – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social

Yeah, you did it. Congratulations, Max. We wish you every success in the future and all the best in Sweden. #proteomics #PhD @mannlab.bsky.social

The MtL Lecture Series is back from its summer break with MtL Fellow @lfmilles.bsky.social from @mpibiochem.bsky.social & @lmumuenchen.bsky.social @genecenter-lmu.bsky.social! Register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... & join us on Sept 16th at 3 pm CEST! 📷️: MPI of Biochemistry/Magdalena Possert

The Max Planck School of Biomedical AI — a new international graduate program at the intersection of biomedicine and AI — is looking for a PR & Communications Manager. 📍 Central office located at MPI of Biochemistry, Martinsried 🗓️ Apply by Sept 20 🔗 www.mpg.de/26935395/pr-... #hiring #jobalert

We congratulate Andreas Metousis from @mannlab.bsky.social on successfully completing his PhD. We wish you all the best for your future and your next projects. #proteomics #phd

We are looking for a Bioinformatician (M/F/D) in our Totipotency department, led by Kikuë Tachibana. ❕ Apply until: September 20 ❕ lnkd.in/d2SGK4pr #hiring #jobalert #Bioinformatics #Totipotency #ChromatinReprogramming #GeneRegulation

We have an opening for a position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow (M/F/D) with a focus on Bioinformatics. ❕ Apply until: September 30 ❕ www.mpg.de/26895349/pos... #hiring #jobalert #Bioinformatics #PostDoc #MachineLearning #LifeSciences

We are offering a position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow (M/F/D). Should this position be of interest to you, please apply at the link below: ❕ Apply until: September 30 ❕ www.mpg.de/26895302/pos... #hiring #jobalert #Research #PostDoc #GraphLearning #MachineLearning

We have an opening as Scientific Manager (m/f/d) in our department “Totipotency”. If you are interested in this position, please find application details at the link below: ❕ Apply until: September 16 ❕ www.mpg.de/26897769/sci... #ScientificManager #ScienceManagement #Management #Science

#pictureofthemonth: The eye of a zebrafish larva. The cells inside the eye are important for detecting visual features in the environment and sending such information to the brain. More: www.bi.mpg.de/baier August – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸 Man Yung Ng

We are hiring a Lab Manager/Senior Technical Assistant (M/W/D) for our junior research groups. If you are interested, please apply following the link below: ❕ Apply until: August 31 ❕ www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44... #hiring #jobalert #LabManager #TechnicalAssistant #Senior #Research

We are hiring a HR Administrator (M/W/D). Should this position be if interest to you, please apply at the link below: ❕ Apply until: July 31 ❕ www.mpg.de/25528428/per... #hiring #jobalert #HRadministrator #Administration #HR #HumanResources

Last week our very own in house award, the "Junior Scientists Publication Award" (JSPA) was presented. The best publications coming from young researchers were awarded and we congratulate them wholeheartedly - may many awards follow! 🎉

We are still amazed about the unveiling of the design of our new campus and the great reception it receives. For this we are very thankful! 😊 Below are the best quotes from the press conference. Full press release: www.biochem.mpg.de/neuer-max-pl... Exhibition Info: www.mpg.de/mpg-campus-m...

We finally revealed the winning design for our new Campus in Martinsried! We presented it in a press conference including numerous high ranking bavarian and politicians, our president and directors among other honorable guests. @maxplanck.de @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de @mpiforbi.bsky.social

#pictureofthemonth: Plant cells use tiny pores called plasmodesmata to talk to each other. The rendering, shows how everything links together. More: www.biochem.mpg.de/baumeister-p... July – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸 by Monika Krause & Marcel Dickmanns

We congratulate Brenda Schulman, our director, on her election as a new Fellow of @royalsociety.org. ❕Press release: www.biochem.mpg.de/brenda-schul... Congratulations also to all the other new Fellows, in particular the additional scientists from the @maxplanck.de

#pictureofthemonth: Ruffs in their natural environment in Finland. Their complex courtship provides fascinating insights into the dynamic changes of cooperation and competition. More: www.bi.mpg.de/kuepper June – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social & @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸 Simon Vandepitte

@asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org in partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, has awarded two research grants to Matthias Mann & colleagues to investigate the mechanims underlying Parkinson's disease. ❕More: www.biochem.mpg.de/two-research... @mannlab.bsky.social

On August 1st, the @maxplanck.de will launch the SynCell‑nExUs #postdoc programme. The programme will be coordinated by @mpibiochem.bsky.social & @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social in coll. with 22 research institutions across Europe. ❕More: www.biochem.mpg.de/syncell-nexu... #SyntheticCell

We are hiring a Foreign Language Assistant (M/W/D). Should this position be of interest to you, please apply at the link below: ❕ Apply until: June 18 ❕ lnkd.in/dwaPjYRT #hiring #jobalert #ForeignLanguageAssistant #Administration #Language #Communication

New work from the Schulman Dept. shows mechanisms of metabolite-regulated E3 ligase activity. Read more about it: “Cysteine availability tunes ubiquitin signaling via inverse stability of LRRC58 E3 ligase and its substrate CDO1” in Nature Communications. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We are offering a position to write a Master`s thesis. The position will be in the department of Immunoregulation, led by Prof. Dr. Peter Murray. More information below: ❕ Apply until: June 7 ❕ www.mpg.de/26485557/6-m... #hiring #jobalert #Masterthesis #Macrophage #Metabolism #Immunology

We are offering a position as Head of Occupational Health and Safety (EHS) / Occupational Safety Specialist (M/F/D). Find more information as well as the application form below: ❕ Apply until: June 9 ❕ www.mpg.de/26129166/lei... #hiring #jobalert #HeadOfEHS #OccupationalHealthSafety #HeadOf

We are hiring a Technical Assistant with a BTA, CTA, PTA, VMTA, MTA or Biolab Assistant background. If you are interested please find more details and the application form below. ❕ Apply until: June 15 ❕ www.mpg.de/26474090/tec... #hiring #jobalert #TechnicalAssistant #BTA #MTA #CTA #Biolab

#pictureofthemonth: a peptide called "spacer peptide 2" (light blue) binds matrix proteins (red triangles). More: www.biochem.mpg.de/en/briggs-pr... March – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social 📸Illustration by Margot Riggi, James, Stacey, Dominik Hrebik (Briggs Lab)

Our department of Machine Learning and Systems Biology is offering a PhD student position. For requirements and your application follow the link below: ❕ Application is open from May 1st to 29th ❕https://www.mpg.de/25676082/phd-student-2025-37 #hiring #jobalert #PhD #MachineLearning #MLCARE