Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology

Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology

@mpiib-berlin.mpg.de

Infectious disease research and immunology in the heart of #Berlin | Part of @maxplanck.bsky.social 🦠 Website: https://www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/en Privacy policy: https://www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/1687252/privacy_policy

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
@maxplanck.de

Since the #Medicine #NobelPrize on Monday, everyone's been talking about #optogenetics. So...opto-what? 😂If you're curious what all the fuss is about, here's a short video to shed some light (tee-hee 😉) on it!

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Patrick Cramer
@patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de

#Informationsfreiheit ist ein Merkmal moderner Demokratie und eine Voraussetzung für unabhängige Wissenschaft. Warum die geplante Reform des #IFG auch die Wissenschaft betrifft, zeigen Carolyn Moser, Ralph Hertwig und Erik Tuchtfeld: www.mpg.de/26923995/inf...

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft@maxplanck.de

Der Koalitionsausschuss der Bundesregierung hat Anfang Juli beschlossen, das #Informationsfreiheitsgesetz grundlegend zu reformieren. Was bedeutet dies für Bürger*innen, Journalist*innen und Wissenschaftler*innen? www.mpg.de/26923995/inf... #Informationsfreiheit #Demokratie

mpg.deInformationsfreiheit als Garant liberaler DemokratienDie geplante Änderung des Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes schränkt das Auskunftsrecht drastisch ein und gefährdet die demokratische Transparenz in Deutschland

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Felix M Key
@keyfm.bsky.social

Can we reconstruct ancient pathogen genomes from animal remains? Can paleopathology help prioritize promising specimens? Our new paper demonstrates this by screening more than 300 specimens from across Eurasia over the past 6,000 years. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comProbing the zooarchaeological record across time and space for ancient pathogen DNA - Nature CommunicationsAuthors investigate ancient DNA from animal remains and identify multiple signatures of ancient zoonotic pathogens. They find ancient pathogen genomics from archaeological animal remains may inform zo...
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Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
@mpiib-berlin.mpg.de

(5/6) How we test the efficacy of malaria vaccine candidates 💉 The efficacy of a vaccine can only be determined through clinical trials in humans. Our test can assess whether a vaccine candidate triggers an immune response that inhibits the function of the malaria parasites to infect human cells.

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Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
@mpiib-berlin.mpg.de

(3/6) How we infect mosquitoes with malaria parasites 🦠 The mosquito takes up malaria parasites while feeding on blood. The parasite multiplies in the mosquito and after two weeks, the mosquito carries several thousand parasites infectious to humans and can transmit malaria through the next bite.

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
@maxplanck.de

Spring is coming! 💐🌷🪻 If you need help identifying #plants, get the #FloraIncognita app now! It‘s free, and your findings make a valuable contribution to global #biodiversity research.

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Patrick Cramer
@patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de

Transatlantic research is strong—but also vulnerable. This is the moment to defend academic freedom, sustain collaboration, and keep opportunities open. Science remains a global endeavor. My full speech at the German Consulate in New York: www.mpg.de/26279100/202...

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Simone Reber
@simonereber.bsky.social

In vitro reconstitution is powerful: we can rebuild Plasmodium microtubule architectures from purified components and recapitulate what cells actually do 🤩 Thanks to an incredible team that made this possible 🙌 @carolynmoores1.bsky.social in particular rdcu.be/e7eM2

rdcu.beAdaptations in Plasmodium tubulin determine distinct microtubule architectures, mechanics and drug susceptibilityNature Communications - Tubulin conservation presents a challenge to understanding microtubules’ diverse functions in eukaryotes. Here, the authors characterize the structures of P....

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Max Planck Information & Technology
@maxit.mpg.de

Happy 78th, Max Planck Society! 🎉 Since 26 Feb 1948, MPG has pushed the frontiers of curiosity‑driven science. As part of this community, we’re proud to power research with the tools and tech that help discoveries happen. Here’s to the next breakthroughs 🚀🔬✨

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Simone Reber
@simonereber.bsky.social

Density. Crowding. Tomato. Tomato 🍅 @gabepopkin.bsky.social kin.bsky.social @quantamagazine.bsky.social Thx for covering the debate! We promise we're all friends 🥰 @liamholt.bsky.social & @gwgl.bsky.social Nothing would have been possible without @gucklab.bsky.social @vasilyzaburdaev.bsky.social

quantamagazine.orgThe Biophysical World Inside a Jam-Packed Cell | Quanta MagazineInnovations in imaging and genetic engineering are coming together to probe the biophysics of cytoplasm inside living animals.

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Max Planck Institute for Human Development
@mpib-berlin.bsky.social

Heute Abend in Berlin 🎬 Filmvorführung von BLAME und anschließendes Gespräch u.a. mit dem ehemaligen ARC-Mitglied @lorenzspreen.bsky.social @arc-mpib.bsky.social 👇

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft@maxplanck.de

Wir sind bei der Kinotour von "BLAME" in Köln, München und Berlin mit dabei! Der erste Termin findet am 3.2. im Odeon Kino in #Köln statt. Nach der Filmvorführung spricht Regisseur Christian Frei mit Leon Wansleben. Er ist Forschungsgruppenleiter @mpifg.bsky.social 📽️ www.mpg.de/25990221/dok...

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Simone Reber
@simonereber.bsky.social

We spend way too much time manually analyzing #microtubules 🔬 Together with Mario, Justus, Dominik, Felix & Erik we used synthetic data and foundation models to build a fully automated segmentation pipeline.
 #microscopy, #imageanalysis & #AI Check out our preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Domenech de Cellès lab
@domenech-lab.bsky.social

Honored to join the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) Working Group on pertussis vaccines. Together with a dozen other colleagues, we will support the WHO by reviewing scientific evidence and drafting recommendations on pertussis vaccines. www.who.int/groups/strat...

who.intPertussis VaccinesIn the light of the resurgence of pertussis and the related increase in infant mortality in some countries a SAGE Working Group on Pertussis Vaccines was established.

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Patrick Cramer
@patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de

Ein schöner Abend bei unserer Prelude-Veranstaltung. Gute Gespräche, kluge Perspektiven – und die gemeinsame Frage, wie wir Hightech in Europa selbst entwickeln, statt ihn zu importieren. Danke für den offenen Austausch und das gemeinsame Nachdenken über die Zukunft. www.mpg.de/prelude-2025

mpg.deEuropa: Wissenschaft, Transfer und ZukunftsfähigkeitRund 400 Gäste aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft kamen zum diesjährigen Max-Planck-Jahresempfang in Berlin, um sich über Europas Rolle in einer sich wandelnden globalen Wissenschaftsordnung a...
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
@mpiib-berlin.mpg.de

⏰ The IMPRS-IDI call 2026 closes next week Wednesday! Don't forget to apply for one of our 6 #PhD projects in infectious disease research and #immunology. 📅 Application deadline: December 10 Project descriptions and how to apply: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call

Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology@mpiib-berlin.mpg.de

🔭 Are you looking for a #PhD project in infectious disease research and #immunology? 🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment? 👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
@maxplanck.de

According to an international survey conducted by Elsevier, 68 percent of scientists say that publication pressure has increased over the past two to three years. 3,200 researchers from 113 countries took part in the survey. www.elsevier.com/insights/con... @elsevierconnect.bsky.social

elsevier.comResearcher of the Future: Confidence in ResearchIn this report, learn how researchers are adapting to rapid AI change, shifting funding landscapes, and new expectations for collaboration and impact.

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Martin Fenk
@mfenk.bsky.social

Is the human microbiome a source for hospital-associated infections (HAI) and are any genetic changes associated with HAI? In our new preprint, we longitudinally reconstruct the evolutionary processes within the human microbiome leading up to HAI: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

doi.orgColonization, translocation, and evolution of opportunistic pathogens during hospital-associated infectionsMany commensal bacteria that peacefully reside in the human microbiome are also able to cause acute opportunistic infections. Emerging evidence suggests that within-host evolution contributes to infec...