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Dear reader,
Strolling across our campus in Berlin-Buch these days, you’ll be greeted by blooming shrubs, bright spring flowers – and a little spark of joy in the air. The sun is doing its part to lift spirits. For our AI experts, a workshop in Berlin was just as energizing: it was an interdisciplinary exchange that brought together the stars of the community working on foundation models for science. Read more in our Q&A with Dagmar Kainmüller. We would also like to congratulate Ana Pombo! The German Research Foundation awarded her the Leibniz Prize on March 19. And if you are interested in new developments in Alzheimer's research, we recommend our Research Highlight.
One thing to mark on your calendar: On April 3, we are opening an exhibition at the MDC-BIMSB featuring dozens of photographs by Sibylle Bergemann, one of Germany's most influential photographers. Her images of everyday life in Berlin, both before and after the fall of the Wall, are truly captivating. Join us for the vernissage and enjoy the images!
We wish you an inspiring read!
Your Insights team
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AI and science unite at first HFMI workshop
How can AI transform scientific research? The Helmholtz Foundation Model Initiative brought together a diverse group of experts during its first workshop. In an interview, Dagmar Kainmüller, group leader at our center, explains foundation models and why interdisciplinary collaboration is important.
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Inflammatory messenger fuels Alzheimer’s
Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and our research center have detailed the precise mechanism through which the inflammatory signaling molecule IL-12 contributes to Alzheimer’s disease. The study was published in the journal “Nature Aging.”
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Unraveling cell polarity with the help of AI Scientists at our center and Helmholtz Imaging have developed open-source software that simplifies the study of cell polarity with fluorescence microscopy. Published in “Nature Communications,” the innovation may streamline research on many basic biological processes such as tissue repair.
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New treatment approach for rare blood cancer of the skin Researchers from Medical University of Vienna, Charité Berlin and Max Delbrück Center have identified the CD74 protein as a new drug target to treat deadly skin lymphoma. The study was published in the “British Journal of Dermatology.”
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Inequality raises disease risk, especially for women
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A study led by Tobias Pischon has found that low socioeconomic status raises the risk of cardiovascular disease in women more so than in men. The study in the "Journal of the American Heart Association" underlines the importance of gender-specific prevention.
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Congratulations – Leibniz Prize goes to Ana Pombo
Biochemist Ana Pombo (r.), who conducts research at our Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (MDC-BIMSB), has been awarded the prestigious Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize. The German Research Foundation (DFG) honored her on March 19, 2025, in Berlin, along with three other female scientists and six male researchers. The prize is considered Germany’s most important research award and comes with a €2.5 million grant.
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Gabriele Schiattarella awarded W2 Professorship Dr. Gabriele G. Schiattarella has been awarded a W2 Professorship for Cardiometabolic Diseases at the Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité. He will continue to study one of the biggest challenges in cardiology: heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
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Carl Hermann Medal awarded to Udo Heinemann What does the 3D structure of protein look like? And what does this mean about its function? For decades, structural biologist Udo Heinemann has explored these questions at our institute. Now, the German Society for Crystallography is honoring his life’s work.
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“Jugend forscht” at Campus Berlin-Buch From better 3D printers for biological structures to soil remediation with microorganisms – in the 60th round of “Jugend forscht,” regional students presented their exciting research projects on the Berlin-Buch campus.
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Curious minds at UniStem Day 2025 Around 220 high school students from across Berlin came to our conference center in Buch in mid-March with one topic on their minds: stem cell research. For the tenth time, the German Stem Cell Network (GSCN, stem cell research dialogue platform at BIH) hosted UniStem Day.
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What are you reading, Mr Sai?
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Somesh Sai is a postdoc in the Sander lab. He explores how islet beta cells adapt to metabolic stress at the single-cell level. As a Postdoc Representative, he loves to organize events like Postdoc lunches and After Hours. He recommends a Chinese author who gained global fame for his sci-fi novels.
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Curious about a career that combines science and innovation? At the Max Delbrück Center you can expect exciting challenges, interdisciplinary and international teams and the opportunity to help shape the medicine of tomorrow – whether in administration or in the lab.
All open positions
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April 3
9:15 a.m. - 2 p.m. Max Delbrück Center (Buch and Mitte) Robert-Rössle-Str. 10 and Hannoversche Str. 28 13125 Berlin
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Girls‘ Day – IT Girls in der Biomedizin
Was macht eine Informatikerin in der Gesundheitsforschung?
Wir nehmen Euch für einen Tag mit in unsere Labore! Unsere Azubis, Forscherinnen und IT-Fachfrauen zeigen Euch ihren Berufsalltag und erzählen Euch warum sie ihren Beruf gewählt haben, wie ihr Weg dahin ausgesehen hat und was daran so cool ist. Einblicke in die biomedizinische Spitzenforschung sind mit auf dem Menu.
Dieses Angebot ist ab Klassenstufe 8 (mind. 13 Jahre alt).
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April 3
6 - 8 p.m. MDC-BIMSB Hannoversche Str. 28 Rooftop terrace 10115 Berlin
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Photo Exhibition from the Estate of Sibylle Bergemann
Vernissage & Inauguration of the Sibylle Bergemann Rooftop Terrace
This photo exhibition features a curated selection of works from the Sibylle Bergemann estate, offering a unique insight into her boundary-breaking approach to photography that blended documentation and art.
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April 4
8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Historic Lecture Hall Building 55 Robert-Rössle-Straße 10 13125 Berlin
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MDC Neuroscience Meeting
A yearly one-day event aimed at fostering interactions between everyone at our community interested in neuroscience.
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April 9
4 - 5:30 p.m. Online per Zoom
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Lab meets teacher
Teacher training
Topic: Cancer prevention through diet and physical activity: How can we generate evidence-based insights?
The lecture will be given by Katharina Nimptsch from the Pischon Lab.
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April 28 - 29
Universität Heidelberg Grabengasse 1 & 3-5 Day 1: Alte Aula | Day 2: Neue Aula 69117 Heidelberg
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Angioscience meets Cardioscience
HI-TAC Spring Symposium
The HI-TAC is thrilled to host the first inaugural HI-TAC Spring Conference! We look forward to engaging discussions and active participation from scientists at all career stages.
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April 28 - 30
Max Delbrück Communications Center (MDC.C) Robert-Rössle-Str. 10 13125 Berlin
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International Helmholtz Drug Discovery Conference
The international Helmholtz Drug Discovery Conference 2025 has a focus on RNA as drug and drug target, Novel cardiovascular drugs, PROTACs, Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery, Chemoproteomics and much more, and invites scientists from academia and industry to discuss the challenges and chances of modern drug discovery.
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June 28
5 p.m. - 11 p.m. Campus Berlin-Buch Robert-Rössle-Str. 10 13125 Berlin
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Long Night of Sciences
In just a few months, we will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Long Night of the Sciences (LNDW) in Berlin!
Once again, you can look forward to a diverse program featuring spectacular experiments, exciting lectures, science shows, lab tours, and a late-night show.
This year, tickets are only 5 euros! Presale starts in April.
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