Dear reader,

This month, an idea that had been incubating for years finally became realtity: The Einstein Center for Early Disease Interception launched with an initial grant of six million euros. In our interview, Nikolaus Rajewsky and Leif Erik Sander explain why this cross-institutional collaboration is a great opportunity for Berlin. 

Speaking of ideas: In her commentary for Table Briefings, Maike Sander also emphasized how politics, science, and industry need to align around common goals to drive innovation forward. 

Communicating this and other news this month fell not only to your trusted comms team, but also to our new Head of Communications: Tabea Rauscher, who comes to us after working as Creative Team Lead in Communications at EMBL. Please join us in welcoming her!

Enjoy reading!

Your Insights team

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IN FOCUS

A new opportunity for Berlin

The Einstein Center for Early Disease Interception has been funded with six million euros. In an interview, Nikolaus Rajewsky and Leif Erik Sander, both spokespeople of the center, explain why new technologies and cross-institutional collaboration will make disease prevention in the future possible.

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RESEARCH

A double-pronged attack on malignant B cells

Multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow, remains difficult to treat despite modern CAR T cell therapies. In “Molecular Therapy,” a team led by Armin Rehm presents an improved immunotherapy that recognizes two distinct features of malignant cells to destroy the cancer more effectively.

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INNOVATIONS

 

Moving biomedical research to the market

Discovery, invention and spin-offs – Nevine Shalaby, Head of Innovation & Entrepreneurship was interviewed by “Buch Inside” about the path from research to innovation. She discusses how her team supports marketable research discoveries.

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The pandemic as an opportunity for the future

Real innovation in the life sciences tends to happen in hubs, where research, industry, and venture capital come together. Maike Sander, Scientific Director of the Max Delbrück Center, explains at Table.Briefings why Germany should strategically strengthen its research hubs.

Read more on Table.Briefings (German only)

OUR PEOPLE

Our new Head of Communications

Our Communications and Marketing department has a new head: Tabea Rauscher has taken over the role from Jutta Kramm. With a passion for science and strategic communication, she is shaping the dialogue between research and society.

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Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf wins Alzheimer‘s research grant

How do the ApoE4 gene variant and the herpes simplex virus work together to increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease? Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf has been awarded a grant from Alzheimer Forschung Initiative to study the molecular interaction between the two risk factors.

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In Memoriam: Peer Bork

We mourn the sudden unexpected loss of Peer Bork, a formative figure who helped shape the center’s intellectual spirit and commitment to innovative life science. Bork went on to build an extraordinary international career, influencing modern biology far beyond Berlin.


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RECOMMENDED READING

What are you reading, Ms Lange?

Petra Lange oversees the Business Applications team within Corporate IT. Together, they manage applications for administration. Petra has been at our center for five years and enjoys collaborative teamwork. Here, she recommends a book that offers a glimpse into life at Neumayer Station in Antarctica.

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OPEN POSITIONS

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

SAVE THE DATE

 

February 18

4 - 5:30 p.m.

Online Meeting

 

Labor trifft Lehrer*in: Was das Immunsystem mit Krebs zu tun hat
Vortrag: Thomas Kammertöns

Warum erkennen Immunzellen solide Tumoren mitunter nicht? Und welche Rolle spielen Entzündungen, wenn ein Tumor entsteht?

In diesem Workshop geht es um die grundlegenden Mechanismen des Zusammenspiels von Immun- und soliden Tumorzellen sowie die Rolle entzündlicher Prozesse im Tumorwachstum.
 

February 25

11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Max Delbrück Center
Robert-Rössle-Str. 10
13125 Berlin

 

Jugend forscht:

61. Regionalwettbewerb

Beim Regionalwettbewerb präsentieren junge Forscher*innen aus der Umgebung ihre Projekte zunächst auf dem Campus Buch der Jury und der Öffentlichkeit. Pateneinrichtungen des Campus sind das Max Delbrück Center, das Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, die Campus Berlin-Buch GmbH und das Experimental and Clinical Research Center von Max Delbrück Center und Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

Further information
 

February 26

6 - 8:15 p.m.

MDC-BIMSB
Hannoversche Str. 28
10115 Berlin

 

SPARK 12 | Multimedia Concert

Olivier Messiaen: The Complete Preludes for Piano (1929)
Piano: SooJin Anjou
Original video (world premiere) by Lillevan

Discussion: “Seeking the mysterious in art and science”
Panel: Lillevan, Daria Bunina, Georg Braune
Hosted by SooJin Anjou and Nikolaus Rajewsky