Institute & Campus

Two science communications projects of the Max Delbrück Center have received funding from the Stiftung Charité. About 100,000 Euro will go to Gary Lewin and illustrator Kat Menschik for a book on unusual animals in research, and to Russ Hodge and Jennifer von Schlichting for a board game on gene expression.

Marta Cipińska coordinates a PhD exchange program between New York University (NYU) and MDC-BIMSB that trains the next generation of systems biologists. No longer a scientist, she has replaced PubMed with browsing the shelves of her local bookstore – and found “Moonwalking with Einstein.”

With its Music Meets Life Sciences series, the Max Delbrück Center aims to build a bridge between art and science as musicians from the Barenboim-Said Akademie meet with biomedical researchers. In late April, Akademie students gave another concert at MDC-BIMSB, this time playing with Michael Barenboim.

22 young women and girls had the opportunity to experience the day-to-day life of an IT specialist at the Corporate IT or as a researcher at the Max Delbrück Center in Berlin-Buch and Mitte during the Girls’Day event. Boys’Day was also held at the same time.

Ahead of the European Parliament’s hearing on the European Citizens’ Initiative “Save cruelty-free cosmetics – Commit to a Europe without animal testing” on May 25th, 2023, EU-LIFE and LERU express their concern about the call to phase out all animal testing in Europe.

In the weeks following the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the victims received large amounts of international aid – including from the Max Delbrück Center. Now, three months later, the situation remains precarious and there is still an urgent need for assistance.

Patricia Krüger works in the library at the Max Delbrück Center. She is responsible for acquiring new books and publications and is involved in the topic of Open Access. She also spends a lot of time reading literature in her free time.

Studies conducted by research teams at the Max Delbrück Center and its partner institutions used a total of 54,402 animals in 2022. The Center has now submitted these figures to the Berlin State Office for Health and Social Affairs (LaGeSo).

Uwe Ohler explores how gene regulation enables the development of complex organisms. Besides bioinformatics, he sings in a choir - and loves to read. For you, he has chosen a novel about two black boys in Florida: a story about injustice and racism based on an authentic case.

Peran Hayes, who took part in the "Back to the Roots Program", teaches students how to build their own microscope. For „We at the MDC”, he explains how a university course in Ghana has transformed into a West-African research network.