Institute & Campus

The Max Delbrück Center’s 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.

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.

Alessia Negroni is a PhD student in Norbert Hübner’s lab, where she investigates pediatric hearts at single-cell resolution. Beyond the lab, she’s a passionate reader, and recommends the latest novel by a contemporary Mexican author — a moving story about friendship and the ambivalences of motherhood.

Jiyan Xu is a doctoral student in Sofia Forslund's lab. She is investigating how diet, allergies, and potentially harmful microbes interact and shape the human gut microbiome. Jiyan Xu recommends a deeply thought-provoking, philosophical book for us. It is a classic of Japanese literature.

Lena Fürst, a member of Annette Hammes-Lewin's team, is being honored by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry for finishing at the top of her biology lab technician training class. In this interview, she talks about the obstacles she has had to overcome and offers advice to other trainees.

The Max Delbrück Center has once again been awarded the “audit berufundfamilie” certification – an acknowledgment of our commitment to supporting employees through all stages of their lives, whether caring for children or aging parents.

Jose Nimo is a PhD student in Fabian Coscia’s lab, where he works with proteomic data. His book recommendation addresses the ongoing threat of tuberculosis and raises powerful questions about global health and justice.

Katharina Brecht has been part of the Max Delbrück Center since July 2025, where she is responsible for Faculty Affairs and Recruitment within the staff unit ‘Strategic Programs, Resources and Implementation’. She moved only recently to Berlin. Her tip takes us to London and to Shakespeare — and to the question: Was he a woman?

According to a survey conducted by the ‘Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut Schad’, the Max Delbrück Center is one of Berlin's best employers and training companies. A good 600 companies took part in the survey, and around 100 received the award – making them ‘Berlins Beste’.

Two women, one mission: Kathrin Saar, our newly elected Equal Opportunities Officer at the Max Delbrück Center, and her deputy Aileen Cunningham want to make women in science more visible and promote equality within our institution.