News in 2019
December 2019
- What blocks bird flu in human cells?
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Normally, bird flu viruses do not spread easily from person to person. But if this does happen, it could trigger a pandemic. Researchers from the MDC (Selbach lab) and RKI have now explained in the journal Nature Communications what makes the leap from animals to humans less likely.
- Deep learning identifies molecular patterns of cancer
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An artificial intelligence platform developed by the group of Altuna Akalin in collaboration with Bayer AG can analyze genomic data extremely quickly, picking out key patterns to classify different types of colorectal tumors and improve the drug discovery process. The deeper analysis shows some colorectal subtypes need to be reclassified.
- 3D maps of gene activity
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A three-dimensional computer model enables scientists to quickly determine which genes are active in which cells, and their precise location within an organ. A team led by Nikolaus Rajewsky, Berlin, and Nir Friedman, Jerusalem, has published the new method and their insights gained from this in Nature.
- Jan Philipp Junker named EMBO Young Investigator
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Some 27 young researchers have been selected for the prestigious EMBO Young Investigators Programme. Among this year’s awardees is Philipp Junker, a systems biologist at the MDC’s Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology.
September 2019
- Breaking Boundaries: Festive Opening with Pamela Biermann, Wolf Biermann and Jens Reich
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- Berlin Summer Meeting 2019
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August 2019
- A genetic chaperone for healthy aging?
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Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) have identified an epigenetic mechanism that appears to strongly influence healthy aging. It’s a protein that controls muscle integrity, lifespan and levels of an essential sugar. How does one protein have that much power?
- Google Maps for tissues
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Modern light microscopic techniques provide extremely detailed insights into organs, but the terabytes of data they produce are usually nearly impossible to process. New software, developed by a team led by MDC scientist Dr. Stephan Preibisch and now presented in Nature Methods, is helping researchers make sense of these reams of data.
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
- Vom Hirn in der Petrischale und anderen Organoiden - Interview mit Nikolaus Rajewsky
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© Inforadio des rbbWissenschaftsredakteur Thomas Prinzler hat für das Inforadio des rbb mit Prof. Rajewsky über das BIMSB und über ein Hirn in der Petrischale gesprochen.
- Joint School students gain expertise in epigenetics in single cells
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From 3 – 10 April, leading experts in the field of epigenetics in single cells from across Europe have been sharing their knowledge with the next generation of leaders in their field.
March 2019
- LifeTime is delighted to receive EU funding
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LifeTime is one of the six winners of an EU-wide competition in which ambitious and forward-looking research projects are selected and funded. This was officially announced by the European Commission on Tuesday. The coordinators of LifeTime in Berlin and Paris were pleased that they can now begin the actual work. Chancellor Merkel praised the initiative.
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Full article: Research in Germany. Land of Ideas, 15th Jan 2019
Full article: Science Magazine, 15th Jan 2019
Full article: Phys.org, 15th Jan 2019
Full article: News-Medical Science, 15th Jan 2019
- Germany and the UK collaborate to train the next generation of world-leading experts of epigenetics in single cells
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Leading experts in epigenetics and systems medicine will train students with computational, biological and medical backgrounds in the latest technological developments, experimental design and special computational challenges within single cell epigenetics research in a European collaboration.
February 2019
- BIMSB Research Building officially inaugurated by Chancellor Angela Merkel
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BIMSB scientists & staff felt honoured that Chancellor Angela Merkel personally inaugurated the new BIMSB Research Building in the centre of Berlin on February 26, 2019.
The Chancellor started her visit with a tour of the building, learning about cutting-edge technologies currently applied at BIMSB. PhD students Zoe Mendelsohn, Jonathan Alles and Jonathan Ronen presented patient-derived brain organoids, single cell sequencing and machine learning – key technologies for paving the way towards personalized medicine. Angela Merkel’s BIMSB tour concluded with a brief meeting with the BIMSB group leaders and an entry in the MDC guest book.
During her address at the subsequent opening ceremony with about 150 invited guest from science, politics and society, Angela Merkel suggested to "Be proud of your beautiful gem - a place of the future!" She also praised the LifeTime initiative for its highly collaborative nature and its beneficial use of machine learning.
The ceremony featured Welcome Adresses by Nikolaus Rajewsky and Martin Lohse. In addition, BIMSB group leaders Jan Philipp Junker, Stephan Preibisch and Ana Pombo as well as her PhD student Rieke Kempfer showcased their research in dialogue with science journalist Monika Seynsche.
All guests had the opportunity to tour the new building at the reception that followed the inauguration.
Full article: "Wir leben in spannenden Zeiten"
Full article: Angela Merkel eröffnet neues Forschungszentrum in Berlin-Mitte
Full Article: Merkel eröffnet in Berlin neues Forschungslabor
Full Article: Eröffnung des neuen Max-Delbrück-Zentrums
Full Article: Neuer Standort vom Max-Delbrück-Centrum: "Grenzen aufbrechen"
Full Article: Forschen für ein gesundes Leben
© David Ausserhofer, MDC
February 2019
- Decoding Lil BUB: Crowdfunded project reveals genome of internet celebrity cat
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Full Article: Der Spiegel
Full Article: Science
© With kind permission from lilbub.com/Mike Bridavsky.
