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Science Feb 06, 2026

Professorship awarded to Mina Gouti

Mina Gouti has been awarded a professorship at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. The appointment will strengthen her pioneering organoid research at the Max Delbrück Center and deepen collaboration with clinicians to advance personalized medicine.

Science Jan 30, 2026

Reassessing how cells respond to drugs

Different drugs that bind to the same receptor in the cell membrane were long thought to activate cells in the same way. A study in “Nature,” however, suggests this understanding is too simplistic and highlights a way to develop drugs that are more precise and cause fewer side effects.

Science Feb 05, 2026

A blood test to detect immune deficiency

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have developed a fast, cost-effective blood-based tool that can identify and classify immune deficiencies with high accuracy. The approach, published in “Nature Communications,” could help address long-standing gaps in diagnosing immune disorders.

6:00 pm - 8:15 pm

SPARK 12 | Multimedia Concert | Music by Messiaen | Video by Lillevan | Discussion "Seeking the Mysterious in Art and Science"

Feb 13, 2026

Women in STEM: Katja Simon

Science Feb 11, 2026

scienceCLASH podcast funded for a second season

ScienceCLASH, a podcast developed at the Gläsernes Labor, has won the MINT-EC School Award, which is sponsored by the Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation and comes with 7,000 euros in funding. A second season is already in the works – and researchers at the Max Delbrück Center are invited to participate.

Science Feb 10, 2026

A jump-start for two spin-offs

This year, the Pre-GoBio program is supporting two planned spin-offs. Paul Schöpe aims to bring a drug targeting colorectal cancer metastases to market. And Ines Lahmann will further develop NMJCare, a model that can be used to test therapies for neuromuscular diseases.

Science Feb 06, 2026

Leif Si-Hun Ludwig awarded professorship

Leif Si-Hun Ludwig has been awarded a prestigious Heisenberg professorship in stem cell dynamics and mitochondrial genomics by the the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité, a position funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Science Feb 04, 2026

Helping to save an endangered species

Sebastian Diecke has won 200,000 euro grant to sequence the genome of the Bavarian pine vole, a mammal endemic to Germany that was once thought to be extinct. His lab will also explore stem cell approaches to support future captive breeding efforts.

Science Jan 30, 2026

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 made at the Max Delbrück Center.

Institute & Campus Jan 29, 2026

Our new Head of Communications

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.

Science Jan 22, 2026

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.

Science Jan 21, 2026

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.

Institute & Campus Jan 20, 2026

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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