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Dr Mahak Singhal’s research focuses on the mechanisms of vascular homeostasis, which is governed by...

The American Heart Association has awarded its Excellence Award for Hypertension Research to Dominik Müller from the Max Delbrück Center. He is only the third European to be honored with this distinction from the oldest professional society in the U.S.

Markus Mittnenzweig of the Max Delbrück Center has been awarded a €1.5 million grant from the European Research Council. He and his team will build dynamic 3D models of how neighboring cells and gene activity guide early-stage embryonic zebrafish cells to become specialized tissues.

As embryos develop, countless molecular mechanisms interact in intricate ways. Markus Mittnenzweig builds computational models to help decipher and predict the complex processes behind cell differentiation and tissue formation. His work could also contribute to preventing disease.

Ashley Sanders has been awarded a full professorship from Charité –Universitätsmedizin Berlin. The tenured position will enable her and her team to expand their research on developing personalized therapies for inflammatory bowel disease and other conditions.

Ester Paolocci is a post doc in the Klussmann lab, where she adapts Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer to a high-throughput screening system in an effort to discover a new treatment for severe hypertension. Here, she recommends a memoir about struggles with a deeply flawed father.

Can microbiome science be engaging, entertaining, and educational? Absolutely, as shown by “Biopolis.” In the podcast, Chemist Theda Bartolomaeus and producer Michiel van Poelgeest take listeners on a journey into a hidden universe.

Igor Maciel Souza Silva has been awarded a 2-year Marie Curie fellowship. With his grant, he will investigate the structure of the epidermal growth factor receptor, which contributes to the development of cancer. He hopes the research will lead to safer cancer therapies.

The European Federation of Immunological Societies is awarding Klaus Rajewsky of the Max Delbrück Center its first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award. The 88-year-old Rajewsky, who remains active in research, is being recognized for his pioneering work in cellular and molecular immunology.

Can an aging immune system be coaxed into responding to vaccination like its’ younger self? In “Nature Aging,” Sebastian Hofer, Katja Simon and colleagues discuss emerging interventions that may boost older adults’ response to vaccines. They are also recruiting volunteers for a clinical trial of their own.