MDC-BIMSB

Since 2008, the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (MDC-BIMSB) has expanded the research profile of the Max Delbrück Center. The researchers at MDC-BIMSB want to understand how genes regulate the lives of cells in health and disease. This requires the Institute’s research groups to break down the traditional boundaries between disciplines such as biotechnology, computational science, biochemistry, molecular biology, and clinical research.

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Ludwig Leif
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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).
Nikolaus Rajewsky und Leif Sander
Science

A new opportunity for Berlin

The Einstein Center for Early Disease Interception has been funded with six million euros. In an interview, Nikolaus Rajewsky and Leif Erik Sander, both spokespeople of the center, explain why new technologies and cross-institutional collaboration will make disease prevention in the future possible.
Friedemann Paul und Nikolaus Rajewsky
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Influential in their fields

According to a ranking by Clarivate, Friedemann Paul and Nikolaus Rajewsky are among the most Highly Cited Researchers in the world. Both made the list repeatedly. Germany ranks fourth of countries and regions, behind the U.S., mainland China and the U.K.
Discoverers
Press Release No. 27 Berlin

Sharks, microbes and a world premiere

Berlin Science Week 2025 kicks off on November 1. The Max Delbrück Center invites science enthusiasts to talks and tours, a concert, and exhibitions highlighting our research and to join discussions on a wide range of topics.
Mosquito
Press Release No. 24 Berlin

How malaria harms unborn babies

U.K.-based Wellcome has awarded over €2 million to an international research effort to uncover how malaria can injure developing babies. Emanuel Wyler at the Max Delbrück Center will play a key role in studying the molecular interaction between the parasite Plasmodium falciparum and the placenta.
five people
Science

Five Berlin-based leading minds honored

Five scientists from the Max Delbrück Center have been named among the 100 most important minds in Berlin science in 2025 by the newspaper Tagesspiegel: Simone Spuler, Clara Vázquez García, Thoralf Niendorf, Gabriele Schiattarella and Ana Pombo.
Yun-Hsuan Huang
Science

Furthering careers through scientific exchange

Yun-Hsuan Huang spent two intense weeks at the University of Edinburgh as part of the Max Delbrück Center’s PhD exchange program in Medical Systems Biology. She returned with new skills, scientific insights – and a broader outlook on research and collaboration.
stained tissue sections of a mouse liver after base editing
Press Release No. 23 Berlin

Gene editing to treat inherited kidney disease

Researchers led by Michael Kaminski report in “Molecular Therapy” that they have used base editing to repair mutations that cause ADPKD. The approach reduced liver cysts in mice.
This digital illustration depicts a cancer cell in the blood stream.
Press Release No. 22 Berlin

Using deep learning for precision cancer therapy

Altuna Akalin and his team present a tool in “Nature Communications” that applies deep neural networks to evaluate multimodal data to help doctors choose the best treatment for their cancer patients.
Ashley Sanders
Science

Professorship awarded to Ashley Sanders

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.