Science February 26, 2020 When new blood vessels sprout Biologist Holger Gerhardt studies how blood vessels form and grow. He is currently working with clinicians in Berlin to develop new methods for preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
Science October 28, 2019 The art of DNA folding Ana Pombo wants to understand the rules that govern our genome. This quest has led her to discover how important our genetic architecture is for the functioning of life. In the long term, she hopes her research will help understand diseases with complex origin such as autism and epilepsy.
Science July 25, 2019 How the heart and gut are connected How exactly does gut bacteria affect our health? This is what the Swedish bioinformatician Sofia Forslund is trying to figure out. She also wants to develop a software that helps keep people from getting sick.
Science May 23, 2019 Touch, pain and the strange sensory world of the naked mole rat Neurophysiologist Gary Lewin researches the fundamentals of pain perception at the Max Delbrück Center, where he has made inspiring discoveries – not only with naked mole rats. Lewin’s research results could lead to new pain-relieving medications for humans.
Science March 29, 2019 By Jana Schlütter 📺 For the love of freedom He is a molecular biologist and physician, GDR revolutionary and civil rights activist, bioethicist and still today a formative researcher and ombudsman at the Max Delbrück Center. On the 80th birthday of Professor Jens Reich.
Institute & Campus July 09, 2018 By Russell Hodge From the church organ to human organs Walter Birchmeier is celebrating his 75th Birthday – a time to celebrate his immense contributions to the MDC and to science.
Science March 16, 2017 By Jana Schlütter The Doctor at the MDC What do short fingers and high blood pressure in common? And how bad is salt really for our health? Fred Luft is more than a researcher, he is a physician as well. Now, he celebrated his 75th birthday.
Institute & Campus October 28, 2016 By Russell Hodge Building "a small universe:" the very model of a laboratory Klaus Rajewsky reflects on over 50 years of excellent research and the lab culture that made it possible
Science April 26, 2016 Udo Heinemann: Structural biology helps us ask the right scientific questions MDC structural biologist Prof. Udo Heinemann is much in demand; with his research activities and expertise he enjoys an outstanding international reputation. So it comes as no surprise that he has now been elected onto one of the Review Boards at the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). As a scientist, he is primarily interested in the crystallisation of proteins. Let's take a closer look at Heinemann’s career.
Science November 13, 2014 By Russell Hodge A career in Berlin-Buch: From undergraduate to gene therapist, in 40 (not-so-easy) steps When Wolfgang Uckert arrived on the scientific campus in Buch as a 22 year-old in 1974, he never imagined it as a place he would call home for 40 years.
