Women in Science

Dagmar Kainmüller develops computational methods for analyzing vast quantities of image data. On October 1, 2022, she was named Professor of Integrative Imaging Data Sciences at the University of Potsdam.

As a visiting lab leader, biologist Susanne Wolf will spend five years at the Max Delbrück Center researching how microglia change in psychiatric diseases – and how these cells help the diseases develop and progress. In doing so, Wolf hopes to identify new targets for medicines.

The newly appointed scientific director of the Max Delbrück Center is recognized for her pioneering stem cell work in diabetes. Her team studies the development and function of insulin-producing beta cells and aims to generate beta cells from stem cells, paving the way for therapeutic applications.

Two artworks by sculptor Anna Franziska Schwarzbach have been unveiled at the Berlin-Buch campus to honor two outstanding women scientists of the 20th century. This special occasion, timed to coincide with the 119th birthday of the elder sister, Marthe Vogt, also marked the launch of the new CAMPUSart project.

On Girls' Day, researchers at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) shared their thoughts on bioinformatics and let the students work with data sets and programs themselves. The bottom line: research is fun – even though or even because the tasks are complex.

Biochemist Sabrina Geisberger researches the effects of salt consumption on our health at the Max Delbrück Center. We asked her five questions.

The Helmholtz Association wants to support excellent female scientists reach top positions. It is now giving MDC researcher Michela Di Virgilio a million euro grant to mark her appointment to a tenured professorship at Charité.

It is widely known that Nobel Prize winner Emmanuelle Charpentier currently works in Berlin. But who are the other female researchers who have left their mark on the city? An exhibition by BIH and the Berlin Senate Chancellory is dedicated to all of these pioneering women and can be viewed at the MDC until March 9 or online at any time.

New chances to attract sought-after research talents to Berlin will soon be available to the MDC. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has recruited Nikolaus Rajewsky for the Henriette Herz Scouting Program.

Women scientists are often less visible than their male counterparts. The UNESCO exhibition “Creative Resilience” gives a voice to STEM women during the pandemic – and one of the art creators is an MDC postdoc from the Hübner Lab: Dr. Eleonora Adami.