Only 7️⃣ days to go until the Long Night of the Sciences.
On June 6, explore the #mdcBerlin on #CampusBuch and at #mdcBIMSB (Mitte) through talks, lab tours, exhibits, hands-on activities, and more.
One night, two locations, many ways to discover science.
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Why does obesity cause heart disease and diabetes in some people, but not in others?
Welcome to HI-TAC, Mascha Koenen! Her new lab will investigate how different types of adipose tissue influence cardiovascular health.
More about Mascha and her work:
👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/ma... 👈
Organoids and organ-on-chip systems will open the morning session at the #mdcBerlin Bioengineering Symposium 2026.
Speakers from TU Wien, University of Tübingen, TU Darmstadt, BIH, and TU Berlin will discuss engineered systems for modeling complex biology.
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👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/BioE-2026 👈
The 26th Long Night of Sciences #LNDW26 is officially open! 🎉
Together with Dr. Ina Czyborra and Dr. Henry Marx, we kicked off an evening full of science, discovery, and innovation.
The Pride Symposium returns to the #mdcBerlin on June 12 with “Trans Pasts – Trans Futures.”
Join the 5th annual LGBTQI+ symposium at #mdcBIMSB for talks, discussions, and a workshop on trans histories, healthcare activism, and community. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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#PhD students and #postdocs can submit abstracts for the Bioengineering Symposium until June 12.
We welcome oral and poster presentations across organoids, tissue engineering, synthetic biology, quantitative biology, immune engineering, biofabrication, and AI.
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👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/BioE-2026 👈
CAR-T cells need directions, too.
#mdcBerlin's Uta Höpken and Maria Zschummel found that restoring the receptor CCR7 helps engineered immune cells reach lymph nodes and more effectively target lymphoma cells.
The discovery could help improve CAR-T therapies:
👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/na... 👈
This week, #mdcBerlin representatives joined the @eu-life.bsky.social Community Meeting in Amsterdam to discuss the future of excellent, responsible, and impactful life science research – from FP10 and AI policy to innovation, sustainability, and talent development. A few impressions... 👇
Macrophages help set heart repair in motion.
In zebrafish, a new #mdcBerlin study shows that timing and cell-specific inflammation can help trigger regeneration after injury.
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More than 3,600 visitors joined the Long Night of the Sciences on #CampusBuch and at #mdcBIMSB!
From genomics and AI to cardiovascular research and stem cells, guests explored science through lab tours, hands-on activities, talks, and much more:
👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/long-night-o... 👈
#mdcBerlin
Max Delbrück Center
Max Delbrück Center
Max Delbrück Center
Max Delbrück Center
Max Delbrück Center
Max Delbrück Center
In “Nature Communications,” Max Delbrück Center researchers show how immune cells initiate zebrafish heart regeneration, highlighting the possibility that precisely timed inflammatory signaling of specific immune cells — rather than broad suppression — could inform new approaches to cardiac repair.
