We’ve updated the TrackerSeq pipeline on GitHub! Developed in our lab, TrackerSeq is a tool for processing lineage barcodes in single-cell datasets. Thanks to great work by Connor Lynch, cloneID assignment now uses a network-based approach with Jaccard distance weighting and user-controlled […]

Great science, great views, and great company — our joint retreat with Rodrigo Villaseñor’s lab (LMU) at Schloss Ringberg was a real highlight. Here's a snapshot from our hike — thanks to everyone who made it such a memorable and inspiring few days! […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

Excited to share our collaborative study, now out in Nature Communications: Astrocyte diversity in the cortex arises from two molecularly distinct radial glia lineages. A beautiful piece of work from Riccardo Bocchi’s lab at the University of Geneva, with Jiafeng Zhou as first author. My lab […]

Now out in #natureneuroscience: "Temporal control of progenitor competence shapes maturation in GABAergic neuron development in mice". Congrats to first authors Ann Bright, Yana Kotlyarenko, Florian Neuhaus — and thanks to all collaborators! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-01999-y […]

Congrats to the newly elected #embo members: https://www.embo.org/press-releases/outstanding-life-scientists-elected-to-the-embo-membership/

Just arrived in Oslo for the FENS Regional Meeting to present our lab’s latest work. The town is beautiful — and it’s such a pleasant experience to be somewhere with so little car traffic. Looking forward to connecting with colleagues and sharing our work on Wednesday! #frm2025 #fens2025 […]

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Attended the Neurogenomics Conference @humantechnopole in Milan earlier this week. Great venue and an inspiring environment. Thanks to the organisers for putting together a strong and engaging meeting. #neurogen25 #newsmayerlab

The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) has awarded me a 2024 Pilot Award to support our research on the molecular mechanisms linking genetic risk factors to autism spectrum disorders (ASD). I am deeply grateful to SFARI for investing in high-risk, high-reward science that aims […]

Just returned from the Paris-Munich #epigenetics Symposium—thank you to the organizers for the kind invitation and the opportunity to present our lab’s work. Grateful to be part of such a thoughtful and inspiring community. #newsmayerlab

#bluesky now redirects links through "go.bsky.app". This is a kludge similar to Twitter's "t.co" to pass on referer information (already available on the open web) from mobile apps, to make Bluesky look better in analytics reports. Intercepting clicks is always problematic from a […]

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A sad moment in U.S. history by Bernie Sanders. I would say also for all the World. #berniesanders #uspolitics #worldpolitics #newworldorder

Our lab at the MPI-BI is now using #matrix for team communication. A decentralized and secure solution that avoids tech company monopolies and supports open, flexible collaboration. #newsmayerlab

Our lab at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (Campus Martinsried) is hiring a lab technician. The position can be filled as soon as possible. All details here: https://keeper.mpdl.mpg.de/f/92efd20d4e5948fa955e/ #hiring #labtechnician #biologyjobs #neuroscience […]

Our lab at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (Campus Martinsried) is hiring a lab technician. The position can be filled as soon as possible. All details here: https://keeper.mpdl.mpg.de/f/047f7d13e1a54a26b1ae/

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🎓📢 The Mayer Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence in Munich seeks a Master's student, Erasmus+, or HiWi for research on GABAergic neuron fate in brain organoids. 🔬 Contribute to cutting-edge research using gene perturbation techniques in brain organoids. 📅 Start […]

We’re hiring! Join our lab at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence in Munich. Open positions for Postdocs, PhD students, and Technicians to work on wet lab molecular biology projects exploring gene regulation and neuronal diversity. More information here […]

Pleased to share a review I contributed to, now published in Nature Neuroscience: Applying single-cell and single-nucleus genomics to studies of cellular heterogeneity and cell fate transitions in the nervous system. The article highlights how lineage tracing sheds light on cell fate decisions […]