𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵? Then join us at our Open Day and get exciting sneak peaks behind the scenes of one of Europe’s largest life science campuses in Martinsried. Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/

Early-career researchers: want to run your own lab? 🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! www.mpg.de/max-planck-r...

Curious about how your body and brain interact when you learn? Find out more at our next "Emerging Scientist Talk" with Christopher Zimmerman, a postdoc at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute! 📍September 30 at 11am in NQ105 in Martinsried Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social

Open Call for Expressions of Interest: become a Max Planck Director & redefine what’s possible in science! We offer scientific independence, long-term stable funding & exceptional infrastructure. Lead your own department & open new frontiers of research. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 → www.mpg.de/directors

Apply now to become a speaker at our Institute! We invite excellent postdocs in neuroscience, ecology and other fields related to our research to apply for our Emerging Scientist Talk Series. Apply by October 24: www.bi.mpg.de/ess @chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social

🧪Want to work in the lab like a pro? Do hands-on experiments yourself at our Open Day! In our visitors’ laboratory, we offer different courses – and that’s only one of many exciting program points throughout the day! Find out more (in German): mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/ @mpibiochem.bsky.social

Thrilled to share that our work is now published in Science! ✨ We found a preference for visual objects in the mouse spatial navigation system where they dynamically refine head-direction coding. In short, objects boost our inner compass! 🧭 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧵1/

Come find out at our Open Day on October 25! Tours, talks, experiments – we'll give you exclusive insight into what we do. More details: mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/ @mpibiochem.bsky.social

From RNA to evolution: Come join our next keynote lecture on the choreography of brain development by @debbysilver.bsky.social, Professor at Duke University! 📍September 15 at 11am in NQ105 in Martinsried Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social

Third-party imitation is not restricted to humans: When blue-throated macaws observed how other animals reacted to specific hand signals from humans, the birds reproduced those reactions. www.mpg.de/25325205/090... @mpiforbi.bsky.social @loroparque.bsky.social

Blue-throated macaws can learn to respond to unknown gestures by observing interaction of peers, an ability referred to as third party imitation, so far documented only in humans. Read more: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-09... Scientific paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @loroparque.bsky.social ‬

#pictureofthemonth: Nr5a2 is a pioneer factor that controls activation of the #genome at the beginning of life. The illustration depicts this process. More: www.biochem.mpg.de/hooking-an-a... September – institute calendar of @mpibiochem.bsky.social & @mpiforbi.bsky.social Image: Wataru Kobayashi

🧠🧪Brain-bending news: A new study reveals how changes in cell behavior and number affect the formation of distinct grooves and ridges in the brain. Read more: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-08... Scientific publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

SAVE THE DATE: We, the @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social,‬ are opening our doors for you on October 25! Tours, talks, experiments – Join us to learn more about us and our science! More information: mpi.lineupr.com/tdot/

In robins, males and females sing to defend a territory. A new paper in @royalsocietypublishing.org shows that both increase vocal effort when hearing the song of an intruder, regardless of its sex. This highlights the role of female birdsong in displaying aggression: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Are you passionate about communicating science on social media? Join our communications team as content creator! We are looking for someone with video skills to take over our institutes' social media accounts. Apply here: www.bi.mpg.de/2775468/job_...

Research from @mpiforbi.bsky.social ‪in @natneuro.nature.com shows that later-born inhibitory neurons mature more quickly in the developing brain. This allows them to synchronize with earlier-born neurons and maintain balanced networks. bit.ly/3TIghem ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

To be heard over roaring rivers, white-throated dippers swap from song to flashing their bright eyelids. New research reveals one of the clearest examples yet of animals switching between senses to communicate – showing how noisy environments can shape evolution: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-08...

#pictureofthemonth: Pairs of white-browed coucals often duet. Here you see a coucal listening to a playback recording of its own species. Find out more: www.bi.mpg.de/goymann August – Institute calendar of @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @mpiforbi.bsky.social Picture by @dudumizi.bsky.social

Our latest Cell Scientist to Watch is Angelika Harbauer @harbauerlab.bsky.social. In this interview we learn more about Angelika’s career path, her thoughts on mentorship and how studying improv theatre helped her presentation skills. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

We might be nerdy, but we’re definitely fast! At the #B2Run Munich, 60 employees of the @mpibiochem.bsky.social ochem.bsky.social and @mpiforbi.bsky.social sky.social laced up their running shoes and showed the world that scientists can be seriously fit, despite spending a lot of time in the lab!

A new study comparing five different fish species shows that their larval hunting strategies diverged during the course of evolution. Read more: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-07...

Come join our next talk in the "Emerging Scientist Series"! @marwakavelaars.bsky.social is a Postdoc @humboldtuni.bsky.social and will speak on decision-making in a complex world. 📍July 25th at 11am in House 4 in Seewiesen Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social

Our 3rd Joint IMPRS Seminar together with IMPRS-BI was a big success! Our students shared their research through talks and posters and connected with their peers at the annual #imprs BBQ 🍔 Congrats to the „best talk“ and „best poster“ award winners 👏 @mpibiochem.bsky.social @mpiforbi.bsky.social

New insights into the emergence of inhibitory neurons: Study shows that neurons born later in development mature more quickly than those produced earlier – and help to keep the brain in balance. Read more: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-07... 🧪Scientific paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#pictureofthemonth: Illustration of the read-write mechanism by which ubiquitin tags are placed on histone H2A along genes to influence their expression. More: www.biochem.mpg.de/painting-gen... July – institute calendar of @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @mpiforbi.bsky.social Image by Tamara Bäßler

Happy #FluorescentFriday🧪! These confocal microscopy images by our PhD student Eliska show sensory neurons in the antennae of fruit flies. They look like colorful confetti because of a stochastic labeling technique that makes it possible to distinguish individual neurons.

Neurobiology of vocal creativity: Join our next keynote lecture by Michael Long, Professor of Neuroscience at NYU School of Medicine! 📍July 8th at 11am in NQ105 in Martinsried Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social

Switching research fields or taking a baby break? Our postdoc Swantje did it both! In this interview, she talks about her journey as a scientist and her secret science superpower: munichsoapboxscience.com/soapbox-scie... 🧪Curious about her research? Come to @munichsoapbox.bsky.social on July 5!

Upcoming Joint IMPRS Lecture with Brenda Schulman from the @mpibiochem.bsky.social this Thursday, 03 July at 4 pm CET! The talk is free for everyone, on campus or via Zoom. More info: imprs-ml.mpg.de/38279/Joint-... @mpibiochem.bsky.social @mpiforbi.bsky.social @tum.de @lmumuenchen.bsky.social

Congratulations Tabitha Hees for receiving the Otto Hahn Medal! 🥳 🧪 In an interview, she discusses her awarded research on mitochondria and explains the connection between their dysfunction, insulin, and neurodegenerative diseases: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-06...

Upcoming Joint IMPRS lecture with Pablo Oteiza tomorrow! The talk is free for everyone, on campus or via zoom. More info: imprs-bi.mpg.de/68666/Joint_... @mpibiochem.bsky.social @imprs-ml.bsky.social

🧪From the lab to the streets: Our PhD student Joanna Klos will give a public talk at @munichsoapbox.bsky.social on July 5! If you can’t wait to learn more about her passion for science and her research about learning and memory, check out this interview: munichsoapboxscience.com/soapbox-scie...

The chicken and the egg: Join our next keynote lecture by Kate Buchanan, Professor of avian ecology at @deakinuniversity.bsky.social! 📍Tomorrow, June 24 at 11am in House 4 in Seewiesen Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social

Evolution has provided birds with a clever trick to eat extremely acidic fruits! A new Science paper shows that their sour receptors shut down in low-pH environments, changing their perception and tolerance🧪: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Press release: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-06...

Mekhla Rudra and Hansol Lim won the Young Scientist Award! The annual award honors early-career researchers for their exceptional publications. Learn more about the two research projects and the awardees: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2025-06... @hansollim.bsky.social @mekhlarudra.bsky.social

Birdsong, brains & sunshine! More than 70 brilliant minds from across the globe flocked to Seewiesen to get inspired by cutting-edge research. From finches to singing mice, vocal research flew high at the European Birdsong Meeting hosted at our Institute.

Upcoming Joint IMPRS Lecture with Karl Duderstadt @duderstadtlab.bsky.social from the @mpibiochem.bsky.social this Thursday, 12 June at 4 pm CET via Zoom! More info: imprs-ml.mpg.de/38279/Joint-... @mpibiochem.bsky.social @mpiforbi.bsky.social @tum.de @lmumuenchen.bsky.social

Stunning picture of two ruff males co-displaying at our field site at Botnian Bay. Looks like the two males are cuddling but they actually compete for the female. Each of them waits to make their move, if the female shows any interest.

🌧️📱 rain calls 📱🌧️ Cool study in @behavecol.bsky.social from Framond et al. (Brumm lab, @mpiforbi.bsky.social) of a poorly understood chaffinch call type Based on playbacks + field studies they conclude these are female-directed alarm calls academic.oup.com/beheco/artic... #prattle 💬 #bioacoustics

How can we apply neurophysiology during field research to study neural mechanisms of singing behavior? Find out in the next joint IMPRS lecture! The talk is free for everyone, on campus or via zoom. More information: imprs-bi.mpg.de/68666/Joint_... @mpibiochem.bsky.social @imprs-ml.bsky.social

The Finnish Dunlins are getting a Headstart. Over the next days we are expecting more than 20 🐣. Raising 🐥🐥is a huge effort, helped by our experiences we made with our captive ruff flock @mpiforbi.bsky.social

Interested in unravelling the mysteries of animal sleep? We are hiring a postdoc for Niels Rattenborg's research group! The project will in particular investigate neural activity in sleep-swimming geese. More info's: www.bi.mpg.de/2764364/job_...

#pictureofthemonth: These two ruff chicks are just three days old. Which one fledges earlier and which one grows faster? These are exciting questions to study! More infos: www.bi.mpg.de/kuepper June – Institute calendar of @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @mpiforbi.bsky.social

Biases in neurotechnologies can lead to misdiagnosis and marginalization in research. We are excited to welcome neuroscientist Jasmine Kwasa at out Institute to hear her ideas for making the field more inclusive! The talk is open to everyone, on campus or via zoom 🧪⚖️: www.bi.mpg.de/events/41704...

Meet the scientists behind the science! 🫠Our new photo gallery 'My Science & Me' shines a spotlight on the people behind the discoveries. Here they share their stories, passions & motivations - from mysterious microbes, nifty robots to noisy bats & so much more!🦠🤖🦇 www.mpg.de/my-science-a...

Save the date!!!! We are happy to announce that during the Postdoc appreciation week 2025 #PAW the MPN will invite all Munich postdocs to join the "Munich Postdoc Day" on September 17th 2025 at the BAdW @badw.de‬. More details and registration options will be posted soon.

🧠How do we learn and make decisions? On July 5th at Rindermarkt, join Joanna Klos at Soapbox Science Munich as she explores category learning—through the eyes of mice! Tiny brains, big insights into memory, AI & more! #soapboxscience #munich #stem #womeninscience #womeninstem #science #scicomm

Linking diet, song, and evolution in tropical birds: Come join our next keynote lecture by biologist @uofmass.bsky.social Jeff Podos! 📍May 27th at 11am in House 4 in Seewiesen Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social

This weekend, our scientist @michaelahau.bsky.social participated in an innovative #scicomm event at a Bavarian "Wirtshaus" with TV reporter Willi Weitzel from the show "Willi wills wissen." She shared insights from her long-term research on great tits. It was a fun event for the whole family!