Ribonucleotide incorporation into mitochondrial DNA drives inflammation www.nature.com/articles/s41... Congratulations to the Langer lab @mpiage.bsky.social, Amir, and the rest of the team!

Ribonucleotide incorporation into mitochondrial DNA drives inflammation @nature.com @mpiage.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📢 Publication Alert: We're excited to share a new study from the Langer Lab published in @nature.com! It uncovers how an excess of RNA building blocks can destabilize mitochondrial DNA, which plays a role in age-related inflammation. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨 Stellenangebot! Unsere Verwaltung sucht einen Sachbearbeiter*in für den operativen Einkauf (m/w/d)! Lust dabei zu sein? Dann bewerben Sie sich jetzt! 🚨 Job alert! Our Administration is looking for an Operations Purchasing Administrator (m/f/d)! Apply now!

🚨 Stellenangebot! Unsere Verwaltung sucht einen Sachbearbeiter*in für den operativen Einkauf (m/w/d)! Lust dabei zu sein? Dann bewerben Sie sich jetzt! 🚨 Job alert! Our Administration is looking for an Operations Purchasing Administrator (m/f/d)! Apply now!

🌈🏃‍♀️ Our MPI AGE Runners team was back at the annual Run of Colours, taking on both the 5K and 10K races, and we had such a great time! 🌞🎉 A huge shoutout to Stefanie Kipschull for winning in her category! 🏅 It was a great day filled with positive energy and lots of fun. Big congrats to all! 🥳

📹 Here's a small glimpse into daily lab life at CGA! 🧪 This is just one of the many methods our PhD students use at our institutes. Curious? Watch our full video for even more insights about your possibilities at our graduate programme. Link to full video: www.ageing-grad-school.de/about-us/cal...

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...

🚨 Job alert! The Fernandes Lab is looking for a postdoc (m/f/d)! Apply now! mpi-age.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/49... @stephalcantara.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social

Congrats to my colleagues @unicologne.bsky.social, @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social and @mpiage.bsky.social on their exciting study revealing functional synapses between neurons and small cell lung cancer. Out today @nature.com

Did you miss our last AGE ART event and Nir Barzilai's talk "How to die young at a very old age"? No worries—it's now available as a recording on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/lEcXdydOJxU

Excited to share our preprint on the new HaJo cell line and robust systemic PDX in vivo model includin comprehensive characterization to enable further research in rare non-MCL B-cell lymphoma with CCND1 re-arrangement: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @mpiage.bsky.social @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet Margareta, PhD student in the Sprenger Lab 👩‍🔬 Margareta studies the mechanisms of exercise-sensitive metabolites in energy homeostasis.

What a fantastic event! 🤩 Last Friday, our "AGE ART" event series continued, and we had the pleasure of hosting Nir Barzilai, Christiane Oelze, and Christoph Maria Wagner on stage.

Yesterday, we invited our administrative colleagues to a day of exchange and collaborative development. Big thanks to all colleagues for their willingness to exchange and develop!

📹 Interested in a PhD position in aging research starting in 2026? Then watch our new short video for some tips from our wonderful PhD students and faculty. Don't miss the deadline: November 3, 2025. Apply now and start your journey with us!

📢 Publication Alert: Mitochondria defend cells against chronic infections by engaging in a nutrient competition with pathogens. 👏 Kudos to Tania Medeiros, Lena Pernas, and all authors for their amazing work! 🌟 @taniamedeiros.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social @cga-age.bsky.social

Apply now for a fully funded #PhD position at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research and become part of our vibrant #AgingResearch commmuny. 🗓️ Deadline: November 3, 2025. ℹ️ More info: www.ageing-grad-school.de 📣 Spread the news!

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet Avan, technician and lab manager in the Matic Lab 👩‍🔬 #WomenInScience #AgeingResearch

Neues Video vom @mpiage.bsky.social online: Forscher des Max-Planck-Instituts für Biologie des Alterns haben herausgefunden, dass die Kombination der beiden Krebsmedikamente Rapamycin und Trametinib die Lebensspanne von Mäusen deutlich verlängert: nachrichten.idw-online.de/sciencevideo...

New Video: "Combining Cancer Drugs to Extend Lifespan" 📹 Watch our new video to learn how researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing discovered that combining Rapamycin and Trametinib significantly extends the lifespan of mice. youtu.be/5L-k4v1TRd0

🎉 Congrats to our CGA alumna Stephanie A. Fernandes on being selected for the Minerva Fast Track Programme! 🎉 We wish you great success in this new role! @stephalcantara.bsky.social #WomenInScience www.ageing-grad-school.de/about-us/cal...

🚨 Job alert! The Antebi Department is looking for a Master's student in computational biology (m/f/d)! Apply now! @antebilab.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social www.stellenwerk.de/koeln/master...

Stephanie A. Fernandes selected for Minerva Fast Track Programme! 🎉 Congrats on this amazing achievement! @stephalcantara.bsky.social @cga-age.bsky.social www.age.mpg.de/428071/25071...

An office management training program at a research institute? Absolutely! We had the pleasure of presenting our program at the last-minute apprenticeship fair in Cologne 🚀 🎯 Our goal? To inspire young talent about administrative topics and give them a solid, practical education!

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet Maja, master’s student in the Antebi Lab. She studies the regulation of cancer dormancy using cultured human cells. 💡 #WomenInScience #AgeingResearch @antebilab.bsky.social

🚨 Your PhD journey starts NOW! Join our #webinar on Sept 4, 1-3 PM (CEST) & explore #PhD opportunities at Max Planck's IMPRS in NRW, Germany! 🇩🇪 👀 Gain insights into groundbreaking research & register here: events.gwdg.de/e/PhDatMaxPl... #MaxPlanck #Research #Germany #Science

Join us for our next AGE-ART event! 🎵🎭 On August 22, 2025, 6:00 PM, we'll feature soprano Christiane Oelze, piano accompaniment by Christoph Maria Wagner, and a lecture by Nir Barzilai on "How to die young at a very old age". Admission is free, register here: events.gwdg.de/e/AGEART2025.

🌟Exciting News Anne Schaefer has been elected elected as a new EMBO member for outstanding achievements in life sciences! 🎉 Congratulations, Anne, on this well-deserved recognition! @embo.org @cecad.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social @cga-age.bsky.social #EMBOMember www.age.mpg.de/425627/25070...

Very excited to share this Nature Comms publication: "Enhancing autophagy by redox regulation extends lifespan in Drosophila". From @cochemelab.bsky.social et al @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @mpiage.bsky.social. Congrats to all involved! #Redox #aging www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The TFEB-TGFβ network regulates cellular senescence in worms, offering a powerful model to study senescence in a whole organism. New publication from @antebilab.bsky.social in @nataging.nature.com can be basis for research of treatments for age-related diseases and dormant cancer @cecad.bsky.social

Huge Congratulations to Edoardo José Longarini on receiving the prestigious Peter Hans Hofschneider Prize! 🎉 www.age.mpg.de/424030/Edoar...

🎓We had such an amazing graduate symposium yesterday! Congratulations again to all students of the CGA class of 2021, and a huge thank you to the incredible class of 2022 that put everything together. It truly was a fantastic day!🎉🍾

🚨 Job alert! The Scheiblich Lab is looking for a postdoc (m/f/d)! Passionate about brain aging and neurodegeneration? Apply now! www.age.mpg.de/423714/job_f...

🎊Today, we're excited to celebrate the graduation of our amazing 13 students from the CGA Class of 2021! We’re so proud of all their accomplishments. 🎓Come join us now as they present their PhD projects at the 13th CGA Graduate Symposium. And, of course, we can’t wait for the dinner party tonight!🍾

🎓 Please join us in celebrating Philipp Melchinger from the Pernas lab for successfully defending his PhD thesis today! 🎊🥂 We're really proud of everything you've achieved along your doctoral journey, Philipp, and we wish you all the best for your next exciting steps. 🤗

🔬✨ Art in Ageing ✨🔬 Discover the beauty under the microscope! This stunning STED images shows the intricate architecture of mitochondria. Beyond aesthetics, these images help us understand mitochondria's role in ageing, bringing us closer to unlocking its molecular secrets. @lilli-amal.bsky.social

📹 Curious about the CGA partner institutes and facilities? Discover the vibrant community at the Cologne Ageing Campus in our latest short video! Find out why working with us opens doors to exciting opportunities and unique benefits.

Online now!✨RESEARCH: Gkioni et al @mpiage.bsky.social show that trametinib and rapamycin treatment combine additively to extend lifespan and healthspan in female and male mice, reducing tumor growth and inflammation www.nature.com/articles/s43... rdcu.be/eo3gS

Science isn't the only thing that's crucial to our success – our administration is just as important. So it's great that our HR department can attend the Max Planck Society's HR conference to further their training.

New publication from the Deelen Lab—don't miss out! 👇

The combination of two cancer drugs, rapamycin and trametinib, can extend the lifespan of mice by 30%, according to a study co-led by Prof Dame Linda Partridge @ucllifesciences.bsky.social with @mpiage.bsky.social colleagues www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

🧵Celebrate #DiversityWeek with us at our #DIVERSITYCAFÉ🪡! A space for open conversation, interactive posters, and homemade cakes from around the world, plus coffee on us!🍰☕ Come by, share your voice, and feel welcome! ℹ️ uni.koeln/F657S Details in the photo. #YouAreWelcomeHere #InclusiveScience

🚨 New publication in Nature Aging 🚨 Combining the cancer drugs rapamycin and trametinib extends the lifespan of mice by about 30% and improves their health in old age 🐭✨ @cecad.bsky.social @maxplanck.de www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Welcome and follow @antebilab.bsky.social if you are interested in #ageing science, related cell signalling pathways involving #mTOR, the #nucleolus, #ribosomes and so much more! 🧫🪱🧬🔬 And of course shout out to @mpiage.bsky.social, too 👩‍🔬

🎉 Cheers to a night of Pints and Science! 🍻✨ Last night's event was a blast, filled with inspiring talks from the brilliant people at Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing and CECAD Cologne. Who knew learning could be this much fun? 🤓🔬 @cecad.bsky.social

🔬🧬🧠 Der Tag ist da – the doors are open, herzlich willkommen - welcome! Komm vorbei und erlebe es selbst: Forschung für alle! #ScienceForEveryone ✨ #TagderoffenenTür #CECAD #Alternsforschung #Köln #WissenschaftErleben #ForschungFürAlle #OpenDay @mpiage.bsky.social @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social

📣 Excited to share that on June 12, we will celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2021 with our CGA Graduate Symposium. 👩‍🎓🎊We will enjoy presentations from our graduating class and our three guest speakers, Meng Wang, Magdalena Götz, and Mario de Bono.👇 www.ageing-grad-school.de/about-us/cal...

Today, our admin team is holding a workshop for group leaders, lab managers, and coordinators, sharing updates on rules and processes to better support our scientists. Stronger collaboration, better research!💪👩‍🔬 #ScienceSupport

👩‍🎓We're thrilled to share some wonderful news! Klara Schilling from the CGA Class of 2020 successfully defended her PhD thesis today! Klara, we hope you're enjoying some well-deserved celebrations right now! 🥂🎊 @mpiage.bsky.social @antebilab.bsky.social