🚀 Considering a PhD at the Max Planck Society? Join our free webinar on August 7 (1–3 PM CEST) and explore fully funded PhD opportunities at the IMPRS in NRW. 🎓 Discover our programmes, cutting-edge research, and ask your questions live! 🔗 www.ageing-grad-school.de/about-us/new...

🔬 Small microscopes, big curiosity! One of our colleagues brought our KinderUni microscopes to a local daycare centre, where children explored pond water and insects up close. Their excitement shows why outreach matters: science starts with looking, asking, and wondering. 💧 #ScienceOutreach

🎥 A look behind the scenes 👀 Research institutes aren’t just home to scientists - there are also many wonderful people working behind the scenes. We had a chat with Dennis Polat, who works in our warehouse and helps ensure that everything researchers need arrives where it belongs.

#Mitochondria limit coenzyme Q export under #cholesterol biosynthetic stress. New study from Marjana Ndoci (@mindoci.bsky.social), Thomas Langer, Soni Deshwal (@sonideshwal.bsky.social) @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social @mpiage.bsky.social and colleagues: rupress.org/jcb/article/... #CellMetabolism

👨‍🎓 We’re happy to congratulate Maxim Hützen from the CGA Class of 2022 for successfully defending his PhD thesis today—wohoo! 🎉 Maxim, we are so proud of everything you’ve achieved and we wish you all the best for your exciting next chapter! 😀

🎓 Big congrats to Mara Neuerburg @maraneuerburg.bsky.social from the lab of Joris Deelen @jorisdeelen.bsky.social for successfully defending her PhD thesis today. 🎉 Mara, we hope you’re as proud of yourself as we are. We wish you all the best for your next steps! 🫶

Stellenangebot! Das Schaefer-Labor sucht eine*n BTA (m/w/d)! www.age.mpg.de/job-cf7ab6db...

🏆 Congratulations to our CGA alumni members Aishwarya Acharya @aishacharya.bsky.social and David Meyer @meyerdh.bsky.social on receiving the Klaus Liebrecht Award 2026 from the University of Cologne for their outstanding doctoral theses! 🎉 We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved success! 👏🧬

🎓Reflecting on a wonderful graduate symposium: we shared some great moments with inspiring talks and opportunities to connect within our CGA community and beyond. Congrats to all our incredible students from the CGA class of 2022, and big thanks to the class of 2023 for organizing everything. 🎉🍾

„Was bedeutet der Begriff Longevity?“ – in 60 Sekunden erklärt 🧬⏱️ #longevity #gesundaltern #alternsforschung

Last week we said goodbye to one of the founding members of our lab. Birgit joined the lab as a postdoc @molgen.mpg.de & rejoined when the lab moved to the @mpiage.bsky.social. She did incredible science, served as our lab manager & trained generations of junior scientists. You will be missed!

"Was passiert im Alter in unserem Körper?" – in 60 Sekunden erklärt ⏰ 💡 #alterneinfacherklärt #gesundaltern

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet @stephalcantara.bsky.social, Minerva Fast Track Group Leader. 👩‍🔬 Steph studies muscle metabolism and ageing. #WomenInScience #AgeingResearch

"What happens to our bodies as we age?" – explained in 60 seconds ⏰ 💡 The idea, script and production are the work of Teresa Schiffer, our amazing and talented intern in the press and public relations department. #agingexplained #healthyaging

Excited to share our joint efforts on the ratioCitron biosensor platform! 🔬✨ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Norito Tamura @mpiage.bsky.social from my lab enabled ratiometric citrate measurements in flow cytometry for population-scale, single-cell analysis.

🚨 Scholarship Alert! 🚨 🧬👩🏽‍🔬 Pursue your Master studies in Biology or Biochemistry in Cologne at @unicologne.bsky.social and get full funding with our CGA Master Fellowship programme.💰 📅 Apply by July 15! 🔗 Learn more: www.ageing-grad-school.de/master/maste...

🎓 We are happy to celebrate Lilli Pazurek-Weber from the lab of Thomas Langer for successfully finishing her PhD today. 🎉 Earning a doctorate is a great accomplishment, and we’re proud to share this special moment with Lilli and wish her all the best in her new role as scientific coordinator. 💪

Proteins: essential building blocks and molecular machines of life. But how can we tell how much is there? 🧬 🧐 In this episode of How to…, Lilli demonstrates how scientists measure protein concentration using Bradford solution – a dye that changes colour depending on the protein amount.

Together with @spanier55.bsky.social and Boris Pfander we put together a great program with support of @cecad.bsky.social Cologne, @mpiage.bsky.social and the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung. Meeting site: www.for-5504.com/en/197/Confe...

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet Hannah, a research group leader exploring the role of microglia in maintaining brain health, and investigating how their function changes during aging and in neurodegenerative diseases. 👩‍🔬 #WomenInScience #AgeingResearch

🌏 CGA Recruitment Week is just around the corner, and we’re looking forward to meeting the top 25 applicants from all over the world! But what actually happens during CGA Recruitment Week? And what other activities can our students enjoy once they’re part of the CGA? Find out more! 🎬

Our Gender Equality Officer hosted a screening of “Picture a Scientist” and a panel discussion to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. A big thank you to our panel - Tatiana Korotkova, Orsolya Leidecker, Isabelle Schiffer, Ph.D, Anne Schiffmann and Philipp Wronker!

Job Alert! The Sprenger Lab is looking for a Postdoc! www.age.mpg.de/job-9f350f6e...

Proteins: the tiny molecular machines that run our cells. But how do we see them? 🧬 In this episode of How to…, Lilli shows step by step how scientists separate proteins by size and detect them using antibodies – a technique called western blotting.

Ever wondered how we keep precious cell cultures alive for months without them growing out of control? ❄️ In this How to… episode, PhD student Lilli Pazurek Weber takes you into the cell culture, showing how to prepare cells for long term storage in liquid nitrogen. 📅 Follow for weekly lab skills

Curious what really happens behind our lab doors? “How to” is our new series where PhD student Lilli walks through the nuts and bolts of everyday experiments - from freezing cells to running a western blot.

🚨 Wir suchen Dich! Starte eine Ausbildung als Tierpfleger*in (m/w/d)! We are looking for you! Start an apprenticeship as an animal keeper (m/f/d)! www.age.mpg.de/open-positions

🚨 Job alert! The Fish Facility is looking for a student/research assistant (m/f/d)! Apply now! www.age.mpg.de/open-positions

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet Xinping, scientific staff in the proteomics core facility 👩‍🔬 #WomenInScience #AgeingResearch

🎓 Huge congratulations to Jessica Spindler from Stephanie Panier's group for successfully defending her PhD thesis today! We're all so proud of you Jessica, and we hope you're celebrating this wonderful achievement over the next days. 🎉 Wishing you all the best for your next exciting career step!

Sustainable Style Swap 👗👖 Our sustainability group hosted a fun clothing swap, giving our employees the chance to exchange well-maintained clothes and help reduce waste. Any leftover clothing was donated to a good cause! A huge thank you to the organizers and participants for making it a success! 🙌

Protective Microglia Subtype Offers Potential New Therapeutic Pathway in Alzheimer’s Disease 🧠🛡️ A new nature.com study by the Schaefer lab and reseachers at Mount Sinai Medical Center, with rockefeller.edu and cuny.edu, identifies a protective state of microglia. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🎓 Come join us in celebrating Julian Straub from the group of Lena Pernas for successfully defending his PhD thesis today! Julian, you did it! 🥳 We’re all so proud of you and everything you’ve achieved. Wishing you loads of happiness and success as you embark on your next exciting adventure.

Andreas Kolvenbach, @aklvnbch.bsky.social, from the CGA Class of 2021 successfully defended his PhD thesis today! 🥳 Congratulations, Andreas! We’re so proud of you and can’t wait to see all the amazing things you’ll do in the future!

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet Maria, Postdoc in the Matic Lab 👩‍🔬 Maria studies how our cells respond to damage in their DNA — the instruction manual of life. 🧬 @mariapalumbieri.bsky.social

We would like to invite all Rhineland RNA enthusiasts to attend our next series of in-person talks, featuring local and invited speakers. Highlights include the external talks by Didier Stainier, Simon Bekker-Jensen and Ranen Aviner. Please, register: tinyurl.com/RhinelandRNA

A warm welcome to our five new CGA Master Fellows who joined us this October! 🍁🍂 We’re happy to have you as part of our lively ageing community and we wish you a great start, enjoyable experiences, and wonderful times here in Cologne! 💫

We’re excited to welcome the Class of 2025 to the CGA! Our 9 new students come from all over the world 🌎, working in groups at the CECAD and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing. We’re so happy to have you here in Cologne and look forward to seeing your ideas and discoveries develop! 💡🧬

We were delighted to have Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan with us to discuss his exciting new book, "Why We Die." Thanks so much, Venki, for your fascinating and thought-provoking talk - it was truly a pleasure to have you join us!

It's the first day of our CGA Welcome Days for our new PhD students and Master Fellows. After a lively morning with talks and a chance to meet others over lunch, our new students took a tour around the city. Have a great time today and enjoy the week ahead! Welcome to Cologne, everyone! 🤗

🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉 Meet Sarah, scientific coordinator in the Antebi Lab 👩‍🔬 @antebilab.bsky.social

🎓 Let's all celebrate Lara Kroczek from the Langer lab for her very successful PhD defence today! 🎊🥂   Lara, we're so proud of you and everything you have achieved, and we wish you lots of success as you move on to the next chapter in your career.

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...