📢 Speaker showcase for our 2nd Meeting #Embryo2026 🧬Vincent Pasque @pasquelab.bsky.social from @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social will speak about his work on modelling early human embryogenesis with naïve pluripotent stem cells. More information👇 www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

IMPRS-BAC Open Call: Current IMPRS student Heleen Mallie (@bulutkarslioglu.bsky.social Lab) talks about what pursuing a PhD means to her and how the program helps her gain new skills. Apply by Jan 7th, 2026! www.molgen.mpg.de/en/imprs #IMPRSBAC @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social

The next featured speaker at the #Embryo2026 meeting is Kathy Niakan from the University of Cambridge! We are looking forward to her talk on the topic of "Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Lineage Specification in Human Embryos." More information 👇 www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

🧬 Interested in modelling HIV-1 chemoprevention and SARS-CoV-2 evolution? Join the lab of Max von Kleist via our #IMPRS-BAC #gradschool open call! XP in mathematical modelling and stochastic simulation techniques needed. 👉 www.molgen.mpg.de/5099000/Klei...

We were very happy to welcome this amazing group of early-career researchers as part of the @Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin! Special thanks to @annaamonaco.bsky.social (Mundlos Lab) and @matthewkraushar.bsky.social for hosting the group and providing an in-depth tour of their labs!

🧬📢 Looking forward to our next speaker in our lineup for the #Embryo2026 meeting, Anshul Kundaje from Stanford University. He will speak on the topic of "Deep learning the regulatory syntax of fetal development and the genetic basis of developmental disorders".

We are excited to welcome @fueyoraquel.bsky.social, @sedonamurphy.bsky.social, and @jmstein.bsky.social as new group leaders at our institute! Read more about their work: --> www.molgen.mpg.de/2025-10-31-n... All three are recruiting in the IMPRS PhD Call! --> www.molgen.mpg.de/IMPRSPhDproj...

🧬 Want to study the clonal evolution of tumors for your PhD? Apply by January 7, 2026 for a PhD position in the lab of Katharina Jahn @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social & #IMPRS-BAC #gradschool! Strong computational background needed. 👉 www.molgen.mpg.de/5100414/jahn...

🧬📢 We look forward to welcoming Jacob Hanna from the Weizmann Institute of Science as part of our speaker lineup for the #Embryo2026 meeting! More information 👇 www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

🧬 Interested in dissecting dose-dependent transcriptional regulation through epigenome editing and synthetic biology for your PhD? Apply by 07.01.2026 to join the lab of @eddaschulz.bsky.social @molgen.mpg.de & #IMPRS-BAC #gradschool. 👉 www.molgen.mpg.de/5099133/schu...

🧬📢 Next in our speaker line-up for our #Embryo2026 meeting is @bertiegottgens.bsky.social from Cambridge University - Bertie will talk on "Charting the Transcriptional Relay from Pluripotency to Blood" More information 👇 www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026 Supported by the Weizmann Institute of Science

🧬 Want to learn RNA structural ensembles from direct #RNA-seq of chemically probed molecules? Join the lab of Max von Kleist @rki.de for your PhD! 👉 www.molgen.mpg.de/5099000/Klei... #IMPRSBAC #gradschool @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @maxplanck.de

📢 Don't miss @groth-anja.bsky.social from the Danish Cancer Institute, who will present her research at the #Embryo2026 🧬 "How cells copy their epigenome" Register until Oct 31! 👇 www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026 Supported by the Weizmann Institute of Science

The IMPRS-BAC call is open until January! Interested in applying to the graduate school? Here are ten tips for a successfull application! ⬇ Check out our projects and apply by Jan 7th, 2026! www.molgen.mpg.de/IMPRSPhDproj... #IMPRS #IMPRSBAC @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @maxplanck.de

📢🧬 Next in the speaker line-up for #Embryo2026 is @eileen-furlong.bsky.social from @embl.org who will present her research on "Genome regulation during embryogenesis: Going loopy about enhancer regulation" Register until Oct 31! 👇 www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026 Supported by the Weizmann Institute

IMPRS-BAC Open Call: Current IMPRS student Marcel Wittmund talks about what pursuing a PhD means to him and how the IMPRS program supports his doctoral studies at the MPIMG. Apply by Jan 7th, 2026! www.molgen.mpg.de/IMPRSPhDproj... #IMPRSBAC @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @maxplanck.de

Nice to see today's Google Doodle about our favorite thing in the world: DNA! Btw, if you're interested in learning about DNA and advancing our understanding of how genes work, we're currently accepting applications for doctoral candidates through the IMPRS-BAC program: www.molgen.mpg.de/en/imprs

📢 Speaker showcase for our 2nd Meeting #Embryo2026 🧬 Giacomo Cavalli from @cnrs.fr will speak on "3D genome architecture and Polycomb proteins as drivers of Epigenetic Memory" Supported by Weizmann Institute More information on www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

My new lab at the @molgen.mpg.de will be following up on some of the nuclear organization aspects of ecDNA so please do reach out if this is of interest :)

#PhD topic: transcriptional condensates! Use #imaging, #biochemistry & #genomics to study regulators phase separation & their roles in development and diseases. Join Denes Hnisz's Lab. 👉 www.molgen.mpg.de/5098729/Hnis... #IMPRSBAC #gradschool @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @maxplanck.de

Thank you to Merve Büşra Duman, @ingridpelaez.bsky.social and Tommaso Stentella, who organized this year's MPIMG PhD retreat! The event provided our PhD students with a blend of scientific sessions, career opportunity insights, and workshops on scientific illustration and project management.

In our "Meet the First Author" series, we spoke with Magdalena Schindler and Christian Feregrino about the fascinating world of bats, how teamwork can lead to friendship, and the potential of basic research. Watch the video ⬇️ and read the full interview here: www.molgen.mpg.de/2025-16-10-m...

📢Speaker showcase for our 2nd Meeting #Embryo2026 🧬 @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social from @crick.ac.uk will speak on The Dynamics of Neural Tube Formation More information on www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

Want to work on the computational, evolutionary design of multi-target peptide inhibitors for respiratory viruses? The Wolber lab is looking for a PhD student. Apply by 07.01.2026 👉 www.molgen.mpg.de/4775156/wolb... #IMPRS #IMPRSBAC #gradschool @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @maxplanck.de

Interested in handling big data and developing efficient algorithms for omics data? Apply by 07.01.2026 for a PhD position in the lab of Knut Reinert #IMPRS #IMPRSBAC @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social #gradschool 👉 www.molgen.mpg.de/4775929/Rein...

Interested in molecular modeling, in particular structure-based design? The Wolber lab is looking for a PhD student to develop tailored KOR modulators through a computational approach. Apply by 07.01.2026. #IMPRSBAC @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social #gradschool 👉 www.molgen.mpg.de/4775539/Wolb...

🚨 Please share! We are seeking motivated PhD students who wish to work at the intersection of molecular life sciences and computational sciences. #IMPRS #IMPRSBAC @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @maxplanck.de Check out our projects and apply by Jan 7th, 2026! www.molgen.mpg.de/IMPRSPhDproj...

New paper! In female mammals, one X-chromosome is inactive in each cell. In some cats, this causes typical color patterns, depending on which X is active and the color it codes for. The @eddaschulz.bsky.social lab found a new regulatory principle behind X-inactivation. 1/2 Note: AI generated image

⚠️ Paper alert: Using a novel CRISPR screening approach, we mapped the entire regulatory network controlling Xist—key for X-chromosome inactivation. 👉 We discover how sex and development signals are decoded at a single gene locus. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 👇 Bluetorial

⚡⚡Excited to announce I'll be starting my lab at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Genetics (@molgen.mpg.de) in Berlin in December! Leaving sunny California to join a fantastic environment with colleagues who do super cool work. 🔬🦠I'm hiring at all levels! 🔬🦠Check: www.molgen.mpg.de/fueyo-lab

In our “Meet the first author” interview series, we take a look behind the scenes of science. This time we spoke with Francesca Rossi, first author of a recent collaborative paper in Nucleic Acids Research from the Kinkley Lab. 👉 Read the interview here: www.molgen.mpg.de/2025-09-22-m...

Great to see our Alumni Hossein and Uirá named among the 100 most influential scientists in Berlin by @tagesspiegel.de! They are co-founders of Lucid Genomics, a startup that develops algorithms to analyze the non-coding genome for potential use in precision medicine. Congratulations!

2nd Meeting on Early Embryogenesis and Epigenetics 16 - 18 Feb 2026 at MPI for Molecular Genetics, Berlin with support by the Weizmann Institute for Science. Early bird registration until 30 Sep - register now👇 www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

📢 Don't miss! Steven Reilly of Yale School of Medicine will speak at our #DahlemColloquium! 📆 22. SEP, 11:00 AM (CET) 📍 MPIMG, Berlin 🔗 www.molgen.mpg.de/events/42874...

📢 Don't miss! Pavel Pevzner of University of California, San Diego, USA will speak at our #DahlemColloquium! 📜 A new parameter-free framework for sequence comparison 📆 15. SEP, 11:00 AM (CET) 📍MPIMG, Berlin 🔗 www.molgen.mpg.de/events/42633...

Congratulations to Claudia Giesecke-Thiel on her ERC Starting Grant! Her project will focus on how the site of infection influences immune responses. She will be moving from the MPIMG to Charité, where she will launch her own research group in Jan 2026. Read more: www.molgen.mpg.de/news-2025-er...

📢 Don't miss! Aziz Al'Khafaji of Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard will speak at our #DahlemColloquium! 📜 Advances in Transcriptomics, Methods and Applications 📆 12. SEP, 11:00 AM (CET) 📍 MPIMG, Berlin 🔗 www.molgen.mpg.de/events/42555...

In late August we had the pleasure of welcoming BSc students from the EPFL in Switzerland. They learned about our IMPRS-BAC graduate program and enjoyed a tour of the institute and the Vallier lab with Maïa Pesic. We wish the students all the best in their future careers! @vallierlab.bsky.social

📢 Don't miss! Dan Landau of Weill Cornell College of Medicine, and the New York Genome Center will speak at our #DahlemColloquium! 📜 The somatic genome - from basic discovery to clinical application 📆 04. SEP, 11:00 AM (CET) 📍 MPIMG, Berlin 🔗 www.molgen.mpg.de/events/42554...

Congratulations to Aydan Bulut-Karslıoğlu on receiving the GSCN Young Investigator Award 2025! The award recognizes her lab’s research on dormancy. Read more: www.molgen.mpg.de/news-2025-gs... @bulutkarslioglu.bsky.social

A big thank you to Alessa Ringel, Christian Feregrino, Jonathan J. Froehlich and Michaela Reissland for organizing this year’s MPIMG Postdoc Retreat! Our postdocs enjoyed an inspiring mix of skills development, career insights, and networking both within and beyond the MPIMG community.

A recent study from the Meissner and Smith labs in Genome Biology reveals that widely used cancer models fail to replicate the DNA methylation patterns found in actual tumors. Read more in our news: www.molgen.mpg.de/2025-08-12-m... Picture: Dr. Cecil Fox, Wikimedia Commons

📢New paper in @natecoevo.nature.com! 🦇Research reveals that bat wings form by reusing existing genetic programs By @molgen.mpg.de, @mdc-berlin.bsky.social, @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social (@dariloops.bsky.social‬, @fany-real.bsky.social) & CNAG (@mamartirenom.bsky.social‬) www.cnag.eu/news/flying-...

🧬 New study from the Kinkley Lab! 🧬 In collaboration with the Vingron and Hnisz labs at the MPIMG the team has gained new insights how the epigenetic reader PHF13 regulates it´s affinity to bind to chromatin. Read more: www.molgen.mpg.de/2025-07-28-o... Congrats to first author Francesca Rossi!

Pretty surreal to see my artwork on the cover of Nature Genetics! Big congrats to @julianeg.bsky.social, @stemundi.bsky.social and the others, and thank you Juliane for letting me help bring your research to life visually. www.nature.com/ng/volumes/5...

How did the bat get its wings? New research from a collaboration between the labs of Stefan Mundlos (MPIMG), Dario G. Lupiáñez, and Francisca M. Real (@cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social) show how genetic programs were reused during the evolution of mammalian flight. --> www.molgen.mpg.de/news-2025-fl...

Finally out! 🥳 Our paper showing how a transposable element (TE) insertion can cause developmental phenotypes is now published @natgenet.nature.com 🧬🦠🐁 Below is a brief description of the major findings. Check the full version of the paper for more details: www.nature.com/articles/s41588-025-02248-5

New paper in @natgenet.nature.com by the Mundlos lab! The team has identified the mechanism by which a retrotransposon of viral origin causes limb malformations. Congratulations to first author @julianeg.bsky.social, now group leader @mpi-ie.bsky.social! --> www.molgen.mpg.de/news-2025-an...

In Nature Genetics, @danielibrahim.bsky.social (MPIMG/BIH) and his team have developed a bioinformatic tool to identify evolutionary conserved regulatory regions of the genome that have transformed so much over time that their DNA sequences have changed completely. 👉 www.molgen.mpg.de/4927054

📢 Don't miss! Remo Rohs, from the University of Southern California, LA will speak at our #DahlemColloquium! 📜 Structure-based deep learning models for predicting protein-DNA binding specificity 📆 02. JUL, 03:00 PM (CET) 📍MPIMG, Berlin 🔗 www.molgen.mpg.de/events/42283...