Prof. Sandra Hummel, #HelmholtzMunich, has received the Research Prize of the Dr. Heinz Bürger-Büsing Foundation for her work on early-life nutrition and epigenetics and their role in the development of type 1 diabetes and obesity. 👉 t1p.de/b5cqk #DiabetesResearch #Type1Diabetes #Epigenetics

The Epigenetics Community at #HelmholtzMunich, together with #Abcam, is hosting the 3rd #Chromatin #SummerSchool in Munich: 📆 17–29 August 2026 ⏰ Apply by March 29, 2026 👉 Applications & info: bit.ly/4oGDR8f @epihmgu.bsky.social @metorrespadilla.bsky.social @robertife.bsky.social

Big Data Make Hidden Genetic Drivers of Type 2 Diabetes Visible 🧬 An international team led by Prof. Eleftheria Zeggini from #HelmholtzMunich used global genetic and multi-omic data to prioritize disease-relevant genes and proteins. 👉 Read more: t1p.de/oz0ux @tum.de

More Than Just Gut Cohabitants: How Gut Bacteria Control Immune Responses New research led by #HelmholtzMunich shows that common gut bacteria can actively shape our immune system by injecting proteins directly into human cells. 👉 t1p.de/g2b98 🔗 Original publication: t1p.de/v42xb #Microbiome

Detecting Heart Disease Early, Through the Skin With #fastRSOM, researchers at #HelmholtzMunich & TUM can non-invasively detect tiny blood vessel changes before symptoms appear – opening new paths for earlier prevention & personalized care. 👉 t1p.de/ds5is @munichimaging.bsky.social @tum.de

BioPathNet: New AI Uncovers Hidden Patterns in Biomedical Knowledge Graphs Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich & Mila have developed #BioPathNet, an #AI tool that systematically explores large biological data networks to reveal hidden connections between genes, diseases, and drugs. 👉 t1p.de/hmoin

Adipose Tissue Under the Microscope Funding for Two Metabolic Health Projects 👏 Dr. Maria Keller, #HelmholtzMunich, has secured funding for two research projects focused on adipose tissue & its role in #MetabolicHealth in people with #obesity. 👉 t1p.de/jky9x @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social #HIMAG

Weight Loss in Cancer: New research led by #HelmholtzMunich shows that #cachexia affects multiple organs in a coordinated metabolic way, not just muscles. 👉 Read more: t1p.de/q0ukw @ondrej-kuda.bsky.social @iphys-cas.bsky.social @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social @dzhk.de

Colon-Adjacent Fat Interacts With the Immune System A new study by researchers from #HelmholtzMunich, Karolinska Institutet & Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen shows that fat located next to the colon plays a unique role in immune regulation. 👉 t1p.de/4wq67

How Do Metabolic Changes Influence Our Genes? 🧬 Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich have discovered new mechanisms by which metabolism impacts our genes through epigenetic regulation. 🔗Original publication: t1p.de/uh7j8 @epihmgu.bsky.social @robertife.bsky.social #Epigenetics

How diet and cold rewire brown fat – at the epigenetic level Researchers from #HelmholtzMunich & partners show how #diet & #cold exposure reshape the genetic activity of #BrownFat. 👉 t1p.de/mmdg2 🔗Original publication: t1p.de/hpc7t @unileipzig.bsky.social #Epigenetics #Obesity #BrownFat #HIMAG

Mapping Proteins in African Genomes – New Clues for Type 2 Diabetes🧬 A study led by #HelmholtzMunich, links 18 blood plasma proteins to #T2D in a Ugandan cohort – some already targeted by existing drugs. 👉 t1p.de/3n22e @elezeggini.bsky.social #Genomics #Proteomics #GlobalHealth #PrecisionMedicine

🧬 Researchers from #HelmholtzMunich & @tum.de mapped carotid artery plaques at single-cell resolution, revealing how cell types and structures change as disease progresses. Insights may help improve #stroke risk assessment and guide future diagnostics & treatments. 👉 t1p.de/pkpgl @dzhk.de

🌟 Happy Holidays From Helmholtz Munich! 🌟 @helmholtz.de #HappyHolidays #HappyNewYear #AIinHealth #InnovationInScience

Normalizing Blood Sugar Can Halve Heart Attack Risk 🩺 👉 Learn more in our news: t1p.de/x4f0q 🔗 To the original publication: t1p.de/pe52s @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social #Diabetes #Prediabetes #CardiovascularHealth #DZD

Researchers led by Dr. John Heiker, Inka Rapöhn (HI-MAG, #HelmholtzMunich) & Dr. Juliane Weiner (CRC1052) identified vaspin as a “cool-down” hormone that slows heat-producing fat. Vaspin acts as a brake on thermogenesis & may open new paths for obesity therapies. 👉 t1p.de/fs0rw #MetabolicHealth

🎉 Eleftheria Zeggini Appointed to the ERC Scientific Council The European Commission has appointed Prof. Eleftheria Zeggini to the Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) – the ERC’s governing and decision-making body. 👉 Read more: t1p.de/0k3y2 @erc.europa.eu

Fit trotz Klimawandel – Das Genom ist der Schlüssel zur Widerstandsfähigkeit von Nutzpflanzen🌾 👉 Mehr über die #HelmholtzMunich Forschung an Pflanzen-Genomen für klimaresistentere Getreidesorten: t1p.de/s27xl 👉 Weitere Forschende, die das #ParisAgreement unterstützen: t1p.de/oogn6 @helmholtz.de

Congratulations to Dr. Jian Cui, Principal Investigator at the Helmholtz Pioneer Campus, on receiving an #ERC Consolidator Grant for his project #PhotonSignaling. 👏 👉 t1p.de/d9sz8 @pioneercampus.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu #ERCGrant #ERCCoG #HorizonEurope

Dr. Raffaele Teperino, #HelmholtzMunich, receives the PRO-SCIENTIA Award of the Eckhart-Buddecke Foundation for his #Nature study showing how a father’s diet & weight can impact his future children’s health. 👉 t1p.de/av5p9 @epihmgu.bsky.social @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social @epitep.bsky.social

Great news for the #FERROPath consortium! The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) is extending funding for two more years. 👉 t1p.de/taddg @onderyildirimcpc.bsky.social @uniregensburg.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social #CellDeath

Tracking Metabolic Clues Years Before Type 2 Diabetes Develops Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich have identified early biological changes that occur long before #Type2Diabetes is diagnosed. 👉 t1p.de/cx97k @comphealthmunich.bsky.social

#HelmholtzMunich at #NeurIPS2025 Our researchers contributed 15 papers to NeurIPS 2025. 👉 Explore the papers: t1p.de/6ej6i @neuripsconf.bsky.social @comphealthmunich.bsky.social @helmholtzai.bsky.social

Researchers from #HelmholtzMunich, TUM & LMU University Hospital Munich have uncovered the first molecular evidence that #ferroptosis can directly drive #neurodegeneration in the human brain. 🧠 👉 t1p.de/2n0u2 @tum.de @lmu-klinikum.bsky.social

C-Compass – Ai-Based Software Maps Proteins and Lipids Within Cells Developed by #HelmholtzMunich, DZD & University of Bonn, C-COMPASS makes spatial proteomics & lipidomics easier to use – no coding needed. 👉 t1p.de/2gn5c

👏 Prof. Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla, this year’s Leibniz Prize laureate, has now been honored with the Bavarian #Maximiliansorden for Science and Art. 👉 Read more: t1p.de/d5vq0 @metorrespadilla.bsky.social @epihmgu.bsky.social @pioneercampus.bsky.social #StemCells #Epigenetics

🔬Funding Project #EDGE Brings New Technology for Precise Therapeutic Delivery Closer to Clinical Application 👉Read more: t1p.de/mu60p

#HelmholtzMunich joins #PROBE – a new EU initiative to transform #osteoarthritis diagnosis and treatment. Funded by Horizon Europe with €26M, including €1.4M for Helmholtz Munich. 👉 t1p.de/64zie @ihieurope.bsky.social @fabiantheis.bsky.social @ja-schnabel.bsky.social @comphealthmunich.bsky.social

🌍 The #HelmholtzMunich Talent Forum 2025 brought together exceptional early-career scientists in #epigenetics & nucleic acids research to foster exchange, collaboration & research excellence. 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 👉 t1p.de/3dsix @boyanbonev.bsky.social @epihmgu.bsky.social #TalentForum

🥇 Dr. Eric Wenzel (HI-MAG, #HelmholtzMunich, Leipzig University & Medical Faculty of Leipzig University) receives the 2025 Jürgen-Bierich Research Award for uncovering a novel genetic cause of severe early-onset #obesity and advancing targeted treatments. 👉 t1p.de/7bhvt @unileipzig.bsky.social

#HelmholtzMunich to Advance AI Benchmarking With Three Newly Funded Projects Shaping the next generation of trustworthy, scientifically robust #AI across research domains. 👉 t1p.de/ubzam @helmholtz.de @helmholtzai.bsky.social @comphealthmunich.bsky.social @helmholtzimaging.bsky.social @stes.io

🫁 How can Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) be prevented and effectively treated? Over 120 clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates met at the ERS–COPD-iNET Research Symposium in Prague to discuss innovative approaches. 👉 t1p.de/kwjrt #COPD

#WorldCOPDDay “Short of Breath, Think COPD” 🫁#HelmholtzMunich Drives Research for New Diagnostics, Therapies and Prevention Strategies 👉 t1p.de/2sxmc @onderyildirimcpc.bsky.social @lmu-klinikum.bsky.social @dzg-forschen.bsky.social #COPDAwareness, #LungHealth #ThinkCOPD #COPDDay

Stem Cell Stories – the hands-on exhibition at the Deutsches Museum was a huge success! 🎉 👏 Thanks to everyone who visited and joined! @epicrossborders.bsky.social @carstenmarr.bsky.social @tum.de @lmumuenchen.bsky.social #StemCells #Epigenetics #AIinScience #ScienceCommunication #HelmholtzMunich

Fine-Tuning #Immunity: The Role of #Ubiquitination in T cell Activation 🔬 A new study by researchers at #HelmholtzMunich reveals how two molecular players, LUBAC and TRAF6, work together to fine-tune immune signaling in #Tcells. 👉 t1p.de/ejpf7

One-Hour Glucose Level: A New Way to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes 🩸 A single blood glucose measurement one hour after an oral glucose tolerance test can reveal diabetes risk even before prediabetes develops, as researchers from #HelmholtzMunich, the University of Tübingen & the DZD show. 👉 t1p.de/dq0ia

#WorldDiabetesDay #WeFightDiabetes At #HelmholtzMunich, researchers from different scientific backgrounds are closely connected to find new innovative approaches to prevent, treat & ultimately cure #diabetes & #obesity. 👉Discover more: t1p.de/16rz8 @helmholtz.de @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social

🔬 🌍 Bei #HelmholtzMunich erforscht Dr. Alexandra Schneider Herzkreislauf-Erkrankungen – mit einem besonderen Fokus auf die Wechselwirkungen von Wetter, Klimawandel und Luftverschmutzung auf die Gesundheit. 👉 Mehr dazu im Interview mit der Expertin: t1p.de/xbdt1 @helmholtzklima.bsky.social

👏 Congratulations to our Highly Cited Researchers! ▪️Prof. Marcus Conrad ▪️Prof. Matthias Blüher ▪️Prof. Fabian Theis ▪️Dr. Bettina Proneth ▪️Dr. Sebastian Doll 🎓 This distinction honors scientists whose publications rank among the most frequently cited worldwide.

Primary Oral Insulin Trial (POInT) First Results Imply Personalized Strategies for the Future of Type 1 Diabetes 👉 Learn more: t1p.de/x3pq6 🔗 To the original publication: t1p.de/4x9qu @tum.de @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social #typ1diabetes #prevention #GPPAD #OralInsulin #Insulin

TITAN: A Multimodal AI Model for Digital Pathology Slides Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich, in collaboration with Harvard Medical School & international partners, have developed #TITAN – a multimodal #AI model that analyzes and describes digital #pathology slides. 👉 t1p.de/sz1wt #FoundationModel

Biomolecular Breathing and the 4D View of Life How do biomolecules breathe? This question was at the heart of the international #BNMRZ symposium, hosted by the Bavarian NMR Center – a joint infrastructure of #HelmholtzMunich and the @tum.de. 👉 Read more: t1p.de/dpfr7 #StructuralBiology #NMR #AI

🫁 How do lung cells react to nanoparticles within minutes? Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich reveal how alveolar macrophages drive this rapid immune defense – shaping inflammation and protection in the lungs. 👉Read more: t1p.de/s5sba #LungHealth #Immunology #Nanoparticles #LHI

Maternal Type 1 #Diabetes May Protect Children Through #Epigenetic Changes A study from #HelmholtzMunich, #GPPAD & the TU Dresden University of Technology reveals that specific epigenetic modifications in the child’s DNA may underlie this protective effect. 👉 t1p.de/2emq1 @tudresden.bsky.social

#BNMRZ Symposium 2025 Ultra-Highfield NMR and 4D Structural Biology – From Mechanisms to Therapies 💻 Online attendance is still possible: t1p.de/zdr8j 👉 Further information: t1p.de/rjuz4 @tum.de #StructuralBiology #CryoEM #AI #TherapeuticInnovations

New Switch for Natural Cell Death🧬 Programmed cell death (#apoptosis) protects us, but cancer cells can evade it. Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich & TUM discovered a new molecular switch controlling this process. 👉 t1p.de/3fxvc @tum.de @natureportfolio.nature.com #CellDeath #BNMRZ

Comparing Pancreas Development Across Species to Advance Diabetes Research New insights from international researchers led by #HelmholtzMunich & #DZD could reshape the future of #diabetes modeling & #RegenerativeMedicine. 👉 t1p.de/zg0ra @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social @heikolickert.bsky.social

New Foundation Model Reveals How Cells Are Organized in Tissues Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich & @tum.de have developed #Nicheformer, the first large-scale foundation model that integrates single-cell analysis with spatial transcriptomics. 👉 t1p.de/pxzwg

PURA Syndrome Deutschland Supports Research at Helmholtz Munich 👉 t1p.de/jdvhp  💙 PURA Syndrome Deutschland e.V. has donated 10,000 Euros to Prof. Dierk Niessing’s research group at the Institute of Structural Biology at #HelmholtzMunich.

Decoding #Oat Diversity for a #Climate-Resilient Future🌾 This study provides valuable insights into how oats adapt to their environments – paving the way for more robust, climate-smart crops. 👉 t1p.de/gmmgb @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de @natureportfolio.nature.com @tum.de