AI Model Makes Developmental Paths of Cells Traceable An international research team, led by Prof. Fabian Theis, #HelmholtzMunich & @tum.de, has developed #RegVelo, an #AI-based model that can reconstruct developmental paths of cells. 👉 t1p.de/r6wgl #VirtualCell

A research team led by Prof. Gil Westmeyer, #HelmholtzMunich & TUM, has developed a method (#NTVE) that enables transcriptome analysis in living cells without destroying cells. NTVE matches standard methods & allows tracking the same cells over time. 👉 t1p.de/t10ka @tum.de

#HelmholtzKLIMA -Datenbank - Expertise im Überblick: Asthma & Umweltfaktoren Erika von Mutius leitet bei @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social das Environmental Health Center, das sich der Prävention & Bekämpfung umweltbedingter Krankheiten, wie Asthma & Allergien widmet. Zum Profil: t1p.de/tq8ve 1/2

👏 Dr. Teresa Rodriguez-Calvo, #HelmholtzMunich, has received 2 prestigious grants from Breakthrough T1D to support innovative research into the causes & progression of #Type1Diabetes. 👉 t1p.de/j9lx3 @teresarc.bsky.social @play.breakthrought1d.org #Type1Diabetes #DiabetesResearch #BreakthroughT1D

#Type1Diabetes in Children #Fr1da Study Expands Early Diabetes Detection to a total of 12 German Federal States 👉 t1p.de/n3osz #EarlyDetection #Prevention #T1D #AWorldWithout1  #DiabetesResearch ##Fr1daStudy

👏 Prof. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, Director of the Institute of Diabetes Research at #HelmholtzMunich, has been awarded the 58th Claude Bernard Prize – the highest distinction of the #EASD. 👉 t1p.de/0j0rp @easdnews.bsky.social @tum.de @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social #Type1Diabetes

Antje Körner Elected to the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig 👏 🌟 The election recognizes outstanding scientists whose research has made a significant contribution to advancing knowledge in their field. 👉 t1p.de/d817b #HIMAG #ChildhoodObesity #MetabolicResearch

Summer School on Chromatin Biology 2026 at #HelmholtzMunich 🧬 📢 Application Deadline Extended to April 18, 2026. 👉 Further information on the programme & application process: lnkd.in/dN-xXmEr #abcam #summerschool #phd

Prof. Marcus Conrad, #HelmholtzMunich & TU München, receives the German Cancer Award 2026 for pioneering #ferroptosis research opening new avenues in cancer therapy. 👏 👉 t1p.de/rpctg @krebsgesellschaft.bsky.social @tum.de #CellDeath #CancerResearch #Ferroptosis

Lipid Identification: Chemical Fingerprint Instead of Dye A team led by Vasilis Ntziachristos at #HelmholtzMunich & @tum.de developed a microscopy method (#HyFOPM) that identifies lipid species in living cells without chemical labels, overcoming the limits of fluorescence tagging. 👉 t1p.de/uo505

🎤 #Interview with Carolin Daniel Prof. Carolin Daniel is the Director of the newly established Institute for Metabolism and Immunology at #HelmholtzMunich. She strives to cultivate an environment that promotes curiosity-driven research. 👉 t1p.de/zvnao #Immunology #Metabolism #Tregs #prevention

Timo Müller Receives the #ADA 2026 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award👏 Prof. Timo Müller, #HelmholtzMunich, is a global leader in #MetabolicResearch. His research continues to open new avenues for innovative therapies against metabolic diseases. 👉 t1p.de/qq5nl #DiabetesResearch

Mapping the Kidney at Single-Cell Resolution 🤖 #HelmholtzMunich and #Novartis Biomedical Research are launching a four-year collaboration to advance #KidneyDisease research with #AI-driven modeling, #VirtualCell simulations, & large-scale perturbation analysis. 👉 t1p.de/yf554 #CellAtlas

Up to USD 900,000 from Breakthrough T1D will fund #HelmholtzMunich research on early-stage type 1 diabetes in adults. Using data from 75,000 participants in #NAKO and Babydiab/Babydiet, the team aims to develop adult T1D screening. 👉 t1p.de/2v9je @breakthrought1duk.bsky.social

Germany has the opportunity to extend its strength as an engineering powerhouse into medicine and the life sciences. Vasilis Ntziachristos explains how this can be achieved using three key levers. A comment by Vasilis Ntziachristos @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social www.helmholtz.de/en/newsroom/...

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