GBM Lunch on Nov. 19, 12.30pm Speaker: Adrian Bunzel, @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social Title: Creating Enzymes by Computational Design and Directed Evolution Chair: Valentina Piano @valentinapiano.bsky.social (CECAD, Köln) Organized by GBM Young Investigators. #GBMLunch #GBM_YI

And as always, the GBM will be happy present the GBM innovation Award at the STS conference!

Starting your own lab is exciting—but challenging. Join our GBM Young Investigator leadership workshop in Regensburg, April 13–16th, 2026. Professional coaching, peer networking & practical tips for new PIs. Apply by Nov 30, 2025. 👉https://yi-workshop.gbm-online.de/yi-workshop-2.html

Statistical thinking is a core part of solid biological results. However, many studies still include insufficient sample sizes, have poor experimental design, or select incorrect statistical tests. Here, the authors present ten statistical tips for cell biology www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How can university staff be equipped with the agility to adapt to and tackle future educational challenges? Join the 2026 #EUALearnTeach Forum: 📅 12-13 February 📍 Universidade Católica Portuguesa 🔔 Early registration fee: 26 December Register️ at https://bit.ly/bs2026ltforum #learning #teaching

The STS Medal Lecture is on tonight! This year‘s medal goes to Hao Wu, Boston, for her work on mechanisms of signaling in innate immunity.

Hao Wu, delivering her medal lecture! It’s amazing to learn about immunology through the eyes of a structural biologist!

📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Full Professorship in Integrative Structure Biology with a focus on in situ structural biology using cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) and related methods. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/brswbymu

Der gruseligste Moment des gestrigen Halloween-Abends: …

Ab Januar 2026 wird Dr. Ruth Bieringer, Vice President Technology & Innovation bei Freudenberg FST, Präsidentin der GDCh. Zu stellvertretende Präsidentinnen wurden Dr. Carla Seidel (BASF) und Dr. Susanne Rehn-Taube (Deutsches Museum München) gewählt. Mehr unter www.gdch.de/presse

Join us for the GBM Lunch! 📅 Nov. 5 🕛 12:30 PM Anna-Lena Wießler from the University Hospital Würzburg will present on “Molecular pathomechanisms of glycine receptor autoantibodies” This event is organized by the GBM Study Group “Molecular Medicine”. #GBMLunch

Submit your poster abstract for the #2026SCZI before November 5th! There is only one week left to submit for this prestigious #zebrafish meeting. Submit, attend, and advance your zebrafish knowledge with fellow #PIs from around the world!

Gene therapies are revolutionising medicine, but they come with enormous development costs. Why Do Gene Therapies Cost So Much?🤔 Read more in our blog⬇️: https://www.fiosgenomics.com/why-do-gene-therapies-cost-so-much/

Coming up: Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer Award Lecture with Nobel laureate Katalin Karikó! 📅 Oct 30 🕚 11 am 📍 Manfred Eigen Hall, Fassberg Campus She presents her work on the development of new mRNA vaccines. The technology she developed made it possible to use mRNA therapeutically for the first time.

A few more days to apply for open PhD and Postdoc positions! Interested in structural biochemistry of the host-virus interface? Then pick an interdisciplinary project around DNA, RNA, proteins and join our team! All fully funded! Get in contact or apply here: www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...

Specific binders to peptide–MHC class II are rapidly generated without laborious screening go.nature.com/4gj5OQk rdcu.be/eMYFS

🧬 Der Paul Ehrlich- und Ludwig Darmstaedter-Preis 2026 geht an Davor Solter & Azim Surani – sie entdeckten, dass wir für ein gesundes Leben die Gene beider Eltern brauchen. Ihre Arbeit zur genomischen Prägung öffnete das Tor zur modernen Epigenetik. | tinygu.de/PELD-Preis-2...

These are “can’t miss” events for membrane enthusiasts :)

🌎 #𝗪𝗛𝗦𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 “𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻” At the World Health Summit, experts discussed new incentive strategies to advance new antimicrobial therapies. Their call: Antibiotic development must be treated as critical infrastructure t1p.de/c1l3n

The #analytica conference 2026 is organized by @gdch.de, #GBM, and #DGKL, and bridges science and application 🔬🌍 Leading scientists share insights on modern analytical methods, poster sessions and open discussions invite dialogue between researchers and industry. analytica.de/de/muenchen/...

Such a worthy recipient. Maya is not only a great scientist but also a fantastic mentor and a rich source of inspiration.

Otto Warburg Medal 2026 awarded to Maya Schuldiner www.idw-online.de/-DSDmAA

🎉 Huge congrats to Maya Schuldiner from the Weizmann Institute (Israel) for the 🏅 Otto Warburg Medal 2026! Her work on how proteins find their way to organelles and how these organelles talk to each other has reshaped how we think about cells 🧬✨ #OWM #WeizmannInstitute @elsevierconnect.bsky.social

Mark your calendars! The next SFB 1348 International Meeting will take place in #Münster from May 27-29, 2026, with a focus on #Mechanochemical signals at cellular interfaces. Stay tuned for more details and updates at www.uni-muenster.de/SFB1348/en/m...

Einer alten Tradition folgend einmal mehr unsere eindringliche Mahnung: Bitte heute Nacht keinesfalls die Zeit umstellen, sondern nur die Uhren!* Es kann sonst zu Rissen im Raumzeitkontinuum kommen. ---- *Wenige Zentimeter genügen. Bei schweren Standuhren einfach nur den Stundenzeiger verbiegen!

Ein wirklich Großer hört auf - die Artikel von Ulrich Dirnagl sind immer das allererste, was ich im @laborjournal.bsky.social . Sie sind hochgradig relevant für alle, die irgendwie im Wissenschaftssystem unterwegs sind, fundiert und dazu noch unterhaltsam! Der Wissenschaftsnarr wird mir fehlen!

Research Scientist Position for Single Molecule and Single Cell Technologies. #science #career #jobs #sciencejobs #job #jobsearch www.science.hr/jobs/212338/...

#PhD Project "Role of glycosphingolipids in lipid droplet formation during diabetic kidney disease" (Simons420) - #Heidelberg University. #science #career #jobs #sciencejobs #job #jobsearch www.lifescience.net/jobs/212534/...

New Tuesday (Oct 28) in Heidelberg and online: kick off event of the Center for Synthetic Genomics: program and link to zoom: www.syn-gen.de/kick-off

He definitively changed science

Junge Forschende können noch bis zum 30. November 2025 ihre Kommunikationsformate zum Hochschulwettbewerb einreichen und 10.000 Euro zur Umsetzung gewinnen. Eure Fragen zur Ausschreibung und Bewerbung könnt ihr am Montag in unserer Sprechstunde stellen: www.hochschulwettbewerb.net/2026/blog/di...

3rd Annual Meeting of the 3R Competence Network North Rhine Westphalia, on 27–28 November 2025 at Kasteel Bloemendal in Vaals, Netherlands, nearby Aachen, Germany.

How to develop good research questions "This Comment describes the iterative creative process for designing good research questions, and includes practical suggestions and ways to avoid common traps." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Johannes Broichhagen using "Organic Chemistry to Shine Light on Biology" at #CBCCPC25 in Berlin - What a brilliant start to this 25th anniversary symposium - Happy 25 #ChemBioChem and #ChemPhysChem #ChemistryEurope #Happy25

Help shape the future of microbiology in Europe. FEMS is conducting a survey to better understand the needs of microbiologists. Your input will help identify key challenges & ensure the community’s voice is heard across Europe. Complete it today and share with your network: 🔗 buff.ly/5eCowPX

Reminder🌟 The next application deadline for VAAMentoring is 📆October 31th! Don´t miss an amazing chance to connect with experienced mentors who can help level up your career! 🚀 Learn more: t1p.de/8yrt

🚀 Exciting Job Opportunity: Project Coordinator at the Cluster of Excellence SCALE We’re thrilled to announce an exceptional opportunity to join the newly founded Cluster of Excellence SCALE – Subcellular Architecture of Life from the @goetheuni.bsky.social. 👉 Learn more and apply here:

🎯 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 – 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐬! 📅 Workshop Details (Limited to 8 participants) 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: January 20, 2026 (online) 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: November 1, 2025 Led by: Dr. Beate Scholz (Scholz CTC GmbH) Not a member of the GBM-YI? You can register here: gbm-online.de/de/young-inv...

I have a PhD position available in my lab at the University of Freiburg!! If you, or someone you know, might be looking for a position using modeling and simulations to uncover secrets in (glyco-)protein structure/function relationships please take a look at our website! www.kearnslab.org

✨ Roland Schauer Award 2025 ✨ For the first time presented at the 34th Joint Glycobiology Meeting in Lille! 🏅 Dr. Isabelle Louise Grothaus (Krakow/Bremen) 🏅 Dr. Manuel Vicente (Hannover) Honoring Prof. Schauer (1936–2019), founder of the GBM Glycobiology Group. Grateful for Ms. Schauer’s presence 🙏

13 years ago, the revolutionary genetic tool #CRISPR/Cas9 was published in Science, work that Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna won a #NobelPrize for in 2020. On #WorldCRISPRDay, read the landmark paper that describes the discovery: https://scim.ag/42JHuSN

Most transcription factors were historically considered undruggable. But some innovative biotechs are changing all that - & big pharma is starting to pay attention (and big bucks). Out now in @natbiotech.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

💬 Internationaler Austausch zwischen Hochschulnetzwerken: Am 23. Oktober feiert das Format GICHE Premiere – initiiert von UHH, @volkswagenstiftung.de und in Kooperation mit der Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK). Mit dabei: etwa 35 Repräsentierende aus rund 20 internationalen Hochschulnetzwerken.

Prof. Dr. Asis Hallab from the University of Applied Sciences Bingen and Forschungszentrum Jülich, will speak on November 3 at @leibnizfli.bsky.social about "Tensor Omics - Multi Omics integration, semantic geometric analysis, and explainable Biomarker learning". Read more: bit.ly/47cxO4A

Wir heißen die ersten Geförderten des „1000-Köpfe-Plus-Programms“ willkommen! 🤩 Die Mittel des Bundesforschungsministeriums ermöglichen es der Humboldt-Stiftung, mehr Forschungsstipendien und -preise zu vergeben. www.humboldt-foundation.de/entdecken/ne... @dfg.de @daadworldwide.bsky.social

🚀Grow your microbiology career – join VAAMentoring🌟 We connect early-career researchers 👨‍🔬with experienced microbiologists in 1:1 tandems👬 To get personalized guidance and build your network apply until 📆31.10.! Learn more: t1p.de/8yrt #CareerinMicrobiology #VAAMentoring #Microbiology

⏳ Only 3 weeks left to submit your abstract for #VAAM2026 Annual Conference🎤👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 in Berlin ! ⏱️Abstract deadline: 7th November 🎓 Student members: Apply for travel grants until 7th November! 📌 t1p.de/7fgc4 Do not miss your chance and apply today!🏃🏃‍♀️ #VAAM2026 #microbiology #AnnualConference

🚨 Only two weeks left to apply! We are offering 2️⃣ junior group leader positions in the areas of: 🔵 RNA Biology 🔵 RNA Technology 🔵 RNA Medicine Find details on responsibilities, requirements & benefits here: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/e15-groups/ Don’t miss out & apply by October 31! #HIRIng

We’re thrilled to announce this workshop! 🌟 Are you a junior PI in the process of building your lab? Join us in Regensburg for an inspiring workshop where we’ll exchange ideas and strategies on how to develop a motivated and harmonious team. 👉 Check it out! There are sponsored spots available!