The GBM Compact - Focus on Condensate Biology poster session has 5 winners: Miriam Linsenmeier (FEBS Open Bio award), Patrick McCall and Michal Kacper Bialobrzewski (sponsored by De Gruyter Brill). Two book vouchers from Wiley were awarded to Saskia Hutten and Nora Haanaes! Congratulations!

TT Lecturer position at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Deadline for application October 26th. Please share the link: stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de/jobposting/2... #pharmacy #teaching

Re-upping this: For those of you having new students in the lab, I have curated a YouTube playlist on molecular biology: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... I usually have my students watch it before I show them how to do it in the lab.

Early bird registration ends tonight!

Beer drinkers were 44% more attractive to mosquitoes than people who had abstained for at least 12 hours, cannabis users were 35% more attractive, and those who had slept with someone else the night before were 46% more attractive, new research finds. https://scim.ag/3Vk5rMw

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...

It’s already time to say goodbye after a successful GBM Compact Meeting on #condensatebiology in Frankfurt! @spp2191.bsky.social

If you are at GBM compact "Focus on Condensate Biology", we will be happy to talk to you at our lab's posters: Mona Wellhäuser, MC15 @mofrawe.bsky.social Yuzhi Bao, CA03 @yuzhibao.bsky.social Lennart Hilbert, MC06 Conference abstracts: gbm-compact.org/abstracts.html *sketch added as click bait

Die Ig-Nobelpreise sind da und in diesem Jahr fällt nun wirklich kein*e Preisträger*in langweilig ab. Hier alle zehn Preise:

Happy to have you here!

Congratulations to the Fritz Lipmann Lecturer Michael Rosen (Dallas) by the GBM president Harald Kolmar.

GBM Compact Focus on Condensate Biology is opened by Edward Lemke. Looking forward to a great meeting!

GBM Compact 2025 - we‘re getting ready for you!

Next GBM Lunch on Sept. 24, 2025 (12:30)! 🧬 Join us for an exciting lecture by Annemieke Aartsma-Rus @oligogirl.bsky.social (Dept. of Human Genetics, Leiden University) on "Development of exon skipping ASO therapy". Chair: Julia Weigand (Philips University Marburg) #GBMLunch

Do YOU have a favorite microbe?!

🟢 The Institut Pasteur goes green for Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week! 🟢 These rare diseases affect 1 in 5,000 people. Mitochondria, the “powerhouses” of our cells, are also thought to play a role in Alzheimer's disease. Research today, cure tomorrow. 🔬 #WorldMitoWeek2025

📣 Infect-Net Lecture: Virologist Prof. Dr. Christine Goffinet from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine will talk about #HIV and #MPox 📅 Sep 18, 2025 🕑 1 pm 📌 Max von Pettenkofer Institut Munich Host: PD Dr. Hanna-Mari Baldauf @baldauflab.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social @goffinetlab.bsky.social

Happy International Microorganism Day! 🎉 Today, we are celebrating the tiny powerhouses that have a massive impact on our world. From the bacteria in our gut to the fungi that give us antibiotics, these incredible organisms are essential to life. Let's make some noise for the microscopic!

Gerat chance for all who attend the GBM Compact Meeting – "Focus on Condensate Biology" @gbmev.bsky.social + the Satellite meeting @spp2191.bsky.social 👇

It's #PostdocAppreciationWeek: #Postdocs are an essential part of the German research system! Dear @gbmev.bsky.social #Postdocs: thank you for the science 🔬, the teaching 👩‍🏫, and for supporting your groups and institutions 🙌 – they wouldn’t be the same without you! 💙 GBM PIs: plz share+comment!🫶

Very excited to share new work out today in @natchembio.nature.com on a new approach - FACES - for selectively imaging of phospholipids and other biomolecules at spatial resolutions down to individual membrane leaflets (1/n) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How to write an excellent Review article @natrevbioeng.bsky.social #scisky #Science #REVIEW Open Access www.nature.com/articles/s44...

🎉Congratulations to Leticia Dinatto Pereira, Phumuzile Dube, Svenja Ebeling, and Mani Guta, who were awarded an IUBMB Travel Fellowship! Last day to submit your application at 11:59 pm PST 👉bit.ly/3pYTWxM @csmb-scbm.bsky.social @gbmev.bsky.social @asbmb.bsky.social @mdc-berlin.bsky.social

Do you have any students passionate about science communication and busting myths? Why not encourage them to enter the our Student Media Award to show off their skills. Whether it’s videos, blogs, podcasts, or graphics there’s a chance to win up to £300! bit.ly/SfEStudentMe...

We are looking for postdoctoral researchers to join us at the MPI for Molecular Biomedicine 👇 postdocprogram.mpg.de/all-postdoc-...

📢Have you just completed your PhD and are looking for a Postdoc position? We invite You to apply for our highly competitive Postdoc Grants. 👀 Read more and apply here: www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Workshop on Metabolomics - From research to industry Oct. 8 - 9, 2025 in Dortmund Aimed at young researchers who wish to learn more about everything metabolomics can do, to either apply their knowledge to their present work or to be able to take it up in their further career. lnkd.in/e9AWsg9U

We congratulate Dr. Isabell Grothaus (Krakow/Frankfurt) and Dr. Manuel Vicente (Hannover), who are awarded the 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐥𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲. The award will be presented at the Joint Glycobiology Meeting of the GBM study group “Glycobiology” in Lille (Oct 12–14, 2025).

Nobel laureate David Baltimore dies at 87: The molecular biologist helped discover the reverse transcriptase enzyme and sparked discussions of bioethics. cen.acs.org/people/obitu... #chemsky 🧪

The scientific community must value mentorship, enforce accountability, and make graduate students’ well-being central. cen.acs.org/education/Op... #chemsky 🧪

Just in time for #Cd1Mr12025 Our Review on Innate-like T cell Metabolism is out! Access free here: rdcu.be/eEV67 Please share with your Immunometabolism friends! @cd1mr1.bsky.social @lji.org @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social @natureportfolio.nature.com @natrevimmunol.nature.com

📣 Paris Cytoskeleton day 2025 - Registrations are open! 📆 November 14th 📍 Institut Jacques Monod 🔗 pcd2025.sciencesconf.org Abstract submission closes on 19 October Registration closes on 7 November @romet-jegou-lab.bsky.social @upcite.bsky.social @cnrs-idf-villejuif.bsky.social

Reminder – 𝐆𝐁𝐌 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐬 Event is coming soon Curious about career paths beyond academia? Join us Thursday, Sept 18 at 3:00 PM for an inspiring talk with Dr. Philipp Hanisch, Head of Laboratory – Protein Service at Cube Biotech. 📍 Registration: gbm-online.de/de/nachwuchs... #PostdocAppreciationWeek

📋After the CDU-SPD coalition took office this spring, the German Association for Synthetic Biology (GASB) surveyed its community to assess whether the new government is addressing the needs of researchers, startups, and industry leaders. Read about the results right here👇 shorturl.at/ESGUm

Besuchen Sie uns zur „Langen Nacht der Unimedizin Münster“ am 12. September 2025! Zahlreiche Forschungsgruppen aus der Zell-Dynamik- und Imaging-Community der @uni-muenster.de und @sfb1348.bsky.social öffnen ihre Labore für die Öffentlichkeit! lange-nacht-muenster.de

📆 The deadline is approaching! Apply by September 26 for JEM’s Early Career Travel Awards ✈️🧳 that supports #gradstudents and early-career #postdocs researchers to attend #Cytokines2025! Learn more and apply 👉 rupress.org/jem/pages/ea...

The German young Molecular Imaging Community comes to Göttingen – GyMIC invites early-career researchers and students to join their talks, tours, discussions, and workshops in Göttingen. 📍 Where? City Campus, MPI-NAT 📅 When? October 9-10 Find all the details here 👉 e-smi.eu/young-esmi/g...

Die Wettbewerbsrunde 2024 von Jugend forscht ist gestartet. Unter dem Motto „Maximale Perspektive“ können Kinder, Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene bis 21 Jahren bis zum 30.11. ihre Idee und ihr #Forschungsprojekt einreichen. #Jugendforscht #bluelz

E. coli engineered to display cytokines destroy hard-to-treat tumors by boosting the activity of local native and adoptive immune effector cells #NBTNV go.nature.com/3XRyVSv rdcu.be/dWuJ3

Excited to attend the @gbmev.bsky.social Bioenergetics meeting in Castle Rauischholzhausen this month 🏰 perspectives-in-bioenergetics.biochem2.com

Not based at Pittsburgh but want to hear more about stress management during a #PhD? I've got you covered! Earlier this year I gave a similar webinar for @biochemsoc.bsky.social which is available here: youtu.be/2T6Mgoz04XI?... P.S. I've not watched it, please don't tell me if it's embarrassing! 🙈

Check out the latest @iubmb.bsky.social newsletter to stay informed about deadlines, funding options and career advice: iubmb.org or sign up directly to receive their terrific newsletter!

Join us for the first GBM Lunch after the summer break!

Mit seinen Erkenntnissen zur Funktion und Organisation von Zellmembranen leistete der Biochemiker Pionierarbeit für das Verständnis zur Interaktion zwischen Viren und Wirtszellen. Verliehen wird ihm die Auszeichnung am Do., 25. September im Rahmen der Leopoldina-Jahresversammlung in Halle (Saale).

📢 Exciting news for GBM members interested in teaching! The FEBS & NBS Joint Education Workshop takes place 18–19 Sept at the Univ. of Bergen 🏔️ “Teaching Large, Thinking Deep: Active Learning & Assessment in Expanding Classrooms” 👉 Register: febsetc.org/bergen #FEBS #teaching #biochemistry

💡 #DZD Neuer Ansatz zur Prävention von Typ-1-Diabetes: Forschende untersuchen den Wirkstoff Vidofludimus Calcium, der bereits bei Multipler Sklerose getestet wird und helfen könnte, die Krankheit durch eine Regulierung des Immunsystems zu verhindern. @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social

New #award for #EarlyCareerResearchers! You can now apply for our Meeting Award, which will support participation in the conference #Biochemistry 2026 (March 16-18, 2026) with 500 € and give you a one-year, free membership in our Division! en.gdch.de/network-s...#award#EarlyCareerResearchers!#Biochemistry#ChemSky #ChemBio #ECR @gdch.de

📢 New preprint alert! We designed synthetic proteins that can block bacterial immune systems, allowing phages + plasmids to overcome natural defenses. This could transform phage therapy + genetic engineering. Here’s what we found 🧵 Preprint🔗: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The program for our Mini-Symposium on September 23 is now finalized and the registration deadline has been extended to September 5! Poster slots are still available! Want to join us? Just drop a line: [email protected] @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social @degradomics.bsky.social