Congratulations to our managing director, Moritz Helmstaedter @mhlab.bsky.social and all newly elected EMBO members! The EMBO membership recognizes outstanding scientific achievements. #EMBOMembers2026 #scientificexcellence 🔗 bit.ly/3Quq61B

Welcome to our Annual Meeting 2026! 👋 Highlights will included the presentation of the Max Planck Startup Award of the Stifterverband to Ovo Labs and the plenary assembly featuring an expert dialogue on the future of #democracy.

We're thrilled to celebrate our director, Erin Schuman @erin-schuman.bsky.social on receiving the #KavliPrize in Neuroscience!! 🥳 @kavlifoundation.org #Neuroscience #BrainResearch

Congratulations to Gilles Laurent, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, on being elected Fellow of the Royal Societyin recognition of his pioneering work on neural coding and information processing in the central nervous system. 🔗 bit.ly/4fM8EQ5 @royalsociety.org @maxplanck.de

Last week, we hosted the kick-off meeting for the new Frankfurt Microscopy Club! 🔬
Participants from @goetheuni.bsky.social and the @mpibrain.bsky.social came together to foster exchange, share expertise, and explore future collaborations in light microscopy. #Microscopy #LightMicroscopy #Research

We were excited to take part in Girls’ Day! Participants enjoyed lab tours, hands-on experiments in our teaching lab, inspiring stories, and got a glimpse into everyday life in research. 🧠 🧬🔬 #GirlsDay #WomenInScience #Outreach #Neuroscience

🚨Hiring Alert! Gregor Schuhknecht’s research group, Brain Algorithms and Circuits, is seeking a highly motivated Postdoc with a strong exper. background in #systemsneuroscience and a deep interest in understanding how vertebrate brain circuits give rise to computation. Apply 👉 postdocprogram.mpg.de

#FrankfurtHatHirn 🧠 live 2026 this week was inspiring, engaging, and full of lively exchange! Young researchers took the audience on an exciting journey into the world of brain research in the Main metropolis. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4bHcszG

On #InternationalWomensDay, we remember Cécile Vogt, co-founder of our original institute, and her daughters Marthe and Marguerite Vogt - all pioneering scientists in their fields. Their impact continues to shape modern science today. More on Cécile Vogt 👉 brain.mpg.de/cecile-vogt-... #Diversity

Ribosomes in pairs: A survival strategy inside stressed cells. When nutrients drop or temperatures shift, cells switch to survival mode. New work by @erin-schuman.bsky.social & colleagues shows that inactive ribosomes pair up via a ribosomal RNA link @andschwarz.bsky.social @muellermara.bsky.social

3D-EM–based connectomics is Method of the Year 2025 @natmethods.nature.com 🎉 Our director Moritz Helmstaedter, founder of the world’s first “Dept. of Connectomics” @mhlab.bsky.social, outlines an optimistic future enabling large-brain Connectomic Screening: bit.ly/3XVIccW

Don’t miss the Nanosymposium NANO024 – Connectomics at #SfN2025! 📍 SD Convention Center, Room 33 ⏰ 8 - 11:30 AM PST 12 speakers from academia & industry exploring #connectomics across species and questions. With Gregor Schuhknecht (MPI Brain Research) @mpibrain.bsky.social and Helene Schmidt (ESI)

Exciting news! Two new groups join the MPI for Brain Research! Welcome 🪰 Philipp Brand – Evolutionary Neuroscience & Behavior @pbrand.bsky.social and 🐟 Gregor Schuhknecht – Brain Algorithms & Circuits More info 👉 bit.ly/47M3bDt #Neuroscience #BrainResearch

Congratulations to our Managing Director Erin Schuman @erin-schuman.bsky.social on being elected to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine! #NAMmtg A special honor recognizing her pioneering work on local protein synthesis at synapses. 🔗 bit.ly/3Jid6Ix

We’re thrilled to launch the MPI Brain's @mpibrain.bsky.social new Cellfies series! Neurons in the larval zebrafish brain react to motion left (purple) or right (green). Explore our Algorithms and Circuits research 🔗 brain.mpg.de/schuhknecht #Cellfie #CalciumImaging #SystemsNeuroscience

@maxplanck.de 🏫 School Outreach Network Meeting at @hausderastronomie.bsky.social 🔭 & MPI for Nuclear Physics - Sharing experiences and shaping ideas to inspire the next generation of scientists. 🧬🔬🧪 www.max-wissen.de

A molecular atlas of the hippocampus: Scientist at the MPIs for Brain Research and Biophysics map RNAs and proteins at synaptic resolution 🔬 🔗 brain.mpg.de/molecular-at... @evakaulich.bsky.social @erin-schuman.bsky.social

🚨Hiring Alert! Join Gregor Schuhknechts’s new group Brain Algorithms and Circuits @mpibrain.bsky.social ! 🧠 Fully funded PhD & Postdoc 🐟 Larval #zebrafish model 🔬 Imaging, electrophysiology, EM 💻 #SystemsNeuroscience 👉 brain.mpg.de/schuhknecht

🚛 Ribosomes on the road! New research from the Schuman Lab @mpibrain.bsky.social shows neurons can locally assemble ribosomes - far from the nucleus and close to synapses. A big shift from textbook biology! 📚🧬🔗 bit.ly/3GUJKPv #Neuroscience #CellBiology #Ribosomes

A festive finish to the Max Planck Junior Scholars Program 2025! 🎓 After 3 weeks of hands-on science, twelve outstanding students presented their research & experiences at today’s certificate ceremony at the MPI 🧠. Driven, talented minds, and full of potential! @maxplanck.de 🔗 bit.ly/3H33m3S

Honoring excellence - The American Philosophical Society recognizes Gilles Laurent with the 2025 Karl Spencer Lashley Award for his groundbreaking studies on information coding and processing in the central nervous system. 👉 bit.ly/453rJXd

🎉 Huge congratulations to @MpiBrain director Erin Schuman @erin-schuman.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 Nakasone Award for her groundbreaking work on the function and plasticity of neuronal synapses! 🧠 @hfspo.bsky.social ‬#neuroscience #HFSP #NakasoneAward 👉 bit.ly/4m6g40P

🚀 We’re thrilled to welcome 14 talented and enthusiastic high-school students to the 2025 Max Planck Junior Scholars Program, kicking off today with a Science Boot Camp Week @mpibrain.bsky.social ! 🔬🧬 @maxplanck.de

The Max Planck Institute for Brain Research @mpibrain.bsky.social joined the Be Open about Animal Research Day. You can join too! Show your support and share on #BOARD25

The Be Open about Animal Research Day is starting now! Show your support and share on #BOARD25

🚀 Zwei neue #Exzellenzcluster für die #GoetheUni! Mit @scale-cluster-ffm.bsky.social & @cpi-exstra.bsky.social wird Frankfurt ab 2026 zum Hotspot für Zell- & Gesundheitsforschung. Nächster Schritt: Exzellenzverbund @rheinmainunis.bsky.social mit @unimainz.bsky.social & @tuda.bsky.social.

🚀 Two Future Clusters of Excellence for #GoetheUni! With @scale-cluster-ffm.bsky.social & @cpi-exstra.bsky.social, Frankfurt will become a hotspot for cell & health #research from 2026. Next step: Network of excellence @rheinmainunis.bsky.social with @unimainz.bsky.social & @tuda.bsky.social.

#GirlsDay at @mpibrain.bsky.social - We loved welcoming curious and enthusiastic girls to explore the world of science & research. We're committed to continue to inspire the next generation of researchers. 👩‍🔬 #STEM #WomenInScience #NextGenScientists @erin-schuman.bsky.social @alenalem.bsky.social

🧠 Fascinating insights! We are thrilled to be part of the new „Gehirne" exhibition at Senckenberg Naturmuseum Frankfurt @sgn.one in collaboration with the Hertie Foundation - offering a unique glimpse into the brain’s complexity. #Connectomics #HertieStiftung #Neuroscience @mhlab.bsky.social

Great talks and inspiring discussions - The IMPRS coordinators meeting at Schloss 🏰 Ringberg is in full swing, bringing together great minds in a truly spectacular setting. 🌞 @maxplanck.de

✨ Celebrating Excellence in Science! ✨ #Today, we proudly celebrated Gilles Laurent for receiving the 2025 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine! His pioneering research in #SystemsNeuroscience continues to push the boundaries of our understanding of the brain. 🧠 @louisjeantetfdn.bsky.social

📢 The Louis-Jeantet Foundation is happy to announce the 2025 #LouisJeantetPrizes, awarded to VEIT HORNUNG @v-hornung.bsky.social @genecenter-lmu.bsky.social and to GILLES LAURENT @ maxplanck.de CONGRATULATIONS!!! 👉 jeantet.ch/en 👇 follow thread

Congratulations to @mpibrain.bsky.social director Gilles Laurent for being awarded the 2025 Louis-Jeantet prize for Medicine! The @louisjeantetfdn.bsky.social recognizes Laurent's pioneering work on the operations of #neurons and dynamics of neuronal networks. More infos 👉 bit.ly/4hqk6ie