MPI of Immunobiology & Epigenetics

On a previous unknown mode of inheritance until recently. The father's gut microbiome influences the health and disease susceptibility to his offspring (via experimental model) @ScienceMagazine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

🔥NEW paper from our lab! Ever wondered how the metabolite/lipid composition of human bone marrow HSCs changes during differentiation,aging,AML? Check our work nature.com/articles/s4155… driven by the brilliant @MCRomeroMulero & @Marialena_L with Jörg! @mpi_ie @ETH_en @NatureCellBio

WOW our recent cardio story (nature.com/articles/s4155…) got TWO beautiful highlights by @NatureCVR (nature.com/articles/s4416…) & @SciImmunology (science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… ) Thanks for this awesome recognition!👏🏻 @mpi_ie @ETH_en @HeidtTimo @Jas_rettkowski @MCRomeroMulero

A lot of happy colleagues at the general assembly of our excellence cluster @CIBSS_UniFR as we celebrate the granting of a second funding period. Thanks to @KleineVehnLab for taking the lead!

This was a fantastic seminar with Bing Zhu, today. So many insights from the member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. As our »Special Guest« of today, he gave great talk on “Regulatory mechanisms of heterochromatin”! 😌 Thanks to the @Iovino_Lab for hosting.

Max Planck Director Ibrahim Cissé has been elected to ​@embo He is recognized for his outstanding research in biophysics & molecular biology. #EMBOmember ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6044802/2025...

We are excited to officially welcome a new group leader at the MPI-IE in #Freiburg. 🎉 Dr Juliane Glaser 🥳 – she studies epigenetic mechanisms of embryonic development, with a focus on transposable elements. 👉 Interview: ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6043545/2025_0… Welcome, Juliane!

Save the date ✍️ for the next event in our Max Planck Special Guest Lecture Series! Prof Bing Zhu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing on “Regulatory mechanisms of heterochromatin” 📅 July 3rd, 2025, 1PM 📍 MPI-IE, Freiburg, Lecture Hall ie-freiburg.mpg.de/events/40510/2…

👀 New study in @GenesDev. Researchers from the @hilgers_lab at #MaxPlanck have identified the protein ELAV protein as a master regulator of circRNA production in the nervous system, crucial for brain function. Get all the details here: ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6041616/news_p…

🚨 Only a few more days to REGISTER for the TriRhena Gene Regulation Club #Freiburg. Whether you are new or an established researcher in the Basel-Freiburg-Strasbourg region, this is your meeting when working in transcription, chromatin & gene regulation! ie-freiburg.mpg.de/gene-regulatio…

Our invited speaker 🗣️ for this week’s Max Planck Freiburg SPECIAL GUEST seminar is Prof. ROHIT V. PAPPU, from WashU, St. Louis. This Thursday, 13:00: “Complex phase behaviors of RNA binding proteins” Thanks to @AsifaAkhtar1 for hosting.

Congratulations. 🎊 The @royalsociety has elected @AsifaAkhtar1 as a Foreign Member in recognition of her contributions to advance the field of gene regulation. The #Freiburg epigeneticist also serves as Vice President of @maxplanckpress More: ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6039463/2025_0…

The next TriRhena Gene Regulation Club takes place at the MPI-IE #Freiburg. Save your seat & submit a talk. Strengthen your local network & collaborate with peers. 📅 16 Jun 2025 | 14:00 🎟️ Free entry, registration required ✍️ Register by 6 Jun ie-freiburg.mpg.de/gene-regulatio…

The EMBL conference '#Chromatin & #Epigenetics' opens today! Organized by 🌟Asifa Akhtar @mpi_ie 🌟Amanda Fisher @UniofOxford 🌟Bing Ren @UCSanDiego 🌟Dirk Schübeler @FMIscience Looking forward to an exciting meeting! @EMBLEvents #EMBLChromatin

This is sooo great. Fantastic job, @JulianMess!

Happy birthday, Max Planck! 🎂The physicist, pianist, #NobelPrize winner, #quantum trailblazer & timeless thinker was born #OTD 1858 in Kiel: his discoveries in the field of #physics forever changed how we understand energy & matter!🎉