Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
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We are ending our activities here. Our profile will be discontinued, but will remain visible. We look forward to seeing you on: Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/mpiib-… LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/max-pl… Instagram: instagram.com/imprs_idi/
📢 Voices in Infection Biology Join us next week for a talk by Renato Ostuni @OstuniLab. 🗓️ Wednesday, February 12 🕓 4 pm 📍 on-site seminar (Berlin) Abstract and event info: mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/40640/2…

Double feature on 🐸 #Xenopus & ☀️ temperature ❄️ Tomorrow, Feb 4th @ 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 16:00 GMT, 17:00 CET @LendertGelens @KULeuven & our lab @mpiib_berlin Cell Size and Growth Seminars swafferlab.co.uk/size-and-growt…
📢 Voices in Infection Biology Join us for a talk by Gabriele Pradel @gabriele_pradel from @RWTH, kindly hosted by Silvia Portugal. 🗓️ Wednesday, February 5 🕓 4 pm 📍 on-site seminar (Berlin) Abstract and event info: mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/40652/2…

🏅 Congratulations to our PhD candidates @alex_hrdina and @_HarshitaMishra on winning the MPIIB's Anna Wessels Williams Award. The prize for outstanding academic achievement is named after the bacteriologist Anna Wessels Williams (1863-1954) and was awarded for the first time.


✨@askennard @KatrinaVelle @FritzLaylin et al. published a beautiful paper in @CurrentBiology ✨ Gil Henkin & I 👯 were happy to highlight this exciting work! 👉Original article here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 👉Dispatch here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
How did microtubules adapt to support life across 🐸species at divergent thermal niches? Now online & OA @CurrentBiology Thanks to @elladegaulejac @luca_troman @bis_was_here @CarolynMoores1 @mpiib_berlin @BirkbeckUoL 🙌 Enjoy reading! 👉 cell.com/current-biolog…
Thank you for your applications! The IMPRS-IDI call for applications 2025 closed on January 3 with more than 1100 great applications for our seven #PhD projects. ⏳ Reviewing all your applications takes time—so please be patient.

☃️ Season's greetings from the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin. Happy Holidays and best wishes for 2025 🎄🌟

The IMPRS-IDI call 2025 closes in 2 weeks. Don't forget to apply for one of our 7 #PhD projects over the holidays 🎅. ⏰ The application deadline is January 3 Project descriptions and how to apply: mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call
🔭 Are you looking for a #PhD project in infectious disease research or #immunology? Do you want to be part of an excellent research environment? 👉 The 2025 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 7 PhD projects in Berlin: mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/en/imprs-idi-c…
Dear friends of the DRFZ, An eventful year is almost over. We wish all colleagues and friends of the DRFZ a peaceful and relaxing holiday season. We look forward to an exciting new year together in 2025!
Before driving home for Xmas, don't forget and apply! Happy holidays everyone 🎄
Apply! Two positions in our lab 🐸🐛🔬 #malaria #xenopus #microtubules #biophysics #imaging #PhDlife
#JobOffer We are looking for a case worker for external funding and international cooperation at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in #Berlin. 📅 Application deadline: December 31 👉 mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/2175821/job_fu…

How does weather affect the transmission of infectious diseases, and how can we predict the effects of #climatechange on them? In our latest article published in @NatureEcoEvo, we explore these questions using #causalinference and #transmissionmodels. nature.com/articles/s4155…
We are looking for a #bioinformatician to join the #Malaria Parasite Biology Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in #Berlin. 📅 Application deadline: January 10, 2025 👉 mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/2176096/job_fu… #Joboffer #AcademicJobs

Still time to register for today's Voices in Infection Biology seminar with Rotem Sorek @SorekLab at 3:30 pm Berlin time: "The Immune System of Bacteria: Beyond CRISPR" 🦠
📢 Voices in Infection Biology Join us this Friday for a talk by Rotem Sorek (@WeizmannScience), kindly hosted by Arturo @Zychlinsky. 🗓️ Friday, December 6 🕓 3:30 pm CET (Berlin time) 📍 on-site and online Registration and abstract: mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/40035/2…
📢 Voices in Infection Biology Join us this Friday for a talk by Rotem Sorek (@WeizmannScience), kindly hosted by Arturo @Zychlinsky. 🗓️ Friday, December 6 🕓 3:30 pm CET (Berlin time) 📍 on-site and online Registration and abstract: mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/40035/2…

Can infection with one virus protect against another? What does this mean for virus control? In our new paper in @NatureComms we use #mathematicalmodelling to explore this for #influenza and #RSV: nature.com/articles/s4146…. See the 🧵 for details! (1/7)