Can fasting boost vaccine protection as we age?
A trial at #mdcBerlin is testing intermittent fasting before flu & COVID shots to strengthen immunity in adults 60+.
Aging weakens the immune system, but fasting may restore autophagy and improve vaccine responses.
🔗 https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/boosting-vaccine-efficacy-we-age
🔍 When science education meets research
At the Gläsernes Labor, 24 teens spent a week investigating genetics, immune responses & allergy diagnostics. The new course is part of a collaboration between #mdcBerlin, @ChariteBerlin, DZKJ & DRFZ.
🔗 https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/promoting-awareness-health-research
🌍 Science infrastructure is not just about equipment – it’s about who gets to use it.
As part of the 2025 EU-LIFE Science Vision Talk Contest, David Peran Hayes from #mdcBerlin presented a personal and professional perspective on scientific capacity-building.
His talk – "Growing West African Science Through Bio-Imaging" – reflects on research collaborations, infrastructure development, and the intersection of science and equity.
📺 Watch his talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoGNhElhVYg&list=PL6Vg6O8NFMhMHombHvLz0HDzWlvZtrkCc&index=16
Congratulations to Maike Sander, Scientific Director of the Max Delbrück Center!
Together with Antonia Joussen (@ChariteBerlin), Stefan Rahmstorf (Uni Potsdam) and Ricarda Winkelmann (PIK, @mpi_gea) @BBAW admitted her into the academy during its annual #Einsteintag ("Einstein Day") celebrations in Potsdam.
🎉 Congratulations to Simon Haas and his team! They have been awarded a €150,000 Proof-of-Concept Grant from @ERC_Research. Immunotherapies leverage the body's immune system to fight cancer, and Haas' team is developing methods within the Single Cell focus of @bih_charite, #mdcBerlin, and @ChariteBerlin to predict the effectiveness of these therapies.
#CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #ERCGrant #PrecisionMedicine
Further information: https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/press/simon-haas-awarded-erc-proof-concept-grant
Forscher im Labor von Gary Lewin am #mdcBerlin haben einen Ionenkanal identifiziert, der zu chronischen Schmerzsyndromen beiträgt, was auf ein neues Ziel für Schmerzmittel hindeutet. Die Studie wurde in der Fachzeitschrift „Brain“ veröffentlicht.
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2024/07/11/die-wurzeln-chronischer-schmerzen-verstehen
We are entering #PrideMonthBerlin with the 3rd Pride Symposium at MDC-BIMSB this afternoon! The event focuses on ensuring equity in science and society, promoting inclusivity and #diversity within the #mdcBerlin and beyond.
Don't miss it 👉 https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/events/pride-mdc-equity-science-and-society#mdcDiversity
In a study published in "Nature Genetics," researchers at the #mdcBerlin and EMBL found that healthy people's blood #StemCells carry major chromosomal alterations. This suggests that genetic #mosaicism is normal and may potentially play a role in aging: https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/press/genetic-mosaicism-more-common-thought
@Nature Portfolio
#DiversityDay: Science is diverse. Just like us. Check out 9 #mdcBerlin scientists explaining their multifaceted research and its potential to improve our health.
#GDD24 #DDT24 #StimmeFürVielfalt
Thanks to Deborah Schmidt, Annette Hammes-Lewin, Altuna Akalin, Gabriele Schiattarella, Martina Fernandez, Viktoriia Huryn, Maike Gräff, Isabel Panse and Quentin Sattentau for contributing to this project!
@ChariteBerlin | @helmholtz | @HelmholtzImaging
📺 Watch our video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMXTF14U1HE
Wir feiern #75JahreGrundgesetz. Besuchen Sie uns am Sonntag zusammen mit dem Gläsernen Labor & den @helmholtz Schülerlaboren beim #Demokratiefest.
𝗘𝗡 | Visit #mdcBerlin, the Life Science Learning Lab & the Helmholtz student labs at the Democracy Festival on Sunday.
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/75-jahre-grundgesetz
Seit 75 Jahren ermöglicht das Grundgesetz #WissenschaftInFreiheit – seit 33 Jahren auch in Ostdeutschland: Am #mdcBerlin forschen wir seit der Gründung 1992 in Freiheit. Deshalb feiern wir das Fest der Demokratie.
@helmholtz #Grundgesetz #75JahreGrundgesetz #35JahreMauerfall
Our spin-off "Captain T Cell" raised €8.5 million in seed funding. Focused on developing T cells to target solid #tumors, Captain T Cell intends to use the funds to move a new generation of #Tcell therapies closer toward clinical application.
The #startup builds on years of research and innovations. It utilizes technologies developed at the #mdcBerlin, which provided financial and infrastructural support throughout the pre-seed phase and remains a close partner.
https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/captain-t-cell-secures-seed-financing-round
Proteomic researcher and #mdcBerlin group leader Fabian Coscia combines mass spectrometry, #AI, #microscopy, and #robotics to search for the #proteins that drive diseases such as #cancer at the #SingleCell level.
Read more: https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/surveyor-cellular-proteins
Congratulations to #mdcBerlin guest scientist Simon Haas on his Heisenberg professorship at the Berlin Institute of Health! He's developing new technologies to understand leukemia, diagnose it early and predict its development.
Read more: https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/simon-haas-receives-heisenberg-professorship
Against hate and division. For a new community. Strong together in a diverse #Zusammenland.
Together with about 350 scientific institutions, #mdcBerlin is supporting the campaign #Zusammenland.
Gegen Hass und Spaltung. Für ein neues Miteinander. Gemeinsam stark in einem vielfältigen #Zusammenland.
Gemeinsam mit rund 350 wissenschaftlichen Institutionen unterstützt das #mdcBerlin die Kampagne.
Only 1% of the mammals #menstruate - including humans and the spiny mouse. Why is that?
Christian Feregrino examined for his PhD thesis in the lab of Dario Lupiañez at #mdcBerlin how the 3D structure of the genome shaped evolution. He also tracked down on issues such as #endometriosis.
See his research in the documentary on #menstruation at ARTE:
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/110279-000-A/die-kraft-des-zyklus/
International #WomenInScienceDay is here and we are celebrating some of the brilliant minds at #mdcBerlin! Today, we've taken out the best advice our #WomenInSTEM have to offer to young aspiring scientists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M8MedtQR94
Check out our dedicated page for more info and all the videos: https://www.mdc-berlin.de/about/values/diversity-equity-inclusion/women-in-stem
"My mother used to joke that my favorite question was really 'why'? Curiosity is what has driven me throughout my life and also driven me towards a path in #science," says lab leader Ashley Sanders.
Her lab is part of the joint #research focus “#SingleCell Approaches for Personalized Medicine” of the @bih_charite, @ChariteBerlin and #mdcBerlin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHPkaGjA5xw
More about Ashley Sanders: https://lnkd.in/eP9bJCBX
"Our society can just not miss out on half of its potential," says group leader Stefanie Grosswendt (#mdcBerlin & @bih_charite) in regard to the #WomenInScience Day, which is coming up on February 11.
In early 2022, she received the prestigious @ERC_Research Starting Grant – providing roughly 1.5 million euros in funding over a period of five years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY8a5fNc7oc
Details: https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/press/erc-awards-boundary-pushing-ideas #mdcDiversity #WomenInSTEM #EquityInScience
