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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies
@cibss.bsky.social
Communicating in the Molecular Language of Life.
DFG funded Cluster of Excellence at the University of Freiburg, Germany

#LifeSciences #Research #Freiburg

Website: https://www.cibss.uni-freiburg.de/
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We are thrilled to have just found out: CIBSS has secured continued funding under the #ExcellenceStrategy! This major boost will enable us to accelerate our research into biological signalling and lay the groundwork for next-generation insights from 2026 to 2032!
📣 The CIBSS Team is hiring! We are looking for someone who is passionate about helping early-career researchers develop their skills, qualifications and career prospects🧑🏽‍🔬🔬🫱🏽‍🫲🏾
➡️ Coordinator of Early-Career Programs and Diversity Management
🗓️Deadline: Jan 18, 2026
🔗 uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
University of Freiburg
uni-freiburg.de
December 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Der #Jahresrückblick der #UniFreiburg lädt dazu ein, auf besondere Momente, wichtige Erfolge & bewegende Geschichten des vergangenen Jahres zurückzublicken. Eine Auswahl an Höhepunkten zeigt, was die Universität & ihre Mitglieder gemeinsam erreicht & erlebt haben.
➡️ uni-freiburg.de/jahresrueckb...
December 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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FRIAS invites conference proposals from all disciplines @uni-freiburg.de. We offer up to 14.000€ for up to two conferences (max. 35 participants, Oct 2026–May 2027), access to a modern venue at FRIAS, organizational support and help with marketing & dissemination. uni-freiburg.de/frias/open-c...
December 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
👉iGEM Freiburg is recruiting motivated members for its 2026 team! 🧬🚀 Don't miss out and apply by Dec 30: kurzlinks.de/op05

🥳Read the report of their success in the 2025 iGEM Competition: kurzlinks.de/lcwr

#iGEM #SynBio #UniFreiburg
@biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social @fsbiologiefreiburg.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🌟 Spotlight on #CIBSS #NextGenSignallingScientists!

Christoph Reiter studies mitophagy, the process that keeps mitochondria in balance. He is motivated by his excitement to drive discovery and advance understanding of cellular signalling.

📖 kurzlinks.de/428t

#CellBiology #Autophagy #Mitochondria
December 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🌱 Spotlight on #CIBSS #NextGenSignallingScientists!
Plant biologist @rimchaudhury15.bsky.social shows how curiosity drives discovery: plants can 'remember' rain, helping them survive flooding and adapt to a changing climate.

📖 Read more: kurzlinks.de/tc7v

#PlantBiology #WomenInSTEM #LifeScience
December 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Happy to share our latest paper: The symbiosome space needs to be continuously cleared from demethylated pectins to keep rhizobia happy. Former PostDoc Chao Su took this story with him when moving back to China and finished it off.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PlantScience; @uni-freiburg.de
Symbiosome functionality in Medicago truncatula nodules requires continuous clearing of pectins from the symbiosome space - Nature Communications
Here a mechanism for nitrogen fixation maintenance is identified in Medicago truncatula where two polygalacturoneases are expressed in nodules and secreted into the symbiosome space for clearing of ex...
www.nature.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Our PhD program IMPRS-EBM of #Epigenetics, #Biophysics & #Metabolism will open for applications next week. 📢

Want to work at the forefront of epigenetic research at an MPI? Looking for a fully-funded #PhDposition at Max Planck? Here is your chance: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD-Pr...
December 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
If you are at #CellBio2025, head over NOW to room 108 to hear about CIBSS and the Clusters of Excellence @immunosens.bsky.social and @cecad.bsky.social.

We are looking forward to meet you!
December 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Join us for tomorrow´s 📢 CIBSS Seminar Series

🗓 09 Dec 2025 | 12:00–13:00
👩‍🔬 @julianeg.bsky.social, (@mpi-ie.bsky.social)
🎙 Endogenous retroviruses and mouse developmental malformations
📍 Lecture Hall, Institute of Biology I, Hauptstr. 1

See more: kurzlinks.de/iplv

#CIBSS #Science #Immunobiology
December 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We congratulate Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Pfanner - a #CIBSS founding member - on receiving two distinguished honours for his pioneering work on mitochondria!

🔗 kurzlinks.de/ubni

#Mitochondria #CellBiology #UniversityOfFreiburg #ScientificAwards #AccademiaNazionaledeiLincei #WalterNeupertMedal
Für seinen Beitrag zum Verständnis der zellulären Kraftwerke (Mitochondrien) wurde Nikolaus Pfanner in die Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, die nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Italiens, aufgenommen. Zudem erhielt er die Walter Neupert-Medaille. ufr.link/auszeichnung-pfanner @cibss.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Happy to share our latest publication:
CRISPR/Cas9 targeted genetic screening in Physcomitrella identifies novel cell division genes
#moss #Physcomitrella #celldivision
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
Frontiers | CRISPR/Cas9 targeted genetic screening in Physcomitrella identifies novel cell division genes
Although plants share core cell division mechanisms with other eukaryotes, their unique features, such as acentrosomal spindle formation and cytokinesis via ...
www.frontiersin.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
#CIBSS goes #CellBio2025 as part of “Cell Biology in Germany” presented by the DFG.

📍 Connect with us at Booth 216!

🎤 Session: “Cell Biology in Germany – an introduction to three research hubs”
🗓️ Mon, Dec 8 🕠 5:30–7:00 PM

Join us & see how #ResearchInGermany drives breakthroughs in cell biology!
embo.org EMBO @embo.org · Nov 29
One week to go until #CellBio2025! From 6–10 December, the American Society for Cell Biology and EMBO will bring together the global #CellBiology community in #Philadelphia for a meeting dedicated to cutting-edge #research, meaningful discussion and collaborative exchange. See you soon! #conference
December 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Physical principles have redefined our understanding of autophagy.

In our new @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social review, we discuss how phase separation, avidity, and wetting shape autophagy at the molecular level.

Great collaboration with @wilflinglab.bsky.social

www.cell.com/trends/bioch...
Autophagy regulation by phase separation, avidity, and wetting
Autophagy enables cells to selectively degrade a wide range of macromolecules, and how this process achieves spatial precision within the densely packed cytosol is an active area of investigation. Rec...
www.cell.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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It’s finally out! 🎉
Work led by former PhD student @wei-xiao-botany.bsky.social , in collaboration with @bayerlab.bsky.social and @bertderybel.bsky.social
AINTEGUMENTA phospho-switch regulates bilateral stem cell activity during secondary growth.

🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

#PlantSciences
An AINTEGUMENTA phosphoswitch controls bilateral stem cell activity during secondary growth | PNAS
Plant stem cells have the remarkable ability to give rise to distinct tissues and organs throughout development. Two concentric cylinders of active...
www.pnas.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Please share: we have an open postdoc position!🪰🪰👾We are looking for a motivated Drosophilist to join our team and explore the role of hemocytes in interorgan signaling! Interested?😎send us your application or contact me! Looking forward to hear from you!
www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/karriere/ste...
Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) | Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
www.uniklinik-freiburg.de
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Great news for cancer research! 🔬
Congratulations to all our colleagues in OncoEscape, especially to OncoEscape Spokesperson and CIBSS PI Robert Zeiser!
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de fördert den Sonderforschungsbereich „OncoEscape“ an der #UniversitätFreiburg für eine weitere Förderperiode. Er erforscht Grundlagen neuer #Immuntherapien gegen Krebserkrankungen. ufr.link/sfb-oncoescape-verlaengert
@uniklinik-fr.bsky.social @cibss.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We are proud to be part of the excellent research environment at the University of Freiburg and are excited to contribute to the UFR2040 agenda with the whole university community! #sparkingthechangethatmatters
1/5 „The Future Research University: Sparking Change That Matters“: Mit ihrem im #Exzellenzwettbewerb des Bundes und der Länder eingereichten Antrag formuliert die #UniversitätFreiburg ihren Anspruch, Wandel in Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik mitzugestalten. ufr.link/exzellenzantrag-eingereicht
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Opportunity for postdocs (all nationalities). Affected researchers can reach out to us about options in CIBSS / signalling research
Together with @zukunftskolleg.bsky.social and Tübingen College of Fellows, FRIAS is offering #EarlyCareerRescueFellowships.
Open to researchers from all nationalities & represented disciplines | 1-7 years postdoc experience | 2 years btw 7/2026 and 11/2028
👉 uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
November 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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How to tackle emerging questions in cellular organisation, adaptation, and robustness? Join #EESPhaseSeparation! 🧬🦠

Bringing together scientists from diverse fields to foster new discoveries in condensate biology.

Submit your abstract by 10 Feb: s.embl.org/ees26-08-bl

📅 19 – 22 May 2026
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Happy to share our latest publication:
CRISPR/Cas9 targeted genetic screening in Physcomitrella identifies novel cell division genes
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
Frontiers | CRISPR/Cas9 targeted genetic screening in Physcomitrella identifies novel cell division genes
Although plants share core cell division mechanisms with other eukaryotes, their unique features, such as acentrosomal spindle formation and cytokinesis via ...
www.frontiersin.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Join us for a joint seminar by Prof. Andreas Bausch @tum.de to explore how structure formation in organoid systems reveals fundamental principles of life.

🧫 CIBSS / SFB 1381 Seminar | 11 Nov 2025 · 12:00
📍 Lecture Hall, Biology I (Hauptstr. 1, Freiburg) & livestream
🔗https://kurzlinks.de/oz1f
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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🎉 Join the International Symposium of CRC1160!

We are excited to announce the upcoming International Symposium of the Collaborative Research Center 1160!

📅 October 8-10, 2026
📍 Freiburg, Germany
🔬 Theme: Impaired Immunity: from Immunopathology to Immune Reconstitution
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#CIBSS is featured in ZEIT für X as part of the promotion of 'Vision 2040' of @uni-freiburg.de.

➡️Read about how our researchers work together on biological signalling principles across infections, plant symbioses and cancer: kurzlinks.de/peeh

#SignalsOfLife #ExcellenceResearch
CIBSS - Von Infektionen, Symbiosen und Tumorzellen - ZEIT für X
Der Exzellenzcluster CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies erforscht biologische Signale und entwickelt Lösungsansätze in den Bereichen Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherung.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Join us for a joint seminar by Prof. Andreas Bausch @tum.de to explore how structure formation in organoid systems reveals fundamental principles of life.

🧫 CIBSS / SFB 1381 Seminar | 11 Nov 2025 · 12:00
📍 Lecture Hall, Biology I (Hauptstr. 1, Freiburg) & livestream
🔗https://kurzlinks.de/oz1f
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM