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Epigenetics at Helmholtz Munich
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We consist of almost 30 labs from 17 Helmholtz Munich institutes, all committed to performing ground-breaking research in the field of epigenetics.
We are ready! Our team have been working all day to set up the interactive exhibition "Stem Cell Stories" at Deutsches Museum. Join us and explore the world of cell identities.

📅Fri 14 - Sun 16 Nov
📍Deutsches Museum, Munich
⏲️09:00 - 17:00 daily

Find out more: bit.ly/4p9Jk8m
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Stammzellen erzählen – eine Ausstellung über Zellidentität im Deutschen Museum (14.–16.11) + Podiumsdiskussion zu KI und Ethik in der Biomedizin. Sei dabei und diskutiere mit!

Jetzt anmelden: bit.ly/4qMnb1y

#Stammzellen #KI #Ethik #Wissenschaft
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🔬 Exploring Frontiers in Epigenetics & Nucleic Acids
Join us @ Talent Forum 2025 – a 2-day symposium spotlighting top early-career researchers.

📅 Nov 18–19 | Helmholtz Munich
🎙 Keynote: Prof. Boyan Bonev
🌍 Speakers from around the world
🎟 Free registration: www.helmholtz-munich.de/stem-cell-ce...
November 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Wie verändert KI die Biomedizin – und welche Rolle spielt die Gesellschaft?
Diskutiere mit führenden Köpfen aus Wissenschaft & Kommunikation über KI, Stammzellen & Ethik.
📍 Deutsches Museum, München
🗓 14.11. | 🕠 17:30–19:00
🎟 Eintritt frei – Anmeldung: bit.ly/4qMnb1y
#KI #Biomedizin
November 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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“Translating complex science into something simple, yet meaningful is never easy.” 💬
Our #EpiCrossBorders PhD researchers are learning just that — turning #epigenetics into connection, curiosity & conversation at the Deutsches Museum.
📍14–16 Nov | #StemCellStories #SciComm #PhDLife
October 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Stem Cell Stories @ Deutsches Museum

Meet the EpiCrossBorders students behind the scenes—bringing science to life!

🧬 Join us Nov 14–16 | Free entry
🎤 AI & ethical implications in research roundtable: Nov 14, 18:30
#StemCellStories #NextGenScience #EpiCrossBorders #ScienceComm #DeutschesMuseum #AI
October 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Happy to have a "full house" at the Munich Epigenetics Spotlight meeting today @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social

2 excellent keynotes by Gicomo Cavalli and @marcbuhler.bsky.social as well 4 talks from the strong and very active Munich #epigenetics community ! @epihmgu.bsky.social @crc1064.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🧬 From 14–16 Nov, join us at the #DeutschesMuseum for “Stem Cell Stories” — an interactive exhibition on stem cells, identity & epigenetics.
🎙️ Roundtable discussion on #AI in stem cell research & its ethical challenges on 📅14 Nov ⏲️18:30.
#StemCells #Epigenetics #AIinBiomedicine #HelmholtzMunich
October 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Zooming in Reveals How Our Cells Work Inside

Prof. Fabian Theis, #HelmholtzMunich, together with international partners, has helped to understand better how stem cells develop into blood cells.
👉 t1p.de/i34dh

@fabiantheis.bsky.social
#genomics #health #proteomics #bloodcells
August 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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30 Jahre Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft🎉

Als Teil der #HelmholtzGemeinschaft treibt #HelmholtzMunich Innovationen in der Gesundheitsforschung voran!

Feiere mit uns & verfolge das spannende Programm im #Livestream:
👉 t1p.de/e8rum
📅 24.6.2025, 18:00

@helmholtz.de #Helmholtz30
June 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🧬🐶 How genes & environment interact: Children with a certain genetic variant were less likely to develop #eczema if exposed to a dog in their first year of life.

👉Read more: t1p.de/h0jp1

@edinburghup.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social
#Eczema #Genetics #Immunology
June 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🎉Congratulations to one of our #epigenetics researchers: Dr. Önder Yildirim!

Do you want to know about the ATS Assembly Award and why the director of the LHI institute was awarded?
👉 lnkd.in/dxwJHP7x

Interested on our collaborative research?
👉 www.helmholtz-munich.de/en/epigenetics

#lung #health
Lung Research Award for Önder Yildirim 🏆

Congrats to Prof. Ali Önder Yildirim, Director at LHI & CPC-M at #HelmholtzMunich, for receiving the ATS Award for international excellence in #LungResearch 🌍🫁

@atscommunity.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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🧪 David Skerrett-Byrne speaks at #PintOfScience today – and just published a new study!

🐨 Sperm from 12 species, 135 key proteins.
💡 A shared fertility blueprint – with impact for infertility, IVF & contraception.

📄Full paper: t1p.de/cnc9o

#ReproductiveHealth #Pint25
@davidskerrettb.bsky.social
Towards a kingdom of reproductive life - the core sperm proteome
In brief Sperm function is essential for fertility across humans, agriculture and wildlife, yet comparative studies remain limited. This study integrates multi-species proteomic data to identify a cor...
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May 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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What makes Helmholtz Munich's research unique?

At #HelmholtzMunich, our research is focused on detecting diseases earlier and preventing their progression, with the support of #AI, #genomics & #bioengineering.

👉 t1p.de/cgbwh

@www.helmholtz.de
#PersonalizedMedicine #Prevention #AI #bioengineering
May 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🎤 Postdocs: want to take the next step and become a #PI?

Apply to speak at the TALENT FORUM @www.helmholtz-munich.de, showcase your research in Epigenetics & Nucleic Acids, and connect with top scientists.

🧳 Travel & accommodation covered if selected!

📝 Apply by 31July.

🔗 Info: lnkd.in/drkRvz7N
May 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Global rates of overweight and obesity are rapidly increasing

🌟 Research mission at #HelmholtzMunich is to prevent, treat, and ultimately cure obesity and diabetes.

👉Take a look at our latest infographic & more:
t1p.de/lybgu

#MetabolicDisease #Diabetes #Overweight #healthcare
May 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Please RT ! Gordon Conference “Histone and RNA modifications” Tuscany 🇮🇹 20.-25. July 25 🗓️ Theme: Regulation of genome function by histone and nucleic acid modifications. Great speaker lineup. >20 talks will be chosen from abstracts. Submit yours soon ➡️ shorturl.at/hBjyT
May 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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🔬 Science Through an Artistic Lens🎨

🧬Led by Prof. Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla, the #RepliFate Artist-in-Residence Program brings #artists and #scientists together.

👉 t1p.de/j5pi8

@epihmgu.bsky.social @metorrespadilla.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @annadumitriu.bsky.social @replifate.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
👀 Happy to see this new paper from our colleagues at the Institute of Epidemiology and the Institute of Computational Biology @www.helmholtz-munich.de.

🧬 DNA methylation changes identified in patients months after SARS-CoV-2 infection 👉 new understanding on this viral infection effect on humans.
May 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
WHAT A WONDERFUL INTERVIEW!

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Learn more about the beauty & power of Stem Cells from our #epigenetics Principal Investigators Prof. Torres-Padilla (metorrespadilla.bsky.social) & Prof. Götz.

Read their recent extraordinary review in @science.org on #stemcell & cellular reprogramming.
🎤 Stem Cells & the Future of Regenerative Medicine:
#Interview with Prof. Torres-Padilla & Prof. Götz

Read how breakthroughs in #stemcell biology are driving new therapies.
👉 t1p.de/9ojjg

@metorrespadilla.bsky.social @epihmgu.bsky.social
#StemCellResearch #HelmholtzMunich #Epigenetics
May 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Wow! Congratulations to Prof. Fabian Theis 👏

Now #epigenetics has 3 PIs elected as members of the prestigious Leopoldina Academy; an honour awarded to scientists who have made outstanding contributions.

Prof. Magdalena Götz - 2007
Prof. María Elena Torres-Padilla - 2023
Prof. Fabian Theis - 2025
Prof. Fabian Theis, a pioneer in computational biology & AI-driven health research, has been elected to the German National Academy of Sciences #Leopoldina – one of the highest distinctions in German science.

👉 t1p.de/p6zen

@fabiantheis.bsky.social @tum.de @leopoldina.org @www.helmholtz.de
April 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Great threat from the first author @palmrinmoy.bsky.social of this amazing paper published at @cellpress.bsky.social.

You can read the featured news about the new findings from our Institute Director and recently awarded @metorrespadilla.bsky.social and her lab.

👉 t1p.de/25q7l

#epigenetics #LAD
How does the genome find its place in the 3D space of the nucleus after fertilization?

Out now @cellcellpress.bsky.social:
cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

👇 A thread 👇
April 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What a wonderful new paper from one of our #epigenetics researchers, Prof. Eleftheria Zeggini.

💡Do you want to know what is about? Click here: www.helmholtz-munich.de/en/newsroom/...

📄If you want to read the original publication in Nature Communications, click here: www.nature.com/articles/s41....
Newborn Blood Proteins Linked to Type 1 Diabetes Risk🍼🔬

Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich have discovered a genetic link between certain blood proteins found in newborns and the future risk of developing #type1diabetes.

👉 t1p.de/ejo5r

@tum.de @natureportfolio.nature.com
#GPPAD #Biomarkers
April 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Multimodal Foundation Models for Molecular Cell Biology 🧬

Researchers led by Prof. Fabian Theis & Dr. Bo Wang have introduced a new approach to studying cellular biology: Multimodal Foundation Models.

📄 Full study: t1p.de/ox9zm

@fabiantheis.bsky.social @bowang87.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM