Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
@mpibrain.bsky.social
The Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt, Germany, is one of the world-leading institutions studying the neural circuits in the brain. Imprint: https://brain.mpg.de/imprint
Exciting news!
Two new groups join the MPI for Brain Research! Welcome
🪰 Philipp Brand – Evolutionary Neuroscience & Behavior @pbrand.bsky.social and
🐟 Gregor Schuhknecht – Brain Algorithms & Circuits
More info 👉 bit.ly/47M3bDt
#Neuroscience #BrainResearch
Two new groups join the MPI for Brain Research! Welcome
🪰 Philipp Brand – Evolutionary Neuroscience & Behavior @pbrand.bsky.social and
🐟 Gregor Schuhknecht – Brain Algorithms & Circuits
More info 👉 bit.ly/47M3bDt
#Neuroscience #BrainResearch
Two New Research Groups join the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
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November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Exciting news!
Two new groups join the MPI for Brain Research! Welcome
🪰 Philipp Brand – Evolutionary Neuroscience & Behavior @pbrand.bsky.social and
🐟 Gregor Schuhknecht – Brain Algorithms & Circuits
More info 👉 bit.ly/47M3bDt
#Neuroscience #BrainResearch
Two new groups join the MPI for Brain Research! Welcome
🪰 Philipp Brand – Evolutionary Neuroscience & Behavior @pbrand.bsky.social and
🐟 Gregor Schuhknecht – Brain Algorithms & Circuits
More info 👉 bit.ly/47M3bDt
#Neuroscience #BrainResearch
Congratulations to our Managing Director Erin Schuman @erin-schuman.bsky.social on being elected to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine! #NAMmtg
A special honor recognizing her pioneering work on local protein synthesis at synapses.
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A special honor recognizing her pioneering work on local protein synthesis at synapses.
🔗 bit.ly/3Jid6Ix
Erin Schuman elected as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine
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October 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Congratulations to our Managing Director Erin Schuman @erin-schuman.bsky.social on being elected to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine! #NAMmtg
A special honor recognizing her pioneering work on local protein synthesis at synapses.
🔗 bit.ly/3Jid6Ix
A special honor recognizing her pioneering work on local protein synthesis at synapses.
🔗 bit.ly/3Jid6Ix
We’re thrilled to launch the MPI Brain's @mpibrain.bsky.social new Cellfies series!
Neurons in the larval zebrafish brain react to motion left (purple) or right (green). Explore our Algorithms and Circuits research 🔗 brain.mpg.de/schuhknecht
#Cellfie #CalciumImaging #SystemsNeuroscience
Neurons in the larval zebrafish brain react to motion left (purple) or right (green). Explore our Algorithms and Circuits research 🔗 brain.mpg.de/schuhknecht
#Cellfie #CalciumImaging #SystemsNeuroscience
October 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We’re thrilled to launch the MPI Brain's @mpibrain.bsky.social new Cellfies series!
Neurons in the larval zebrafish brain react to motion left (purple) or right (green). Explore our Algorithms and Circuits research 🔗 brain.mpg.de/schuhknecht
#Cellfie #CalciumImaging #SystemsNeuroscience
Neurons in the larval zebrafish brain react to motion left (purple) or right (green). Explore our Algorithms and Circuits research 🔗 brain.mpg.de/schuhknecht
#Cellfie #CalciumImaging #SystemsNeuroscience
@maxplanck.de 🏫 School Outreach Network Meeting at @hausderastronomie.bsky.social 🔭 & MPI for Nuclear Physics - Sharing experiences and shaping ideas to inspire the next generation of scientists. 🧬🔬🧪 www.max-wissen.de
September 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
@maxplanck.de 🏫 School Outreach Network Meeting at @hausderastronomie.bsky.social 🔭 & MPI for Nuclear Physics - Sharing experiences and shaping ideas to inspire the next generation of scientists. 🧬🔬🧪 www.max-wissen.de
A molecular atlas of the hippocampus: Scientist at the MPIs for Brain Research and Biophysics map RNAs and proteins at synaptic resolution 🔬 🔗 brain.mpg.de/molecular-at... @evakaulich.bsky.social @erin-schuman.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A molecular atlas of the hippocampus: Scientist at the MPIs for Brain Research and Biophysics map RNAs and proteins at synaptic resolution 🔬 🔗 brain.mpg.de/molecular-at... @evakaulich.bsky.social @erin-schuman.bsky.social
🚨Hiring Alert! Join Gregor Schuhknechts’s
new group Brain Algorithms and Circuits @mpibrain.bsky.social !
🧠 Fully funded PhD & Postdoc
🐟 Larval #zebrafish model
🔬 Imaging, electrophysiology, EM
💻 #SystemsNeuroscience
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new group Brain Algorithms and Circuits @mpibrain.bsky.social !
🧠 Fully funded PhD & Postdoc
🐟 Larval #zebrafish model
🔬 Imaging, electrophysiology, EM
💻 #SystemsNeuroscience
👉 brain.mpg.de/schuhknecht
August 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🚨Hiring Alert! Join Gregor Schuhknechts’s
new group Brain Algorithms and Circuits @mpibrain.bsky.social !
🧠 Fully funded PhD & Postdoc
🐟 Larval #zebrafish model
🔬 Imaging, electrophysiology, EM
💻 #SystemsNeuroscience
👉 brain.mpg.de/schuhknecht
new group Brain Algorithms and Circuits @mpibrain.bsky.social !
🧠 Fully funded PhD & Postdoc
🐟 Larval #zebrafish model
🔬 Imaging, electrophysiology, EM
💻 #SystemsNeuroscience
👉 brain.mpg.de/schuhknecht
🚛 Ribosomes on the road! New research from the Schuman Lab @mpibrain.bsky.social shows neurons can locally assemble ribosomes - far from the nucleus and close to synapses. A big shift from textbook biology! 📚🧬🔗 bit.ly/3GUJKPv #Neuroscience #CellBiology #Ribosomes
Ribosomes On the Road: Neurons Assemble Protein Factories Far from the Nucleus
New study shows ribosome biogenesis can occur within neuronal branches, challenging traditional textbook biology.
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August 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🚛 Ribosomes on the road! New research from the Schuman Lab @mpibrain.bsky.social shows neurons can locally assemble ribosomes - far from the nucleus and close to synapses. A big shift from textbook biology! 📚🧬🔗 bit.ly/3GUJKPv #Neuroscience #CellBiology #Ribosomes
A festive finish to the Max Planck Junior Scholars Program 2025! 🎓 After 3 weeks of hands-on science, twelve outstanding students presented their research & experiences at today’s certificate ceremony at the MPI 🧠. Driven, talented minds, and full of potential! @maxplanck.de 🔗 bit.ly/3H33m3S
Science up close: Max Planck Junior Scholars 2025
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July 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A festive finish to the Max Planck Junior Scholars Program 2025! 🎓 After 3 weeks of hands-on science, twelve outstanding students presented their research & experiences at today’s certificate ceremony at the MPI 🧠. Driven, talented minds, and full of potential! @maxplanck.de 🔗 bit.ly/3H33m3S
Honoring excellence - The American Philosophical Society recognizes Gilles Laurent with the 2025 Karl Spencer Lashley Award for his groundbreaking studies on information coding and processing in the central nervous system. 👉 bit.ly/453rJXd
Gilles Laurent to receive the 2025 Karl Spencer Lashley Award
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July 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Honoring excellence - The American Philosophical Society recognizes Gilles Laurent with the 2025 Karl Spencer Lashley Award for his groundbreaking studies on information coding and processing in the central nervous system. 👉 bit.ly/453rJXd
🎉 Huge congratulations to @MpiBrain director Erin Schuman @erin-schuman.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 Nakasone Award for her groundbreaking work on the function and plasticity of neuronal synapses! 🧠 @hfspo.bsky.social #neuroscience #HFSP #NakasoneAward 👉 bit.ly/4m6g40P
Erin M. Schuman Wins 2026 Nakasone Award
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July 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🎉 Huge congratulations to @MpiBrain director Erin Schuman @erin-schuman.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 Nakasone Award for her groundbreaking work on the function and plasticity of neuronal synapses! 🧠 @hfspo.bsky.social #neuroscience #HFSP #NakasoneAward 👉 bit.ly/4m6g40P
🚀 We’re thrilled to welcome 14 talented and enthusiastic high-school students to the 2025 Max Planck Junior Scholars Program, kicking off today with a Science Boot Camp Week @mpibrain.bsky.social ! 🔬🧬 @maxplanck.de
July 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🚀 We’re thrilled to welcome 14 talented and enthusiastic high-school students to the 2025 Max Planck Junior Scholars Program, kicking off today with a Science Boot Camp Week @mpibrain.bsky.social ! 🔬🧬 @maxplanck.de
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The Max Planck Institute for Brain Research @mpibrain.bsky.social joined the Be Open about Animal Research Day.
You can join too! Show your support and share on #BOARD25
You can join too! Show your support and share on #BOARD25
June 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The Max Planck Institute for Brain Research @mpibrain.bsky.social joined the Be Open about Animal Research Day.
You can join too! Show your support and share on #BOARD25
You can join too! Show your support and share on #BOARD25
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🚀 Zwei neue #Exzellenzcluster für die #GoetheUni! Mit @scale-cluster-ffm.bsky.social & @cpi-exstra.bsky.social wird Frankfurt ab 2026 zum Hotspot für Zell- & Gesundheitsforschung. Nächster Schritt: Exzellenzverbund @rheinmainunis.bsky.social mit @unimainz.bsky.social & @tuda.bsky.social.
May 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🚀 Zwei neue #Exzellenzcluster für die #GoetheUni! Mit @scale-cluster-ffm.bsky.social & @cpi-exstra.bsky.social wird Frankfurt ab 2026 zum Hotspot für Zell- & Gesundheitsforschung. Nächster Schritt: Exzellenzverbund @rheinmainunis.bsky.social mit @unimainz.bsky.social & @tuda.bsky.social.
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🚀 Two Future Clusters of Excellence for #GoetheUni! With @scale-cluster-ffm.bsky.social & @cpi-exstra.bsky.social, Frankfurt will become a hotspot for cell & health #research from 2026. Next step: Network of excellence @rheinmainunis.bsky.social with @unimainz.bsky.social & @tuda.bsky.social.
May 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🚀 Two Future Clusters of Excellence for #GoetheUni! With @scale-cluster-ffm.bsky.social & @cpi-exstra.bsky.social, Frankfurt will become a hotspot for cell & health #research from 2026. Next step: Network of excellence @rheinmainunis.bsky.social with @unimainz.bsky.social & @tuda.bsky.social.
#GirlsDay at @mpibrain.bsky.social - We loved welcoming curious and enthusiastic girls to explore the world of science & research. We're committed to continue to inspire the next generation of researchers. 👩🔬 #STEM #WomenInScience #NextGenScientists @erin-schuman.bsky.social @alenalem.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
#GirlsDay at @mpibrain.bsky.social - We loved welcoming curious and enthusiastic girls to explore the world of science & research. We're committed to continue to inspire the next generation of researchers. 👩🔬 #STEM #WomenInScience #NextGenScientists @erin-schuman.bsky.social @alenalem.bsky.social
🧠 Fascinating insights! We are thrilled to be part of the new „Gehirne" exhibition at Senckenberg Naturmuseum Frankfurt @sgn.one in collaboration with the Hertie Foundation - offering a unique glimpse into the brain’s complexity. #Connectomics #HertieStiftung #Neuroscience @mhlab.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🧠 Fascinating insights! We are thrilled to be part of the new „Gehirne" exhibition at Senckenberg Naturmuseum Frankfurt @sgn.one in collaboration with the Hertie Foundation - offering a unique glimpse into the brain’s complexity. #Connectomics #HertieStiftung #Neuroscience @mhlab.bsky.social
Great talks and inspiring discussions - The IMPRS coordinators meeting at Schloss 🏰 Ringberg is in full swing, bringing together great minds in a truly spectacular setting. 🌞 @maxplanck.de
March 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Great talks and inspiring discussions - The IMPRS coordinators meeting at Schloss 🏰 Ringberg is in full swing, bringing together great minds in a truly spectacular setting. 🌞 @maxplanck.de
✨ Celebrating Excellence in Science! ✨
#Today, we proudly celebrated Gilles Laurent for receiving the 2025 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine! His pioneering research in #SystemsNeuroscience continues to push the boundaries of our understanding of the brain. 🧠 @louisjeantetfdn.bsky.social
#Today, we proudly celebrated Gilles Laurent for receiving the 2025 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine! His pioneering research in #SystemsNeuroscience continues to push the boundaries of our understanding of the brain. 🧠 @louisjeantetfdn.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
✨ Celebrating Excellence in Science! ✨
#Today, we proudly celebrated Gilles Laurent for receiving the 2025 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine! His pioneering research in #SystemsNeuroscience continues to push the boundaries of our understanding of the brain. 🧠 @louisjeantetfdn.bsky.social
#Today, we proudly celebrated Gilles Laurent for receiving the 2025 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine! His pioneering research in #SystemsNeuroscience continues to push the boundaries of our understanding of the brain. 🧠 @louisjeantetfdn.bsky.social
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📢 The Louis-Jeantet Foundation is happy to announce the 2025 #LouisJeantetPrizes, awarded to VEIT HORNUNG @v-hornung.bsky.social @genecenter-lmu.bsky.social and to GILLES LAURENT @ maxplanck.de
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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January 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
📢 The Louis-Jeantet Foundation is happy to announce the 2025 #LouisJeantetPrizes, awarded to VEIT HORNUNG @v-hornung.bsky.social @genecenter-lmu.bsky.social and to GILLES LAURENT @ maxplanck.de
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Congratulations to @mpibrain.bsky.social director Gilles Laurent for being awarded the 2025 Louis-Jeantet prize for Medicine! The @louisjeantetfdn.bsky.social recognizes Laurent's pioneering work on the operations of #neurons and dynamics of neuronal networks. More infos 👉 bit.ly/4hqk6ie
Gilles Laurent is awarded the Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine in 2025
The 2025 Louis-Jeantet Prizes are awarded to Gilles Laurent, director at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt and to Veit Hornung, professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University of ...
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January 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Congratulations to @mpibrain.bsky.social director Gilles Laurent for being awarded the 2025 Louis-Jeantet prize for Medicine! The @louisjeantetfdn.bsky.social recognizes Laurent's pioneering work on the operations of #neurons and dynamics of neuronal networks. More infos 👉 bit.ly/4hqk6ie