Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB)
@imbmainz.bsky.social
We study how organisms grow, age & develop disease through basic research in epigenetics, genome stability & related fields 🧬
www.imb.de / Imprint: https://www.imb.de/impressum-imprint
📍 #Mainz, Germany
www.imb.de / Imprint: https://www.imb.de/impressum-imprint
📍 #Mainz, Germany
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We’re excited to have Lorraine Symington and Stephen West as our keynote speakers - covering how cells repair DSBs during replication and how chromosomes are rebuilt via HR.
IMB & SFB 1361 Conference, 10–13 March 2026. Registration is live! #ISC26DNArepair #IMBMainz
IMB & SFB 1361 Conference, 10–13 March 2026. Registration is live! #ISC26DNArepair #IMBMainz
October 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We’re excited to have Lorraine Symington and Stephen West as our keynote speakers - covering how cells repair DSBs during replication and how chromosomes are rebuilt via HR.
IMB & SFB 1361 Conference, 10–13 March 2026. Registration is live! #ISC26DNArepair #IMBMainz
IMB & SFB 1361 Conference, 10–13 March 2026. Registration is live! #ISC26DNArepair #IMBMainz
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Excited to share our latest contribution in a collab with Helle Ulrich's Lab. Great work by Ronald and Mariia! Thanks to @sfb1361.bsky.social and @imbmainz.bsky.social 🧬🔨
New publication!! 📑
Congrats to the Ulrich and @hopfnerlab.bsky.social labs on their latest work exploring how the INO80 chromatin remodeller facilitates DNA damage bypass via postreplicative gap repair.
🔎Read the paper here:
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038/s44318-025-00580-4
Congrats to the Ulrich and @hopfnerlab.bsky.social labs on their latest work exploring how the INO80 chromatin remodeller facilitates DNA damage bypass via postreplicative gap repair.
🔎Read the paper here:
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038/s44318-025-00580-4
October 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Excited to share our latest contribution in a collab with Helle Ulrich's Lab. Great work by Ronald and Mariia! Thanks to @sfb1361.bsky.social and @imbmainz.bsky.social 🧬🔨
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Registration is open!
Join us at IMB Mainz from 10–13 March 2026 for the 2nd International IMB & SFB 1361 Conference on "The Evil Within: Regulation and Repair of Endogenous DNA Damage".
Don't miss this conference and register now via www.sfb1361.de/dnarepairconf2026
#ISC26DNArepair #IMBMainz
Join us at IMB Mainz from 10–13 March 2026 for the 2nd International IMB & SFB 1361 Conference on "The Evil Within: Regulation and Repair of Endogenous DNA Damage".
Don't miss this conference and register now via www.sfb1361.de/dnarepairconf2026
#ISC26DNArepair #IMBMainz
October 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Registration is open!
Join us at IMB Mainz from 10–13 March 2026 for the 2nd International IMB & SFB 1361 Conference on "The Evil Within: Regulation and Repair of Endogenous DNA Damage".
Don't miss this conference and register now via www.sfb1361.de/dnarepairconf2026
#ISC26DNArepair #IMBMainz
Join us at IMB Mainz from 10–13 March 2026 for the 2nd International IMB & SFB 1361 Conference on "The Evil Within: Regulation and Repair of Endogenous DNA Damage".
Don't miss this conference and register now via www.sfb1361.de/dnarepairconf2026
#ISC26DNArepair #IMBMainz
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Thrilled to share that I’ll be joining @imbmainz.bsky.social in February 2026 to start my own group!
We will explore new mechanisms in eukaryotic gene expression, leveraging ‘evolutionary play’ to uncover how regulation, repurposing, and hijacking shape RNA biology.
PhD positions available!
We will explore new mechanisms in eukaryotic gene expression, leveraging ‘evolutionary play’ to uncover how regulation, repurposing, and hijacking shape RNA biology.
PhD positions available!
October 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Thrilled to share that I’ll be joining @imbmainz.bsky.social in February 2026 to start my own group!
We will explore new mechanisms in eukaryotic gene expression, leveraging ‘evolutionary play’ to uncover how regulation, repurposing, and hijacking shape RNA biology.
PhD positions available!
We will explore new mechanisms in eukaryotic gene expression, leveraging ‘evolutionary play’ to uncover how regulation, repurposing, and hijacking shape RNA biology.
PhD positions available!
We are delighted to welcome Prof. Andreas Ladurner to the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of IMB. A leading expert in chromatin regulation, he brings deep insight from his roles at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social and Eisbach Bio GmbH. His expertise will be an invaluable contribution to IMB's SAB.
October 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We are delighted to welcome Prof. Andreas Ladurner to the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of IMB. A leading expert in chromatin regulation, he brings deep insight from his roles at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social and Eisbach Bio GmbH. His expertise will be an invaluable contribution to IMB's SAB.
We are deeply saddened to announce the unexpected passing of our colleague Dr Nard Kubben. He joined IMB as a Group Leader in 2021, bringing a passion for understanding ageing & improving human health. Our heartfelt condolences go to his family, friends & all who knew him.
www.imb.de/about-imb/ne...
www.imb.de/about-imb/ne...
October 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We are deeply saddened to announce the unexpected passing of our colleague Dr Nard Kubben. He joined IMB as a Group Leader in 2021, bringing a passion for understanding ageing & improving human health. Our heartfelt condolences go to his family, friends & all who knew him.
www.imb.de/about-imb/ne...
www.imb.de/about-imb/ne...
Our IPP Community! 🫶 The past 2 days, we gathered at the annual IPP Symposium to connect with students from @unimainz.bsky.social, Uni Med #Mainz and IMB, share ideas, and get inspired by each other's research.
Apply to our open call via www.imb.de/phd and be a part of next year's event.
Apply to our open call via www.imb.de/phd and be a part of next year's event.
September 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Our IPP Community! 🫶 The past 2 days, we gathered at the annual IPP Symposium to connect with students from @unimainz.bsky.social, Uni Med #Mainz and IMB, share ideas, and get inspired by each other's research.
Apply to our open call via www.imb.de/phd and be a part of next year's event.
Apply to our open call via www.imb.de/phd and be a part of next year's event.
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Yesterday’s full-day workshop co-organised with @imbmainz.bsky.social focused on building a strategic approach to research funding for postdocs.
We’re proud to stand behind our postdocs as they shape the future of research!
#PAWde #PostdocAppreciationWeek2025 #IMBMainz
We’re proud to stand behind our postdocs as they shape the future of research!
#PAWde #PostdocAppreciationWeek2025 #IMBMainz
September 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Yesterday’s full-day workshop co-organised with @imbmainz.bsky.social focused on building a strategic approach to research funding for postdocs.
We’re proud to stand behind our postdocs as they shape the future of research!
#PAWde #PostdocAppreciationWeek2025 #IMBMainz
We’re proud to stand behind our postdocs as they shape the future of research!
#PAWde #PostdocAppreciationWeek2025 #IMBMainz
This week we are celebrating the people who make impossible experiments possible (and still find time to fix the lab printer 😅) - our postdocs 🫶
#postdocappreciationweek #paw2025
#postdocappreciationweek #paw2025
September 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This week we are celebrating the people who make impossible experiments possible (and still find time to fix the lab printer 😅) - our postdocs 🫶
#postdocappreciationweek #paw2025
#postdocappreciationweek #paw2025
Our IPP Winter Call is now open! 📢 Are you looking for a fully funded PhD project in an international environment, doing cutting-edge research, and developing your career with advanced training? Join the #IPPMainz!
Learn more via www.imb.de/phd & apply by 16 October
#IMBMainz @unimainz.bsky.social
Learn more via www.imb.de/phd & apply by 16 October
#IMBMainz @unimainz.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Our IPP Winter Call is now open! 📢 Are you looking for a fully funded PhD project in an international environment, doing cutting-edge research, and developing your career with advanced training? Join the #IPPMainz!
Learn more via www.imb.de/phd & apply by 16 October
#IMBMainz @unimainz.bsky.social
Learn more via www.imb.de/phd & apply by 16 October
#IMBMainz @unimainz.bsky.social
Emeritus Group Leader Prof. Christoph Cremer has received the 2025 David Glick Lectureship Award from @histochemicalsoc.bsky.social for pioneering super-resolution #microscopy methods that let scientists visualise cellular structures at unprecedented resolution.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Emeritus Group Leader Prof. Christoph Cremer has received the 2025 David Glick Lectureship Award from @histochemicalsoc.bsky.social for pioneering super-resolution #microscopy methods that let scientists visualise cellular structures at unprecedented resolution.
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IMB is joining the Doctoral Insights Symposium!
Study genome stability, epigenetics & aging in Mainz 🧬
🎓 20 PhD programs | 💻 Free & online
🔗 www.doctoralinsights.at
@imbmainz.bsky.social
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
Study genome stability, epigenetics & aging in Mainz 🧬
🎓 20 PhD programs | 💻 Free & online
🔗 www.doctoralinsights.at
@imbmainz.bsky.social
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
August 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
IMB is joining the Doctoral Insights Symposium!
Study genome stability, epigenetics & aging in Mainz 🧬
🎓 20 PhD programs | 💻 Free & online
🔗 www.doctoralinsights.at
@imbmainz.bsky.social
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
Study genome stability, epigenetics & aging in Mainz 🧬
🎓 20 PhD programs | 💻 Free & online
🔗 www.doctoralinsights.at
@imbmainz.bsky.social
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
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Really beautiful work led by Jessica Leismann in Joan Barau’s lab @imbmainz.bsky.social . If you like elegant mouse genetics, the transposon arms race, and a healthy dose of epigenetics, this one’s for you. www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.... @emboreports.org
DNA methylation at retrotransposons protects the germline by preventing NRF1-mediated activation | EMBO reports
imageimageIn spermatogenesis, loss of promoter DNA methylation reactivates retrotransposons
in patterns shaped by chromatin modifications and the binding of DNA methylation-sensitive
transcription fac...
www.embopress.org
August 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Really beautiful work led by Jessica Leismann in Joan Barau’s lab @imbmainz.bsky.social . If you like elegant mouse genetics, the transposon arms race, and a healthy dose of epigenetics, this one’s for you. www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.... @emboreports.org
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Thinking of a PhD in life sciences? Join the Doctoral Insights Symposium — fully online & featuring 20 PhD programs from across Europe! 🌍 Hear from PIs, PhD students.
🎟️ Register free: www.doctoralinsights.at
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
🎟️ Register free: www.doctoralinsights.at
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
July 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Thinking of a PhD in life sciences? Join the Doctoral Insights Symposium — fully online & featuring 20 PhD programs from across Europe! 🌍 Hear from PIs, PhD students.
🎟️ Register free: www.doctoralinsights.at
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
🎟️ Register free: www.doctoralinsights.at
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
A day well spent at the 2nd Life Sciences Postdoc Symposium. Thank you to our speakers Christian Tidona @biomedx.bsky.social, Eckhard Thines @unimainz.bsky.social, Marie-Theres Weil #BioNTech & Verawan Boonsanay-Michel #sanofi for their inspiring contributions. And of course to all our participants!
June 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A day well spent at the 2nd Life Sciences Postdoc Symposium. Thank you to our speakers Christian Tidona @biomedx.bsky.social, Eckhard Thines @unimainz.bsky.social, Marie-Theres Weil #BioNTech & Verawan Boonsanay-Michel #sanofi for their inspiring contributions. And of course to all our participants!
See you tomorrow 👋 Short notice registrations are still possible today via www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
2nd Life Sciences Postdoc Symposium Mainz - Connect, learn & grow with fellow postdocs & staff scientists from Mainz, Frankfurt, Darmstadt & the region! 🔬
26 June 2025
➡️ www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
Join us to strengthen your scientific network & exchange ideas with your peers.
#postdoclife
26 June 2025
➡️ www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
Join us to strengthen your scientific network & exchange ideas with your peers.
#postdoclife
June 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
See you tomorrow 👋 Short notice registrations are still possible today via www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
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🚀 Want to know what life as a PhD student in Europe is like?
Join the Doctoral Insights Symposium, an online event with 20 PhD programs. Hear from PIs, students in the life sciences.
🔗 Free to register: www.doctoralinsights.at
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
Join the Doctoral Insights Symposium, an online event with 20 PhD programs. Hear from PIs, students in the life sciences.
🔗 Free to register: www.doctoralinsights.at
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
June 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🚀 Want to know what life as a PhD student in Europe is like?
Join the Doctoral Insights Symposium, an online event with 20 PhD programs. Hear from PIs, students in the life sciences.
🔗 Free to register: www.doctoralinsights.at
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
Join the Doctoral Insights Symposium, an online event with 20 PhD programs. Hear from PIs, students in the life sciences.
🔗 Free to register: www.doctoralinsights.at
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
Happening next week, 26 June! And registration is still open
➡️ www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
➡️ www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
2nd Life Sciences Postdoc Symposium Mainz - Connect, learn & grow with fellow postdocs & staff scientists from Mainz, Frankfurt, Darmstadt & the region! 🔬
26 June 2025
➡️ www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
Join us to strengthen your scientific network & exchange ideas with your peers.
#postdoclife
26 June 2025
➡️ www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
Join us to strengthen your scientific network & exchange ideas with your peers.
#postdoclife
June 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Happening next week, 26 June! And registration is still open
➡️ www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
➡️ www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
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🚀 Want to know what life as a PhD student in Europe is like?
Join the Doctoral Insights Symposium, an online event with 20 PhD programs & from PIs, students in the life sciences.
🔗 Free to register: www.doctoralinsights.at
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
Join the Doctoral Insights Symposium, an online event with 20 PhD programs & from PIs, students in the life sciences.
🔗 Free to register: www.doctoralinsights.at
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
June 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
🚀 Want to know what life as a PhD student in Europe is like?
Join the Doctoral Insights Symposium, an online event with 20 PhD programs & from PIs, students in the life sciences.
🔗 Free to register: www.doctoralinsights.at
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
Join the Doctoral Insights Symposium, an online event with 20 PhD programs & from PIs, students in the life sciences.
🔗 Free to register: www.doctoralinsights.at
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences #gradschool #europe #symposium
2nd Life Sciences Postdoc Symposium Mainz - Connect, learn & grow with fellow postdocs & staff scientists from Mainz, Frankfurt, Darmstadt & the region! 🔬
26 June 2025
➡️ www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
Join us to strengthen your scientific network & exchange ideas with your peers.
#postdoclife
26 June 2025
➡️ www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
Join us to strengthen your scientific network & exchange ideas with your peers.
#postdoclife
May 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
2nd Life Sciences Postdoc Symposium Mainz - Connect, learn & grow with fellow postdocs & staff scientists from Mainz, Frankfurt, Darmstadt & the region! 🔬
26 June 2025
➡️ www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
Join us to strengthen your scientific network & exchange ideas with your peers.
#postdoclife
26 June 2025
➡️ www.imb.de/postdoc-symposium25
Join us to strengthen your scientific network & exchange ideas with your peers.
#postdoclife
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Some of our researchers took part in the workshop 'Using AI Assistants to Increase Productivity' by Daniel Mertens. We're grateful to the trainer for the insightful content & to the co-organizers for making it possible @sfb1361.bsky.social, @imbmainz.bsky.social @4r-rtg.bsky.social, SFB1552 & GenEvo
May 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Some of our researchers took part in the workshop 'Using AI Assistants to Increase Productivity' by Daniel Mertens. We're grateful to the trainer for the insightful content & to the co-organizers for making it possible @sfb1361.bsky.social, @imbmainz.bsky.social @4r-rtg.bsky.social, SFB1552 & GenEvo
"I wanted to challenge myself to live outside of my home country, travel, learn a new language & explore Europe", says our IPP student Tina. "With the support of AG Mayer, IPP & the Transmed program, I look forward to making novel discoveries during my PhD."
Call is open now! More: www.imb.de/phd
Call is open now! More: www.imb.de/phd
March 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"I wanted to challenge myself to live outside of my home country, travel, learn a new language & explore Europe", says our IPP student Tina. "With the support of AG Mayer, IPP & the Transmed program, I look forward to making novel discoveries during my PhD."
Call is open now! More: www.imb.de/phd
Call is open now! More: www.imb.de/phd
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(1/3) In conjunction with International Women’s Day, we organised a day of training and experience sharing tailored for our fantastic female PhDs and Postdocs.
It was a pleasure to co-organise this event with @4r-rtg.bsky.social, GenEvo, and @sfb1551.bsky.social.
#IWD2025 #Workshop #CareerPanel
It was a pleasure to co-organise this event with @4r-rtg.bsky.social, GenEvo, and @sfb1551.bsky.social.
#IWD2025 #Workshop #CareerPanel
March 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
(1/3) In conjunction with International Women’s Day, we organised a day of training and experience sharing tailored for our fantastic female PhDs and Postdocs.
It was a pleasure to co-organise this event with @4r-rtg.bsky.social, GenEvo, and @sfb1551.bsky.social.
#IWD2025 #Workshop #CareerPanel
It was a pleasure to co-organise this event with @4r-rtg.bsky.social, GenEvo, and @sfb1551.bsky.social.
#IWD2025 #Workshop #CareerPanel
As PhD students in the same research group Rebecca, Zeynep & Aysan explore different aspects of #immunology 🔬 "But it's not all about research!" they say. "The PhD journey also brings unforgettable experiences & friendships."
Our call is open now! More info via www.imb.de/phd
Our call is open now! More info via www.imb.de/phd
March 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
As PhD students in the same research group Rebecca, Zeynep & Aysan explore different aspects of #immunology 🔬 "But it's not all about research!" they say. "The PhD journey also brings unforgettable experiences & friendships."
Our call is open now! More info via www.imb.de/phd
Our call is open now! More info via www.imb.de/phd
With numerous IMB directors, group leaders & core facility heads contributing, the @sfb1551.bsky.social – Polymer Concepts in Cellular Function aims to build an interdisciplinary think tank for polymer & life scientists. This CRC explores how polymer science principles apply to biological systems.
Discover groundbreaking insights into neurodegenerative diseases with @sfb1551.bsky.social The Collaborative Research Centre promises to deliver transformative solutions that could change the landscape of healthcare & improve countless lives. @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social #bps2025 youtu.be/p6WYUZsN360
SFB 1551 - Polymer Concepts in Cellular Function: An Inspiring Collaborative Endeavour
YouTube video by WebsEdge Science
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March 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
With numerous IMB directors, group leaders & core facility heads contributing, the @sfb1551.bsky.social – Polymer Concepts in Cellular Function aims to build an interdisciplinary think tank for polymer & life scientists. This CRC explores how polymer science principles apply to biological systems.