Michael Breckwoldt
@michael-breckwoldt.bsky.social
Physician Scientist, Heidelberg University. PI: Immuno-Imaging lab @ Neuroradiology Department. Passion for the brain and the search for ground truth
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🔥A new episode of the Night Science podcast comes out today! Stephen Nachmanovitch is the author of the classic "Free Play" and the celebrated improvisational musician. We talk about chivalry in dialogue: the art of advancing (instead of blocking) each other’s ideas.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🔥A new episode of the Night Science podcast comes out today! Stephen Nachmanovitch is the author of the classic "Free Play" and the celebrated improvisational musician. We talk about chivalry in dialogue: the art of advancing (instead of blocking) each other’s ideas.
open.spotify.com/episode/165i...
open.spotify.com/episode/165i...
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Just out in @science.org: Together with the lab of @johanneszuber.bsky.social, we used sequential in-vitro/in-vivo screens to decipher metabolic adaptations in tumors. We find that acidosis is a dominant factor that shapes energy metabolism and stress resilience. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Just out in @science.org: Together with the lab of @johanneszuber.bsky.social, we used sequential in-vitro/in-vivo screens to decipher metabolic adaptations in tumors. We find that acidosis is a dominant factor that shapes energy metabolism and stress resilience. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Check out the Venkatesh lab's new paper in Nature, where we uncover how neural activity drives small cell lung cancer (SCLC) progression. Grateful to my PI Humsa Venkatesh, my co-first author Solomiia Savchuk, & a huge thanks to all the incredible co-authors.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Neuronal activity-dependent mechanisms of small cell lung cancer pathogenesis - Nature
Glutamatergic and GABAergic (γ-aminobutyric acid-producing) cortical neuronal activity drives proliferation of small lung cell cancer via paracrine interactions and through synapses formed with tumour...
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September 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Check out the Venkatesh lab's new paper in Nature, where we uncover how neural activity drives small cell lung cancer (SCLC) progression. Grateful to my PI Humsa Venkatesh, my co-first author Solomiia Savchuk, & a huge thanks to all the incredible co-authors.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Now finally ready for showtime:
💦The Alliance Splash Video🌊
On July 4, 2025 @hlsalliance.bsky.social researchers gathered for the soft opening of the co-working and seminar rooms at Tiergartenstrasse 15 in #Heidelberg.
Scientists from various Alliance programs
came together for a lively exchange.
💦The Alliance Splash Video🌊
On July 4, 2025 @hlsalliance.bsky.social researchers gathered for the soft opening of the co-working and seminar rooms at Tiergartenstrasse 15 in #Heidelberg.
Scientists from various Alliance programs
came together for a lively exchange.
August 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Now finally ready for showtime:
💦The Alliance Splash Video🌊
On July 4, 2025 @hlsalliance.bsky.social researchers gathered for the soft opening of the co-working and seminar rooms at Tiergartenstrasse 15 in #Heidelberg.
Scientists from various Alliance programs
came together for a lively exchange.
💦The Alliance Splash Video🌊
On July 4, 2025 @hlsalliance.bsky.social researchers gathered for the soft opening of the co-working and seminar rooms at Tiergartenstrasse 15 in #Heidelberg.
Scientists from various Alliance programs
came together for a lively exchange.
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👏Congratulations to👏
🎉@moritzmall.bsky.social and
🏆@venkataramanilab.bsky.social at @UKHD for receiving the Hella-Bühler Price for their outstanding contributions to cancer research.
www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/...
Their research groups are supported by the @hlsalliance.bsky.social.
🎉@moritzmall.bsky.social and
🏆@venkataramanilab.bsky.social at @UKHD for receiving the Hella-Bühler Price for their outstanding contributions to cancer research.
www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/...
Their research groups are supported by the @hlsalliance.bsky.social.
Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cancer Research
www.uni-heidelberg.de
May 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
👏Congratulations to👏
🎉@moritzmall.bsky.social and
🏆@venkataramanilab.bsky.social at @UKHD for receiving the Hella-Bühler Price for their outstanding contributions to cancer research.
www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/...
Their research groups are supported by the @hlsalliance.bsky.social.
🎉@moritzmall.bsky.social and
🏆@venkataramanilab.bsky.social at @UKHD for receiving the Hella-Bühler Price for their outstanding contributions to cancer research.
www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/...
Their research groups are supported by the @hlsalliance.bsky.social.
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The organizing committee of the UNITE conference would like to thank all speakers for their excellent presentations and all participants for the valuable discussions. @wickwolfgang.bsky.social @michael-platten.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The organizing committee of the UNITE conference would like to thank all speakers for their excellent presentations and all participants for the valuable discussions. @wickwolfgang.bsky.social @michael-platten.bsky.social
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Drawing the mind, one neuron at a time: A 2022 book walks readers through the life and work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the Spaniard whom many consider the founder of modern #neuroscience.
Check out the #ScienceBooks Review on #WorldBookDay: scim.ag/3RvHDmQ
Check out the #ScienceBooks Review on #WorldBookDay: scim.ag/3RvHDmQ
April 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Drawing the mind, one neuron at a time: A 2022 book walks readers through the life and work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the Spaniard whom many consider the founder of modern #neuroscience.
Check out the #ScienceBooks Review on #WorldBookDay: scim.ag/3RvHDmQ
Check out the #ScienceBooks Review on #WorldBookDay: scim.ag/3RvHDmQ
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Huge congrats @lukasbunse.bsky.social, so well deserved, fantastic achievement.
@hlsalliance.bsky.social @cn-hd.bsky.social @neurooncologyhd.bsky.social @mctneuroscience.bsky.social @platten-lab.bsky.social
@hlsalliance.bsky.social @cn-hd.bsky.social @neurooncologyhd.bsky.social @mctneuroscience.bsky.social @platten-lab.bsky.social
Herzlichen Glückwunsch:
🏆️ Juniorprofessor Dr. Peter Andre @peterandre.bsky.social , #Wirtschaftspolitik, @safefrankfurt.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social
🏆️ Dr. Lukas Bunse
@lukasbunse.bsky.social, #Neurologie, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Universität Mannheim 2/6
🏆️ Juniorprofessor Dr. Peter Andre @peterandre.bsky.social , #Wirtschaftspolitik, @safefrankfurt.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social
🏆️ Dr. Lukas Bunse
@lukasbunse.bsky.social, #Neurologie, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Universität Mannheim 2/6
March 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Huge congrats @lukasbunse.bsky.social, so well deserved, fantastic achievement.
@hlsalliance.bsky.social @cn-hd.bsky.social @neurooncologyhd.bsky.social @mctneuroscience.bsky.social @platten-lab.bsky.social
@hlsalliance.bsky.social @cn-hd.bsky.social @neurooncologyhd.bsky.social @mctneuroscience.bsky.social @platten-lab.bsky.social
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Congratulations to winners of The Brain Prize 2025!
Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social, @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and @hhmi.org Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital, have pioneered the field of Cancer Neuroscience.
Learn more: brainprize.org/winners/canc...
Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social, @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and @hhmi.org Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital, have pioneered the field of Cancer Neuroscience.
Learn more: brainprize.org/winners/canc...
March 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Congratulations to winners of The Brain Prize 2025!
Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social, @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and @hhmi.org Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital, have pioneered the field of Cancer Neuroscience.
Learn more: brainprize.org/winners/canc...
Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social, @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and @hhmi.org Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital, have pioneered the field of Cancer Neuroscience.
Learn more: brainprize.org/winners/canc...
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new out in Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Programs, origins and immunomodulatory functions of myeloid cells in glioma - Nature
A study of myeloid cells in gliomas, a type of brain tumour, used a factor-based computational framework to reveal four immunomodulatory gene-expression programs that are expressed across myeloid cell...
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February 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
new out in Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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On February 12, shortly before “High noon”, scientists at German research campuses, including here in Heidelberg, will stand up for Democracy: “facts, not fake news are needed for democracy”. See aufstehenfuerdemokratie.de/englisch/ – there is also find a Petition related to the cause. Get involved.
February 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
On February 12, shortly before “High noon”, scientists at German research campuses, including here in Heidelberg, will stand up for Democracy: “facts, not fake news are needed for democracy”. See aufstehenfuerdemokratie.de/englisch/ – there is also find a Petition related to the cause. Get involved.
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2/2 It was a great team effort led by fantastic Yu-Chan Chih @dkfz.bsky.social @mctneuroscience.bsky.social @neurooncologyhd.bsky.social @hlsalliance.bsky.social Read the full article here (open access):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Vaccine-induced T cell receptor T cell therapy targeting a glioblastoma stemness antigen - Nature Communications
Vaccination in glioblastomas does lead to the emergence of tumour-antigen-specific T cells but T cell dysfunction, poor tumour infiltration and persistence hinder efficient tumour killing. Here author...
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February 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
2/2 It was a great team effort led by fantastic Yu-Chan Chih @dkfz.bsky.social @mctneuroscience.bsky.social @neurooncologyhd.bsky.social @hlsalliance.bsky.social Read the full article here (open access):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Enjoy the early bird rate with 25 Euros discount on the registration fee until January 31st!
Abstract submission deadline: February 23rd.
Abstract submission deadline: February 23rd.
Registration open! Visit us at the UNITE Glioblastoma Conference on May 14-15, 2025 in Heidelberg. You can find the links for registration and abstract submission here: www.unite-glioblastoma.de/unite-confer....
January 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Enjoy the early bird rate with 25 Euros discount on the registration fee until January 31st!
Abstract submission deadline: February 23rd.
Abstract submission deadline: February 23rd.
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new out in Nature: lovely paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Brain-wide neuronal circuit connectome of human glioblastoma - Nature
Nature - Brain-wide neuronal circuit connectome of human glioblastoma
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January 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
new out in Nature: lovely paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Nanocarrier imaging at single-cell resolution across entire mouse bodies with deep learning - @erturklab.bsky.social @hendrikdietz.bsky.social go.nature.com/4gNLjeC
Nanocarrier imaging at single-cell resolution across entire mouse bodies with deep learning - Nature Biotechnology
An integrated experimental and deep learning pipeline reveals cell-level targeting of nanocarriers in whole bodies.
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January 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Nanocarrier imaging at single-cell resolution across entire mouse bodies with deep learning - @erturklab.bsky.social @hendrikdietz.bsky.social go.nature.com/4gNLjeC