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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics
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An interdisciplinary research institution that conducts basic research in two key areas of modern biology: Immunobiology & Epigenetics in #Freiburg, Germany
https://www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de
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Here is the schedule for the next TriRhena Gene Regulation Club at the FMI @fmiscience.bsky.social in Basel 🇨🇭 next week (5 Nov 2025; 14:00-18:45).

Exciting topics ahead & we are looking forward to the #newPI talks by @julianeg.bsky.social (MPI) & Anupama Hemalatha (FMI).

www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/grc
Programme of the upcoming TriRhena Gene Regulation Club in Basel on November 5, 2025 https://www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/gene-regulation-club
October 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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🚨 Paper alert: Using liver organoids and in vivo models, the Akhtar lab and first-author @mwiese.bsky.social revealed how the epigenetic regulator KANSL3 shapes transcriptional programs driving liver function and development.

More in @lsajournal.org:
www.life-science-alliance.org/content/8/12...
KANSL3 controls hepatocyte differentiation and metabolism via histone acetylation. Loss of this epigenetic regulator leads to hyperplasia and liver fibrosis.
October 7, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Job alert 🚨 – Technical Assistant (m/f/d) – Developmental Epigenetics

Help uncover how epigenetic information is set at life’s very beginning. Join @iovino-lab.bsky.social to study gamete formation & the zygotic epigenome using 🪰, 🐭 and 🧫.

jobs.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/jobposting/2...
Technical Assistant »Developmental Epigenetics« (M/F/D) in Freiburg, Germany - Join the Iovino lab at the MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg We are looking for a team player: - BTA, CTA, MTA or comparable - Good English & German language skills, good communication abilities, high self-motivation - Experience in at least ONE of the following areas: Drosophila maintenance (stock care, cross-breeding), Protein biochemistry, Basic molecular techniques (DNA/RNA extractions, PCR), Experience in the field of cell culture with mammalian cell systems We offer: Full-time position / Initial 2-year-contract Payment according to TVöD including social benefits (VBL) Additional performance-related bonus component & Job ticket Professional training & career development State-of-the-art research environment Family-friendly offers including day care center at the institute, parent-child room) Freiburg (☀️) & the Black Forrest (🌲) and more… Apply now - Deadline 22 October 2025 - www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/jobs
September 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Congratulations to Davor Solter!🎊

Our Emeritus Director receives the 2026 Paul Ehrlich & Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for the groundbreaking discovery of genomic imprinting!

He shares the prize with Azim Surani (@gurdoninstitute.bsky.social)

All the details: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6058738/2025...
Portrait of Davor Solter on the right, name and prize name on the left
September 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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A big welcome to the new PhD students in our IMPRS graduate program for Epigenetics, Biophysics & Metabolism in Freiburg! We’re excited to see where their curiosity will take them. Have good start!

More about the program here:
www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD-Pr...
(new call in Dec. 2025 👀)
A group of people standing in front of a brick-build building. – Welcome to the International Max Planck Research School for Epigenetics, Biophysics and Metabolism (IMPRS-EBM) – a joint international PhD program of the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics and the University of Freiburg
September 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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New ERC Starting Grant for Valentin Flury to investigate the role of epigenetic memory during cell division focusing on epigenome maintenance on sister chromatids.

Read all details here: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6057908/2025...

Congratulations 🥳, @flurylab.bsky.social

@erc.europa.eu #ERCStG
Portrait of Valentin Flury with text on the right.
September 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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New ERC Starting Grant for Juliane Glaser to study role of epigenetic mechanisms, specifically the control of transposable elements, in mammalian embryonic development.

Read all details here: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6057908/2025...

Congratulations @julianeg.bsky.social

@erc.europa.eu #ERCStG
Juliane Glaser receives an ERC Starting Grant – portrait of Juliane with text on the left.
September 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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This week, we are happy to welcome Prof Phillip Zamore from
@umasschan.bsky.social | @rti-umasschan.bsky.social | @hhmi.org.

The RNA expert will give a talk about »Towards a modern understanding of an ancient small RNA pathway«.

📅 Wednesday, Sept. 3rd, 2025, 1PM
📍 MPI-IE Freiburg, Lecture Hall
Flyer for a Max Planck Special Guest Seminar titled 'Towards a Modern Understanding of an Ancient Small RNA Pathway' featuring Phillip D. Zamore from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, USA. The seminar is scheduled for September 3, 2025, at 13:00 PM and will be held at the MPI-IE Lecture Hall located at Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg.
September 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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EXTRA!

➡ Call for the New Max Planck Directors:

The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now.

Deadline: 31 October 2025
Details & list of Institutes: www.mpg.de/directors
Share pic: The Max Planck Society invites expressions of interest for MAX PLANCK DIRECTORS We offer an outstanding research environment that fosters creativity and scientific breakthrough, including top-tier infrastructure, an international scientific community, and competitive, stable, long-term research funding.
August 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Hey there 👐 . This week, we are happy to present our Monday #JobAlert posting, again. We have to fill many interesting positions at the Max Planck in #freiburg such as Postdoc positions in the Asifa Akhar lab & @flurylab.bsky.social lab … and we are in the middle of the next trainee call 🤗.
Share pic, we are hiring.
August 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Wow. 🥳 The recent cardio paper by @ninacabezas.bsky.social lab got 2️⃣ beautiful highlights.

… one by Nature Cardiovascular Research nature.com/articles/s44...
and a second review by Science Immunology
science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Congratulations to team for this fantastic recognition! 🥇🥈
A vitamin A metabolite can regulate the activity of hematopoietic stem cells and thereby reduce inflammation after a heart attack, ultimately improving heart function in the long term. © Artist: Youssef Youssef
July 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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This was a fantastic seminar with Bing Zhu, today.

So many insights from the member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. As our »Special Guest« of today, he gave great talk on “Regulatory mechanisms of heterochromatin”

Thanks to the @iovino-lab.bsky.social for hosting.
Bing Zhu in the lecture hall of the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg. He gives a seminar on the “Regulatory mechanisms of heterochromatin”
July 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Max Planck Director Ibrahim Cissé has been elected to ​@embo.org. He is recognized for his outstanding research in biophysics & molecular biology. #EMBOmember

www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6044802/2025...
Share pic with a portrait of Ibrahim Cissé.
July 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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We are excited to officially welcome a new group leader at the MPI-IE in #Freiburg. 🎉

Dr Juliane Glaser 🥳 – she studies epigenetic mechanisms of embryonic development, with a focus on transposable elements. 👉 Interview: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6043545/2025...

Welcome, @julianeg.bsky.social!
Portrait photo of Dr. Juliane Glaser
June 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Save the date ✍️ for the next event in our Max Planck Special Guest Lecture Series!

Prof Bing Zhu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing on “Regulatory mechanisms of heterochromatin”

📅 Thursday, July 3rd, 2025, 1PM
📍 MPI-IE Freiburg, Lecture Hall

www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/events/40510...
Seminar announcement for the Max Planck Special Guest Seminar titled "Regulatory Mechanisms of Heterochromatin." The seminar is presented by Bing Zhu from the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing. It will take place on July 3, 2025, at 13:00, in the Lecture Hall of the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics (MPI-IE), Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany. Host: Nicola Iovino. Website: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/seminars.
June 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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This is great news for Freiburg and the #Epigenetics community in the region!

Congratulations to @simonelsasser.bsky.social – and we say welcome back to Freiburg. 😀
The photo shows Simon Elsässer presenting a talk during the 2022 Max Planck Freiburg Epigenetics Meeting.
June 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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🚨 Only a few more days to REGISTER for the TriRhena Gene Regulation Club in Freiburg.

Whether you are new or an established researcher in the Basel-Freiburg-Strasbourg region, this is your meeting when working in transcription, chromatin & gene regulation!

✍️ www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/gene-regulat...
June 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Our invited speaker 🗣️ for this week’s Max Planck Freiburg SPECIAL GUEST seminar is Prof. ROHIT V. PAPPU (‪@rohitpappu68.bsky.social‬), from WashU, St. Louis, USA.

This Thursday, 13:00:
“Complex phase behaviors of RNA binding proteins”

Thanks to our Director Asifa Akhtar for hosting.
Promotional share pic for a Max Planck special guest seminar titled “Complex Phase Behaviors of RNA Binding Proteins by Prof. Rohit V. Pappu from Washington University in St. Louis (USA). The seminar is scheduled for June 5, 2025, at 13:00 PM at MPI-IE Lecture Hall in Freiburg, Germany. The poster includes a headshot of the speaker and logos of the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics
June 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Congratulations. 🎊

The @royalsociety.org has elected Max Planck Director Asifa Akhtar as a Foreign Member in recognition of her contributions to advance the field of gene regulation.

The #Freiburg epigeneticist also serves as Vice President of @maxplanck.de.

www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6039463/2025...
Portrait of Asifa Akhtar smiling beside a red banner that announces her royal society fellowship, with her name, title, and affiliation to the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg. The Royal Society logo is displayed prominently at the top of the banner.
May 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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🚨 We are looking for an experienced & visionary computer scientist to lead our Bioinformatics Core Facility. #job

Interested to come to #maxplanck & #freiburg? Then apply by June 5. Get all details in our #JobAd: jobs.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/jobposting/9...
Share pic for a job ad – 🚨 We are looking for an experienced & visionary computer scientist to lead our Bioinformatics Core Facility. #jobad You will lead the Bioinformatics Facility & ensure the delivery of top-tier computational support for research across the MPI. But you can also lead your own research to explore emerging technologies & methodologies in bioinformatics to meet the evolving demands of biological research. Main text of this sharepic: Lead our Bioinformatics Core Facility & impactful research projects Recruit PhD students through the IMPRS program and hire skilled Postdocs to bring your research ideas to life Oversee the development of innovative computational approaches to empower research across the institute Develop sophisticated pipelines for high-throughput sequencing data Integrate AI & LLMs to unlock new possibilities in bioinformatics workflows Share pic text: Work closely with experimental and theoretical groups, contributing your bioinformatics expertise from project design to publication in high-impact journals Ensure the delivery of top-tier computational support, guiding and mentoring a team of bioinformaticians to foster their growth Explore emerging technologies and methodologies to meet the evolving bioinformatician demands of our research Sharepic text - Our offer: Full-time position with payment according to TVöD (up to E14) including social benefits Additional performance-related bonus component & Job ticket Access to cutting-edge technologies & computational resources Opportunity for flexible work in terms of time and location Family-friendly offers (day care center at the institute, parent-child room) Extensive support by the International Office Freiburg (☀️) & the Black Forrest (🌲) … and many more things
May 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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The next TriRhena Gene Regulation Club takes place at the MPI-IE #Freiburg. Save your seat & submit a talk. Strengthen your local #epigenetics network & collaborate with peers.

📅 16 Jun 2025 | 14:00
🎟️ Free entry, registration required
✍️ Register by: 6. Jun

www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/gene-regulat...
May 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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This Friday, we have a guest from Harvard Med School: Apoorva @baluapuri.bsky.social is a @dfg.de Walter Benjamin Fellowship holder who studies mRNA synthesis in the @adelmanlab.bsky.social. We are looking forward to a talk to learn more about gene regulation mechanisms by the Integrator complex.
The image is a sharepic that announces a Max Planck Seminar Freiburg on April 25, 2025, at 10:00 PM in the MPI-IE Lecture Hall, located at Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany. The seminar's title is "Integrator Loss Leads to dsRNA Formation That Triggers the Integrated Stress Response." The flyer features a headshot of the speaker, Apoorva Baluapuri, who is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA. The Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics logo is visible at the top right. The background of the flyer transitions from a light orange at the top to a teal green at the bottom. A subtle dotted pattern overlays the bottom portion of the flyer. Host information and a website address (www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/seminars) are present at the bottom right in a smaller font.
April 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Berlin 🫶 Freiburg. @stefaniegrosswendt.bsky.social
from the Berlin Institute of Health
@bihatcharite.bsky.social / @mdc-berlin.bsky.social joins the Max Planck lecture series here in Freiburg.

Thanks to @iovino-lab.bsky.social for hosting. More details: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/events/41041...
Share pic for a Max Planck Seminar in Freiburg titled "Cell Communication Uncovered in Single-Cell Resolved Neighborhoods" featuring speaker Stefanie Grosswendt from the BIH. The event is scheduled for April 23, 2025, at 13:30 PM, held at MPI-IE, Lecture Hall, Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany. The flyer has a gradient background and includes a circular photo of Stefanie Grosswendt on the right. Host: Nicola Iovino. Website: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/seminars.
April 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Congratulations to Ankita Kapoor, Postdoc in Asifa Akhtar’s lab, who secured 2 postdoctoral fellowships from @embo.org & the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions! 🎉

The funding supports her research on epigenetic mechanisms influencing early metabolic regulation.

www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6031439/2025...
Portrait of Max Planck researcher Ankita Kapoor in front of the Max Planck Institute in Freiburg.
March 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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More on 🧠 organoids in our next guest seminar on Fri.

Natalia Rodríguez-Muela @dzne.science, @crtd-tud.bsky.social) investigates the molecular basis of how distinct cell types respond differently to pathology, using human iPSC-derived models of brain disease.

Host: @hilgerslab.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM