Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology

Max-Planck-Institut für Infektionsbiologie Ausbildungsplatz Anlagenmechaniker*in für Sanitär-, Heizungs- und Klimatechnik (m/w/d) Jetzt bewerben Bewerbung bis 29.3.26 Ausbildungsstart 1. September 2026

Wir bilden aus! Bewirb dich jetzt für eine #Ausbildung zum/zur Anlagenmechaniker*in für Sanitär-, Heizungs- und Klimatechnik am Max-Planck-Institut für Infektionsbiologie in #Berlin Mitte.
👉 Zum Bewerbungsformular: jobs.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/jobposting/6...

Ein neon-erleuchtetes Wandbild zeigt das Profil eines Charakters mit Laubkranz; darunter ist in Schreibschrift "Happy Birthday" und "78 Years MPCJ" zu lesen.

Ein Kollage aus Polaroidfotos, die verschiedene Räume, Objekte und Grafiken zeigen.

Happy 78th, Max Planck Society! 🎉

Since 26 Feb 1948, MPG has pushed the frontiers of curiosity‑driven science. As part of this community, we’re proud to power research with the tools and tech that help discoveries happen. Here’s to the next breakthroughs 🚀🔬✨

The Biophysical World Inside a Jam-Packed Cell | Quanta Magazine Innovations in imaging and genetic engineering are coming together to probe the biophysics of cytoplasm inside living animals.

Density. Crowding. Tomato. Tomato 🍅

@gabepopkin.bsky.social kin.bsky.social @quantamagazine.bsky.social Thx for covering the debate! We promise we're all friends 🥰 @liamholt.bsky.social & @gwgl.bsky.social

Nothing would have been possible without @gucklab.bsky.social @vasilyzaburdaev.bsky.social

Heute Abend in Berlin 🎬 Filmvorführung von BLAME und anschließendes Gespräch u.a. mit dem ehemaligen ARC-Mitglied @lorenzspreen.bsky.social @arc-mpib.bsky.social
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We spend way too much time manually analyzing #microtubules 🔬

Together with Mario, Justus, Dominik, Felix & Erik we used synthetic data and foundation models to build a fully automated segmentation pipeline.

#microscopy, #imageanalysis & #AI

Check out our preprint:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Pertussis Vaccines In the light of the resurgence of pertussis and the related increase in infant mortality in some countries a SAGE Working Group on Pertussis Vaccines was established.

Honored to join the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) Working Group on pertussis vaccines. Together with a dozen other colleagues, we will support the WHO by reviewing scientific evidence and drafting recommendations on pertussis vaccines. www.who.int/groups/strat...

Happy Holidays sign

☃️ Season's greetings from the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin. Happy Holidays and best wishes for 2026 🎄🌟

Europa: Wissenschaft, Transfer und Zukunftsfähigkeit Rund 400 Gäste aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft kamen zum diesjährigen Max-Planck-Jahresempfang in Berlin, um sich über Europas Rolle in einer sich wandelnden globalen Wissenschaftsordnung a...

Ein schöner Abend bei unserer Prelude-Veranstaltung. Gute Gespräche, kluge Perspektiven – und die gemeinsame Frage, wie wir Hightech in Europa selbst entwickeln, statt ihn zu importieren. Danke für den offenen Austausch und das gemeinsame Nachdenken über die Zukunft. www.mpg.de/prelude-2025

Understanding, redirecting and engineering T-cell antigen recognition - insights from molecular imaging Johannes Huppa December 10 2 PM MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY, BERLIN

📢 Voices in Infection Biology
Join us next week for our last seminar in 2025 with Johannes Huppa from @mdc-berlin.bsky.social.

🗓️ December 10
🕓 2 pm
📍 on-site seminar (Berlin)

Event info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/44094...

⏰ The IMPRS-IDI call 2026 closes next week Wednesday! Don't forget to apply for one of our 6 #PhD projects in infectious disease research and #immunology.
📅 Application deadline: December 10
Project descriptions and how to apply: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call

From theory to practise: One Health Exploratories

📢 Voices in Infection Biology
Next up in our seminar series is Fabian Leendertz from @helmholtz-hioh.bsky.social, kindly hosted by @keyfm.bsky.social.

🗓️ November 26
🕓 2 pm
📍 on-site seminar (Berlin)

Event info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/43860...

Looking for a #PhD project in #+immunology? The @romagnanilab.bsky.social offers two fully funded projects “Dissecting the Molecular Pathways of NK Cell Clonality” & “Dissecting the Molecular Pathways of NK Cell Memory“.
Apply by Dec 10 👉 www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/1947490/rese...

Project: Plasmodium falciparum cytoadhesion in seasonal malaria transmission areas

Looking for a #PhD project in #malaria research? The Portugal Lab @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de offers a fully funded project in #Berlin: #Plasmodium falciparum cytoadhesion in seasonal malaria transmission areas.
Apply by Dec 10 👉 www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/1947490/rese...

Variable allele usage regulates inflammation

Looking for a #PhD project in immunology? The Weiss Lab @fweiss.bsky.social offers a fully funded project "Variable allele usage regulates inflammation" at the @drfzberlin.bsky.social.
Apply by Dec 10 👉 www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/1947490/rese...

Immune-metabolic adaptation in pregnancy: implications for offspring health.

Looking for a #PhD project in immunology? The Diefenbach Lab ( #Charité Berlin) offers a fully funded project "Immune-metabolic adaptation in pregnancy: implications for offspring health".
Apply by Dec 10 👉 www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/1947490/rese...

Project: Innate immune recognition in the gastrointestinal epithelium – Organoids as host model.

Looking for a #PhD project in #immunology? The Bartfeld Lab @tuberlin.bsky.social offers a fully funded project "Innate immune recognition in the gastrointestinal epithelium – Organoids as host model".
Apply by Dec 10 👉 www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/1947490/rese...

Researcher of the Future: Confidence in Research In this report, learn how researchers are adapting to rapid AI change, shifting funding landscapes, and new expectations for collaboration and impact.

According to an international survey conducted by Elsevier, 68 percent of scientists say that publication pressure has increased over the past two to three years. 3,200 researchers from 113 countries took part in the survey. www.elsevier.com/insights/con... @elsevierconnect.bsky.social

Role of forces in membrane dynamics and liver tissue morphogenesis Marino Zerial November 12 2 PM

📢 Voices in Infection Biology
Join us next week Wednesday for a talk by Marino Zerial, director at @humantechnopole.bsky.social, kindly hosted by @simonereber.bsky.social.

🗓️ November 12
🕓 2 pm
📍 on-site seminar (Berlin)

Event info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/43768...

Mucosal immunity in the bladder MollY ingersoll November 11 11 AM MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY, BERLIN

📢 Voices in Infection Biology
We're happy to welcome Molly Ingersoll from @institutcochin.bsky.social next week, who will be giving a talk on mucosal immunity in the bladder.

🗓️ Tuesday, November 11
🕓 11 am
📍 on-site seminar (Berlin)

Event info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/43693...

6 fully funded phd positions in infectious disease research and immunology starting 2026 in Berlin.

🔭 Are you looking for a #PhD project in infectious disease research and #immunology?
🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment?
👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna revolutionised science with the development of CRISPR-Cas9, the powerful “genetic scissors” that enable ultra-precise gene editing. This discovery opened the door to new scientific frontiers – from improving crops to developing novel treatments for cancer and genetic diseases.

#Health for all: join Emmanuelle Charpentier, who received the #NobelPrize for discovering one of gene technology’s sharpest tools, the #CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissor, at the Nobel Week Dialogue at 9 December 2025 in Gothenburg. Register now! www.nobelprize.org/events/nobel... @nobelprize.bsky.social

#Nikon Young Scientist Award goes to @tobiaskletter.bsky.social. Very grateful to our long-standing NYSA partner @healthcare.nikon.com!

Congrats, Tobi! 🥂

Congratulations to @tobiaskletter.bsky.social for receiving the Nikon Young Scientist Award! Thanks to DGZ.bsky.social and @healthcare.nikon.com for the award ceremony 🍾🍾🍾
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Postdoctoral Researcher Malaria Parasite Biology Lead the design and validation of a novel serological assay and coordinate implementation across African partner sites.

🔬 Join us as a #Postdoc in Berlin!
Develop a multiplex serology assay, using #mosquitoes as bio-samplers to track pathogen exposure in Africa.

🦠 Lead assay dev & int'l coordination
📊 Strong data skills & serology exp needed
🗓️ Apply by Nov 15, 2025

Details: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/2196303/job_...

Colonization, translocation, and evolution of opportunistic pathogens during hospital-associated infections Many commensal bacteria that peacefully reside in the human microbiome are also able to cause acute opportunistic infections. Emerging evidence suggests that within-host evolution contributes to infec...

Is the human microbiome a source for hospital-associated infections (HAI) and are any genetic changes associated with HAI? In our new preprint, we longitudinally reconstruct the evolutionary processes within the human microbiome leading up to HAI: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Open call for life science interns Three-month fully funded internships for bachelor‘s and master‘s students in the fields of biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, epidemiology and any other related fields.

📣 Open call for life science #interns
Our International Summer #Internship 2026 is now open for applications. Three-months fully funded internships at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology.
👉 Information on the internship projects and how to apply: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/mpiib-isi

📢 Voices in Infection Biology
Next week, Stephan Grill @stephangrill.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de, will give a talk on "Chiral Morphogenesis" - kindly hosted by @simonereber.bsky.social.

🗓️ Wednesday, October 22
🕓 4 pm
📍 on-site seminar (Berlin)

Event info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/43511...

Professor Jochen Guck, Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL), He headed the division “Cell Physics” at MPL and the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM).

With deep sadness, we share that Prof. Jochen Guck, Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light passed away on October 3. His visionary work bridged physics and medicine. We have lost a brilliant scientist and dear friend.

mpl.mpg.de/news/article...
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📸 Stephan Spangenberg

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks.”

Chemistry #NobelPrize 2025 for 'rooms in a hotel for molecules'! 😊Huge Congratulations to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson & Omar Yaghi, winners of the 2025 Chemistry #NobelPrize for their transformative metal-organic frameworks research! 🥳