@mpibrain
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
On #InternationalWomensDay, we remember Cécile Vogt, co-founder of our original institute, and her daughters Marthe and Marguerite Vogt - all pioneering scientists in their fields.
Their impact continues to shape modern science today.
More on Cécile Vogt 👉 brain.mpg.de/cecile-vogt-...
#Diversity
This RNA-based mechanism reveals a previously unrecognized role for ribosomal RNA in the cellular stress response - helping cells manage protein production under stress. @science.org
Full story 👉 bit.ly/3ZMJPul
Science Paper 👉 bit.ly/4cBwP28
#ScienceResearch #TranslationRegulation
Ribosomes in pairs: A survival strategy inside stressed cells.
When nutrients drop or temperatures shift, cells switch to survival mode. New work by @erin-schuman.bsky.social & colleagues shows that inactive ribosomes pair up via a ribosomal RNA link @andschwarz.bsky.social @muellermara.bsky.social
Also newly published: Helmstaedter's review on Synaptic-Resolution Connectomics in Nature Reviews Neuroscience: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natrevneuro.nature.com Great time to catch up on this exciting field in Neuroscience! @mhlab.bsky.social
3D-EM–based connectomics is Method of the Year 2025 @natmethods.nature.com 🎉 Our director Moritz Helmstaedter, founder of the world’s first “Dept. of Connectomics” @mhlab.bsky.social, outlines an optimistic future enabling large-brain Connectomic Screening: bit.ly/3XVIccW
Don’t miss the Nanosymposium NANO024 – Connectomics at #SfN2025!
📍 SD Convention Center, Room 33
⏰ 8 - 11:30 AM PST
12 speakers from academia & industry exploring #connectomics across species and questions.
With Gregor Schuhknecht (MPI Brain Research) @mpibrain.bsky.social and Helene Schmidt (ESI)
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
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
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
Learn more about the public outreach activities at the MPI for Brain Research 🧠: brain.mpg.de/outreach
@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
🚨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
🚛 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
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
The 2025 Max Planck Junior Scholars Program is supported by the 2024 Körber Prize @koerberscience.bsky.social to Erin Schuman @erin-schuman.bsky.social 🙌
Our mission is to spark inspiration, build skills, and open doors to the world of #science — together with outstanding mentors and researchers at the @mpibrain.bsky.social and our partner institutes at MPI of Biophysics, @mpi-hlr.bsky.social and @goetheuni.bsky.social
This year’s cohort brings together young people with exceptional scientific curiosity and whom come from underrepresented backgrounds:
🌍 migration backgrounds
💡 first in their family to attend university
🤝 financially less privileged
🚀 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
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
The Be Open about Animal Research Day is starting now!
Show your support and share on #BOARD25
🚀 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.
🚀 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
🧠 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
✨ 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
📢 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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