Nearly 100.000 observations reveal continent-wide patterns in buzzard color variation. A new study shows that intermediate plumage coloration types are increasing across Europe.
🔗 Press release: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2026-03...
📸 Picture of a common buzzard by Kaspar Delhey
@bou.org.uk / @rug.nl
Thank you to everyone who visited us in Munich last week for the IMPRS-BI matchmaking interviews. It was a pleasure to meet so many of you in person and to learn more about your research interests. We look forward to welcoming many of you back to begin your PhD journey with us at IMPRS-BI. 🎓
@harbauerlab.bsky.social
✨ Happy International Women’s Day. ✨
Today, we celebrate the power, courage, and impact of women around the world. Let’s continue to create space where women feel seen, valued, and unstoppable. May we continue to challenge stereotypes, support one another, and inspire the next generation.
#pictureofthemonth: March shows a “Cross-section” of the endoplasmic reticulum, a kind of membrane-labyrinth, using cryo-electron microscopy.
More: www.biochem.mpg.de/plitzko
March – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social
📸 Illustration by Jürgen Plitzko & Sven Klumpe
Call for Applications - Max Planck Postdoc Program, apply now!
The Max Planck #PostdocProgram offers top emerging talents a range of attractive measures and opportunities. The current call for applications is open from March 1st until April 13th, 2026. Please share or consider applying! 🙏
www.mpg.de/en/max-planc... #careerinscience #sciencecareer
👏🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Hanna Algora on the successful defense of her doctoral dissertation on nesting ecology feat. Finnish waders, ruffs and dunlins.
We wish her all the best for her future research and career!
How do birds thrive on diets so rich in sugar that they would cause metabolic chaos in humans? A new study reveals that evolution found both shared and unique genetic solutions.
🔗 Press release: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2026-02...
📸 Picture of a rainbow lorikeet by Gerald Allen
@science.org @maxplanck.de
Join us for the next talk in our “Gender & Diversity in Ecology and Neuroscience” series. Heribert Hofer, Director at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo & Wildlife Research, will give a talk at our campus in Seewiesen.
📅 March 3 at 11:00 a.m.
📍 House 4, Seewiesen
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
Congratulations Amir! 🎉🎓
Congratulations Amir on successfully defending your doctoral dissertation! 🎉 We wish you all the best for your future research and career. ✨
Our Institute turned into a winter wonderland over night! ❄️☃️
Science break, lab coats optional, fun mandatory!
The Lise Meitner Excellence Programme is designed to attract and specifically promote exceptionally qualified female scientists.
A position with prospects! We offer excellent researchers again the possibility to apply for a position as a Leader of a Lise Meitner Research Group in all areas of #science. Applications are possible between February 11th and April 15th, 2026. www.mpg.de/lise-meitner... #lisemeitnergroups
We are hiring a Fire Safety Officer (M/W/D) for both of our institutes in Martinsried as a joint service. We are happy to receive your application:
❕ Apply until: March 11
❕ www.mpg.de/26129142/bra...
#hiring #jobalert #FireSafetyOfficer #Emergency #FireSafety
A fascinating lecture by Prof. Stefan Stricker on CRISPR. Thank you to everyone who joined on site and online for the lively discussion.
We are already looking forward to the next lecture in the series on March 3, hosted by our Institute. Stay tuned!
More information: www.bi.mpg.de/wws
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
Very grateful to work alongside women who I admire and who inspire me every day.
Thank you, Ela!!
#womeninscience
@susannehoffmann.bsky.social
@chorlnev.bsky.social
Today, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! At our Institute, 60% of scientists are women, and each brings a unique perspective, curiosity, and voice to science. We are proud to introduce some of our female researchers and share their personal insights and motivation.
@mpibiochem.bsky.social
1 lab. 2 days. 10 students. 🥼 🔬 🧪
Last week, we invited outstanding students from all over Bavaria who had qualified for the International Biology Olympiad. Our Maxlab was transformed into a hands-on biology training camp.
This is what future scientists look like: thinking, experimenting, exploring.
We are happy to welcome Rebecca Kilner, Professor of Zoology at University of Cambridge, at our Institute next week! Join us for her keynote lecture where she will speak about Simpson’s Question.
📅 February 10 at 11:00 a.m.
📍 House 4, Seewiesen
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
Scientific Paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Study by: @lguadal.bsky.social & @dudumizi.bsky.social & @chorlnev.bsky.social
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
Who benefits from mating with multiple partners? Darwin suspected that in some cases, it may be the females rather than the males. A new long-term study on African coucals shows: when males provide all parental care, females can have more offspring by competing for and mating with multiple partners.
This #pictureofthemonth portrays how mitochondria (pink) and actin networks (green) shape local cell environments. They are important for diverse brain functions.
More: www.bi.mpg.de/harbauer
February – Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social
📸 @lucianroal.bsky.social
Join our next keynote lecture! Nathalie Rochefort @rochefortlab.bsky.social, Professor at the University of Edinburgh, will give an exciting talk at our Institute in Martinsried.
📅 February 3 at 11:00 a.m.
📍 Room NQ105, Martinsried
Art by @somedonkey.bsky.social
Most of us are familiar with the nightingale's song, but did you know there's more to it than just a melody?
Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
@danielavallentin.bsky.social @tpvogels.bsky.social @mpiforbi.bsky.social
Nightingales are masters of imitation! New research shows: During territorial contests, a male matches a rival’s song in real time by tracking and imitating both, pitch and syllable duration. This shows a remarkable precision in hearing and vocal control.
🔗More: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2026-01-vallentin
Study by @lguadal.bsky.social, Lucie Michel, @stefi-casagrande.bsky.social and colleagues.
New research provides evidence that mercury and PFAS can influence mitochondrial function in free-living seabirds, highlighting bioenergetics as a sensitive mechanistic link between pollution exposure and organismal health.
🔗 Press release: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2026-01-hau
Our first #pictureofthemonth in 2026 shows a giant vesicle lipid bilayer. When light sensitive molecules are illuminted the membrane dynamics change. More: www.biochem.mpg.de/schwille
January – Digital Calendar of @mpiforbi.bsky.social and @mpibiochem.bsky.social
📸 Illustration by Yusuf Qutbuddin
