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Sonja Welsch sitting cross-legged on an orange cushioned bench with red pillows, wearing jeans, sneakers, and a black sweater indoors.

Special thanks to the organisers and to @sonjawelsch.bsky.social for leading this effort.

We are looking forward to seeing this knowledge travel back to labs around the world.🌍

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That’s a wrap on our @embo.org #cryoFIB & #cryoET course!

It was an incredible week of hands-on learning, collaboration, and shared expertise, made possible by dedicated organizers, incredible trainers, and an engaged group of participants.

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Two female researchers working at a computer displaying a 3D scientific visualization on a large curved monitor in a modern office.

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Group of participants in a lab setting reviewing microscopy images on computer screens and looking at printed diagrams during a practical course.

We are having a very hands-on week at the @embo.org #cryoFIB & #cryoET course 🔬

Our participants are learning about sample vitrification, lamella milling, FLM, lift-out, data acquisition and more!

We are learning by doing, troubleshooting, and sharing expertise across labs. 🧪

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Female researcher pointing at a scientific poster on a borad while two others observe in an indoor setting.

Two female researchers at the poster session are standing in front of a poster board, holding drinks and chatting, whilst other people stand in the background.

Participants shared their work and ideas in our poster session at the @embo.org Practical Course on “In-situ structural biology by Cryo-FIB and Cryo-ET” at our institute! It was a great chance to connect, discuss, and get new perspectives on #cryoFIB and #cryoET. 🌍

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Audience seated in a room attentively listening to a presentation, some holding notebooks or tablets.

Female researcher presenting colorful microscopic images at Max Planck Institute for Biophysics during the EMBO Practical Course on “In-situ structural biology by Cryo-FIB and Cryo-ET”.

We’ve kicked off our @embo.org Practical Course on #cryoFIB & #cryoET!

Participants from around the world are joining us this week for hands-on training, from lamella milling to tomogram reconstruction 🔬

Thinking of applying to IMPRS-CBP? 👣 Here’s a quick look at our application process to guide you along the way.
🗓️ Deadline: March 11
Apply here 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...
#gradschool @mpibp.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social

Interested in how membrane proteins are born?
Our First IMPRSsion video introduces the McDowell Group and their research (@melaniemcdowell.bsky.social @mpibp.bsky.social).

Watch it on our YouTube channel and apply to IMPRS-CBP: youtu.be/rigtICb6yco?...
#imprs_cbp #phd #membraneproteins #biophysics

Why should you join our #gradschool? Check out our 10 #keyfeatures and find out how we support you during your #phdjourney! Apply by March 11!

imprs-cbp.mpg.de/key-features

Come visit our @mpibp.bsky.social booth at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social #bps2026 meeting in San Francisco!

We’re looking forward to chat about our research, PhD opportunities, and international career paths! 🥳 We’d love to connect and take your #cellfie! 🦠 Find us in booth 630! #imprs #imprs_cbp

🔗 Learn more about TANGO in Nature Communications: doi.org/10.1038/s414... 📗

Ready to TANGO? 💃 In our new publication, Beata Turoňová & Markus Schreiber (@ms314.bsky.social, @becklab.bsky.social) present TANGO: the first cryoET framework to analyze the relation between particle positions and orientations 🪩 All in a single user-friendly package! #CryoET #OpenScience

“Everyone should have the same opportunities, regardless of gender, origin or religion.”

Halle Andrews-Clark—“Everyone should have the same opportunities, regardless of gender, origin or religion.”: www.biophys.mpg.de/2856324/gend...

Shining a New Light on Ferroptosis

Ana García Sáez—Shining a New Light on Ferroptosis: www.biophys.mpg.de/2857694/shin...

Necroptosis Regulation: Balancing Life and Death

Ana García Sáez and Uris Ros—Necroptosis Regulation: Balancing Life and Death: www.biophys.mpg.de/2857914/necr...

Visualizing the Main Gate into Mitochondria

Pamela Ornelas—Visualizing the Main Gate into Mitochondria: www.biophys.mpg.de/2876415/tom-...

Lea Dietrich Awarded Otto Hahn Medal for Junior Scientists

Lea Dietrich—Awarded Otto Hahn Medal for Junior Scientists: www.biophys.mpg.de/2875474/lea-...

From Grant Writing to Grant: Els Kuiper’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship Learn from Els Kuipers' journey in securing a prestigious fellowship and the vital role of effective grant writing for researchers.

Els Kuiper—From Grant Writing to Grant: Els Kuiper’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship: www.biophys.mpg.de/2895578/mari...

The Molecular Choreography of Efficient Microbial Carbon Capture

Bonnie Murphy—The Molecular Choreography of Efficient Microbial Carbon Capture: www.biophys.mpg.de/2844976/micr...

SNDing Proteins into the Membrane Recent structural study reveals a new route for membrane protein insertion in fungi.

Melanie McDowell—SNDing Proteins into the Membrane: www.biophys.mpg.de/2887990/snd-...

Ana García-Sáez Awarded Prestigious ERC Grant

Ana García Sáez—Ana García-Sáez Awarded Prestigious ERC Grant: www.biophys.mpg.de/2872321/garc...

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🎉 💪 🔬 🦠 🧬

We take this day as an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the women at our institute—representing all women and girls in science—whom we have honored over the past year in our article series:

Angela und Eva tragen weiße Laborkittel und stehen Rücken an Rücken in einem modernen Labor. Beide lächeln und strecken jeweils mit beiden Händen ein wissenschaftliches Gerät in die Höhe, das wie eine Pistole aussieht. Die Szene wirkt wie ein Agentenfilm-Plakat. Im Hintergrund sind Laboreinrichtungen und Arbeitsflächen zu sehen.

Der Arbeitsalltag der technischen Assistentinnen Angela Burkart und Eva Kaindl an unserem Institut ist geprägt von Vielfalt, regelmäßig neuen Themen und dem kreativen Austausch mit den Forschenden. In ihrem Interview gewähren sie spannende Einblicke in ihren Arbeitsalltag! 👉 tinyurl.com/462cp48b

🌟 PhD positions at IMPRS-CBP! Applications open from Jan 23 – Mar 11. Fully funded PhDs in cellular biophysics at @mpibp.bsky.social , @goetheuni.bsky.social l and @unimainz.bsky.social .
👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de
#phd #biophysics #imprs_cbp

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We are celebrating 99 publications in 2025! 🎉 We would like to thank the members of our institute for your passion and expertise, your mutual support, and your perseverance! 💪 We look forward to making new discoveries in 2026!
We wish everyone a joyful season and a successful start to the New Year!

Els Kuiper smiles into the camera while holding a flask filled with chocolate coins and bills in one hand.

From #GrantWriting to #Grant: Learn from Els Kuipers’ Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship application journey in securing a prestigious fellowship and the vital role of effective grant writing for researchers: 👉 www.biophys.mpg.de/2895578/mari... @wilflinglab.bsky.social #MSCA

Big thanks to the vault crew for the great teamwork!
@pchoffmann.bsky.social @meiercredo.bsky.social @hummerlab.bsky.social @deglushk.bsky.social bsky-less Agnieszka, Stefanie, Alex, Julian and for mentoring and support!

Vault particles, a 40-year cell biology mystery, associate with membranes at the nuclear envelope and ER—revealing a new functional axis for these conserved complexes @kgeissler.bsky.social @yuningwang.bsky.social @jpkreysing.bsky.social @Becklab.bsky.social: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Did you know we’re hosting the EMBO Practical Course on Cryo-FIB & Cryo-ET in April 2026? ❄️ We invite early career researchers and facility scientists to join us in Frankfurt and meet the leading experts in cryo-FIB/SEM and cryo-ET!

🔗 Apply by Dec 8: meetings.embo.org/event/26-in-...

Our next #DiscoverySeminar features the guest speaker Prof. Martin Beck from the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics @mpibp.bsky.social. Join his lecture on "Nuclear pores as guardians of the genome".