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Original Publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Embryo model ethics beyond box-checking: Proposal for embedded ethics by @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social & colleagues from @uio.no in @natcellbio.nature.com, based on dynamic dialogue, to facilitate ethically responsible research with stem-cell-based embryo models. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

📣 New Perspective out in @natcellbio.nature.com! With an interdisciplinary team of scientists, ethicists & lawyer we propose embedded ethics as a framework for navigating the complex ethics of human stem cell–based embryo models.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Now #published @physreve.bsky.social: "Elasticity and plasticity of epithelial gap closure"

doi.org/10.1103/qtcv-gk3y

#PhD work of Maryam Setoudeh, a model of cell intercalations during epiboly as elastoplastic deformations of a surface.

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GROW@Dresden 2026 took place March 26-27 @tudresden.bsky.social and @mpi-cbg.de. This conference for all students of underrepresented gender identities in mathematics, especially women explored graduate programs and research opportunities within and beyond academia. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

Heather Harrington is new 2026 SIAM Fellow Recognition for mathematicians for outstanding research and service to community

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) announced their 2026 Class of SIAM Fellows. One of them is Heather Harrington @haharrington.bsky.social, director @mpi-cbg.de, Center for Systems Biology Dresden, and professor at @ox.ac.uk. Congratulations! 🥳 www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

One of the founding directors of @mpi-cbg.de, Anthony Hyman @hymanlab.bsky.social, starts as Director General @embl.org today! All the best, Tony!

CRISPR Roadshow: The Gene Scissors in Dresden MPI-CBG Participates in a series of public events on CRISPR/Cas research, development, and applications

From March 26 to 29, the “CRISPR Roadshow” took place in Dresden, making science accessible and engaging for everyone. @mpi-cbg.de was part of it with @cmcb-tud.bsky.social and @tudresden.bsky.social. The event was organized by BioWissKomm. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

Isaac Siu-Shing Wong is MBL 2026 Grass Fellow MPI-CBG postdoctoral researcher joins Marine Biological Laboratory, working in the Grass Laboratory for research project.

Postdoctoral researcher @isaacsiuwong.bsky.social in the @hymanlab.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de is 2026 Grass Fellow @grassfoundation.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social. 🎉 He will pursue his project “Dancing diatoms as a proto-neural model” at MBL for 14 weeks. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

GROW@Dresden 2026 took place yesterday and today @tudresden.bsky.social and @mpi-cbg.de: This conference explores graduate programmes and research opportunities for students of underrepresented gender identities in mathematics, especially women. @haharrington.bsky.social @math-mpicbg.bsky.social

🎉 Very happy, stoked & honored to have been awarded an @hfspo.bsky.social Research Program Grant for a dream project conceived w/ Eric Glowacki @ceitec.eu & @bernasozen.bsky.social 🥳

Thanks @hfspo.bsky.social for funding bold ideas & projects that aim to push across boundaries 🙏

#stuffthatmatters

Research grant to explore new frontiers and unravel mysteries of embryo development HFSP Research Grant for Jesse Veenvliet and collaborators

Research Grant of @hfspo.bsky.social for @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de & collaborators from Brno University of Technology & @yalepress.bsky.social for their project “Control of mammalian embryo patterning and morphogenesis by opto-electrochemical gradients.” www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

Fantastic talk "Proteome-wide Absolute Quantification of Biofluids" from our PhD student Viditha Rao on Friday Seminar @mpi-cbg.de! Development of a new ms-base method and its application in molecular diagnostic of neurodegenerative diseases - it's a very strong research work. Congratulation!

What do Phe, HbA1C, C6H12O6 and pTau mean and have in common? Introduction at Friday seminar @mpi-cbg.de made by Andrej is always entertaining! Hint: this time it's about mass spec and diseases diagnostics. And if you know the answer you get an extra 🍺 for the MPI Meet-the-Speaker beer session😉

Visualizing suborganellar lipid distribution using correlative light and electron microscopy - Nature Cell Biology Lennartz et al. introduce a correlative light and electron microscopy workflow, Lipid-CLEM, combining near-native lipid probes and on-section labelling via click chemistry. Lipid-CLEM quantitatively a...

Publication in @natcellbio.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Busy lipids in nano hotspots International research team presents new imaging technique to make lipids in cellular membranes visible and show how they are organized at the nanoscale.

Busy lipids in nano hotspots: a team with @mathilda95.bsky.social, @nadlerlab.bsky.social & Ori Avinoam @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social developed Lipid-CLEM - an imaging technique to make lipids in cellular membranes visible & show how they are organized at nanoscale. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

Klaus Sander Award for Elisabeth Knust MPI-CBG Director Emerita receives award for her lifetime achievement in developmental biology.

The German Society of Developmental Biology (GfE) awarded this year's Klaus Sander Award to Elisabeth Knust, Director Emerita at @mpi-cbg.de, for her lifetime achievements in developmental biology. Congratulations! 🥳 www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

New #preprint: "A mechanical bifurcation constrains the evolution of cell sheet folding in the family Volvocaceae"

arxiv.org/abs/2603.15171

The next chapter in the #Volvox saga: work done by Valens Tribet during his internship in my group.

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We are part of the newly launched Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence @maxplanck.de. Stay tuned for the first call: www.mpg.de/26250857/max...

Visual for the job ad with the MPI-CBG as background picture.

The research group of Michael Weber @mpi-cbg.de is looking for a Ph.D. student (f/m/d) in high-speed nanoscale imaging. Apply now until March 31: careers.mpi-cbg.de/jobs/6328947...

Save the date! Our #DiscoverySeminar with Prof. Anthony Hyman @mpi-cbg.de is just around the corner. He will discuss the potential roles of biomolecular condensates in cellular organization and robustness and how they fail in neurodegenerative disease. See you there!

Elisabeth Knust -- former director at the @mpi-cbg.de -- acknowledges the "priviledge to do curiosity-driven science" in her acceptance speech for the Klaus Sander lifetime award of the @gfeev.bsky.social at #gfe2026 in @unipotsdam.bsky.social. Congratulations!

Signs of spring @mpi-cbg.de and @csbdresden.bsky.social!

Happy international women’s day! One of our female postdocs, Ina Hollerer, is active as Molekularinha on #Instagram & #TikTok to make science accessible for everyone. Meet her in this video. #internationalwomensday #mpicbg

Apply now for the Max Planck Foundation start-up school and learn how to transform research into real-world application. June 3-5 @mpi-cbg.de! startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org/en/start-up-...

Human liver cholangiocyte organoids capture the heterogeneity of in vivo liver ductal epithelium Human liver ductal epithelium is morphologically, functionally, and transcriptionally heterogeneous. Understanding the impact of this heterogeneity ha…

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A stride towards a better liver model By altering the growth environment, the Huch lab at MPI-CBG has developed a liver model that extensively mimics the heterogeneity of the real organ.

By altering the growth environment, the group of @merihuchlab.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de with first authors Javier Bregante & Flaminia Kaluthantrige has developed a liver model that extensively mimics the heterogeneity of the real organ. @cp-cellreports.bsky.social. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

Die Genschere in Dresden, 26.3.2026 bis 29.3.2026 - CRISPR-Whisper Die „CRISPR-Roadshow“ ist ein Projekt des Forschungskonsortiums SPP2141, mit dem Wissenschaft für jedermann verständlich und erlebbar wird. Der SPP2141 ist eine Gruppe von 20 Forschungslaboren, die vo...

The public event "CRISPR Gene scissors in Dresden" is taking place March 26 to 29. The "CRISPR-Roadshow" is teaming up with partners @mpi-cbg.de, @tudresden.bsky.social, and @crtd-tud.bsky.social for a wide range of activities on the CRISPR/Cas method. www.crispr-whisper.de/2025/10/01/d...