A second invitation this week to join us for another DSSS talk to be held by Prof. Greg Gibson coming to us from Georgia Tech. Everyone very welcome.
▶️ More info: tinyurl.com/zw8dy3ft
📆: Thursday 23rd April at 11am
📍: MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6
#DSSS
1/8 🔥 New preprint dropped: Dynamic co-existence of bacteriophages and their hosts 🦠 in the Arabidopsis thaliana 🌱 phyllosphere
Work led by the indomitable @sheilaroitman.bsky.social
#plantscience #microbiome #holobiont
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Invitation to our next DSSS talk to be held on Monday next week. We welcome speaker Dr. Jarrett Gray Camp coming to us from the Institute of Human Biology in Basel. Please join us.
▶️More info: tinyurl.com/5hbs2n2z
📆: Monday 20th April at 2pm
📍: MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6
#DSSS
New research from MPI Tübingen reveals a link between nutrition and inherited behaviour Vitamin B12 helps pass behavioural “memories” across generations.
Two of the researchers, Shiela & Ata, have put together this video to share their insights — take a look 👇
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
New paper from Departmental Group Leader Patience Chatukuta and her African Plant Genomics team highlighting the diversity of crop wild relatives in Zimbabwe.
Everyone welcome to this week's DSSS talk to be held by Dr. Silvia Portugal visiting us from the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin:
▶️Title and abstract: tinyurl.com/57k3uvne
📆: Thursday 16th April at 11am
📍: MPI for Biology seminar room, Max-Planck-Ring 5
#DSSS
Das Max-Planck-Institut für Biologie Tübingen und das Friedrich-Miescher-Labor bieten am 23. April wieder Girls’Day an. Für Mädchen ab 9. Klasse. Infos & Anmeldung: www.girls-day.de/.oO/Show/max.... Noch Plätze frei – gern teilen!
Congratulations to Max Planck Research Group Leader Can Aztekin and his team on their new paper in @science.org. They have discovered how oxygen-sensing explains why amphibians regenerate limbs and mammals do not.
Read the full press release here: tinyurl.com/bsuwmek6
5 years. 3 research stays in Germany. One PhD across continents. Last month, Sandra Gyarteng graduated from the University of Ghana - completing a doctoral journey from fieldwork in West Africa to molecular research at MPI for Biology Tübingen. Read more about her journey here: tinyurl.com/er2x2jyu
Congratulations to @borglab.bsky.social and team in our Department of Algae Development and Evolution on their new publication in @natecoevo.nature.com 🎉
Congratulations to Romy, our PhD student, featured in The Plant Journal! 🌱 In her interview, she shares the early inspirations that sparked her interest in biology. Great to see her journey and research work highlighted!
Come along for this week's DSSS talk on Thursday to be held by Dawn Nagel from the University of California. Everyone welcome!
▶️More info: tinyurl.com/39a7mec7
📆: Thursday 2nd April at 11am
📍: MPH seminar room, Max-Planck-Ring 6
#DSSS
Global field experiments started at the Max Planck Institute for Biology tracked real-time evolution of Arabidopsis across 30 sites, showing rapid climate adaptation—or extinction—and highlighting the key role of genetic diversity.
Read the full press release here: www.bio.mpg.de/518696/news_...
It’s time to say farewell to ERC Research Group Leader Thorsten Langner after nearly 3 years at the institute. He reflects on his time here, key milestones, and what’s next: tinyurl.com/2vce2d6k
Congratulations on your new position—we wish you and your team all the best for the future!
DSSS continues this Thursday with speaker Dr. Benjamin Podbilewicz who has thankfully managed to join us from Technion in Haifa, Israel. Everyone welcome!
▶️More info: tinyurl.com/27cedwft
📆: Thursday 26th March at 11am
📍: MP-Intelligent Systems seminar room, ground floor
#DSSS #MP-IS
Great attendance at last week's fascinating DSSS talk delivered by Kevin Foster from Oxford University who shared with us his findings on warfare in bacteria and the human microbiome. Many thanks for visiting the institute Kevin!
Join us this Thursday for the next exciting talk in our DSSS series by Prof. Dr. Kevin Foster visiting us from Oxford University. Everyone welcome!
▶️More info: tinyurl.com/2s46mtzf
📆: Thursday 19th March at 11am
📍: Max Planck House lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6
#DSSS
1/11 🔥 New preprint alert 🔥
We wanted to know what plants in the wild really care about. So we asked them 🎤.
Here is what we learned: “Biotic-response networks are an important organizer of the transcriptome in wild Arabidopsis thaliana populations”
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Art meets algae: Illustrator Daniela Gallego (Lulo Febril) is our Artist-in-Residence, creating illustrations of the brown algal life cycle - turning complex biology into clear visual stories and new ways to communicate science. Exhibition planned for May 26 - stay tuned: tinyurl.com/5n7ahect
Meet Madeleine Freiheit in our #wearebio #wearefml series. At the institute for 9 years, she works in the institute's HR team and is often the person colleagues suggest when you don’t know who to ask! Off the clock, she enjoys the thrill of ski jumping competitions ⛷️ Read more: tinyurl.com/3ppxzebc
Congratulations to Marleny @marlenygarcial.bsky.social for being the first to defend her PhD at @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social in 2026! 🎉 She's also the first PhD in the research group of Hassan Salem @hassansalem.bsky.social
Here’s to many more successful defenses in the months ahead!
Everyone welcome to this week's DSSS talk to be held by Prof. Dr. Meera Sundaram (sundaramlab.com) visiting us from the University of Pennsylvania:
▶️Title and abstract: tinyurl.com/37bek9px
📆: Thursday 12th March at 11am
📍: Max Planck House lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6
#DSSS
Excited to see our FML Research Group Leader
@luisapallares.bsky.social
in the latest Max Planck Research! 🎉
The article follows her journey from Colombia to Germany and her work on how genes and environment shape complex traits using fruit flies.
Read the full story: www.mpg.de/26180374/W00...
Three people standing side by side indoors in front of large windows and tall green plants, smiling at the camera.
A big thank you to Yen-Ping Hsueh from the @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social for an outstanding talk on #predatory #fungi yesterday! A fascinating topic and a truly insightful discussion.
Many thanks as well to @alexanderforderer.bsky.social, @carogutj.bsky.social and Gloria Meng-Hsuan Lin for hosting!
We're #hiring a new Insect Husbandry Technician (f/m/d) from 50% in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg. Apply today or share this post with your network:
jobs.tue.mpg.de/en/programs/...
Join us again this week for the next talk in our DSSS series by Prof. Dr. Henrik Krehenwinkel from Trier University:
▶️Title and abstract: tinyurl.com/y3sk7zbr
📆: Thursday 5th March at 11am
📍: Max Planck House lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6
We look forward to seeing you there!
#DSSS
Have you ever wondered 🤔... Does phenotypic variance respond to environmental perturbation? Does it have a genetic basis? Are mean and variance regulating loci exposed to different selection pressures? These and more questions are explored in our new preprint 🔥
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Two men stand side by side indoors, smiling at the camera in bright sunlight coming through large windows.
Yesterday we had the pleasure of welcoming @thorstenlangner.bsky.social from @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social for a fascinating talk about #plantpathogen #coevolution and pathogen-informed disease control🌱🦠
Thank you for the inspiring visit and many thanks to @incavirus.bsky.social for hosting!
Come and join us for this week's exciting DSSS talk to be held by Prof. Dr. Claude Becker from the LMU Biocenter in Munich:
▶️Title and abstract: tinyurl.com/3xwvjabe
📆: Thursday 26th Feb at 11am
📍: Max Planck House lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6
#DSSS
Thrilled to share our work in @natcomms.nature.com!
Thankful for a great collaboration ☺️
Grateful for the support of the @humboldt-foundation.de and the @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social
More details below.