📢 We’re excited to welcome @mariaermolaeva.bsky.social for our next #FOR5762 seminar!

🗓 March 10, 2026
🕑 14:00
📍 #CECAD Cologne – Lecture Hall

Sleep deprivation and circadian disruption are known to negatively impact health - but how exactly do they affect proteostasis and aging?

🚨 Speaker Alert! 🚨

We’re thrilled to welcome Duygu Ucar for an upcoming joint #CRC1678 / #CECAD Seminar about “Heterogeneity in Human Immune Aging and Vaccine Responses”.

📅 February 4
📍 CECAD Lecture Hall
⏰ 2:30 PM

Join us for fresh insights into the complexity of human immune aging!

Person in einem Laborraum, umgeben von Laborgeräten und Regalen, mit einem Fenster im Hintergrund.

Nahaufnahme einer Hand, die eine kleine Glasflasche mit blauem Deckel in ein Laborgerät einsetzt.

When cells get out of sync 🎶
Biochemist and Alexander von Humboldt Professor @frezzalab.bsky.social and his team are researching how the cellular #metabolism is connected to mitochondrial diseases, #aging and #cancer. Read more in the new #Unimagazin ▶️ uni.koeln/Z7G35

#uniköln #unicologne #CECAD

Person in einem Laborraum, umgeben von Laborgeräten und Regalen, mit einem Fenster im Hintergrund.

Nahaufnahme einer Hand, die eine kleine Glasflasche mit blauem Deckel in ein Laborgerät einsetzt.

Wenn Zellen aus dem Takt kommen🎶
Der Biochemiker und Alexander von Humboldt-Professor Christian Frezza erforscht, wie der Stoffwechsel unserer Zellen über #Gesundheit und #Krankheit bestimmt.
Mehr dazu gibt es in aktuellen #Unimagazin▶️ uni.koeln/4DXJX

#uniköln #unicologne #CECAD #Alternsforschung

👩‍🔬🧪 As part of the "Eltern als Experten" day at Humboldt-Gymnasium Köln, 11th graders visited @cecad.bsky.social to explore ageing research, tour a #CRC1678 lab, and discover our Imaging & Proteomics Facilities.
Science meets curiosity—thanks for visiting!
#CECAD #CRC1678 #ScienceOutreach #STEM

From food to fuel: How leucine enhances mitochondrial energy production Researchers from the University of Cologne discovered how a specific dietary amino acid increases cellular energy, opening new possibilities for treating metabolic diseases / publication in “Nature Ce...

🍳⚡ From #food to #fuel! CECAD Cologne researchers from the Hoppe Lab reveal how the amino acid leucine boosts cellular energy, opening new paths for treating metabolic diseases. 🔬

➡️ uni.koeln/Z4XK8

#CECAD #Metabolism #Science

A quiet ally: a ubiquitin precursor promotes stress resistance and longevity In response to cellular stress, the protein CxUb is activated to identify damaged proteins, thereby maintaining cellular health. The discovery could lead to ways to improve the treatment of cancer and...

👏Congratulations to the #CECAD Cologne's Escobar-Henriques lab and Reichert lab at the @hhu.de for their latest paper in #MolecularCell: a newly discovered #ubiquitin precursor, CxUb, plays a key role in #stress resistance and #longevity.

uni.koeln/7ET86

@unicologne.bsky.social #agingresearch

🔬⚙️🚀 Breakthrough science needs the right foundation! At #CECAD, our state-of-the-art #infrastructure fuels cutting-edge research on aging & age-related diseases.

Discover our advanced #technologies, model organisms, and dedicated facility leaders drive #innovation every day!

➡️ youtu.be/RfuRL-1p-xo

🚨 Speaker Alert! 🚨

We’re thrilled to announce the next #CRC1678 Seminar featuring
Prof. Vera Gorbunova from Rochester University!
Join us for her talk about "Mechanisms of Longevity - Lessons from Evolution"

📅 October 16
📍 #CECAD Lecture Hall
⏰ 2:30 PM

🌍👩‍🔬🤝 At #CECAD, excellence starts with #people!
This new short film takes you inside our vibrant, international research #community, where #collaboration, #diversity, and #support drive discovery.

✨ Meet our researchers, hear their stories, and get a glimpse of life at CECAD! 🎥

⏰🔬⏳What if we could prevent age-related diseases before they even start? At #CECAD Cologne, that’s exactly our #mission! In this new video, Prof. Dr. Carien Niessen shares our vision uncovering the biology of #aging to improve #health.

#HealthyAging @unicologne.bsky.social

youtu.be/9ALNLpG3oYc

Professor Dr. Thomas Benzing elected to the DFG Senate Together with Professor Dr. Andreas Speer and Professor Dr. Christiane Josephine Bruns, three Cologne professors will be members of the Senate of the German Research Foundation from January 1, 2026 / ...

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Thomas Benzing on being elected to the Senate of the @dfg.de, German Research Foundation, for the 2026–2028 term!

uni.koeln/3SRTW

#DFG #ZMMK #CECAD #UniversityofCologne #ResearchExcellence

Professor Cornely Receives the Dr. Gerald P. Bodey Award For the first time, the prestigious Dr. Gerald P. Bodey Award has been presented to a physician based in Germany. We congratulate Prof. Cornely on this special recognition.

👏🏆 A milestone for German medicine: Prof. @olivercornely.bsky.social becomes the first Germany-based physician to receive the prestigious #BodeyAward from MD Anderson Cancer Center.

➡️ uni.koeln/3GF45

#InfectiousDiseases #CancerResearch #ClinicalExcellence #CECAD #MDAnderson #MedicalLeadership

Congratulations to Ana García Sáez on receiving an European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant for her pioneering research on mitochondrial membranes! 🎉

#ERCAdG #CECAD #LifeScience #Biophysics #WomenInScience

CECAD erhält erneut DFG-Förderung! 🎉 Wir erforschen weiter die Biologie des Alterns 🧬 für ein gesundes Leben im Alter!👵👴 #CECAD #Alternsforschung #Exzellenzcluster #DFG #GesundesAltern

CECAD receives renewed DFG funding! 🎉 We continue to unlock the biology of aging 🧬 and advance healthy aging for all! 👵👴

➡️ uni.koeln/GAPGK

#CECAD #AgingResearch #ExcellenceCluster #DFG #HealthyAging @unicologne.bsky.social

Gemeinsam mit @cecad.bsky.social & @mpiage.bsky.social beim Open Day: Wir waren mit unserem Freiwilligenregister (v-reg) vor Ort und Teil des vielfältigen Programms! Mehr Infos zu v-reg & Registrierung: www.v-reg.eu 🧬 #CECAD #MPI #OpenDay #Freiwilligenregister

Aleksandra Trifunovic receives Max Delbrück Research Prize 2025 CECAD congratulates Professor Aleksandra Trifunovic on receiving the University of Cologne’s Max Delbrück Prize for her pioneering contributions to mitochondrial biology.

👏 Congratulations to Professor Aleksandra Trifunovic on receiving the Max Delbrück Research Prize 2025 from the University of Cologne for her groundbreaking work on #mitochondria, #aging, and cellular stress responses. A proud moment for #CECAD!

➡️ uni.koeln/Y6WSC

@unicologne.bsky.social

Big thanks to the organizers of last Saturday’s @cecad.bsky.social Open Day! A fantastic event for families, kids & curious minds – and a great chance to share our Volunteer Registry, connect with the public, and explore new collaboration opportunities. #CECAD #ScienceForEveryone

🔬🧬🧠 Der Tag ist da – the doors are open, herzlich willkommen - welcome! Komm vorbei und erlebe es selbst: Forschung für alle! #ScienceForEveryone ✨

#TagderoffenenTür #CECAD #Alternsforschung #Köln #WissenschaftErleben #ForschungFürAlle #OpenDay @mpiage.bsky.social @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social

🧪💙 Roaming through #CECAD and look whom I ran into - #Roundy, our little blue mascot is already in #OpenDay mode: #Tomorrow is our big day!

Come by and experience #science hands-on! We’re excited to welcome you!

#OpenDay #ScienceForEveryone #ResearchMadeFun @cecad.bsky.social

Honored and looking forward to talk tomorrow at the Cologne Cell Death Club of the #sfb1403 at the University of Cologne #CECAD

CECAD Scientists Receive DFG Funding for Proteostasis Research A new DFG-funded research group investigates how proteostasis is regulated at the organismal level and its impact on aging and disease.

Congratulations to #CECAD Prof. David Vilchez @thevilchezlab.bsky.social on securing #DFG funding for a new research group on organismal proteostasis!
This project, involving also Prof. Hoppe, will explore how proteostasis regulates #aging and #disease. @dfg.de #Proteostasis

uni.koeln/ZCFFX

CECAD: TSAR Online Course

🚀 The #TSAR course at #CECAD is designed for anyone working in clinical studies! Offered online, it’s available to view anytime, anywhere. Enhance your knowledge in translational aging research at your own pace: www.cecad.uni-koeln.de/research/tra...! 🔬✨ #ClinicalStudies #TranslationalResearch

📝 #TSAR Course Module 3: Preparing Clinical Trial #Protocols – A well-designed protocol is the key to a successful trial. This module covers all essential steps. Precision today ensures impact tomorrow! www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Se... #ClinicalTrials #Research #CECAD

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science from #CECAD !🌟👩‍🔬🔬 #February11

Today, we celebrate the extraordinary contributions of women in driving innovation all over the world & stand proud of our female scientists who are shaping the future of aging research. #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

📢 TSAR Online Course – Module 2: Phrasing a Clinical Trial Objective & Trial Design! 🎯
The #TSAR course guides professionals through 13 modules on key aspects of clinical trials.
📍 Learn more & watch Module 2 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-a9... #ClinicalTrials #Research #CECAD

🔬📚 Dive into the TSAR Online Course! Module 1 covers identifying relevant #clinical questions—key for clinical trial success. Perfect for all research professionals! Learn more here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6QH... 🎓 #ClinicalTrials #AgingResearch #TSAR #CECAD