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🧊Moderately cold temperatures have a positive effect on the aging process. But what exactly happens at the molecular level in the body? And what if this effect could also be achieved through a "pill"—a supplement? 💊 This is what @thevilchezlab.bsky.social found out sohub.io/un3t

🔍@muellerrom.bsky.social and Philipp Antczak, among others, have developed the digital platform MEDA-PKD using polycystic kidney disease (#PKD) as a case study. 📊Data from clinical care and research are continuously consolidated and can be analyzed in near real time. sohub.io/4rst

What a week! We had not just one, but two great conferences in Cologne. Our lecture hall was often packed to the brim. Finally, we’d like to thank all the volunteers—without whom none of this would have been possible. #AHAcologne2026 #EFARcologne2026 @unicologne.bsky.social @mpiage.bsky.social

🌟 Thrilled to bring together over 200 aging scientists from across Europe and beyond for the inaugural meeting of the EFAR today! 🌍 EFARs mission is to strengthen the aging science community in Europe. Join the EFAR in this exciting endeavor!🔗https://agingfederation.eu/

That was #AHAcologne2026! 🚀✨ A huge thank you to everyone who made this event so special! @mpiage.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social Fotos: CECAD & MedizinFotoKöln/Christian Wittke

🎤 🔬We’ve had an amazing day of conferences at the #AHAcologne2026 🗓️ On Tuesday, more lectures await us. You can download the program and abstract booklet here 👉https://uni.koeln/7X2K8 #AllianceOfHealtyAging #AgingScience #Longevity #HealthyAging @mpiage.bsky.social

The #AHAcologne2026 🎉 has just kicked off with our Trainee Round Table Event 🗣️ and our Welcome Reception. Download our program and abstract booklet uni.koeln/7X2K8 #AllianceOfHealtyAging #AgingScience @mpiage.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social

The 15th Alliance for Healthy Aging Conference 🎉 #AHAcologne2026 has just kicked off with our Trainee Round Table Event 🗣️ and our Welcome Reception 🍾. Download program & abstract booklet uni.koeln/7X2K8 #AllianceOfHealtyAging #AgingScience #Longevity #HealthyAging

🔬For his work in #AgingResearch and his efforts to raise awareness about #prevention and #HealthyAging, @bjornschumacher.bsky.social was nominated for the German Mecial Award. uni.koeln/WKK26

Deadline expanded for the #EUniWell 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲! Please share this opportunity with anyone who might be interested.

A good diet and a healthy body weight are important factors for #HealthyAging. But why is this so difficult. We will explain in the next episode of #exzellenterklaert. 👉 sohub.io/jnzb @mpiage.bsky.social @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social

🔬✨ Meet our CGA Host Labs – Part 3! Today’s three groups: Tatiana Korotkova, Björn Schumacher & Lukas Steuernagel. 🎬 More CGA Host Labs coming soon! 🔗 www.ageing-grad-school.de/phd/host-lab... @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social, @cecad.bsky.social

🔬✨ Meet our CGA Host Labs – Part 2! Today’s three groups offering PhD projects: Achim Tresch, Anne Schaefer & Marc Tittgemeyer 🎬 More labs coming soon! 🔗 www.ageing-grad-school.de/phd/host-lab... @mpiage.bsky.social, @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social, @cecad.bsky.social

🔬✨ Meet our CGA Host Labs – Part 1! This week, we're introducing the labs offering PhD projects in our current CGA call. Today: Jens Brüning, Zachary Frentz & Anna Poetsch. 🔗 www.ageing-grad-school.de/phd/host-lab... @mpiage.bsky.social, @mpi-metabolism.bsky.social, @cecad.bsky.social

🚀 CECAD is #hiring The Uhlirova lab is looking for a highly motivated and curious doctoral candidate (f/m/x) 💡 Find more about the job and application here: 🔗 uni.koeln/FMUEF 🎯 Deadline: September 27, 2026 #CareerOpportunity #JobOffer #AcademicJob #DoctoralPosition

💡 The hessenschau program tested longevity trends and asked CECAD speaker Björn Schumacher for his expert opinion. What’s science and what’s fiction?🔬 www.hessenschau.de/tv-sendung/se… #Longevity #Science #Health #Research

🚀 Applications now open for the CECAD Postdoc Academy for Aging Trajectories! We are thrilled to share the first call for applications for our new CECAD Postdoc Academy for Aging Trajectories. Find all information here: uni.koeln/GJPU8

CECAD Lecture on Telomeres & Aging! 🎤 Stephanie Panier & Jan Karlseder explain the role of telomeres in aging and age-related diseases. 🗓️ September 9, 2026, 6:30 PM 📍 Fritz Thyssen Foundation 🔗 www.fritz-thyssen-stiftung.de/veranstaltun... #Science #Telomeres #Aging #Research

🔬 We are very pleased to share this new study from the Antebi Lab. Read more about their findings below 👇

🧫🥼Congratulations to Prof Oliver Cornely and his colleagues on receiving funding to improve treatment for invasive fungal infections. Read more about their work here 👇

🚨Deadline is approaching! Don’t miss the Symposium for our White Space on September 2nd. 🎯If you want to participate, please let us know by August 9th at the latest, including a short outline of your research. Your full proposal documents have to be submitted by August 29th.

📢 Update on Open Call for White Space 📅 To meet the deadline of the next ERC starting grant round we will organize a mini symposium on September 2nd, 2026 where you can introduce yourself to the CECAD community. Groups not funded by ERC are also welcome. Find all information here uni.koeln/LT8ZZ

🚀 CECAD is #hiring A three-year doctoral position is available in the #RugarliLab. We are looking for a highly qualified and motivated doctoral student with a genuine interest in pursuing a #ScientificCareer within our team. 💡 Find more about the job and application here: 🔗 uni.koeln/YPVM9

Interested in shaping the future of healthcare? 🌍 Join our online info session on 15 July (17:00–18:00 CEST) to discover the #EUniWell Master's Degree in Well-Being Oriented Healthcare. Become an advocate of change in healthcare. Find out more: shorturl.at/dLis3 #Healthcare #WellBeing

📢Open Call: We offer white space for up to 3 junior research groups in the CECAD Research Center Find more about the requirements and the application process on our homepage uni.koeln/LT8ZZ Please share this opportunity with anyone who might be interested.

🚀 Considering a PhD at the Max Planck Society? Join our free webinar on August 7 (1–3 PM CEST) and explore fully funded PhD opportunities at the IMPRS in NRW. 🎓 Discover our programmes, cutting-edge research, and ask your questions live! 🔗 www.ageing-grad-school.de/about-us/new...

We welcomed 14 high school students from the "Girls for Innovation" program! 🎓🌟 Through excursions like this, they learn about study opportunities and meet role models. 🏛️💡 We hope to have inspired them! 🔍🧪 What inspired you to pursue a career in science? 💭 #WomenInSTEM #EmpoweringWomen

🔬 Small microscopes, big curiosity! One of our colleagues brought our KinderUni microscopes to a local daycare centre, where children explored pond water and insects up close. Their excitement shows why outreach matters: science starts with looking, asking, and wondering. 💧 #ScienceOutreach

Let's meet with our speakers! 👏 DR. NISHA HEMANDHAR KUMAR is a Postdoctoral Researcher @unicologne.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social. Join us at our #SoapboxScience event on 4th July in Cologne to hear about her fascinating research on how our brains age. 🤩 #womeninstem #womeninscience #cologne

@bsky.app Let's meet with our speakers! 👏 ASLI NUR AKAYDIN is a Doctoral Researcher @unicologne.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social. Meet her on 4th July at our #SoapboxScience event in Cologne. She will speak about her research on heartbroken naked mole-rats. 💔 #womeninstem #womeninscience #cologne

@bsky.app Let's meet with our speakers! 👏DR. ASYA MARTIROSYAN is a Postdoctoral Researcher @unicologne.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social. Come to our #soapboxscience event on 4th July in Cologne and she will tell you the secret of longevity of bats. 🤩 #womeninstem #womeninscience #cologne

Let's meet with our speakers! 👏 DR. GWENDOLYN DAVIS is a Postdoctoral Researcher @hhu.de @ceplas.bsky.social. She will explain how plant cells communicate and coordinate. Looking forward to meeting you all at our #soapboxscience event on 4th July at 1 pm. 🎉 #womeninstem #womeninscience#cologne

Let's meet with our speakers! 👏ISABELLE SPRAVE will start as our first speaker. She is a Doctoral Researcher at JARA-FIT Institute for Quantum Information. She will tell us interesting facts about Quantum Computers at our #soapboxscience event. @ceplas.bsky.social @ml4q @cecad.bsky.social

Our work now out @natcomms.nature.com: #PDAC is wired for #necroptosis due to oncogenic #KRAS. @unicologne.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social with fantastic collaborators and superstar first author Sofya Tishina! rdcu.be/foDxS

🚨 Double Deadline Alert: Deadline for Registration and Abstact Submission extended for the 15th Annual Alliance for Healthy Aging Conference 📅October 11th - 14th, 2026 🎯New Deadline: June 30 🔗uni-koeln.converia.de/frontend/index.php=

📣 News! Deadline Extended! 📣 📅 New Deadline: June 15th, 2026 Good news for those who missed out our last call: The deadline for abstract submissions for the AHA- and EFAR-conferences in October has been extended. Take advantage of this extra time to submit your abstract. uni.koeln/7AYK6

🎉 #FOR5762 has awarded two Advanced Postdoc Grants. Congrats to Marta Zaninello and @sedakoyuncu.bsky.social on this well-deserved achievement. 👏 We look forward to following their independent research and their contributions within #FOR5762. @cecad.bsky.social | @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social

🔬🩺 From bench to bedside Professor @olivercornely.bsky.social und Professor @muellerrom.bsky.social explain in the new #Unimagazin how Basic Research leads to medical Progress. Read more ▶️ uni.koeln/2VKJM #uniköln #unicologne #transationalresearch @cecad.bsky.social

🔬🩺 Aus dem Labor ans Krankenbett Wie aus Grundlagenforschung medizinischer Fortschritt wird erklären Professor @olivercornely.bsky.social und Professor @muellerrom.bsky.social im aktuellen #Unimagazin. Zum Artikel ▶️ uni.koeln/LHSE3 #uniköln #unicologne #transationalresearch @cecad.bsky.social

📺 Medientipp: Das Ziel - lange gesund leben Aber was kann ich für mich machen, um dieses Ziel zu erreichen? @bjornschumacher.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social gibt Antworten in der ARD Wissen Doku "Mein Körper. Mein Alter - Wer bestimmt, wie alt ich bin?" ▶️ www.ardmediathek.de/video/mein-k...

💡The deadline for abstract submissions is approaching. Make sure to submit yours by May 31st and be part of our exciting conferences in October. We can't wait to see your work!

📢 We are hosting the EFAR Conference in Cologne from October 14th to 16th, 2026 – and it’s more than just a conference! 📢📖 Read more about EFAR’s vision in this article in Nature Aging. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

🚨 Scholarship Alert! 🚨 🧬👩🏽‍🔬 Pursue your Master studies in Biology or Biochemistry in Cologne at @unicologne.bsky.social and get full funding with our CGA Master Fellowship programme.💰 📅 Apply by July 15! 🔗 Learn more: www.ageing-grad-school.de/master/maste...

Take your Science to the Streets! Apply to be a Speaker at Soapbox Science Rheinland 2026 in Cologne. The event is a collaborative effort between @hhu.de and @unicologne.bsky.social, driven by the excellence clusters @ceplas.bsky.social, @cecad.bsky.social and ML4Q. #womeninscience #soapboxscience

🎉⌚ Good news! Our application #deadline has been #extended until 31.12.2025. If you haven’t applied yet, now’s the perfect time! The positions are still open are: 📰 Science Communication Manager 🎉 Event & Marketing Manager 🎨 Media & Graphic Design Manager

🔬 Scientists at the #UniCologne have discovered a potential therapy approach for nerve damage in diabetes. A research team led by Professor Dr. Dietmar Fischer has identified a central mechanism that explains the limited regeneration in diabetes. uni.koeln/MJXV6 @cecad.bsky.social

Embedded in the heart of @unicologne.bsky.social at the amazing @cecad.bsky.social our event continues with keynote by #AleksandraTrifunovic on Mitochondrial stress responses: gatekeepers of cellular health, disease & longevity followed by chalk talks by #AsyaMartirosyan #AkshamalGamage & #JavierKoh