Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

@mpi-cbg.de

How do cells form tissues? Our research program spans the scales from molecules to organisms. News from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) in Dresden, Germany. Impressum: https://www.mpi-cbg.de/impressum

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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
@mpi-cbg.de

Interview with @mpi-cbg.de director Meritxell Huch @merihuchlab.bsky.social with the Hungarian Research Network on what laboratory-grown organoids can teach us about the function of human tissues, help us better understand regeneration & their role in drug development. hun-ren.hu/research_new...

hun-ren.huMiniature ‘Organ Avatars’ for a Better Understanding of the Human Body – an Interview with Professor Meritxell HuchMeritxell Huch, a stem cell biologist, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, and an internationally recognised expert in organoid research, came to Budapest for the Building Bridges 2026 conference, where she received the Academia Europaea Sydney Brenner Medal and gave a lecture on her research. We spoke to her about what laboratory-grown organoids can teach us about the function of human tissues, how these models can help us better understand regeneration, and the role they may play in the future of drug development and medicine.
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
@mpi-cbg.de

During the Annual Conference of @acad-euro.bsky.social in Budapest, Meritxell Huch @merihuchlab.bsky.social, director @mpi-cbg.de, received the 2026 Sydney Brenner Medal in recognition of her contributions to cell biology with her organoid research. Congratulations! 🥳 www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

mpi-cbg.deSydney Brenner Medal for Meritxell HuchAcademia Europaea award for achievements in the Life Sciences for MPI-CBG director

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acad-euro.bsky.social
@acad-euro.bsky.social

The Sydney Brenner medal ceremony at #BuildingBridges26 was followed by an excellent keynote from Prize winner Meritxell Huch MAE about her groundbreaking research: "Organoid Models and their Applications in Biomedical Research".

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Shevchenko Lab
@labshevchenko.bsky.social

🎉Lab Shevchenko is celebrating its 25th anniversary @mpi-cbg.de! Starting out in some empty rooms back in 2001, we are very proud of what we've achieved in the years since. More than 280 research articles published, a large lively alumni family and a wide collaboration network all over the world.

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
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Portrait of Agnes Toth-Petroczy @tothpetroczylab.bsky.social by @helmholtz.de. Agnes researches @casusscience.bsky.social and is a jointly appointed professor @tudresden.bsky.social @cmcb-tud.bsky.social & @hzdr.bsky.social and also research group leader @mpi-cbg.de. www.helmholtz.de/en/newsroom/...

helmholtz.deThe Disorder of LifeChemist Ágnes Tóth-Petróczy studies disordered proteins. It’s clear that these proteins play a role in the development of diseases – and she and
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
@mpi-cbg.de

Study finds that bats most likely originated in Europe around 65 million years ago, before spreading across the world. 30 bat 🦇 genomes 🧬 were sequenced at @mpi-cbg.de & @dcgenomecenter.bsky.social. MPI-CBG Alumni @hillermich.bsky.social & Eugene Myers were involved. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

mpi-cbg.deBats originated in Europe, not Asia, landmark genome study revealsStudy finds that bats most likely originated in Europe around 65 million years ago, before spreading across the world. 30 bat genomes for the study were sequenced at MPI-CBG. 
Bat1K Genome Project@bat1kgenomes.bsky.social

Where did bats come from?🦇🌍 After decades of debate, the biggest bat genome + fossil study ever done has an answer - and it’s not where anyone expected! 🤩OUR PHASE 1 FLAGSHIP is out today in nature! doi.org/10.1038/s415... A thread 🧵

doi.orgReference genomes and fossils revise bat family phylogeny and biogeography - NatureAn updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.

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Michael Hiller
@hillermich.bsky.social

Happy to share results of the @bat1kgenomes.bsky.social phase 1, providing reference genomes covering 21 bat families. New insights into bat phylogeny, ancestral genome reconstruction, European origin & ancestral echolocation. Great work by a team of 100+ colleagues www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comReference genomes and fossils revise bat family phylogeny and biogeography - NatureAn updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.

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Stowers Grad School
@stowersgrad.bsky.social

From the Stowers Graduate School to @mpi-cbg.de 🧬 Alum Augusto Ortega Granillo, Ph.D., reflects on his journey at #StowersGrad and how pairing #biology with physics is shaping his #research today. 🔗Read more + applications are NOW OPEN: bit.ly/4xpAc2Y

bit.lyPairing biology with physics, from the Stowers Institute and beyondAugusto Ortega Granillo, Ph.D., reflects on his journey from the Stowers Graduate School to his postdoctoral research at the Max Planck Institute

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Pombo-GarciaLab
@pombo-garcialab.bsky.social

It was a great pleasure to celebrate the 25th anniversary of @mpi-cbg.de reconnect with colleagues and friends. A wonderful occasion to honour the institute’s spirit of building a community of People pushing the boundaries of science and, of course, having fun along the way! 🔬🥂✨ #25yearsmpicbg

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
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Interview with @haharrington.bsky.social, director @mpi-cbg.de and @csbdresden.bsky.social, and @gavagesylvie.bsky.social in @euromathsoc.bsky.social magazine on their research and passions. ems.press/content/seri...

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European Mathematical Society@euromathsoc.bsky.social

📖 EMS Magazine No. 140 is now online! Featuring big mathematics 📚, Michèle Audin 🕊️, Side by side interviews 🎙️, a carbon footprint calculator 🌍, scientific authority 🔍, the Lie–Størmer Center 🏛️, zbMATH Open digitisation 💻, and mathematics education 🎓. euromathsoc.org/magazine/iss...

euromathsoc.orgEMS Magazine No. 140Articles of the European Mathematical Society Magazine No. 140

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Sylvie Benzoni-Gavage
@gavagesylvie.bsky.social

Thank you very much Raffaella Mulas for the interview, fantastic job! Honoured to share the @euromathsoc.bsky.social magazine's cover with Heather Harrington from @mpi-cbg.de

European Mathematical Society@euromathsoc.bsky.social

📖 EMS Magazine No. 140 is now online! Featuring big mathematics 📚, Michèle Audin 🕊️, Side by side interviews 🎙️, a carbon footprint calculator 🌍, scientific authority 🔍, the Lie–Størmer Center 🏛️, zbMATH Open digitisation 💻, and mathematics education 🎓. euromathsoc.org/magazine/iss...

euromathsoc.orgEMS Magazine No. 140Articles of the European Mathematical Society Magazine No. 140

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André Nadler
@nadlerlab.bsky.social

Lipids build the membranes of all cells, but identifying their precise functions is extremely challenging. Here’s our attempt to change that: How to find and understand lipid-protein interactions, by Katelyn Cook & company. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Rita Mateus
@ritamateus.bsky.social

New preprint alert!!! Super proud to finally share an authentic 'tour-de-force' from the amazing PhD students Shivani Gunnan @shivanigunnan.bsky.social, Max Kotz and Lucas Ribas, in collaboration with @friedrich-group.bsky.social 👇a small thread www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

biorxiv.orgDevelopmental growth rates adapt to enable self-correction of organ morphology after injury.Proportional organ growth requires tissue-level control of cell behavior. Yet the cues that adapt growth rates, especially after organ injury, remain unclear. Here, we uncover that developing organs a...

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KatajistoLab
@katajistolab.bsky.social

Happy to see this fantastic paper finally out. Started as a PostDoc in our lab and finished in her own lab at @mpi-cbg.de talented Sandra Scharaw show how intestinal stem cells optimize niche signal reception by multiple lateral Golgi stacks facing Paneth cells www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comGolgi organization regulates stem cell function in the small intestine - Nature CommunicationsHere the authors show that intestinal stem cells reorganize their Golgi apparatus to improve the delivery of receptors that receive signals from nearby support cells. This adaptation promotes efficien...