Gertrud Pluskwik, Head of Library She enjoys chasing the missing pieces, be it in her free time doing puzzles or in her work as librarian of the Biozentrum. Since December 2021, Gertrud Pluskwik has been supporting…

Evolution of human development Our body's diverse cell types, shaped by evolution, development, and the environment, create the foundation for health and disease. It is possible to recapitulate aspects of human cell, tissue,…

Decoding the origins of mutations: From tumor signatures to germline hotspots Mutations record the history of DNA damage and repair across both somatic and germline lineages. I will present two studies that uncover new…

Protective immune traits from Mycobacterium tuberculosis-induced granuloma ex vivo Infection models based on human primary cells can uniquely capture the differential trajectories of immune responses from different…

Lab Pictures September 2025 – Agata is awarded the Gateff-Preis for her outstanding PhD dissertation in the field of genetics/epigenetics. August 2025 – Time to Say Goodbye to the IMB Mainz June 2025 - PhD Defense of Feyza…

Alumni Postdoctoral Fellows Name Year Now Qiaowei «Miya» Pan 12/2023-12/2025 Incoming Group Leader at Max-Planck-Institute Tübingen PhD students Feyza Polat 11/2020-07/2025 Agata Izabela Kalita 07/2020-12/2024 EMBO…

Physics of protein phase transitions Proteins are fundamental to the physiological functions of living cells. An important aspect of protein function stems from the many possible states in which proteins can be found. In the…

Publications

Oliver Biehlmaier, Head of Imaging Core Facility For 14 years, the Biozentrum has had its Imaging Core Facility (IMCF) – and for 14 years, it has been led by Oliver Biehlmaier. The IMCF was among the first technology…

In search of mechanisms driving evolution of cilia and flagella Dr. Philippe Bastin Trypanosome Cell Biology Unit, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France In search of mechanisms driving evolution of cilia and flagella Cilia and…