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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Aug 18

"Mellon" 😉

Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Aug 8

Very much looking forward to host Simon Alberti (Vice speaker of the newly funded FOR5872) in Jena at the @leibnizfli.bsky.social on August 15th at 1 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend his talk.

Leibniz-Institut für Alternsforschung - Fritz-Lipmann-Institut @leibnizfli.bsky.social · Aug 8

Prof. Dr. Simon Alberti from the ‪@tudresden.bsky.social will speak on August 15th about “Biomolecular condensates: molecular insights and implications for disease” at the @leibnizfli.bsky.social.

➡️ More information: lnkd.in/eyCFPUn6

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Jul 15

Great work by the @schliekerlab.bsky.social 👏We're happy that we could contribute a bit.

Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · Jul 15

Naughton et al. @schliekerlab.bsky.social conducted force measurements within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) measuring forces in the piconewton range uncovering a critical role for NOMO as force-bearing transmembrane protein that is critical for myogenesis. rupress.org/jcb/article/...

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Leibniz-Institut für Alternsforschung - Fritz-Lipmann-Institut @leibnizfli.bsky.social · Jul 4

Exciting news: DFG funds FOR5872 – Chaperone-mediated regulation of amyloids in condensates!
Led by Prof. Janine Kirstein (FLI), researchers from Germany and Israel will explore how chaperones counteract disease-causing protein misfolding.
Good luck to the team!
#FLI #DFG #FOR5872 #Chaperones

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Jul 4

thank you 😀

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Jul 4

I'm very excited to announce the funding of a new DFG research unit FOR 5872 "Chaperone-mediated regulation of the emergence of disease-causing amyloids inside biomolecular condensates" that I lead together with Simon Alberti. More information can be found here: www.leibniz-fli.de/news-events/...

Chaperones in focus: FLI heads new DFG research group on protein folding

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding seven new research groups (FOR) with a total of €33 million. One of these, DFG-FOR 5872, is dedicated to the role of molecular chaperones in the regulat...

www.leibniz-fli.de

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Jul 3

Many thanks to the PhD students of the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens (MPUSP) for the invitation to their summer retreat in Schwerin. Great science, nice scenery for the morning runs and its fantastic to reconnect with some old friends/colleagues/mentors.

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Jul 2

where are the white socks? 🤔😂

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Jul 1

Nothing better than getting a visit of a former PhD student (Manuel Iburg) who has finished his first postdoc in Houston and is now heading to Cambridge, UK with a Marie Curie Fellowship to start his second postdoc. It was great having you Manuel for a talk and a reunion celebration.

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Freie Universität Berlin @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social · Jun 23

From June 23 to June 29, 2025, Freie Universität Berlin will be cutting out the letter e from its communication.
Why? Because the university itself is facing cuts: around 37 million euros this year alone. Additional cuts are also planned for 2026 and 2027. (1/3)

Green Text on black ground. The letter "e" is missing. R s arch and ducation? Som cuts just don´t mak s ns .

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Jun 19

Reunion with former MSc student Antonia Otte from @unibremen.bsky.social who is now a PhD student at the John Innes Center in Norwich, UK and invited ne to a PhD symposium.

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Jun 13

congratulations! This looks amazing.

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Jun 11

will join later today as well 🙌

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Jun 8

Excited to expand the cooperation with Holger Bierhoff beyond the local running trails of Jena with the support of a Life Connect grant of @uni-jena.de to work on the role of rRNA activity in neurodegeneration.

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EMBO @embo.org · Jun 5

Gain an overview on #proteostasis, attend #career development sessions and more at the EMBO | FEBS Lecture Course "Susan Lindquist School on Proteostasis" in Espoo, Finland, 16–19 September 2025.

Deadline: 15 June 2025

meetings.embo.org/event/25-pro...
#EMBOFEBSproteostasis #EMBOevents 🧪

Susan Lindquist School on Proteostasis

Cells constantly surveil and monitor their proteome to ensure proper function. These processes, spanning multiple steps from protein synthesis to folding and degradation, are collectively known as pr…

meetings.embo.org

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · May 30

I'm very much looking forward to host Alexander Gottschalk for a seminar of the FOR Syntophagy in Jena on June 3rd at 4 pm. The talk will be set up as hybrid even. Please contact me if you want the zoom link.

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · May 22

Very much enjoyed yesterday's Firmenlauf in Jena. Go Team @uni-jena.de and @microverse.bsky.social with @hellmichgroup.bsky.social Would be great to represent @leibnizfli.bsky.social next year

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · May 20

Amazing PI, cool science and Berlin - this is hard to beat!

Simone Reber @simonereber.bsky.social · May 19

✨We are looking for a PhD student interested in physical cell bio, imaging 🔬, biochemistry, #Xenopus 🐸 & #microtubules ✨

Join us @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de!

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Mar 21

wormbase.org#012-43-5
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WormBase : Nematode Information Resource

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Mar 21

too bad, but we see each other soon in Gdansk at the JDP aficionado meeting

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Mar 21

Thank you @hawlelab.bsky.social and Harm Kampinga for organizing the GRC stress proteins meeting. Very much looking forward to it.

Patricija van Oosten-Hawle, PhD @hawlelab.bsky.social · Mar 21

The 2025 Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar on Stress Proteins in Growth, Development and Disease
will be held July 5 -11 in Newry, Maine. Submit your poster and short talk abstracts for both conferences by June 8! www.grc.org/stress-prote...

2025 Stress Proteins in Growth, Development and Disease Conference GRC

The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Stress Proteins in Growth, Development and Disease will be held in Newry, Maine. Apply today to reserve your spot.

www.grc.org

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EMBO @embo.org · Mar 18

Sign up now for EMBO | FEBS Lecture Course "Susan Lindquist School on Proteostasis" in Espoo, Finland, 16 – 19 September 2025

Abstract submission & registration deadline: 15 June

meetings.embo.org/event/25-pro...
#EMBOFEBSproteostasis #EMBOevents🧪

Susan Lindquist School on Proteostasis

Cells constantly surveil and monitor their proteome to ensure proper function. These processes, spanning multiple steps from protein synthesis to folding and degradation, are collectively known as pr…

meetings.embo.org

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Mar 5

great news! congratulations!

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Mar 2

Hamburg ist stabil 👍

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Kirstein Lab @kirsteinlab.bsky.social · Feb 21

It was great having Britta Eickholt and some of her lab members to discuss ongoing projects and future plans on actin, the wide spectrum of actin binding proteins and proteostasis in Jena at @leibnizfli.bsky.social

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