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#HelmholtzMunich to Advance AI Benchmarking With Three Newly Funded Projects

Shaping the next generation of trustworthy, scientifically robust #AI across research domains.

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@helmholtz.de @helmholtzai.bsky.social @comphealthmunich.bsky.social @helmholtzimaging.bsky.social @stes.io
🌍 The #HelmholtzMunich Talent Forum 2025 brought together exceptional early-career scientists in #epigenetics & nucleic acids research to foster exchange, collaboration & research excellence. 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

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@boyanbonev.bsky.social @epihmgu.bsky.social
#TalentForum
November 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🥇 Dr. Eric Wenzel (HI-MAG, #HelmholtzMunich, Leipzig University & Medical Faculty of Leipzig University) receives the 2025 Jürgen-Bierich Research Award for uncovering a novel genetic cause of severe early-onset #obesity and advancing targeted treatments.

👉 t1p.de/7bhvt

@unileipzig.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
#HelmholtzMunich to Advance AI Benchmarking With Three Newly Funded Projects

Shaping the next generation of trustworthy, scientifically robust #AI across research domains.

👉 t1p.de/ubzam

@helmholtz.de @helmholtzai.bsky.social @comphealthmunich.bsky.social @helmholtzimaging.bsky.social @stes.io
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🫁 How can Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) be prevented and effectively treated?

Over 120 clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates met at the ERS–COPD-iNET Research Symposium in Prague to discuss innovative approaches.

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#COPD
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
#WorldCOPDDay
“Short of Breath, Think COPD”

🫁#HelmholtzMunich Drives Research for New Diagnostics, Therapies and Prevention Strategies

👉 t1p.de/2sxmc

@onderyildirimcpc.bsky.social @lmu-klinikum.bsky.social
@dzg-forschen.bsky.social

#COPDAwareness, #LungHealth #ThinkCOPD #COPDDay
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Stem Cell Stories – the hands-on exhibition at the Deutsches Museum was a huge success! 🎉

👏 Thanks to everyone who visited and joined!

@epicrossborders.bsky.social @carstenmarr.bsky.social @tum.de @lmumuenchen.bsky.social
#StemCells #Epigenetics #AIinScience #ScienceCommunication #HelmholtzMunich
Wrapping up a great weekend of “Stem Cell Stories” at the Deutsches Museum.
Science doesn’t exist in isolation. We are committed to engaging with society, exchanging ideas, and building trust through transparency. Let’s keep the conversation going.
#ScienceOutreach #Epigenetics #AIinBiomedicine
November 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Fine-Tuning #Immunity: The Role of #Ubiquitination in T cell Activation 🔬

A new study by researchers at #HelmholtzMunich reveals how two molecular players, LUBAC and TRAF6, work together to fine-tune immune signaling in #Tcells.

👉 t1p.de/ejpf7
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
One-Hour Glucose Level: A New Way to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes 🩸

A single blood glucose measurement one hour after an oral glucose tolerance test can reveal diabetes risk even before prediabetes develops, as researchers from #HelmholtzMunich, the University of Tübingen & the DZD show.

👉 t1p.de/dq0ia
November 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
#WorldDiabetesDay
#WeFightDiabetes

At #HelmholtzMunich, researchers from different scientific backgrounds are closely connected to find new innovative approaches to prevent, treat & ultimately cure #diabetes & #obesity.

👉Discover more: t1p.de/16rz8

@helmholtz.de @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🔬 🌍 Bei #HelmholtzMunich erforscht Dr. Alexandra Schneider Herzkreislauf-Erkrankungen – mit einem besonderen Fokus auf die Wechselwirkungen von Wetter, Klimawandel und Luftverschmutzung auf die Gesundheit.

👉 Mehr dazu im Interview mit der Expertin: t1p.de/xbdt1

@helmholtzklima.bsky.social
🌍Forschen für einen lebenswerten Planeten: Dr. Alexandra Schneider @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social erforscht die gesundheitlichen Folgen extremer Wetterereignisse.

Lernen Sie weitere Forscher:innen kennen, die mit ihrer Arbeit die Ziele des #ParisAgreement unterstützen.

🔗 t1p.de/oogn6
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
👏 Congratulations to our Highly Cited Researchers!

▪️Prof. Marcus Conrad
▪️Prof. Matthias Blüher
▪️Prof. Fabian Theis
▪️Dr. Bettina Proneth
▪️Dr. Sebastian Doll

🎓 This distinction honors scientists whose publications rank among the most frequently cited worldwide.
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Primary Oral Insulin Trial (POInT)
First Results Imply Personalized Strategies for the Future of Type 1 Diabetes

👉 Learn more: t1p.de/x3pq6
🔗 To the original publication: t1p.de/4x9qu

@tum.de @diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social
#typ1diabetes #prevention #GPPAD #OralInsulin #Insulin
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
TITAN: A Multimodal AI Model for Digital Pathology Slides

Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich, in collaboration with Harvard Medical School & international partners, have developed #TITAN – a multimodal #AI model that analyzes and describes digital #pathology slides.

👉 t1p.de/sz1wt

#FoundationModel
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Biomolecular Breathing and the 4D View of Life

How do biomolecules breathe? This question was at the heart of the international #BNMRZ symposium, hosted by the Bavarian NMR Center – a joint infrastructure of #HelmholtzMunich and the @tum.de.

👉 Read more: t1p.de/dpfr7

#StructuralBiology #NMR #AI
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
🫁 How do lung cells react to nanoparticles within minutes?

Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich reveal how alveolar macrophages drive this rapid immune defense – shaping inflammation and protection in the lungs.

👉Read more: t1p.de/s5sba

#LungHealth #Immunology #Nanoparticles #LHI
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Maternal Type 1 #Diabetes May Protect Children Through #Epigenetic Changes

A study from #HelmholtzMunich, #GPPAD & the TU Dresden University of Technology reveals that specific epigenetic modifications in the child’s DNA may underlie this protective effect.

👉 t1p.de/2emq1

@tudresden.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
#BNMRZ Symposium 2025
Ultra-Highfield NMR and 4D Structural Biology – From Mechanisms to Therapies

💻 Online attendance is still possible: t1p.de/zdr8j

👉 Further information: t1p.de/rjuz4

@tum.de
#StructuralBiology #CryoEM #AI #TherapeuticInnovations
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
New Switch for Natural Cell Death🧬

Programmed cell death (#apoptosis) protects us, but cancer cells can evade it. Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich & TUM discovered a new molecular switch controlling this process.

👉 t1p.de/3fxvc

@tum.de @natureportfolio.nature.com

#CellDeath #BNMRZ
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Comparing Pancreas Development Across Species to Advance Diabetes Research

New insights from international researchers led by #HelmholtzMunich & #DZD could reshape the future of #diabetes modeling & #RegenerativeMedicine.

👉 t1p.de/zg0ra

@diabresearch-dzd.bsky.social @heikolickert.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New Foundation Model Reveals How Cells Are Organized in Tissues

Researchers at #HelmholtzMunich & @tum.de have developed #Nicheformer, the first large-scale foundation model that integrates single-cell analysis with spatial transcriptomics.

👉 t1p.de/pxzwg
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
PURA Syndrome Deutschland Supports Research at Helmholtz Munich

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💙 PURA Syndrome Deutschland e.V. has donated 10,000 Euros to Prof. Dierk Niessing’s research group at the Institute of Structural Biology at #HelmholtzMunich.
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Decoding #Oat Diversity for a #Climate-Resilient Future🌾

This study provides valuable insights into how oats adapt to their environments – paving the way for more robust, climate-smart crops.

👉 t1p.de/gmmgb

@leibniz-gemeinschaft.de @natureportfolio.nature.com @tum.de
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🎖️ Prof. Ulrike Protzer receives the “Bundesverdienstkreuz” (Federal Cross of Merit) in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field of virology.

👉 Read more in our news: t1p.de/gkjvc

@ulrike-protzer.bsky.social @tum.de

#Virology #TherVacB #HepatitisB
October 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
✨ Prof. Eric Topol visited #HelmholtzMunich for a roundtable on the future of #AI in healthcare. The discussion focused on the concept of the #VirtualHuman.

👉Read more: t1p.de/5wthc

#AIinMedicine #DigitalHuman #PrecisionMedicine
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Genetic Links Between Type 2 Diabetes and Multiple Health Conditions 🧬

A study led by Prof. Eleftheria Zeggini, Director of the Institute of Translational Genomics at #HelmholtzMunich, investigates how genetic risk for type 2 diabetes can influence a wide range of health conditions.

👉 t1p.de/yq19p
October 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM