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🌍 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.

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@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
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
👏 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.

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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.

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@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
Helmholtz Munich at #ICCV2025 🤖

🌺 Our researchers from @comphealthmunich.bsky.social present cutting-edge #AI & #ComputerVision work in Hawaii.

👉 Explore their papers & more: t1p.de/8jfgn

#MachineLearning #ICCV #HelmholtzMunich
October 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Starker Andrang bei der FORSCHA 2025 🚀

#HelmholtzMunich war vertreten & zeigte gemeinsam mit unterschiedlichen Instituten und Einrichtungen ein vielfältiges, interaktives Programm.

👉Mehr dazu: t1p.de/8jfjd

@munichimaging.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM