TUD | Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC)

Congratulations to Prof. María Teresa Pisabarro, our expert in structure-based computational approaches! 🎉 She's part of a new @dfg.de consortium with @uni-saarland.de that investigates signaling in vascular inflammation. 🩸🔬

Read more ➡️ tud.link/tmga7z

@tudresden.bsky.social #CMCBnews

We’re kicking off our #WomenInScience celebration by featuring Prof. Catherina Becker, Managing Director of the CMCB and Professor at @crtd-tud.bsky.social 🔬✨

Read the full interview ➡️ tud.link/d1nk6r

#everyvoiceinscience #idwgs2026 #IWD2026 #neurobiology

🦠 Antibiotic resistance is a growing global challenge 🌍.
With support from the GO-Bio program (BMFTR), Dr. Ekaterina Vorobevskaia & Prof. Michael Schlierf @schlierflab.bsky.social are taking the next step to develop new tools against multiresistant bacteria. 🔬🧪

Read more: tud.link/q66rj1

Congratulations Nagaraja! 🥳

We will remember Professor Jochen Guck as a courageous BIOTEC director, excellent colleague, generous mentor, and inspiring teacher. A true role model.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to Jochen Guck’s family, friends, and colleagues.

Read more ➡️ tud.link/qapv6e

++++ We are hiring ++++

The DFG-funded Research Training Group RTG 3120 – Biomolecular Condensates: From Physics to biological Functions” in Dresden is currently recruiting PhD-candidates.

More Info here: dresdencondensates.org/join-us/

Please apply until October 31,2025

Postdoc Appreciation Week: Meet Dr. Daxiao Sun YouTube video by Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering

It's #PostdocAppreciationWeek! 🥳

We're celebrating our postdocs. Meet Daxiao Sun - postdoc in Honigmann lab at BIOTEC and Hyman lab @mpi-cbg.de

youtube.com/shorts/9Rp53...

#NPAW2025 #PAWde #WeLovePostdocs

New #preprint: "Control of lumen morphology by lateral and basal cell surfaces", a great #biophysics collaboration with Chandraniva Guha Ray, @markusmukenhirn.bsky.social, Alf Honigmann @biotec-tud.bsky.social @poldresden.bsky.social.

arxiv.org/abs/2509.04316

@mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de

🌍 “Dresden is(s)t bunt” was a blast!
Hundreds of visitors, delicious food, and inspiring conversations! 💬🍴

Happy to share stories from our institutes: @bcube-tud.bsky.social , @biotec-tud.bsky.social, and @crtd-tud.bsky.social ✨

#TUDresden #Gastmahl4All #DresdenIsstBunt #BuntesDresden #Dresden

🚀 Fresh science from the BIOTEC & @tudresden.bsky.social:

A collaboration between Alf Honigmann's lab and @nadlerlab.bsky.social at @mpi-cbg.de opens a new chapter in #imaging of #lipids.

🔗 Read more ➡️ tud.link/xz4e1f

#CMCBnews

To divide or not to divide? 🧬

A new paper from Dr. Jörg Mansfeld (BIOTEC, @tudresden.bsky.social alumnus) reveals a chemical switch that controls the choice.

🔗 Read more ➡️ tud.link/9tmf6g

#CMCBnews

Out today in @nature.com: Together with the Honigmann, Shevchenko, Drobot and Hof labs, we present a general workflow for imaging the localization and transport of individual lipids in cells and mapping their metabolism.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨 #JobAlert Final days to apply for Administrative Coordinator position at the B CUBE!

More info ⤵️

Tumor clone dynamics in gastro-esophageal cancer organoids reveal a non-genetic memory of neoadjuvant chemotherapy via downregulation of NFκB signaling Adenocarcinomas of the gastroesophageal junction exhibit genetic and non-genetic heterogeneity that impact clinical outcomes, though the underlying mechanisms behind drug resistance remain poorly unde...

We are happy to present a new paper on gastric tumour evolution in response to peri-operative chemotherapy. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵 1/6

Using the DNA language model, GROVER, to parse sequence and epigenetic effects on genome stability Genome stability is shaped by DNA sequence and epigenomic context, but their relative contributions to double-strand break (DSB) sensitivity remain unclear. We show that the DNA language model, GROVER...

We are happy to present a new paper on the sequence dependence of 🧬-double strand breaks. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🧵 1/4

🚨 #JobAlert We're looking for a new Administrative Coordinator at B CUBE @tudresden.bsky.social

Got a experience in admin + finance management? Know your way around German law + love strategic work?

Apply now ➡️ tud.link/szpsam
🗓️ Deadline: Aug 21

#Jobs #ScienceJobs #Dresden #CMCB #TUDresden

🔬 #BSc or #MSc and research? Come to @tudresden.bsky.social & the CMCB!

Meet our iGEM team, supervised by @albertilab-tud.bsky.social and the Honigmann lab, ready for the @igemhq.bsky.social competition.

Video with EN subtitles ➡️ youtu.be/MMffDJyjeGg

#StudyinGermany #LifeSciences

🚨 #JobAlert. please share: The DRESDEN-concept Genome Center (DcGC) 🧬 @dcgenomecenter.bsky.social is looking for the new Head of Facility!

🗓️ Deadline for applications: August 11

More information here ➡️ tud.link/fz5hr8

@tudresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de

#MicroscopyTuesday: Planes of a Worm

#CElegans, a small nematode worm, has just a single nerve cell that regulates sleep. 💤 Despite that, it keeps providing scientists with key insights into sleep mechanisms! 🧠🚀

📸 Inka Busack, Bringmann Group, BIOTEC

🌙 Over 2,200 visitors, 250+ volunteers, and one unforgettable Science Night at the CMCB, @tudresden.bsky.social!

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us – and to our amazing volunteers!

#LNDWDD #Dresden #CMCBnews

Foto eines schlafenden Studierenden im leeren Hörsaal an der TUD.

Was passiert bei #Jetlag im Körper? 🛏️ Prof. Henrik Bringmann & sein Team am @cmcb-tud.bsky.social untersuchen, wie der Mensch schläft. Bei sächsische.de erklärt der Biologe die innere Uhr in den menschlichen Zellen & welche Mittel gegen Jetlag helfen.
ℹ️ www.saechsische.de/wissen/regio...

We're happy to be part of the RTG 3120 and to host PhD candidates in the Alberti's, Honigmann's, and Jahnel's groups at the BIOTEC, @cmcb-tud.bsky.social 😊

Read more ⤵️

A research team led by Prof. María Teresa Pisabarro (BIOTEC/ @tudresden.bsky.social) and Dr. Jörg Mansfeld (ICR) developed small molecules that block cell cycle. The molecules show promise as leads for future cancer therapies.

Read more ➡️ tud.link/6c2qgu

#CancerResearch #DrugDiscovery #CMCBnews

🎉 What a week! The 5th NGS-CN Summer School organized by @dcgenomecenter.bsky.social and @ngscn-de.bsky.social brought 200+ researchers together to dive into Spatial Transcriptomics
Talks, hands-on training & insights into gene expression tech.

Read more ➡️ tud.link/1turh3

#CMCBnews

✅ Last few days to apply for our #MSc programs!
Get top-quality #Master education in the #LifeSciences at @tudresden.bsky.social

More info ⤵️

#studyingermany #regeneration #bioengineering

Why Master's in Physics of Life? Alumni Testimonials: Hamza Shafiq YouTube video by Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering

🎥 We’re on YouTube! 🎥

Want to hear what studying at the CMCB is really like?
Check out our Master's testimonials – all organized in playlists, with short and long videos waiting for you! 🎓✨

🔔 Subscribe now!

#CMCB #YouTube #StudentLife #Masters #LifeSciences #TUDresden #StudyInGermany #MSc

🧠😴 How does the brain control sleep and waking?

New research with tiny C.elegans from Prof. Henrik Bringmann’s team at BIOTEC @tudresden.bsky.social shows a single brain signal acting like a switch! 🔁
Published in @currentbiology.bsky.social

Read more: tud.link/c17vz4

#CMCBnews

#MicroscopyTuesdays: The Beautiful Plasticity of Macrophages

#Macrophages respond to biochemical and mechanical ⚙️ signals in fascinating ways! Here, a macrophage changes its shape when exposed to an ultra-soft microenvironment.

#immunity #mechanosensitivity #ThankYouImmunology #DayofImmunology

🧬🔬 Study biophysics in Dresden!

Enroll in Physics of Life MSc @cmcb-tud.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social and secure your chance for a scholarship ⤵️

Have you heard about the #international 'Physics of Life' MSc program? This year, we're giving away 3 #scholarships for new students - share to spread the word! 🤓

Students will receive €300/month for one year, funded by the Friends & Supporters of TU Dresden (GFF)👥🎉
#students #funding #studyabroad