Archive 2022
20 Dec 2022
Donation campaign for Ukraine
BMC people collect two carloads full of donations in kind for Ukraine.
14 Dec 2022
Development of new drug candidates
BMC Core Facility CAM and ISAR Bioscience become partners in research and development on new drugs.
13 Dec 2022
New research network: CRC/TRR with BMC participation starts in 2023
Markus Sperandio is vice-spokesperson of the new CRC/TRR "Perinatal Development of Immune Cell Topology".
09 Dec 2022
Finally back: X-mas market at the BMC
After two years of corona break, the BMC people ended the year together at the traditional Christmas market.
08 Dec 2022
Peter Becker new chair of EMBL Council
The Council of the renowned European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) has named Peter Becker as the next chair of the governing body. (Photo: Jan Greune)
24 Nov 2022
Regeneration of brain tissue
In a zebra fish model, Jovica Ninkovic and team identify key factors that prevent scar formation and improve the ability of tissue to regenerate.
23 Nov 2022
Boyan Bonev joins EMBO Network as Young Investigator
Boyan Bonev was selected to join the EMBO Young Investigator programme offering excellent networking opportunities, practical and financial support.
11 Nov 2022
BMC team receives publication award
A team led by Magdalena Götz receives the GSCN 2022 Publication of the Year Award for their study on centrosomes.
31 Oct 2022
Jack-o'-lanterns, punch and marshmallows: Halloween at the BMC
The first Jack-o'-lantern contest at the BMC culminated on October, 27, with a get-together to award the winning teams.
21 Oct 2022
How cells get rid of excess gene products
An international team led by Sigurd Braun has investigated the degradation routes of RNA in the nucleus. (Picture: L. Martín Caballero)
29 September 2022
Pushing the boundaries of microscopy
Core Facility Bioimaging presents five color superresolution microscopy using a FLIM-STED approach and sets a record.
28 September 2022
CAM offers Animal Welfare Award
CAM honors project ideas and publications related to animal welfare and sustainability.
20 September 2022
Gene regulation: DNA modification important for silencing of endogenous retroviruses
Gunnar Schotta and his team have investigated which mechanisms prevent endogenous retroviruses from becoming overly active.
19 September 2022
Multiple Sclerosis: The gut-brain connection
Join us for a scientific workshop at the BMC on 26 September. All interested are welcome.
15 September 2022
Postdoc Appreciation Week Germany
Organized by the Munich Postdoc Initiative and partners, the Postdoc Appreciation Week from 19-23 Sept offers a diverse event program. Register now!
14 September 2022
„Animal welfare at lunchtime“ – Virtual seminar
The Core Facility Animal Models invites all interested to a virtual seminar on how to optimize colony management on 29 Sept (in collab. With Charles River).
07 September 2022
Movie Matinee "Picture a Scientist"
Join us for a special movie matinee on 14 October.
07 September 2022
Biotech Career Opportunities in Munich
Career orientation event for early career scientists at the BMC on 5 October - registration is open.
07 September 2022
Sustainable World 2022: Global Challenges for Life Scientists
Join us for a symposium on 29 September at the BMC!
16 August 2022
BMC team pedals to silver
In this year's “City Cycling” campaign, the BMC team sets a strong example for climate protection.
16 August 2022
PhD Get-together
The Life science graduate network invites all PhD students to a get-together with foods, drinks, poster session and music at the BMC on 25 August.
02 August 2022
Jump start for the bike
At the BMC and six other LMU locations, bike repair stations offer useful equipment to get your bike back in shape.
26 July 2022
How tiny changes help T cells to survive
Vigo Heissmeyer, Taku Ito-Kureha and team have revealed the essential function of m6A modifications in T cells.
21 July 2022
New research groups @ BMC
The BMC welcomes three new group leaders and their teams: Lena Burbulla, Silvia Cappello and Rodrigo Villaseñor.
20 July 2022
Soapbox Science: Science for everyone
At the Soapbox Science event in the city center of Munich on 23 July Vanessa Luzak from the Siegel Lab and 11 further female scientists will present their research.
19 July 2022
Boyan Bonev is awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
For his project EpiCortex Boyan Bonev receives one of the prestigious Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council. (Photo: Jan Greune)
14 July 2022
Diss & Co: Podcast on the challenges of a doctorate
In the latest episode of the LMU Graduate Center’s podcast “Diss & Co”, Axel Imhof talks about the "mid-thesis blues" from a supervisor’s perspective.
05 July 2022
Cell biology: RNA granules on the spot
Michael Kiebler, Janina Ehses and team demonstrate that interactions between RNA-binding proteins affect translation and consequently the complexity of neurons.
29 June 2022
Keisuke Goda receives Philipp Franz von Siebold Prize
The award for the Japanese scientist is associated with a research stay at the BMC in the laboratory of Nicolai Siegel.
22 June 2022
Chromatin Day on July 21, 2022
CRC 1064 presents the 13th Chromatin Day for the Munich chromatin community with in-person as well as an online attendance option.
17 June 2022
Diversity of centrosomes
Magdalena Götz and team report in Science on a previously unknown diversity of centrosomes and a link to neurological diseases.
07 June 2022
New CRC/TRR with BMC participation receives funding
Barbara Walzog is vice-spokesperson of the new CRC/TRR "Neutrophil Granulocytes: Development, Behavior and Function"
31 May 2022
International recognition for the Core Facility Flow Cytometry
For excellence in management and operations the Core Facility Flow Cytometry has been acknowledged as ISAC Recognized Shared Resource Laboratory.
23 May 2022
Neurons: How RNA granules grow and shrink
Karl Bauer, Michael Kiebler and team have shown that small aggregates function as temporary RNA repositories, which are regulated by neural activity.
10 May 22
Epigenetics - An interdisciplinary discussion
Online event on 17 May organized by SFB1064 and partners (in German).
30 March 2022
Open Science @ BMC
BMC joins the LMU Open Science Center as institutional member.
28 March 2022
Solidarity and support for scientists
BMC-based Collaborative Research Centers offer support to scientists displaced by the war in Ukraine.
22 March 2022
Alzheimer’s: Protective Immune Cells Active Decades Before Symptom Onset
A team led by Christian Haass reports in The Lancet Neurology. (Photo: DZNE/Frommann)
17 March 2022
Nicolai Siegel is awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
BMC scientist Nicolai Siegel receives an ERC Grant from the European Research Council for his innovative research on the variability of pathogens. (Photo: Jan Greune)
16 March 2022
Obesity: a dangerous immune response
An unhealthy diet leads to fatal activation of immune cells. In an international collaboration, Susanne Stutte, Barbara Walzog and colleagues have uncovered new molecular influences.
09 March 2022
Postdoc Lunch Meeting
The BMC Postdoc Initiative invites to a virtual lunch seminar on 8 April with a recuiting specialist as guest speaker.
28 Feb 2022
Solidarity with Ukraine
Statement of LMU Munich
18 Feb 2022
Multiple sclerosis: Twin study helps to untangle environmental and genetic influences in immune profiles
Lisa Ann Gerdes, Eduardo Beltrán and team report in Nature.
15 Feb 2022
Neurodegenerative diseases: Highly responsive immune cells seem to be beneficial for the brain
Christian Haass and team report in The EMBO Journal. (Picture: LMU Klinikum / Dominik Paquet, Sophie Robinson)
14 Feb 2022
Novel insights into lineage specification in the brain
Boyan Bonev, Florian Noack and team provide a comprehensive, cell-type specific assessment of the multimodal regulatory landscape of the developing mouse cortex. (Picture: Jei Diwakar)
14 Feb 2022
Prestigious ERA-NET Grant for Boyan Bonev
Boyan Bonev and colleagues receive funding for their project MOSAIC which aims to pave the way towards new targeted therapies for childhood drug-resistant epilepsy. (Picture: HPC)
20 Jan 2022
Long-term protection against SARS-CoV-2
Edgar Meinl and his team show that SARS-CoV-2-recognizing memory B cells circulate in the blood even after loss of specific antibodies.
19 Jan 2022
Postdoc Lunch Seminar
The BMC Postdoc Initiative invites to a virtual lunch seminar on Open Science on 4 February.
14 Jan 2022
BMC year-end message
The BMC Advent calendar illuminated the campus, gradually unveiling the BMC year-end message throughout December.