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IMPRS for Genome Science
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International Max Planck Research School for PhD students at the interface of experimental👨‍🔬 & computational👩‍💻 genome science🧬
Graduate program at the University of Goettingen and Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences.
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We are very proud that Sophie de Vries and Elisa Oberbeckmann have been awarded ERC Starting Grants!✨ Congratulations to both on this well-deserved recognition of their research!🧬 We look forward to welcoming their students into our program! #ERCGrant #AcademicAchievement #WomenInSTEM #GenomeScience
goettingen-campus.de Göttingen Campus @goettingen-campus.de · 8d
ERC Starting Grants for researchers at our Campus

Congratulations to Dr Sophie de Vries, evolutionary biologist; Dr Tristan Stöber, computational neuroscientist; Prof Elisa Oberbeckmann, Chromatin Dynamics group: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html...

#ScientificExcellence @erc.europa.eu #ERCStG
The image shows photographs of the three researchers at the Göttingen Campus who have been awarded ERC Starting Grants by the European Research Council (ERC). From left to right: Dr Sophie de Vries, Göttingen University (photo thanks to Sophie), Dr Tristan Stöber, Göttingen University (photo thanks to Eivind Senneset/AYF); and Professor Elisa Oberbeckmann, University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) (photo thanks to MPI-NAT/Swen Pförtner).
September 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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We are hiring! Start at a #MaxPlanckInstitute with your own independent Max Planck Research Group. This position is equivalent to a W2 Professorship at a German university, or Associate Professor internationally. 🔗Apply until October 14th! www.mpg.de/career/max-p... #ScienceCareer #MPRG #TenureTrack
Call for independent Max Planck Research Groups
September 9, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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Excited to start our joint Summer School on "Gene Expression Across Scales"! 🧬 A great collaboration between Berlin and Göttingen (IMPRS-BAC, GS, MOLBIO, and NEURO). 5 days of innovative science and networking ahead, starting with @sedonamurphy.bsky.social! @molgen.mpg.de @mpi-nat.bsky.social
September 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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Amazing news! 🎉 Many congrats to our alumna Jacco @jaccolinezegers.bsky.social on winning the prestigious Wilhelm Pfeffer Prize from the DBG! 🏆🌿 A brilliant achievement and a proud moment for us. 👏✨ #PlantScience #DBG #PhD
uni-goettingen.de Uni Göttingen @uni-goettingen.de · 13d
Congratulations to bioinformatician Dr Jaccoline Zegers for the Wilhelm Pfeffer Prize, German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG), awarded for her PhD thesis. The prize recognises outstanding achievements in plant research: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html...

#AppliedBioinformatics #Genomics #Algae
Close up photograph of one of Dr Jaccoline Zeger's analysed algae from the group of Zygnematophyceae named Zygnema circumcarinatum. It shows a close up of a strand which has transparent compartments with packs of green in the middle. The photo is by Jaccoline Zegers, University of Göttingen Photo shows Dr Jaccoline Zegers. She is sitting in a field of wheat-coloured crop with mountains and forests behind her. Photo thanks to Amra Ashok, University of Göttingen
September 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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🚀 Apply now for 12 fully funded PhD positions at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research! Join us and start your PhD in an international community at the forefront of ageing research. 🧬🔬
🗓️ Deadline: November 3, 2026
Explore the projects & apply: www.ageing-grad-school.de
📣 Spread the word!
August 11, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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Special thanks to our guests for the inspiring talks and the fantastic interaction @maiwen-ch.bsky.social @tschwammle.bsky.social and Salma Balazadeh! Your insights added so much value to our retreat. And to Hanna Sänger for the vital talk on mental health during the PhD! 🧠✨ #ScienceRetreat #PhDLife
imprsgs.bsky.social IMPRS for Genome Science @imprsgs.bsky.social · Jun 25
Hard work can't have a great view? 🏔️🔬 Of course, it can! Our retreat in Braunlage is in full swing! We're spending our time exchanging our research, new ideas, but also networking, and bonding over volleyball in the evenings. 🏐✨ #PhDLife #IMPRSGS #ScienceRetreat #TeamBuilding #Harz
June 26, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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Hard work can't have a great view? 🏔️🔬 Of course, it can! Our retreat in Braunlage is in full swing! We're spending our time exchanging our research, new ideas, but also networking, and bonding over volleyball in the evenings. 🏐✨ #PhDLife #IMPRSGS #ScienceRetreat #TeamBuilding #Harz
June 25, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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⏰Deadline for abstract submission approaching: Our #GoenomiX Symposium "Frontiers in Molecular Zoology" will happen on Sept 24-25 at @uni-goettingen.de. Submit your abstract until June 30: events.gwdg.de/event/1458/
Göttingen SPIRIT - Symposium “Molecular Genetics in Zoology” (Symposium only)
In this 2-day symposium will bring together international scientists working on understanding the function of genes underlying a wide range of zoological phenomena. Some contributed talks will be sele...
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June 22, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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📣 Join us for the Spirit Summer School "Molecular Genetics in Zoology" with three days of hands-on training and consulting in #RNAi, #CRISPR genome editing, in-situ hybridization, #imaging and #RNA-seq for emerging model systems. 🐌🪰🪱🐞🧬
Registration is open until June 30: events.gwdg.de/event/1457/
June 2, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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📢Magda Koziol @epigenome.bsky.social will be speaking at the DPZ @primatenzentrum.bsky.social in Göttingen this Wednesday.
🗓️11 March ⏰13:00
Join us for an exciting seminar! 👇👇
March 9, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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Congrats to our alumna! 🎉 That's a fantastic achievement, and a well-deserved recognition!👍🥂
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Honored to receive the 2026 KI-ISN Early Career Researcher Award (Basic Science) for our paper "Genetic screens of imaging-derived kidney volumes identify genes linked to kidney function"
Grateful to an amazing team behind our study published in @kidneyint.bsky.social
www.theisn.org/wcn/member/s...
Sara Patricia Monteiro-Martins - World Congress of Nephrology 2026
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February 24, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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Honored to receive the 2026 KI-ISN Early Career Researcher Award (Basic Science) for our paper "Genetic screens of imaging-derived kidney volumes identify genes linked to kidney function"
Grateful to an amazing team behind our study published in @kidneyint.bsky.social
www.theisn.org/wcn/member/s...
Sara Patricia Monteiro-Martins - World Congress of Nephrology 2026
www.theisn.org
February 19, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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goettingen-campus.de
Today we mark UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science

And remember: opportunities to meet inspiring women in a range of disciplines and careers at Göttingen’s Postdoc Fair on 19 March, a family friendly event aimed at all researchers: goettingen-campus.de/postdoc-fair #MeetYourMentor
Image shows a cartoon representation on a blue background showing two female researchers in a lab with a microscope and giant flasks of chemicals behind them. The text reads: "The world needs science science needs WOMEN!"
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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And also thanks to our successful female scientific group leaders! They are a huge inspiration to our junior scientists. #Inspiration #RoleModels #Science 4 from our 18 female PIs are on bluesky: @mariekeoudelaar.bsky.social @sonjalorenzlab.bsky.social @schuhlab.bsky.social @zafeirioulab.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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Inspiring the Next Generation 🎉Happy International Day of #WomenInScience 🎉 We had many amazing female scientists – like our two alumnae, who recently received prestigious postdoctoral fellowships: @sophiesiems.bsky.social (Marie Curie) & @nishahemandhar.bsky.social (Walter Benjamin) Congrats! #STEM
February 11, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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Göttingen Campus Postdoc Fair 2026

Thurs 19 March from 14:30. Registration now open. Book onsite childcare by 6 March.

Postdoc Fair: organised by Postdocs for Postdocs and everyone welcome. Get informed, shine a light on your career and meet your mentor: goettingen-campus.de/postdoc-fair
Image: This is a blue and turquoise poster with text included in the post - with the exception of join us for pizza at 17:30 and the following: Chat with experts: get inspired and inform your next career steps, discover opportunities at the Campus and beyond, meet other postdocs and build your network. There is also a QR code which leads you to the website here: https://goettingen-campus.de/postdoc-fair
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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🚨 Last call - deadline extended to Jan. 15! PhD positions at the Max Planck Institute & University of Göttingen! #IMPRSGS #GönomiX
➡️ www.uni-goettingen.de/de/applicati...
#PhD #GenomeScience #Bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #Germany @mpi-nat.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
Application - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Webseiten der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
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January 10, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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Fully-funded #PhD positions in #epigenetics, #biophysics & #metabolism, gene regulation, cell biology and more…

Are you already on track to start an exciting research career @maxplanck.de & @uni-freiburg.de?

This is your timeline. Apply by February 6th, 2026
www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/apply-imprs-...
January 8, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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📣 Talented PhD students wanted: The IMPRS for Genome Science @imprsgs.bsky.social and the DFG Research Training Group GönomiX are looking for you!
January 8, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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joergstuelke.bsky.social
New in #SubtiWiki: Clusters of structural homologs!
Enjoy the new feature!
Thank you, Oskar Geissel & @c-elfmann.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de @imprsgs.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Want to shape the future of genome science? 🧬 PhD positions available at Max Planck Institute & Uni Göttingen (IMPRS-GS/GönomiX)! Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary research community. Apply by Jan 14, 2026: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/applicati... #GenomeScience #Research
Doctoral hat surrounded by icons representing genome science fields: math, bioimaging, genomics, bioinformatics & more. Logos for Uni Göttingen, GönomiX & IMPRS-GS.
November 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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💻 The Project: We will integrate multi-omics (bulk/scRNAseq, long-reads, ATAC-seq) to explore how duplicated genes diverge in regulation and function.
🤝 You will be part of the DFG SPP 2349 @gevol.bsky.social consortium & the @imprsgs.bsky.social, with research visits to collaboration partners (👇).
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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mariekeoudelaar.bsky.social
Happy to share our latest publication, in which we show that the arrangement of nucleosomes around CTCF sites contributes to higher-order organisation of chromatin into TADs: www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
October 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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We are hiring the second cohort of EvoReSt PhD students. If you are interested in deep evolutionary questions, checkout:
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/687607.html
Apply here:
obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/In...
August 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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How can scientific evidence guide political decisions? And how can researchers take an active role in democratic debate? These are the central questions of the Max Planck Science Policy Winter School (MP-SPWS), taking place January 25–30, 2026, in Berlin! Learn more: www.fkf.mpg.de/mpsps
September 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM