Can fasting boost vaccine protection as we age?
A trial at #mdcBerlin is testing intermittent fasting before flu & COVID shots to strengthen immunity in adults 60+.
Aging weakens the immune system, but fasting may restore autophagy and improve vaccine responses.
🔗 https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/boosting-vaccine-efficacy-we-age
🔍 When science education meets research
At the Gläsernes Labor, 24 teens spent a week investigating genetics, immune responses & allergy diagnostics. The new course is part of a collaboration between #mdcBerlin, @ChariteBerlin, DZKJ & DRFZ.
🔗 https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/news/promoting-awareness-health-research
🌍 Science infrastructure is not just about equipment – it’s about who gets to use it.
As part of the 2025 EU-LIFE Science Vision Talk Contest, David Peran Hayes from #mdcBerlin presented a personal and professional perspective on scientific capacity-building.
His talk – "Growing West African Science Through Bio-Imaging" – reflects on research collaborations, infrastructure development, and the intersection of science and equity.
📺 Watch his talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoGNhElhVYg&list=PL6Vg6O8NFMhMHombHvLz0HDzWlvZtrkCc&index=16
Congratulations to Maike Sander, Scientific Director of the Max Delbrück Center!
Together with Antonia Joussen (@ChariteBerlin), Stefan Rahmstorf (Uni Potsdam) and Ricarda Winkelmann (PIK, @mpi_gea) @BBAW admitted her into the academy during its annual #Einsteintag ("Einstein Day") celebrations in Potsdam.
🎉 Congratulations to Simon Haas and his team! They have been awarded a €150,000 Proof-of-Concept Grant from @ERC_Research. Immunotherapies leverage the body's immune system to fight cancer, and Haas' team is developing methods within the Single Cell focus of @bih_charite, #mdcBerlin, and @ChariteBerlin to predict the effectiveness of these therapies.
#CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #ERCGrant #PrecisionMedicine
Further information: https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/press/simon-haas-awarded-erc-proof-concept-grant
Simon Haas receives a Proof-of-Concept Grant from the European Research Council in the amount of €150,000. Immunotherapies use the immune system to fight against cancer. Haas' team from the joint single-cell focus of MDC, BIH, and Charité is developing methods to predict the efficacy of immunotherapies.
We are entering #PrideMonthBerlin with the 3rd Pride Symposium at MDC-BIMSB this afternoon! The event focuses on ensuring equity in science and society, promoting inclusivity and #diversity within the #mdcBerlin and beyond.
Don't miss it 👉 https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/events/pride-mdc-equity-science-and-society#mdcDiversity
In a study published in "Nature Genetics," researchers at the #mdcBerlin and EMBL found that healthy people's blood #StemCells carry major chromosomal alterations. This suggests that genetic #mosaicism is normal and may potentially play a role in aging: https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/press/genetic-mosaicism-more-common-thought
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In a study led by Professor Jan Korbel, Senior Scientist and Head of Data Science at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), and Dr. Ashley Sanders, Group Leader at the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC-BIMSB), researchers have found that approximately one in 40 human bone marrow cells carry massive chromosomal alterations – copy number variations and chromosomal rearrangements for example – without causing any apparent disease or abnormality.
#DiversityDay: Science is diverse. Just like us. Check out 9 #mdcBerlin scientists explaining their multifaceted research and its potential to improve our health.
#GDD24 #DDT24 #StimmeFürVielfalt
Thanks to Deborah Schmidt, Annette Hammes-Lewin, Altuna Akalin, Gabriele Schiattarella, Martina Fernandez, Viktoriia Huryn, Maike Gräff, Isabel Panse and Quentin Sattentau for contributing to this project!
@ChariteBerlin | @helmholtz | @HelmholtzImaging
📺 Watch our video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMXTF14U1HE
Wir feiern #75JahreGrundgesetz. Besuchen Sie uns am Sonntag zusammen mit dem Gläsernen Labor & den @helmholtz Schülerlaboren beim #Demokratiefest.
𝗘𝗡 | Visit #mdcBerlin, the Life Science Learning Lab & the Helmholtz student labs at the Democracy Festival on Sunday.
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/75-jahre-grundgesetz
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