@mpibp.bsky.social
Our research concerns biological membranes with particular emphasis on the structure and function of membrane proteins. #Biophysics #cryoEM #structuralbiology
@mpibp.bsky.socialThis achievement exemplifies the excellence of sustained research efforts and interdisciplinary collaboration. 💪💪💪🤝🤝🤝
@mpibp.bsky.social3/3: The translation of these findings into practical tools for neuroscience and medicine, such as light-controlled neurons and restoring vision, highlights the impact of basic research.
👉 Read more: www.biophys.mpg.de/2934651/2026...
@mpibp.bsky.social2/3: Key contributions include the discovery of the light-activated ion channel properties of channelrhodopsin, which was conducted in collaboration with our researchers, Georg Nagel and Ernst Bamberg, as well as Peter Hegemann in Regensburg.
@mpibp.bsky.social© The Nobel Prize medal is a registered trademark of the Nobel Foundation
@mpibp.bsky.social1/3: 👏👏👏 Optogenetics has transformed neuroscience, earning The Nobel Prize in Medicine today! 👏👏👏 Hearthfelt congratulations to Georg Nagel, Peter Hegemann, and Karl Deisseroth! 👏👏👏 We celebrate this breakthrough that originated from our scientists’ pioneering research. 🎉🎉🎉
@mpibp.bsky.social3/3: Since methanogens play an important role in carbon cycling, understanding this molecular diversity could help researchers take advantage of these processes for sustainable energy ☀️
@mpibp.bsky.social2/3: 🦠 By comparing two different methanogens, the research groups at @mpibp.bsky.social and @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social found an electron bifurcation path dependent on a newly identified protein, MvhB.
📄 Read the full study in Science Advances: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aed3711
@mpibp.bsky.social1/3: How do microbes power carbon capture? ⚡️
In our new study, Bonnie Murphy @bjmurphylab.bsky.social and Seigo Shima @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social explored the different molecular solutions to capturing carbon dioxide using electron bifurcation.
📓 Read more about our work here: s.gwdg.de/9e3Blu
@mpibp.bsky.social2/3: 2) 🦠 By comparing two different methanogens, the research groups at @(MPI Biophys) and @(MPI Micro) found an electron bifurcation path dependent on a newly identified protein, MvhB.
📄 Read the full study in Science Advances: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aed3711
@goetheuni.bsky.socialReposted by @mpibp.bsky.socialWeil’s so schön war: Noch ein kleiner Videorückblick aufs #ScienceFestival! 🎬 Vor knapp einer Woche gab’s auf dem Roßmarkt Wissenschaft zum Anfassen und Entdecken. Danke an alle, die mitgemacht, gefragt, gestaunt und erklärt haben! 🔬 #Frankfurt #FrankfurtAlliance
@imprs-cbp.bsky.socialReposted by @mpibp.bsky.socialDay 1 of the Symposium on Cellular Biophysics 2026 is a wrap! 🥳🔬
Huge thanks to faculty members
@idikic.bsky.social and @heilemannlab.bsky.social for two fantastic opening talks on cellular homeostasis and super-resolution microscopy.
Photos by Louise Duever.
@evgenii-protasov.bsky.socialReposted by @mpibp.bsky.socialGreat collaboration between @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social and @mpibp.bsky.social solving the structures of CO₂-fixing supercomplexes in methanogens and shedding light on their evolution🧫🔬
#methanogens #methane #StructuralBiology #CryoEM @science.org @maxplanck.de
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@sbgrid.bsky.socialReposted by @mpibp.bsky.socialOur software webinar series will resume in October with Beata Turoňová, Group Leader at the @mpibp.bsky.social, introducing cryoCAT. Until then, you can catch up on webinars you missed from our last series on the SBGrid YouTube channel.
More here: buff.ly/p1w3J7S
@imprs-cbp.bsky.socialReposted by @mpibp.bsky.socialJoin us at the annual IMPRS-CBP Symposium (Sep 21–25 at @mpibp.bsky.social )! 🧬
A week of faculty talk series + featured lectures in welcoming of new PhD cohort. For registration and program details here: imprs-cbp.mpg.de/symposium-on...
@mpibp.bsky.socialResearchers from the MPI of Biophysics & KU Leuven (@office-garcia.bsky.social & @lmcsleuven.bsky.social) analyzed leukemia-linked BCL-2 mutations that disrupt venetoclax binding, letting cancer cells dodge treatment 🧬
📝 Full study: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
@mpibp.bsky.socialWhy do leukemia patients stop responding to venetoclax, a precision drug that blocks cancer cells' ability to escape cell death? 🩸 Our new study in Advanced Science reveals resistance isn't one-size-fits-all 🧵
📝 Learn more: www.biophys.mpg.de/2925331/rese...
@mpibp.bsky.socialWhat does a postdoc do in their “free” time? Spoiler: They don’t have any. But when Marcel Heinz does sneak in a few minutes between tasks, he’s busy building a free, no-registration chemical sketcher—kudos for this valuable contribution to the community!
👉 Check out his project: www.bondcraft.net
