Structural biology on DNA repair, chromatin remodeling and innate immunity.

Joined January 2018
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SLFN11 story continues! We combined cryo-EM and biochemical assays to explain how phosphorylation regulates SLFN11´s tRNA cleavage and ssDNA binding activities. Check out our new paper at: nature.com/articles/s41467-0… movie
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Congratulations to our SLFN team - @Michael_Kug, Felix Metzner and @KatjaLammens for uncovering yet another intricate mechanism! Special thanks to Gregor Witte for his contribution! #innateimmunity #cryoEM #structuralbiology
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18 Nov 2024
Upcoming Joint IMPRS Lecture with Karl-Peter Hopfner @hopfnerlab from the @LMU_Muenchen this Thursday, 21 November at 4 pm CET🗓️! The talk is free for everyone, on campus or via Zoom. ↪️More info: imprs-ml.mpg.de/38279/Joint-… @MPI_Biochem @MPIforBI @LMU_Muenchen @TU_Muenchen
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Congratulations JP & lab and all co-authors !
5 Sep 2024
Excited to share our work showing how PLK1 licenses CENP-A deposition at centromeres to ensure centromere inheritance @WTcell @GeneCenter_LMU @SBSatEd @LMU_Muenchen @Pragya_Sriv @bethan_medina @Alba_Edinburgh @PaulaSoteloP @ERC_Research @wellcome & MRC science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Alles Gute zum 40. Geburtstag, liebes @GeneCenter_LMU ! 🎉 Hier verbindet sich Grundlagenforschung mit der praktischen #biomedizinischen Anwendung zu exzellenter #wissenschaftlicher Arbeit. Vielen Dank für so viel #Engagement als verlässlicher Partner für den Freistaat #Bayern!
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🚀Our celebratory symposium last Monday was enjoyed by all participants😀😆. Bavarian Minister of State Blume and LMU President Huber offered their congratulations. Patrick Cramer, President of the Max Planck Society, sent his greetings via video message.
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The @GeneCenter_LMU celebrates 40 years of groundbreaking #research in the #lifesciences! 🔬🧪In an interview, Director Karl-Peter Hopfner recalls important stages in the center's history and talks about the challenges of the future. lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-over… #GeneCenterMunich
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24 Apr 2024
Thrilling insights, vibrant discussions, and potent biomedical applications – our two-day @GeneCenter_LMU Retreat at Kloster Irrsee merged science with wonderful companionship. Perfect synergy of innovation and fun! Our lab enjoyed every moment. Huge thanks to GCM! 🧬🔬
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🎉 Horizons 20XX 🎉 Our 40th anniversary lecture series continues on April 15 🥂. We're thrilled to announce that Julia Mahamid will join us, bringing her wealth of experience in structural biology! She'll share insights on: Enabling Discovery by In-Cell Structural Biology🤗
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12 Mar 2024
Check out Michael's talk next Wednesday🧬
In our next meeting #MunichRNA20M, we will hear the amazing RNA science of Yung-Li Chen from @METorresPadilla lab (@Helmholtz_MUC) and @Michael_Kug from @hopfnerlab (@LMU_Muenchen). Hope to see you there! 📅20/03/24 3pm 📍@MPI_Biochem
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Fresh out of the oven, our collaboration with the Kopito Lab - UFL1(E3) modifies, binds to, and dissociates the 60S subunit from the Sec61 translocon! #ribosome #cryoEM
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🥳🥂Our special lecture series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Gene Center begins on January 29. We're very excited and looking forward to @kmborgwardt's talk: Machine Learning in Systems Biology: Now and Next Join us as he takes a look into the future of his research🤗
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40 years of science beyond disciplines 🥳In 2024, the @GeneCenter_LMU celebrates 40 years of science beyond disciplines🥂💃🕺 Stay tuned for Horizons 20XX: outstanding scientists will present their work and take a look at the future development of the field
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Many Congratulations to Lab Alumni Carina! We are very proud and wish you all the best for your new role as assistant professor @OliveiraMann 🧬
Back to the roots! I am thrilled to announce that I have returned to my alma mater as Assistant Professor for Biomolecular Cryo Electron Microscopy at the School of Natural Sciences @TU_Muenchen. #WomenInSTEM #MomsInScience
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25 Aug 2023
Want to join our community of #IMPRSsiveMinds 🧠? Then apply for a PhD position at the IMPRS-ML via our application portal from Friday 01.09. 🗓️ #phdposition #jobalert #imprsml #maxplanck #gradschool #science #research @MPI_Biochem @MPIforBI @TU_Muenchen @LMU_Muenchen
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17 Aug 2023
Celebrating the accomplishment of Erik van de Logt! 🥳He successfully defended his PhD thesis on mechanistic insights into several DNA repair factors 🧬. Congratulations!
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