Sometimes, the best discoveries start with curiosity! A few years ago, a motivated high school student joined the lab to explore lanthanide-induced shifts in metabolites. What happened next took us by surprise… 🧵👇

I asked the student to mix metabolites with an inglorious contrast agent and check CEST signals at wider NMR regions. Expecting maybe one bound water signal, we never imagined seeing the OH from lactate shift so clearly away from water—with a beautifully defined CEST!

That unexpected result sparked years of work Remy Chiaffarelli Universität Tübingen Orano Med Werner Siemens Imaging Center Visualizing and Targeting Cancer Stress developed better, safer agents and now have a clear way to detect extracellular lactate in tissues—including tumors. A small experiment led to something really cool!

Check out our latest publication on this discovery and its potential impact: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja… JACS Au ACS Publications Uniklinikum Tübingen #MRI #Metabolism

🔬We are thrilled to announce that our Microscopy Group, led by Bettina Weigelin, is hosting its very first #Multiscale #Imaging Workshop! Participants from all over the world🇺🇸🇿🇦🇨🇱🇩🇪🇬🇧🇨🇭🇦🇹 are exploring the links between #microscopy & the #macroscopic imaging world🧬🔬

📢Exciting news! This week we are at the 20th EMIM meeting in Bilbao🇪🇸, kicking things off with two fantastic talks tomorrow! Looking forward to great discussions and connecting with fellow researchers! #Imaging #Research #EMIM2025

Day 2 at #EMIM2025 🇪🇸 is packed with more exciting talks and poster presentations! Stop by, chat with us, and let’s discuss research! #Science #Networking #Imaging #Research

A hearty congratulations to our Director, Bernd Pichler , for being awarded the prestigious ESMI award🏆 by the European Society for Molecular Imaging - ESMI A well deserved recognition for his pioneering work in #PET/#MRI over the last three decades👏🏼🎉

Day 3 in Bilbao🇪🇸 Another day of engaging talks from Kristina Herfert and Ann-Kathrin Grotegerd, come join in as they share their work in neuroimaging🧠🔬! #Science #Imaging #EMIM2025

It is our final day in Bilbao🇪🇸 Looking forward to our final talks and poster presentations from our team! A great way to close an inspiring #EMIM2025!

A big congratulations to Grace and Pascal for winning Poster awards at #EMIM2025 in Bilbao! 🎉 🏆 🍾 #molecular_imaging #Bilbao

👋Meet our PhD students Daniel & Ann-Kathrin at #ADPD2025 in Vienna! Catch them at Tuesday’s poster session📃 (SHIFT 01-101 & 01-103) on α-synucleinopathies & #PET tracers☢️ Stop by to hear about their work on imaging #neurodegenerative diseases!🔬🧠 Shift :7am to 7pm

🎉A big congratulations Sabrina Haas who successfully defended her Doctoral Thesis🎓 titled- "Imaging Of Biomarkers and Brain Circuits Involved in Parkinson's Disease"🧠🔬 Congratulations to Dr. Haas on this milstone. Well deserved!👏