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Very excited to be MPI of Immunobiology & Epigenetics for the #epigenetics meeting 🧬 Come say hi during the poster session to hear about oocyte epigenetics!

One of my illustrations made an appearance at the MPI of Immunobiology & Epigenetics #epigenetics conference! thanks to the boss Jamie Hackett presenting the cool science we do in the lab 🔥

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Unlocking fertilization 🗝️ out today Cell , Victoria Deneke , Blaha A & @PauliGroup IMP uncover a conserved protein complex on vertebrate sperm that recognizes distinct egg ligands in mammals and fish, thus enabling fertilisation. A #sciart and #scicomm 🧵

Amazing work by Marzia Munafò who illustrated our @PauliGroup's findings on the "lock-and-key" mechanism that initiates #fertilisation👇

Check out this beautiful representation of our work by Marzia Munafò uncovering the molecular bridge between sperm and egg! 🔑🤩 We had lots of fun brainstorming together with Marzia and seeing our discoveries come to life in this artistic rendition 🧵

I loved how subtle aspects were incorporated into this piece, like the tripartite key, drawings of sperm and egg on the door and even some phylogenetic trees! 🌟 But did you notice, what lies beyond the door? Ribosomes and molecules found within the egg!

Sneak peek at some of the participating artists: @hhbarrera Laura Olivares Boldú Patricia Bondia Dr. Jaye Gardiner Anna Hupalowska Rachel Ignotofsky Leonora Martínez Nuñez, PhD @leonoramartinez.bsky. mol mir Marzia Munafò Mary O'Reilly B. Duygu Özpolat, Ph.D. Stefanie Redemann Alex Ritter, PhD Dr. Ahna Skop, Ph.D. Kathleen Sluka Bryan Welm & many more! I am starstruck 🤩

Lots of open positions to study regeneration in the Aztekin lab, now moving to MPI Tubingen🔥 Go check them out!

Lifestyle is a stronger predictor of aging and mortality than genetics. A new Nature study of ~500,000 people found: 🎯 17% of mortality variation was linked to lifestyle (exposome). 🧬 <2% of was explained by genetics. Here’s what you need to know 👇🧵 1/10

This study reinforces a key point: your environment and daily habits shape aging and disease risk potentially more than your genes. While genetic predisposition matters, it is not deterministic. The right lifestyle choices can mitigate many risks. /10 nature.com/articles/s4159…

Thrilled to announce that we are looking for a Research Technician/Assistant to join our lab @IMBA. Please consider applying if you’re enthusiastic about #devbio #stemcells #teamwork and excited to help shaping a new lab! I’m thankful for any retweet! imba.onlyfy.jobs/job/l6u2m980

In today's episode of the Night Science Podcast we talk with Martin Schwartz from Yale University about the importance of stupidity in science: while learning science makes you feel smart, true scientific discovery often involves feeling stupid, because it means venturing into the unknown.