I will be teaching and telling people why they should support basic research in simple model organisms till I die - though they don’t get the same recognition in terms of NIH finding - glad to see them recognized by the Nobel committee. Congratulations Gary Ruvkun

I’m extremely excited to have been part of this amazing team effort! I look forward to reuniting the Berlin immunology community next year!

Next time I'd also like to read about my peer reviewers' holiday plans 🏖️ nature.com/articles/d4158…

Keeping up with our high yield of Simon Lab members becoming PIs: Mariana Borsa (she/her) is starting her own group as an Assistant Professor in 🇨🇭 next year. We couldn't be more proud! 🍾🎉 Stay tuned for news on her recent work and future endeavours: nanaborsa.bsky.social

Spermidine supplementation restores polyamine balance and boosts autophagy under stress, presenting a promising, well-tolerated treatment for stress-related depression! Harvard Medical School McLean Hospital Uni Graz/University of Graz Med Uni Graz spearheaded by Nils Gassen Lab Uniklinik Bonn.🧠

Check out our new preprint here: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

We're looking for a new colleague in the Simon Lab at the Max Delbrück Center! All the info here or via DM: mdc-berlin.de/de/career/jobs…

We've got an open postdoc position in our lab at the Max Delbrück Center! Become our team member and help us decipher the role of autophagy in the aging immune system: mdc-berlin.de/de/career/jobs…

We are now accepting applications for the spring round of our fully-funded #PhD positions at the #mdcBerlin‼️ Apply for your science career in: ▶️ Genes, Cells and Cell-based Medicine ▶️ Molecular Processes and Therapies ▶️ Integrative Biomedicine 👉 mdc-berlin.de/phd 👈

🌟 I'm late in the exodus, but I've finally taken the leap to BSky! Join me in exploring brighter horizons at sebastianhofer.bsky

Exciting news! 🌱 With march I will join the BOKU University in Vienna as a tenure-track assistant! My group will investigate how plants integrate complex environmental stresses to induce #autophagy. thegrosslab.com BOKU University #plantscience #biochemistry #cellbiology

Highly recommended lab and environment!

The UNION consortium is excited to announce 17 open #PhD positions! UNION aims to address the challenges of our ageing society. It involves experts from various disciplines (PIs tagged below) and uses cutting-edge technologies. Contact the individual PIs with your EOI

🎉Immune aging focus 🎉Sebastian J. Hofer et al explore how immune aging impairs vaccine efficacy, and discuss how to boost it, via emerging vaccine technologies and gerotherapeutic interventions Katja Simon nature.com/articles/s4358… rdcu.be/eARAN