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New AI-based tool allows to predict activity of DNA sequences more

Anja Hess is the first author of a recent study by the Meissner and Vallier Labs in Genome Biology. We talked with her about what drew her to the work, the one skill she learned during this work that she didn't expect to need, and the invisible work that went into the study.  more

In our interview series we take a look behind the scenes of science.  more

On the occasion of Boys Day 2026, Yannick Reuß and Dorde Stojadinovic interviewd PhD student Elodie Limberg about her career and research.   more

During the Girls´ & Boys´ Day 2026 Jakob Lämmel and Falk Schneiderheinze interviewed PhD student Ida Stöppelkamp from the Hnisz Lab. more

Johannes Stein joined the MPIMG in 2025. His lab will use state-of-the-art microscopy techniques to examine the organization of the genome at a molecular level. We talked to him about how, despite being a trained physicist, he ended up in biology, the importance of his research and the power of interdisciplinary teams.  more

In a new study published in Genes & Development, researchers from the labs of Stefan Mundlos (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics and Charité, Berlin) and Lila Allou (MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences, London) demonstrate how different regulatory genetic elements coordinate the temporal activity of a key developmental gene. Their findings likely explain subtle differences seen in patients with congenital limb malformations, for which the underlying disease mechanisms often remain unknown. more

The MPIMG is excited that Claudia Langenberg and Malte Spielmann joined the institute as external scientific members of the Max Planck Society this year. These positions are held by outstanding researchers with close ties to an MPI, who help strengthen the institute’s scientific network and foster collaborations. They began their work at the institute with a mini symposium in March. more

Interview with new group leader Raquel Fueyo. more

Congratulations to director Alexander Meissner, who has been honored with the 2026 ISSCR Momentum Award for Exceptional Work in Developmental and Stem Cell Epigenetics by the The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR). more

Nuclear speckles aid GC-rich RNA processing more

Interview with new group leader Sedona Murphy more

A new study by the Meissner and Hnisz labs, published in Developmental Cell, reveals in new detail the genetic programs that guide liver cells as they develop into fully functional hepatocytes. The findings could have implications for biotechnology and regenerative medicine. more

A new study from Bernhard Herrmann’s group shows how targeted, non-Mendelian inheritance could solve problems in livestock breeding. more

This fall and winter, Raquel Fueyo, Sedona Murphy, and Johannes Stein will establish their labs at the MPIMG. Their work will strengthen our research in embryogenesis, epigenetic regulation, genome and nuclear organization. more

In our “meet the first author” interview series, we take a look behind the scenes of science. more

Study by the Schulz lab describes a novel regulatory principle involved in X-chromosome inactivation during development more

In our “meet the first author” interview series, we take a look behind the scenes of science. more

Funding will support her work on human B cell immunology. more

The award recognizes the scientist's research on dormancy more

Widely used cancer models do not replicate DNA methylation patterns in tumors more

Kinkley lab gains new insight into how an epigenetic reader regulates its ability to bind chromatin more

Congratulations to associated group leader Helene Kretzmer who received the Supervision Award from the Dahlem Research School (DRS). more

New research findings from a collaboration between the labs of Stefan Mundlos, Dario G. Lupiáñez, and Francisca M. Real show how genetic programs were reused during the evolution of mammalian flight. more

A new study by Stefan Mundlos's lab reveals how viral-like particles cause a developmental malformation. more