News and Press Releases

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

New bioinformatic method identifies evolutionarily conserved regions in the genome more

Congratulations to group leader Zack Smith on the Hermann Neuhaus Prize 2025 and to postdoc Sara Hetzel who receives the Otto Hahn Medal. These prizes recognize their work on different aspects of epigenetic regulation in early development and cancer. more

Cassandra Extavour is a developmental biologist and a professor of molecular and cell biology at Harvard. On the occasion of her talk at our institute in May, we interviewed her about her scientific journey, inclusion in academia, and how her second career as a part-time soprano singer shapes her scientific work. The interview was conducted by Daniel Ming-Kang Lee, a postdoc in the Meissner Lab. more

New study by the Hnisz Lab in Nature more

Alexander Meissner and Aydan Bulut-Karslioglu from Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics participate in a new cluster of excellence: ImmunoPreCept. more

We welcomed Students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the US at the MPIMG. more

An unforgettable day full of fun and team spirit more

An international team of scientists from the MPIMG, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) and the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDWA) have decoded the nearly complete genome of the northern white rhinoceros. more

Girls´ & Boys´ Day at our institute more

The former PhD student from the Denes Hnisz´ lab receives up to two years of funding from the Schmidt Sciences foundation. more

Junior science journalist Noah Avital interviews Nicole Eischer-Nandhamoori for Girls’ and Boys´ Day 2025 more

Junior science journalist Bennett Garbe interviews Maryam Ghareghani for Boys’ & Girls’ Day 2025
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To celebrate International Women's Day 2025, the MPIMG Gender Equality Team invited four scientists from different backgrounds to discuss equal opportunities in science on Monday, March 10, 2025. more

In our interview series, we talk to the first authors of recent studies and take a look behind the scenes of science more