The Center for Biochemistry of the Medical Faculty of Cologne University. We do research into the biology underlying disease. Now @ https://xitter.cf/t.co/jys0xxkgEI

Cologne, Germany
Joined February 2021
We’re looking for a new colleague in Cologne! A permanent 75% position coordinating and developing our Biochemistry teaching - with plenty of opportunity to teach and shape the curriculum. Must be able to teach in German 🇩🇪 Please share! jobs-uk-koeln.onlyfy.jobs/de…
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Promising new treatment approach for severe COVID-19! Clinical trial with Fas ligand blocker shows faster recovery & reduced mortality. Approach targets immune overreaction, potentially effective against future viruses too. #COVID19 #Science #PublicHealth t.ly/6kalU
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💧✂️Liquid droplets cut membranes without protein scissors🌱 A study led by @knorrlab and team shows that tiny liquid droplets, known as biomolecular condensates, cut membranes of plant cells without the need for specialized protein✂️ Read more 🔗 uni.koeln/RRD22
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Excited to share my first, first-author manuscript on the role of Signal Peptide Peptidase in membrane protein quality control. Massive thanks to our collaborators, @Marius_Lemberg @donem_avci @RobinCorey1 and postdoc @MichaelvdWeijer @Dunn_School journals.biologists.com/jcs/…
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We are thrilled to welcome our new colleague Roland Knorr with his team @KnorrLab who just was appointed as W2 professor @BCCologne @UniCologne @UKKoeln We are looking forward to exciting research on phase separation & shaping of biological membranes biochemie-med.uni-koeln.de/e…
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Excited to share the first article from my lab on treatment options for #SCLC! Great job from Lucas and all lab members!!! Amazing collaborative work! #Vichem, #MartinSos, @braegelmannlab, @WalczakLab, @LiccardiLab , @JoanMonte , @sfb1399 @UKKoeln rdcu.be/dIxdb
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📢Time to voice our concerns about the #WissZeitVG once again! ➡️17 scientific societies, which together represent more than 55,000 scientists, are speaking out! 👉Please share our initiative! 🔁Please RT
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Exciting study by the Schiavinato & Paulsson lab @BCCologne @DFG_FOR2722 @UKKoeln revealing that #ANTXR1 deficiency triggers premature #aging linked to nuclear and actin abnormalities rdcu.be/dFEQJ
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Excited to share the first publication from Oda lab in @NatImmunol !! We describe human SHARPIN deficiency as a novel member of 'inborn errors of cell death'. A great collaboration with Dan Kastner, @Bee191961, and @NajouaLalaoui. rdcu.be/dEx07
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Important study by the Walczak lab and collaborators identifying FasL as a crucial host factor in the immuno-pathology underlying COVID-19 rdcu.be/dFEMU
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🚨🚨Free spots available / Please RT!🚨🚨 Thrilled to announce that our PhD students are organizing #MITOchats Symposium on June 4th in Cologne! Do not miss this wonderful event!! Register HERE👉👉👉shorturl.at/bcdJN #mitochondria #metabolism #cellbiology @MPIAGE @CECAD_
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Interesting TV documentary @DasErste about our former student @BCCologne @CECAD_ @UniCologne, Louisa Grauvogel, who, after combining both world-class athletics and biochemistry, now pursued a career in science @Harvard. Good luck, Louisa! ardmediathek.de/video/sporta…
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🔬🧬 Cologne researchers @lemberg_lab @BCCologne @CECAD_ have discovered a new regulatory mechanism that keeps the immune system in check! The intramembrane protease RHBDL4 prevents the immune system from overreacting. Read more 👇 uni.koeln/ZNHFQ
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Single-cell analysis of memory B cells from top neutralizers reveals multiple sites of vulnerability within HCMV Trimer and Pentamer. One more from Florian Klein @UKKoeln et al. with the Koch team @BCCologne cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S…
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The linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC) is required for RIG-I sensing of RNA viruses. Congratulations to Brian Ferguson, Henning Walczak, and teams nature.com/articles/s41418-0…
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"Unravelling endoplasmic reticulum complexity with novel systematic approaches" Seminar by Emma Fenech (Weizmann Institute of Science) coming Monday, December 11th at 3:00 pm, CECAD lecture hall. See you there!
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