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Awards & Grants, Environmental Health, LHI, Molecular Targets and Therapeutics, MCD, December 8, 2025

Funding for Cell Death Research Extended

Research into a novel form of cell death is entering its next phase and could soon help reduce complications after heart attacks or organ transplants. The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) is providing continued support for…

Raffaele Teperino

Dr. Raffaele Teperino, Principal Investigator of the Environmental Epigenetics Group at Helmholtz Munich, has been honored with the PRO-SCIENTIA Award 2025 of the Eckhart-Buddecke Foundation. The award, endowed with 10,000 euros, recognizes…

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Researchers at Helmholtz Munich have found that the body begins signaling the risk of type 2 diabetes many years before the disease is diagnosed. In a long-term study, the team examined hundreds of blood metabolites – small molecules that reflect…

Neural Cells Interaction

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich, the Technical University of Munich and the LMU University Hospital Munich uncovered a mechanism that protects nerve cells from premature cell death, known as ferroptosis. The study provides the first molecular…

Distribution of proteins in cells

A new tool developed by Helmholtz Munich and the German Center for Diabetes Research and the University of Bonn makes spatial proteomics and lipidomics easier to use – no coding required. C-COMPASS allows scientists to profile where proteins and…

Verleihung des Bayerischen Maximiliansordens

Prof. Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla, this year’s Leibniz Prize winner, has received the Bavarian Maximiliansorden for Science and Art. Minister-President Dr. Markus Söder presented the distinguished state honor to her at the State Chancellery,…

STV Technology of EDGE Project

According to the World Health Organization, around 300 million people worldwide suffer from genetic disorders – and for most of them, no effective treatments exist. A research team at the Institute of Stem Cell Research at Helmholtz Munich is…

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Helmholtz Munich is part of the EU research initiative PROBE, which aims to fundamentally transform the way osteoarthritis is diagnosed and treated. The project is funded through HORIZON EUROPE by the Innovative Health Initiative and has a total…

Talent Forum Welcome

The Helmholtz Munich Talent Forum took place on November 18–19, 2025, at the Helmholtz Munich Conference Center, bringing together eight outstanding early-career scientists from around the world working in the fields of Epigenetics and Nucleic Acids…

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Dr. Eric Wenzel, Clinician Scientist at the Leipzig University and the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolism, Obesity, and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) of Helmholtz Munich and the Medical Faculty of Leipzig University, has been awarded the Jürgen-Bierich…

AI models in science

Helmholtz Munich has secured funding in the Helmholtz Association’s first-ever “UNLOCK” call for AI benchmarking. With three projects approved, the center plays a key role in developing high-quality, multimodal benchmarking datasets that will improve…

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The European Respiratory Society (ERS) and COPD-iNET Research Symposium in Prague brought together more than 120 clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates to address one of the most pressing challenges in respiratory medicine: Chronic…

COPD Lung Day 2025

World COPD Day aims to raise awareness, share knowledge, and promote action to reduce the global burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Helmholtz Munich is driving progress in these efforts, with pioneering research on new…

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A new study reveals how two key molecular players – the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC) and TRAF6 – work together to fine-tune immune signaling in T cells. Published in Nature Communications, the research from the group of Prof.…

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NAKO, the German National Cohort, will play a key role in the National Decade on "Post-Infectious Diseases", initiated by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR). Building on its years of foundational work, NAKO…

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Diabetes affects millions worldwide, but research is opening new paths for better prevention, treatment, and ultimately, a cure. Helmholtz Munich is at the forefront of these efforts, advancing science to combat diabetes and related metabolic…

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How Foundation Models Are Shaping Biomedical Research

AI-powered foundation models like GPT have evolved from everyday tools for simple tasks to powerful systems capable of…

An AI powered system automating remote patient monitoring by analyzing real time health data and vital signs, futuristic AI-driven healthcare platform

Science Through an Artistic Lens

In a world where scientific innovation is increasingly interconnected, the RepliFate-Artist in Residence program seeks to…

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Tracing the First Building Blocks of Life

What connects Helmholtz Munich with space research? The globally unique analytical methods developed by Prof. Philippe…

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Ali Ertürk’s Journey in Transformative Biomedical Imaging

Imagine a world where the most intricate networks and processes within whole bodies are visible – down to the level of…

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Ferroptosis: Controlling Life or Death of Cells

Cell death is indispensable to life, as it ensures the removal of damaged or unnecessary cells. Among the many ways a cell can…

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Germany’s Largest Biorepository

The largest repository of human biosamples in Germany is located at the Helmholtz Munich campus. It features cutting-edge…

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Staple Foods With Reasons for Concern

How researchers from Helmholtz Munich are making wheat, oats, barley, and co. fit for the future.

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The Light that Listens to Health and Disease

The research of Prof. Dr. Vasilis Ntziachristos and his team leads to novel, groundbreaking medical imaging tools. Their…

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Impact from Heat on Health

Driven by climate change, heatwaves are becoming increasingly frequent and prolonged in Germany. Especially for older adults,…

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Science is better when everyone is included. Yet, only about a third of researchers worldwide are women. It’s time to change that. On this page, Helmholtz Munich celebrates inspiring careers and female leaderhip.

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An apple a day..." is not enough. Prevention starts with research.

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Discover how new technologies like AI, and Bioengineering are accelerating the future of personalized medicine.

Thanks to excellent basic research, groundbreaking innovations against obesity as well as in the field of diabetes prevention and therapy are emerging at Helmholtz Munich.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the exceptional potential to improve human health: Advanced data analysis and machine learning methods developed by our experts are revolutionizing medical research.

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K1DS ARE HEROES

is a heroic campaign to raise awareness of type 1 diabetes and inform parents abour early detection options. Find out how you can be a part of the campaign at hero-k1ds.de

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Researchers at Helmholtz Munich have found that the body begins signaling the risk of type 2 diabetes many years before the disease is diagnosed. In a long-term study, the team examined hundreds of blood metabolites – small molecules that reflect…

A new study reveals how two key molecular players – the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC) and TRAF6 – work together to fine-tune immune signaling in T cells. Published in Nature Communications, the research from the group of Prof.…

Scientists at Helmholtz Munich, together with Harvard Medical School and international collaborators, have developed TITAN, an artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of analyzing and describing digital pathology slides. By combining information…

When nanoparticles enter the lungs, the immune system reacts within minutes. Researchers from the Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI) at Helmholtz Munich have now revealed how alveolar macrophages – immune cells located in the lung’s air sacs…

Two new studies published in Nature show that metastatic melanoma and lung adenocarcinoma rely on the protein ferroptosis suppressor protein 1 (FSP1) for survival – identifying a metabolic dependency that may inform the development of new cancer…

In the fight against disease, programmed cell death – also known as apoptosis – is a key protective function of the body. It breaks down cells that are damaged or have undergone dangerous changes. However, cancer cells often manage to override this…

Pancreas development in pigs resembles humans much more closely than does the established mouse model. An international team headed by Helmholtz Munich and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) has now produced a comprehensive evolutionary…

A research team at the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG), an institute from Helmholtz Munich at the University of Leipzig and the University of Leipzig Medical Center, has identified that microRNAs derived from…

A recent study led by Prof. Eleftheria Zeggini, Director of the Institute of Translational Genomics at Helmholtz Munich, provides new insights into how genetic risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) can influence a wide range of health conditions beyond…

When immune system killer cells detect signs of infection, some of them rapidly multiply, forming a large defensive force to fight the pathogen. However, this response does not occur in every killer cell. What determines whether a cell will…

A new study, led by Helmholtz Munich and the Earlham Institute as part of a global collaboration, has generated the first wheat pan-transcriptome – a comprehensive map of gene activity across multiple wheat varieties.

Until now, weight reduction has been the primary therapeutic goal for people with prediabetes. An analysis shows that patients who bring their blood sugar levels back within the normal range through a healthy lifestyle but do not lose weight, or even…

The harmless skin bacterium Staphylococcus hominis may play a key role in protecting the skin barrier in neurodermatitis (atopic dermatitis). Researchers from University Medicine Augsburg and Helmholtz Munich, together with colleagues from Freiburg,…

Researchers have identified insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) as a key regulator of adipose tissue expansion during early postnatal development. This study, led by Dr. Siegfried Ussar from Helmholtz Munich and the German Center for Diabetes…

Researchers from Helmholtz Munich, Roche Diagnostics, and the Technical University of Munich have developed the most comprehensive single-cell atlas to date of human atherosclerotic plaques. These plaques, which form in the arteries and can lead to…

In recent biomedical research, attention is increasingly turning to the amount of drug that actually reaches lung tissue, known as the “lung-deposited dose”. A new comment in Nature Reviews Bioengineering highlights the importance of this measure for…

A research team at Helmholtz Munich and Helmholtz AI, led by Prof. Lara Urban, has demonstrated that artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to distinguish between living and dead microorganisms by analysing raw data signal from nanopore DNA…

A joint study by Helmholtz Munich, the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), and Goethe University Frankfurt reveals how a novel drug may help prevent type 1 diabetes (T1D) by restoring immune balance. The findings were published in Molecular…

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich have uncovered a signaling mechanism in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana that allows roots to warn and prime the shoots for potential microbial threats. Central to this root-to-shoot communication is a small…

The skeletal muscles of men and women process glucose and fats in different ways. A study conducted by the Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases at Helmholtz Munich, the University Hospital of Tübingen and the German Center for…

Researchers led by Dr. Joel Schick at Helmholtz Munich, in collaboration with Dr. Cathryn Haigh from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have identified a key mechanism driving brain cell death in prion diseases – a group of rare but fatal…

A new study conducted by researchers at Helmholtz Munich and collaborators reveals a significant association between long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and impaired odor identification, a possible early indicator of neurodegenerative…

A new study highlights the role of circadian rhythm, cortisol regulation, and dopamine signaling in the development of depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. By using detailed genetic analyses at the exon level, researchers uncovered common…

An international study led by Helmholtz Munich and Forschungszentrum Jülich has identified genetic factors that influence the shape of subcortical brain regions – advancing beyond previous research that focused primarily on brain volume. The findings…

A new international study led by Helmholtz Munich and the University of Rostock reveals that emissions from modern gasoline cars – despite meeting the currently strictest European emission standards EURO 6d – can become significantly more harmful…

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, HistoGPT, is set to transform the field of dermatopathology by automating the process of generating high-quality pathology reports from histology images. Developed by a multidisciplinary team led by Helmholtz…

Researchers from the Institute of Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of Helmholtz Munich at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, the University Hospital of Tübingen, the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), as well as the…

A study led by Dr. Caspar Ohnmacht from the Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM) and Prof. Dietmar Zehn from the Technical University of Munich has provided new insights into how gut bacteria – collectively known as the microbiome – shape the…

A new study, led by Prof. Eleftheria Zeggini, Director of the Institute of Translational Genomics at Helmholtz Munich, and Prof. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, Director of the Institute of Diabetes Research at Helmholtz Munich, has revealed a significant…

In a new study, researchers at Helmholtz Munich, in collaboration with the Helmholtz Protein Expression and Purification Platform (PEPP), have developed a CRISPR-based technology that activates genes without using DNA or viruses. This method offers a…

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How to Harness Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Dr. Steffen Schneider explains the opportunities that AI technologies like machine learning offer – especially when this know-how is taught as early as school. For example, AI can help…

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Stem cells are transforming the way we think about treating disease, repairing damaged tissues, and even regenerating entire organs. As a cornerstone of regenerative medicine, they offer hope for conditions previously thought untreatable. In their…

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The integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into scientific workflows is growing. Diverse groups of scientists reflect and engaged in debate on the question „How should the advent of large language models affect the practice of science?”

Machine Learning Algorithms

The project FUTURE-AI aims to bridge the gap between AI research and clinical adoption in healthcare. It provides guidelines for developing trustworthy AI tools, built on six guiding principles and 30 best practices.

Professors Stephan Herzig and Alexander Bartelt take a closer look at chronic intermittent fasting: What role does age play, and how do targeted fasting periods impact the long-term maturation and function of β-cells?

Dr. Alexandra Schneider

Interview with Dr. Alexandra Schneider about the effects of extreme weather conditions on cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes.

Dr. med. habil. Katharina Lechner, Medical Lead of the KORA Digital-Fit Intervention Study, Helmholtz Munich

Katharina Lechner's goal is to help people age healthily. That's why she focuses on personalized prevention strategies. Find here how she plans to implement these and make them accessible to everyone.

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In a novel international study, researchers have created the Human Neural Organoid Cell Atlas (HNOCA). This atlas integrates 1.7 million single-cell transcriptomic profiles, offering a powerful tool for studying brain development, disease mechanisms,…

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Prof. Zeynep Akata is selected as one of the leading "Top 40 Under 40". Read her compelling interview!

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Prof. Stefan Bauer advocates for the democratization and transparency of machine learning research. Read more in this Interview with the AI-expert and Senior PI.

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Interview with Prof. Matthias Tschöp about health research and prevention with cutting-edge tools.

Five prestigious Starting Grants from the European Research Council have been granted to researchers with Helmholtz Munich as the host institution. The funding will enable scientists at Helmholtz Munich to advance innovative projects across various…

In this interview, Dr. Vincent Fortuin explains their new approach for reliable AI.

High-Salt Diet

Knowledge bites about the impact of high-salt diet on allergic asthma and the driving force of these new insights on personalized medicin. Learn about the latest findings in an interview with Prof. Francesca Alessandrini.

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Michael Sattler

Prof. Michael Sattler on exploring the impact of understanding molecular disease mechanisms and advancing personalized therapies.

Prof. Dr. Annette Peters

Interview with Prof. Annette Peters about how to protect yourself better against heat.

Prof. Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann

Interview with Prof. Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann about healthcare and resilience to heat and other effects of climate change.

Eric Schulz

An Interview with Dr. Eric Schulz about Foundation Models and Machine Psychology.

Prof. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler

Prof. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler about her contribution to novel therapies for type 1 diabetes.

Prof. Önder Yildirim

Interview with Prof. Önder Yildirim about nutrition and COPD.

Prof. Markus Diefenbacher

An interview with Prof. Markus Diefenbacher, new Principal Investigator (PI) at the Helmholtz Munich Institute for Lung Health and Immunity

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Prof. Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann explains how climate change affects our health. The environmental medicine specialist focuses on the prevention of allergic diseases such as hay fever and neurodermatitis.

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An interview with Prof. Fabian Theis, Head of the Computational Health Center, and Prof. Bjoern Eskofier, Group Leader for Translational Digital Health. The researchers hosted the first Munich Health Foundation Model Symposium on April 10, 2024, at…

Prof. Stephan Herzig

Prof. Stephan Herzig explains why intermittent fasting with conscious breaks of eating helps to bring the metabolism into harmony with the body's internal rhythm and thus improve health and prevent diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases,…

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Prof. Magdalena Götz about the fascinating research on reprogramming glia cells and cell replacement therapy in the field of brain injuries

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Prof. Eleftheria Zeggini about equity, diversity and inclusion in science

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How do ageing and environmental stress promote chronic inflammatory diseases? Maja Funk, new PI at the Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI) at Helmholtz Munich is getting to the bottom of this question. Together with her team, she investigates…

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Prof. Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla about empowering a team and her enthusiasm for epigenetics.

Siegfried Ussar

Dr. Siegfrid Ussar, Head of the new research unit “Adipocytes & Metabolism” at Helmholtz Munich, is researching ways to decouple obesity and its metabolic complications. This is particularly important given the significant health problems caused by…

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Prof. Matthias Tschöp explains why multi-receptor drugs are game changers in treating obesity and preventing diabetes effectively and safely – and why they are not a “miracle treatment” for a dream body. This year, he received the Banting Medal for…

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