Portrait of Dr. Michael Frieser

Michael Frieser Appointed Administrative Vice President of the Helmholtz Association

As of July 1, Dr. Michael Frieser will take on the role of Administrative Vice-President of the Helmholtz Association. Together with Diana Stiller – also Administrative Vice-President – from Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, he will represent the…

Portrait of Prof. Heiko Lickert

Awards & Grants, Diabetes, IDR,

Heiko Lickert Receives ERC Proof of Concept Grant for Diabetes Research

Prof. Heiko Lickert has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). The funding is intended to advance a novel regenerative therapeutic approach for type 2 diabetes from basic research into clinical…

Adipocytes, also known as lipocytes and fat cells, are the cells that primarily compose adipose tissue, close-up view of cells.

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Myoglobin Identified as a Key Regulator of the Body’s Energy-Burning Fat

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich have discovered that myoglobin, a protein traditionally associated with oxygen storage in muscle, also plays an essential role in thermogenic fat. Led by PD Dr. John Heiker and Christian Strehlau from the Helmholtz…

Science as Art

Events, Public Engagement, Stem Cells, IES,

“In Formation”: Helmholtz Munich Brings Science as Art to Muffatwerk

From 5 to 8 July 2026, Munich’s Muffatwerk will become a unique space where the worlds of scientific research and artistic creation converge. The exhibition “In Formation” brings together four international artists – Anna Dumitriu, Solveig Lill,…

Collage: Die Gewinnerinnen des Posterpreises beim LRF 2026

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Three HI-MAG Doctoral Researchers won Research Prizes at the 19th Leipzig Research Festival

Doctoral Researchers Asma Saidi, Helen Broghammer and Bárbara Dumrauf won Research Prizes in different categories at the 19th Leipzig Research Festival of Life Sciences. The festival took place on June 18th, 2026 at the Max-Bürger-Forschungszentrum…

Antje Körner Portait standing in nature

Awards & Grants, Diabetes, HI-MAG,

Antje Körner Receives Prestigious International Award for Research on Childhood Obesity

A major international distinction for Leipzig-based obesity research: Prof. Antje Körner has been awarded the Willendorf Award by the World Obesity Federation.