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31.03.2026

Timo Betz awarded Volkswagen Foundation Momentum funding

MBExC member Professor Timo Betz at Göttingen University’s Faculty of Physics has been awarded Momentum funding by the Volkswagen Foundation for his project “From Cells to Smart Gels: Momentum in Motion”. The award is worth just under 950,000 Euros over 4 years with a possible extension of 2 years. It
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31.03.2026

Keratin Cortex Stabilizes Cells and Cell-Cell Contacts at High Strains

Authors Meyer R, Unkelbach U, Jain P, Rölleke U, Schwarz N, Perez-Tirado A, Schepers AV, Geisler C, Janshoff A, Köster S Journal PRX Life Citation PRX Life 4, 013038. Abstract The eukaryotic cytoskeleton consists of three filament types: actin filaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments (IFs). IF proteins are expressed in
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30.03.2026

FRMPD4, a causal gene for intellectual disability and epilepsy, is associated with X-linked non-syndromic hearing loss

Authors Liedtke D, Rak K, Schrode KM, Hehlert P, Chamanrou N, Bengl D, Katana R, Heydaran S, Doll J, Han M, Nanda I, Senthilan PR, Jürgens L, Bieniussa L, Voelker J, Neuner C, Hofrichter MAH, Schröder J, Schellens RTW, de Vrieze E, van Wijk E, Zechner U, Herms S, Hoffmann
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30.03.2026

Fast-scanning small-angle X-ray scattering of hydrated biological cells

Authors Yu B, Sinha M, Da Silva RM, Rölleke U, Burghammer M, Köster S Journal Journal of Synchrotron Radiation Citation J Synchrotron Radiat. 2026 May 1. Abstract Due to their high penetration depth, X-rays enable us to obtain information from the interior of whole unsliced cells. Scanning small-angle X-ray scattering
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28.03.2026

Generation of marmoset monkeys with a non-mosaic disruption of the OTOF gene as a model of human deafness

Authors Kahland T, Lindenwald DL, Jeschke M, Kusch K, Tkachenko Eikel O, Uhl M, Rüger N, Drummer C, Wolf B, Benseler F, Brose N, Behr R, Moser T Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun 17, 3033 (2026). Abstract Disabling hearing impairment is a common human sensory deficit. OTOF is a
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26.03.2026

Dysferlin stabilizes membrane nanodomains of cardiomyocytes after myocardial infarction

Authors Wegener JB, Zühlke Y, Fleischhacker C, Marks J, Foo B, Bader N, Riedemann GC, Wedemeyer J, Vu KC, Vergel Leon AM, Paulke NJ, Kohl T, Urlaub H, Schmidt C, Hasenfuß G, Moser T, Rog-Zielinska EA, Lenz C, Lehnart SE, Brandenburg S Journal Scientific Reports Citation Sci Rep. 2026 Mar
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25.03.2026

lncRNA Glelr modulates microglia inflammatory programs in association with PU.1

Authors Pradhan R, Sakib MS, Kaurani L, Krüger DM, Pena T, Burkhardt S, Schütz AL, Kronenberg-Versteeg D, Delalle I, Sananbenesi F, Fischer A Journal Neurobiology of Disease Citation Neurobiol Dis. 2026 Mar 25;222:107366. Abstract Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as key regulators of brain function, but their contribution to
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24.03.2026

A correlative workflow for synaptic imaging by cryo-electron tomography

Authors Do TT, Siegert A, Domart F, Hahn F, Zeising C, Muth S, Pape C, Kusch K, Dresbach T, Rizzoli SO, Petrovic A, Fernández-Busnadiego R Journal Structure Citation Structure. 2026 Mar 24:S0969-2126(26)00059-6. Abstract Despite decades of intense research, the molecular organization of the synapse is not well understood. To address
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23.03.2026

Persistence of vestibular function in the absence of glutamatergic transmission from hair cells

Authors Mukhopadhyay M, Modgekar R, Yang-Hood A, Ohlemiller KK, Militchin V, Xiao M, Shen Z, Rensing NR, Wong M, Lee SJ, Seal RP, Holt JC, Warchol ME, Maloney SE, Yuede CM, Rutherford MA, Pangrsic T Journal Scientific Reports Citation Sci Rep. 2026 Mar 23. Abstract Quantal synaptic transmission in vestibular
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20.03.2026

Evaluating Vision Foundation Models for Pixel and Object Classification in Microscopy

Authors Teuber C, Archit A, Boothe T, Ditte P, Rink J, Pape C Journal Arxiv Citation arXiv:2603.19802. Abstract Deep learning underlies most modern approaches and tools in computer vision, including biomedical imaging. However, for interactive semantic segmentation (often called pixel classification in this context) and interactive object-level classification (object classification),
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