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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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19.03.2026

Spatial Adaptation of Primate Retinal Ganglion Cells between Artificial and Natural Stimuli

Authors Vystrčilová M, Sridhar S, Burg MF, Khani MH, Karamanlis D, Schreyer HM, Ramakrishna V, Krüppel S, Zapp SJ, Mietsch M, Gollisch T, Ecker AS Journal eNeuro Citation eNeuro. 2026 Mar 19:ENEURO.0060-26.2026. Abstract The retina encodes a broad range of stimuli, adapting its computations to features like brightness, contrast, and
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Prof. Dr. Melina Schuh © Irene Böttcher-Gajewski / Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences.

18.03.2026

Leopoldina awards biochemist Melina Schuh the Carus Medal

In order to support couples struggling with infertility, the formation of human germ cells must be precisely understood. Biochemist and MBExC member Melina Schuh studies the development of mammalian egg cells and has discovered why errors can occur during egg cell formation. In recognition of this work, the German National
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18.03.2026

Revisiting foundation models for cell instance segmentation

Authors Archit A, Pape C Journal Arxiv Citation arXiv:2603.17845. Abstract Cell segmentation is a fundamental task in microscopy image analysis. Several foundation models for cell segmentation have been introduced, virtually all of them are extensions of Segment Anything Model (SAM), improving it for microscopy data. Recently, SAM2 and SAM3 have
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17.03.2026

Myosin II-driven contractions of supporting cap cells promote sensory adaptation of Drosophila proprioceptors

Authors Guan C, Nishi K, Kreis CT, Bäumchen O, Göpfert MC, Schmidt CF Journal Current Biology Citation Curr Biol. 2026 Mar 17:S0960-9822(26)00223-X. Abstract Mechanoreceptors can be motile and actively amplify their mechanical input.1,2,3,4 We here found that the responses of mechanoreceptor cells can also be shaped actively by contractile supporting
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17.03.2026

Early demyelination by off-target complement injury in a mouse model of neuromyelitis optica

Authors Kenet S, Herwerth M, Askari S, Eichenseer K, Dornmair K, Qin X, Stadelmann C, Bennett JL, Hemmer B, Misgeld T Journal BioRxiv Citation bioRxiv 2026.03.13.711636. Abstract Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an autoimmune CNS disease characterized by serum antibodies targeting astrocytes for complement-mediated lysis. NMOSD lesions show not
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Prof. Dr. Rubèn Fernández-Busnadiego, leader of the working group “Structural Cell Biology” at the Department of Neuropathology at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), and Dr. Kenneth Ehses, postdoc at the Institute for Neuropathologyat UMG and member of the Hertha Sponer College (from left to right). Photos: mbexc/swen pförtner

16.03.2026

High-resolution electron microscopy sheds light into the cellular responses to stress

An international team led by researchers from the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) has used advanced electron microscopy technologies to capture key cellular mechanisms of stress resistance with near-atomic precision. They were able to show that the protein mHsp60, which helps other proteins to adopt their functional form, remodels its
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