CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies
@cibss
Communicating in the Molecular Language of Life. DFG funded Cluster of Excellence at the University of Freiburg, Germany #LifeSciences #Research #Freiburg Website: Legal Notice:
📣 #JobAlert The @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social of @uni-freiburg.de invites applications for a position as Head of the Life Imaging Center (LIC) – the core facility for light microscopy. ❗ Application Deadline: 6 September, 2026 🔗 kurzlinks.de/2126 #Biology #LightMicroscopy #Imaging
🌱 Plant roots decide which way to grow much earlier than expected. #CIBSS researchers revealed how the SGR9 protein helps young lateral roots sense gravity & set their growth angle at a surprisingly early phase of development. 🔗 kurzlinks.de/yi3a #PlantScience #RootArchitecture
Join us for the next 📢 #CIBSS Seminar! 🗓 21 Jul 2026 | 12:00–13:00 👉 Prof. Dr. Christine Faulkner @pdchristine.bsky.social (John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK @johninnescentre.bsky.social) 📍 BIO II/III, KS 00 009, Schänzlestr. 1 🔗More info: kurzlinks.de/fkvz #Seminar #PlantScience
Join us for a 📢 #CIBSS / @sfb1381.bsky.social Joint Seminar! 🗓 16 Jul 2026 | 11:15–12:15 👉 Prof. Dr. Kathrin Thedieck (University Duisburg-Essen, @unidue.bsky.social) 📍 ZBMZ, Seminar Room 01 006 (first floor), Stefan-Meier-Str. 17 🔗More info: kurzlinks.de/d5v1 #Seminar #MetabolicSignaling
📣 #JobAlert The Faculty of Biology of @uni-freiburg.de invites applications for a Professorship (W3) for Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics. ❗ Application Deadline: 15 August, 2026 🔗 kurzlinks.de/roi8 #Biology #Bioinformatics #MolecularGenetics
Join us for a 📢 #CIBSS / @sfb1381.bsky.social Joint Seminar! 🗓 9 Jul 2026 | 11:15–12:15 👉 Prof. Dr. Kathrin Ulrich @ulrichlab.bsky.social 📍 ZBMZ, Seminar Room 01 006 (first floor), Stefan-Meier-Str. 17 🔗More info: kurzlinks.de/5otk #seminar #redox #redoxbiology
Join us for a 📢 #CIBSS Seminar! 🗓 30 June 2026 | 12:00–13:00 👉 Prof. Dr. Aaron Zorn (@cincychildrens.bsky.social) 📍 GHS 02.008, Medical Clinic, Building C5 (Hugstetter Str. 55) 🔗More info: kurzlinks.de/s5ac #CIBSS #Seminar #StemCells #OrganFormation
📣 #JobAlert The Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of @uni-freiburg.de invites applications for a Professorship (W3) for Theoretical Physics with focus on the physics of living systems. ❗ Application Deadline: 19 July, 2026 🔗https://kurzlinks.de/albi #TheoreticalPhysics #LivingSystems
#JobAlert The @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social of @uni-freiburg.de invites applications for a Professorship (W3) for Plant Biotechnology. ❗Application Deadline: 10 July 2026 🔗https://kurzlinks.de/1iyt #SignalsOfLife #PlantScience #CIBSS
Join us for the next 📢 #CIBSS Seminar! 🗓 3 June 2026 | 13:00–14:00 👉 Dr. Jean Haussen (Karolinska Institutet @ki.se, @scilifelab.se, Stockholm, Sweden) 📍 SR 023, Signalhaus, Schänzlestr. 18 🔗More info: kurzlinks.de/d5v1 #transcriptomics #cancer #immunotherapy
#JobAlert The @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social of @uni-freiburg.de invites applications for a Professorship (W3) for Developmental Biology with a focus on Signalling in Vertebrate Development. ❗Application Deadline: May 15, 2026 🔗 kurzlinks.de/eksd
Join us for a 📢 #CIBSS / @sfb1381.bsky.social Joint Seminar! 🗓 21 Apr 2026 | 12:00–13:00 👉 @nikfortelny.bsky.social (@unisalzburg.bsky.social) 📍 Lecture Hall, Institute of Biology I, Hauptstr. 1 🔗More info: kurzlinks.de/c295 #SynBio #ProteinEngineering #MultiOmics
#TODAY Join us for two joint CIBSS and @dompsfr.bsky.social seminars on 20 April: 1) Prof. Dr. @christatesterink.bsky.social (@w-u-r.bsky.social, Netherlands) | 10:00 - 11:00 2) Prof. Dr. Ronad Pierik (@w-u-r.bsky.social, Netherlands) | 12:00 - 13:00 📍 KHS, Bio II/III (Schänzlestr. 1, Freiburg)
#JobAlert We’re looking for a #ScienceCommunication Officer (parental leave coverage) with creativity, a strong feel for language and media, and curiosity for emerging topics. 🗓️ Apply by 24 April 2026 👉 More info: kurzlinks.de/6qoo Fixed-term until 27 November 2026. #UniversityOfFreiburg
#JobAlert The Faculty of Medicine of the @uni-freiburg.de invites applications for a Full Professorship (W3) for Translational Anatomy. ❗Application Deadline: May 6, 2026 🔗(kurzlinks.de/uqx3) (German) 🔗(kurzlinks.de/nkso) (English)
🌿 GreenLabShare Freiburg New platform for sustainable lab practices at the University of Freiburg: 🔁 Laboratory exchange platform ♻️ Recycling and disposal infos ✅ Tips for everyday lab work 💬 Exchange & community 👉connect, recycle & grow! 🗓️ 24 March 2026 at 10:30 greenlabshare.uni-freiburg.de
🧬 How can lasers help identify immune cells? How do we know if there are changes in DNA? And how can we track proteins inside cells? Recently, 21 motivated students visited CIBSS to explore these questions and experience signalling research hands-on. 🧪🔬 🔗 kurzlinks.de/1rab
#APPLYNOW 📣 The CIBSS Team is hiring! We are looking for someone passionate about helping early-career researchers develop their skills, qualifications and career prospects🧑🏽🔬🧬 ➡️ Coordinator of Early-Career Programs and Diversity Management 🗓️Deadline: Jan 18, 2026 🔗 uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004767/
Join us for a 📢 #CIBSS / SFB 1381 Joint Seminar 🗓 13 Jan 2026 | 12:00–13:00 👉 @jmathony.bsky.social (#uniheidelberg) 🎙 Engineering stimulus-controlled proteins through modular domain recombination 📍 Lecture Hall, Institute of Biology I, Hauptstr. 1 🔗 kurzlinks.de/4mlv #SynBio #ProteinEngineering
🌟 Spotlight on #CIBSS #NextGenSignallingScientists! Christoph Reiter studies mitophagy, the process that keeps mitochondria in balance. He is motivated by his excitement to drive discovery and advance understanding of cellular signalling. 📖 kurzlinks.de/428t #CellBiology #Autophagy #Mitochondria
🌱 Spotlight on #CIBSS #NextGenSignallingScientists! Plant biologist @rimchaudhury15.bsky.social shows how curiosity drives discovery: plants can 'remember' rain, helping them survive flooding and adapt to a changing climate. 📖 Read more: kurzlinks.de/tc7v #PlantBiology #WomenInSTEM #LifeScience
If you are at #CellBio2025, head over NOW to room 108 to hear about CIBSS and the Clusters of Excellence @immunosens.bsky.social and @cecad.bsky.social. We are looking forward to meet you!
Join us for tomorrow´s 📢 CIBSS Seminar Series 🗓 09 Dec 2025 | 12:00–13:00 👩🔬 @julianeg.bsky.social, (@mpi-ie.bsky.social) 🎙 Endogenous retroviruses and mouse developmental malformations 📍 Lecture Hall, Institute of Biology I, Hauptstr. 1 See more: kurzlinks.de/iplv #CIBSS #Science #Immunobiology
#CIBSS brought signalling science to life last month at #ScienceDays2025! Visitors isolated their own cheek-cell DNA🧬, watched zebrafish embryos develop 🔬, and explored plant genetics & symbiosis 🌱 A glimpse into CIBSS research & the “molecular language of life”. 🔗https://kurzlinks.de/r8qr
🧬 Wie steuern Zellen das Leben – und wie verändert CRISPR/Cas die Forschung? Am 19. November 2025 lädt CIBSS Lehrer*innen der Oberstufe zur Fortbildung an die Uni Freiburg ein. 👉 Anmeldung: kurzlinks.de/ds9u #CIBSS #CRISPR #Zellkommunikation #Lehrerfortbildung #Wissenschaft #Freiburg
Join us for a talk by Prof. Jens Stein @unifr.bsky.social to discover how cellular and molecular insights reveal the complexity of immune defense 🧫 CIBSS Seminar | 21 Oct 2025 · 12:00 📍 Lecture Hall, Institute of Biology I 💻 Hybrid event – also via livestream 🔗 kurzlinks.de/r78f
🌿 Join the #CIBSS & dompsfr.bsky.social Joint Seminar! 🧬 Dr. José Estevez estevezjosem.bsky.social (CONICET, Argentina / UNAB-CBV, Chile) on signaling pathways in plant root hair development under stress. 📅 Thu, Oct 09 · 10:15–11:00 📍 Biol. II/III, KS 00.009 🔗 kurzlinks.de/wegb
The Theory of Living Systems Symposium at @uni-freiburg.de's Institute of Physics highlighted cutting-edge research where #physics meets the #LifeSciences. Co-organized by #CIBSS members, it gathered leading theoreticians to discuss physics-driven approaches to understanding living systems.
‘It was an honor to meet Minister Olschowski and share how the vision of CIBSS to decode decision-making in living systems holds great promise for sustainable agriculture and human health.’ - Prof. Jürgen Kleine-Vehn, who together with Prof. Sonja Albers presented our Cluster’s research. 1/5
New leadership for #CIBSS! Welcome Sonja-Verena Albers as new spokesperson & congrats to Claudine Kraft on her confirmation. Together with Jürgen Kleine-Vehn, they’ll lead CIBSS into its #NextChapter – following Wolfgang Driever & Carola Hunte. More info: kurzlinks.de/fkv4