Joined August 2022
My first bachelor student successfully defended her thesis on Wednesday! An impressive piece of lab work paired with a clear, engaging defence and discussion. Congrats, and welcome to the academic club, Amélie! 🎓👏👩‍🔬
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Sometimes DNA replication hits a 🛑 roadblock. Cells don’t stop; they take clever detours (DNA damage tolerance) 🚗💨 to keep genomes intact. That’s the focus of our new review in @TrendsBiochem : “Just bypass it: mechanisms of DNA damage tolerance” 🔗doi.org/10.1016/j.tibs.2025.…
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Sharing our latest work @UZH_en tracking DNA damage inheritance by Live+QIBC nature.com/articles/s41586-0…. Huge congrats to @APanagopoulos_, M. Stout and all co-authors for this tour de force! Beautifully summarized by @S_J_Aitken and E. Reilly @NatureNV nature.com/articles/d41586-0….
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Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla Awarded the Leibniz-Preis 2025 🎉 👏 The German Research Foundation (#DFG) recognizes the outstanding research of Prof. Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla with Germany’s most prestigious scientific award: the Gottfried Wilhelm #LeibnizPreis. 👉t1p.de/s6uma 💡 The international top scientist from #HelmholtzMunich fundamentally changed our understanding of stem cell biology an early development. With her groundbreaking "cells à la carte" approach, the Mexico-born scientist is pioneering innovative #therapies for diseases like neurodegeneration, brain injuries, and cancer. 👉Discover more in her #interview "Empowering Cells’ and Scientists’ Potential for Cell Therapies": 🔗t1p.de/tex9p Prof. Matthias Tschöp, CEO of Helmholtz Munich, states: 💬 "Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla has fundamentally changed our understanding of early development and epigenetic regulation with her groundbreaking contributions to stem cell biology. Her scientific excellence and innovative thinking have had a profound impact on the field and inspires researchers worldwide. The Leibniz Prize is a well-deserved recognition of her exceptional achievements and lasting influence on biomedicine." 🌟 Why it matters: Her work is not just science - it’s the foundation for future #PersonalizedMedicine and #RegenerativeTherapies. About Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla: ✨Head of the Stem Cell Center (rotating), Helmholtz Munich ✨Director of the Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Munich ✨Director of Biomedicine at @PioneerCampus ✨Professor at @LMU_Muenchen @METorresPadilla @dfg_public @epigeneticsHMGU @MatthiasTschop #Epigenetics #StemCells #Award #Research #ResearchPioneers
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Very happy that we received over 100 applications 😎😀🥳 from artists from over the world for the @FateRepli @MSCActions Network Artist in Residence project replifate.eu/call-for-artist… Stay tuned !!!! exciting times ahead with #science and #art
Happy to launch Artist in Residence Call for @FateRepli -a big project ahead 👇👇 replifate.eu/call-for-artist… Looking for #artists to work with our @MSCActions PhD students across labs in Europe - check the call !! Exciting discoveries on cell fate-stress-transformation-
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Still a few days left for our Artist in Residence applications !!! (see below )
Happy to launch Artist in Residence Call for @FateRepli -a big project ahead 👇👇 replifate.eu/call-for-artist… Looking for #artists to work with our @MSCActions PhD students across labs in Europe - check the call !! Exciting discoveries on cell fate-stress-transformation-
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Only 3 days left to apply! If you are finishing your Master degree this year, you can still join any of the 12 projects in RepliFate. Do not miss the opportunity to join our network. @FateRepli
Recruitment is still open!
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Still time to apply to these 12 exciting PhD projects on replication (stress), cell identity and cancer. Funded by the EU-consortium RepliFate: replifate.eu/how-to-apply/#p…. Spread the word!
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