Biochemistry Center Cologne

The Center for Biochemistry of the Medical Faculty of Cologne University. We do research into the biology underlying disease. Now @

[Walczak Lab @Walczak_Lab]

Promising new treatment approach for severe COVID-19! Clinical trial with Fas ligand blocker shows faster recovery & reduced mortality. Approach targets immune overreaction, potentially effective against future viruses too. #COVID19 #Science #PublicHealth
https://t.co/uPC967yxNJ

[Biochemistry Center Cologne @BCCologne]

@UniCologne @KnorrLab @aland_lab @AgudoCanalejo @XiaofengFangLab Congratulations, Roland & team!

[Universität zu Köln @UniCologne]

💧✂️Liquid droplets cut membranes without protein scissors🌱
A study led by @knorrlab and team shows that tiny liquid droplets, known as biomolecular condensates, cut membranes of plant cells without the need for specialized protein✂️
Read more 🔗 https://t.co/J4F9NDKNg0

[Nik Sergejevs @NickoSunway123]

Excited to share my first, first-author manuscript on the role of Signal Peptide Peptidase in membrane protein quality control. Massive thanks to our collaborators, @Marius_Lemberg @donem_avci @RobinCorey1 and postdoc @MichaelvdWeijer @Dunn_School

https://t.co/5sTmW6HmqU

[Walczak Lab @Walczak_Lab]

Very excited about our recent publication in Cell Death & Differentiation @SpringerNature
Many thanks to all contributors and the great collaboration! #ucl #UniCologne #NDMC #UniStuttgart #IISAragón
https://t.co/vbGZuak8qM

[Biochemistry Center Cologne @BCCologne]

We are thrilled to welcome our new colleague Roland Knorr with his team @KnorrLab who just was appointed as W2 professor @BCCologne @UniCologne @UKKoeln We are looking forward to exciting research on phase separation & shaping of biological membranes https://t.co/ASrUJfmoz4

[Nieves Peltzer @PeltzerNieves]

Excited to share the first article from my lab on treatment options for #SCLC! Great job from Lucas and all lab members!!! Amazing collaborative work!
#Vichem, #MartinSos, @braegelmannlab, @WalczakLab, @LiccardiLab , @JoanMonte , @sfb1399 @UKKoeln

https://t.co/7B8uXWF0ul

[Gianmaria Liccardi @Giammy_L]

Incredibly proud of our first paper in @cddpress on pMLKL-s345 . Congrats @c_kelep for driving this project. BIG Thank you to all our collaborators @ale_annibaldi81 @Linkermann_Lab @Walczak_Lab @PardoGalvez_Lab for your incredible support and input. https://t.co/DwjxyeCIId

[GBM e.V. @GBM_eV]

📢Time to voice our concerns about the #WissZeitVG once again!
➡️17 scientific societies, which together represent more than 55,000 scientists, are speaking out!
👉Please share our initiative!
🔁Please RT

[Biochemistry Center Cologne @BCCologne]

Exciting study by the Schiavinato & Paulsson lab @BCCologne @DFG_FOR2722 @UKKoeln revealing that #ANTXR1 deficiency triggers premature #aging linked to nuclear and actin abnormalities https://t.co/TzDg0fz3Vq

[Hirotsugu Oda @HirotsuguOda215]

Excited to share the first publication from Oda lab in @NatImmunol !! We describe human SHARPIN deficiency as a novel member of 'inborn errors of cell death'. A great collaboration with Dan Kastner, @Bee191961, and @NajouaLalaoui.
https://t.co/XKqWfzvpRY

[Biochemistry Center Cologne @BCCologne]

Important study by the Walczak lab and collaborators identifying FasL as a crucial host factor in the immuno-pathology underlying COVID-19 https://t.co/Yox6rEvzs0

[The Langer Lab @langer_lab]

🚨🚨Free spots available / Please RT!🚨🚨
Thrilled to announce that our PhD students are organizing #MITOchats Symposium on June 4th in Cologne! Do not miss this wonderful event!!
Register HERE👉👉👉https://t.co/3KN8cGixqN
#mitochondria #metabolism #cellbiology
@MPIAGE @CECAD_

[Biochemistry Center Cologne @BCCologne]

Interesting TV documentary @DasErste about our former student @BCCologne @CECAD_ @UniCologne, Louisa Grauvogel, who, after combining both world-class athletics and biochemistry, now pursued a career in science @Harvard. Good luck, Louisa!
https://t.co/zzh0zjccbt

[Universität zu Köln @UniCologne]

🔬🧬 Cologne researchers @lemberg_lab @BCCologne @CECAD_ have discovered a new regulatory mechanism that keeps the immune system in check! The intramembrane protease RHBDL4 prevents the immune system from overreacting.
Read more 👇
https://t.co/V0uWBzPrLJ

[Biochemistry Center Cologne @BCCologne]

Discovery of dual-active ethionamide boosters inhibiting the Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESX-1 secretion system: Cell Chemical Biology https://t.co/ViBvEaV0gd

[Biochemistry Center Cologne @BCCologne]

Single-cell analysis of memory B cells from top neutralizers reveals multiple sites of vulnerability within HCMV Trimer and Pentamer. One more from Florian Klein @UKKoeln et al. with the Koch team @BCCologne https://t.co/u7H9VCd01C

[Biochemistry Center Cologne @BCCologne]

Enhanced SARS-CoV-2 humoral immunity following breakthrough infection builds upon the preexisting memory B cell pool. Congratulation to Florian Klein @UKKoeln and team with help from Manuel Koch @BCCologne @UKKoeln https://t.co/knaNuwcgZo

[Biochemistry Center Cologne @BCCologne]

The linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC) is required for RIG-I sensing of RNA viruses. Congratulations to Brian Ferguson, Henning Walczak, and teams https://t.co/fO7pH5Q8Tb

[Biochemistry Center Cologne @BCCologne]

"Unravelling endoplasmic reticulum complexity with novel systematic approaches" Seminar by Emma Fenech (Weizmann Institute of Science) coming Monday, December 11th at 3:00 pm, CECAD lecture hall. See you there!