May 28, 2026
How mitoribosomes choreograph protein synthesis in human mitochondria
A research team led by Peter Rehling and Niels Fischer has shown that mitoribosomes synthesize membrane proteins of the human mitochondria not continuously, but according to a precisely timed sequence, pausing at specific moments to coordinate protein folding and insertion into the inner mitochondrial membrane. The rate of this process depends on the orientation of the protein as it is incorporated into the membrane; that is, depending on whether a specific part of the protein protrudes into the interior of the mitochondria or into the space between the inner and outer mitochondrial membranes, pauses of varying lengths occur during its synthesis. The findings were published in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. See press release MPI-NAT and UMG.
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April 23, 2026
Exploring Science – Zukunftstag 2026
Thanks to “Zukunftstag” an 11-year-old pupil had the unique opportunity to take a look behind the scenes and experience the fascinating world of molecular biology up close. From planning and conducting experiments, she gained an exciting insight into the day-to-day life of a research laboratory.
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March 31, 2026
Albrecht Kossel-Award for Claudia Höbartner
This year’s winner of the Albrecht-Kossel Prize is our SFB member Claudia Höbartner. With the Prize, the GDCh – Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker – honors personalities who have made outstanding contributions to the field of biochemistry. Congratulations!
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March 24, 2026
VAAM PHD Awardness 2026
Christoph Elfmann, member of Jörg Stülke’s research group and funded by SFB1565, was awarded the 2026 VAAM Doctoral Prize for his dissertation titled “Bringing bioinformatics to the bench: SubtiWiki 5.0 and new web tools for research“. Congratulations.
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March 16, 2026
Discover science in a fun way – XLAB and SFB1565 are organizing a special preschool day
The SFB1565 gave the preschoolers from the University Hospital Göttingen’s kindergarten a very special day at the XLAB. There, the children were introduced to the world of science in a playful way and participated with great enthusiasm.
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February 20, 2026
The Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture and the Volkswagen Foundation are funding four cooperation projects with Israel.
Sonja Lorenz is participating with her project “Multidimensional innovation approaches for tapping into allosteric mechanisms in HECT ubiquitin ligases,” which is being carried out in collaboration with Gali Prag, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
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January 26, 2026
Members of the SFB1565 attend the meeting “Wege zum nachhaltigen Labor”
The Green Office of the University of Göttingen hosted a 2-day meeting to discuss strategies for more sustainability in universities and research institutions. Experts and aficionados shared experiences and lessons-learned in applying resource-efficient practices across different fields of science.
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January 1, 2026
Welcome Monika Witzenberger to SFB1565
We are pleased to announce that Monika has joined our SFB as an associate member. With her subproject RNA modification enzymes in gene expression regulation she will support the goals of the SFB and advance its mission. Welcome, Monika.
November 7, 2025
ERC Synergy Grant for Marina Rodnina’s CHAPEROME project
Marina Rodnina, member of our SFB, has received funding of almost €10 million through a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for her CHAPEROME project in collaboration with Judith Frydman (Stanford, USA) and Johannes Buchner (TUM, Munich). The team will investigate how chaperones control protein synthesis on the ribosome and help cells to adapt to stress such as changing physiological conditions. Congratulations!
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November 3, 2025
International Research Talents for the University Medical Center Göttingen
Argyris Papantonis, a member of our SFB, has been appointed as a scout. This enables him to nominate up to three young scientists from abroad for a Humboldt Research Fellowship in order to recruit them for his research at UMG.
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