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Einstein Professor Kallol Ray and Einstein Visiting Fellow Wonwoo Nam will bring together international coordination chemistry researchers in Berlin-Adlershof from 4 to 6 July. Our Managing Director Thorsten Wilhelmy will deliver the welcome address.

To what extent are results from progression-free survival in cancer trials biased by informative censoring and trial design? As a guest of the Einstein Circle Causal Inference from Observational Health Data, Miquel Serra-Burriel will give a lecture at the BIH in English. Registration (for digital or on-site participation) is required.

AI generated tuft dendrites

New research led by Matthew Larkum, with vital contributions from former Einstein Visiting Fellow Dieter Jaeger, reveals how tuft dendrites in the frontal motor cortex enable flexible learning. Discover this groundbreaking study now published in Science.

Portrait Fatma Deniz

A warm welcome to Prof. Dr. Fatma Deniz! The President of TU Berlin officially took up her position on the Foundation Council of the Einstein Foundation Berlin on 1 April 2026. She succeeds the President of FU Berlin, Prof. Günter M. Ziegler, to whom we extend our heartfelt thanks for his many years of dedication and commitment!

Porträt Tarik Abou-Chadi

Congratulations to Einstein BUA/Oxford Visiting Fellow Tarik Abou-Chadi on his new position! The political scientist from Oxford will establish a new research unit on democracy at the WZB starting in January 2027.

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Detecting and treating disease before symptoms appear: the Einstein Center for Early Disease Interception has officially opened. Backed by six million euros from the Einstein Foundation, the new center brings together leading institutions across Berlin.

Ants push a bolder uphill

The Berlin University Alliance invites you to the conference "Joint Research for Better Futures," (23 to 25 March). The event will foster new interdisciplinary collaborations and explore shared pathways towards a more sustainable future.

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On March 12 at 1 PM, Einstein Professor Malte Spielmann will delve into "The Dark Side of the Genome: Challenges and Opportunities in the Post-Genomic Era". Join him and host Einstein Professor Ludovic Vallier at the BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies.

Brandenburg Gate in the sunlight with AI generated soap bubbles

The Einstein Foundation Berlin warmly congratulates the Berlin University Alliance (BUA) on the extension of its funding for a further seven years under the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the Länder.

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On February 24, 2026, the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the BBAW invites you to a panel discussion moderated by Einstein Professor Gwendolyn Sasse (Director of ZOiS): “The Long Shadow of War: Learning from History for Russia’s War against Ukraine”.

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The Einstein Center for Population Diversity regularly invites the public to a free lecture. Changing speakers offer insights into their research on unequal life courses, ageing societies and social diversity. Further information is available here.

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On 1 January 2026, the Einstein Research Unit “Technologies in Global Health – From Innovation to Users (and Back)” will officially commence. Working in partnership with academic institutions in Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda, researchers will explore how new technologies in the fields of vaccines, antimicrobial resistance, and mental health can be developed, tested, and implemented.