Illuminating the beginning of life at the Department of Meiosis, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences @mpi-nat.bsky.social. Account managed by Melina and Vanessa @schuhlab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mr2qufpx322pFor over two decades, I have studied how eggs develop & why chromosome errors rise with age. My lab & I have explored ways to reduce these errors. A new portrait in @faznet.bsky.social reflects on this journey from fundamental cell biology to potential applications in reproductive medicine. https://www.faz.net/-3bnd5p?share=Clipboard20 Jul 2026 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2qufpx322phttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mqqufftl5k2uLast week, I had the great honour of being formally admitted as a Fellow of the @royalsociety.org & signing its historic Charter Book. Deeply grateful for this recognition of our work. None of this would've been possible without many wonderful lab members, colleagues & collaborators. ✨16 Jul 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqufftl5k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mox53q7lg22uCongratulations to our Postdoc @palmrinmoy.bsky.social on receiving the Helmholtz Munich Doctoral Researcher Award 2026 for his outstanding PhD research. We are proud to now have you in our Schuh lab. A well-deserved recognition! 🎉🌟 📷credits: @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social23 Jun 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mox53q7lg22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mogftx4trs2dWe are glad to see Ovo Labs receive the Max Planck Society Startup Award today. Ovo Labs was founded to translate human oocyte biology research into therapies to improve IVF outcomes. A short film on the journey from basic research to biotech (German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIr2YI2-RxE16 Jun 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogftx4trs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mo3hh7jgjk2kGreat publication by our former Postdoc Nick (Chun) So, now PI at NIBS. Congratulations to So Lab and the team! 👏🎉 🔗 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867426006379?via%3Dihub12 Jun 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3hh7jgjk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mnwej2w2622rWhat happens inside human egg cells as they age, and why are errors so common? In the new episode “Ach, Mensch!” of detektor.fm (in German), Melina talks about fertility, ageing egg cells, future fertility treatments and the motivation behind her research. https://detektor.fm/wissen/ach-mensch-melina-schuh10 Jun 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwej2w2622rhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mmt62c4ta22fI am deeply honored to have been elected as a Foreign Member of the @royalsociety.org. Very grateful to all members of the lab, past & present. Their curiosity & commitment to science shaped the work in countless ways. It's been a privilege to work with them. https://www.mpinat.mpg.de/5261989/pr_2609?c=445520627 May 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmt62c4ta22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mmgowmkmf222A very special evening at the Rathaus in Schweinfurt, where I officially received the Carus Medal from the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. @leopoldina.org22 May 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgowmkmf222https://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mmdrtpftb22kMany congratulations to our PostDoc @palmrinmoy.bsky.social on receiving the Best Poster Award at the @events.embl.org Practical Course “Ultrastructure Expansion Microscopy: From Cells to Tissue” last month! 🎉👏 A great achievement — very well deserved!21 May 2026 06:23 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmdrtpftb22khttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mldgegmll22fGrateful to receive the Pearse Prize from the @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social. A big thank you to my amazing team and collaborators — this is truly a shared recognition. 🌟 https://www.rms.org.uk/resource/dr-melina-schuh-to-receive-rms-pearse-prize.html08 May 2026 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldgegmll22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mkplsijmv22uFor #FutureDay2026, we welcomed 5th & 6th graders for a hands-on day exploring science up close. They got a first look at lab work, from observing #egg cells under the microscope to pipetting and liquid nitrogen experiments 🔬🥼. A small step into the world of research!30 Apr 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkplsijmv22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mhd6p25tqs2vHonored to receive the Carus Medal from the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Very grateful to my lab and all collaborators - this recognition belongs to all of us. ✨ [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhd6p25tqs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mg7tsc2q6k2sThe German Embryo Protection Act (1990) sets the legal framework for research involving human embryos, adapted long before much of today’s knowledge of human development was available. In a @spiegel.de interview (in German, paywall) Melina discusses its impact on research today.04 Mar 2026 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7tsc2q6k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mfqluxptla2xA warm welcome to Roni, who joined the Schuh lab in December 2025 as a new Postdoc! She completed her PhD in Genetics focusing on the development and aging of #oocytes in C. elegans. Now she‘ll investigate the role of actin in #meiosis. Great to have you with us, Roni 🎉26 Feb 2026 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfqluxptla2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mflrzgytqc2vHuge congratulations to Ovo Labs on receiving the Max Planck Startup Award! 🎉 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Feb 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mflrzgytqc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mf4yqwkzrc22What does it take to translate fertility research into a biotech company? Agata and Melina joined “Holding on to Unicorns and Rainbows” podcast to tell the story of Ovo Labs. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: (Apple Podcasts) https://podcasts.apple.com/mx/podcast/from-science-to-startup-founding-ovo-labs/id1846935043?i=100075000879018 Feb 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf4yqwkzrc22https://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mdmxs7vim226The Schuh lab just got a new postdoc—welcome Venus! 🎉 Venus studied telomere regulation in cancer during her PhD and will now explore telomeres in meiosis. Excited to have you on the team, Venus! ✨30 Jan 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdmxs7vim226https://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mcz5jv3gb22q🚀 Our research on human egg quality and #fertility is making headlines worldwide! 🌍 Thanks to @debojitsaha.bsky.social, our co-authors, clinical collaborators, and the patients who made this study possible - and to Ovo Labs for advancing this work. #IVF #womenshealth22 Jan 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcz5jv3gb22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mccerpivlv22Why do women’s eggs deteriorate as they age? 🥚 The @washingtonpost.com reports on this question and features our study on Shugoshin 1. 📰 https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/01/09/ivf-fertility-aging-eggs/13 Jan 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mccerpivlv22https://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mcbwjw5z2x2xOur work on improving human egg quality was featured in @theguardian.com. We hope this will help to make #IVF more successful and allow more couples to conceive. 💜 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/09/human-eggs-rejuvenated-in-advance-that-could-boost-ivf-success-rates13 Jan 2026 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcbwjw5z2x2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3mc7wfy4jf22tHuman eggs must segregate their chromosomes with exquisite precision — yet errors rise with maternal age, causing miscarriage & infertility. Our new article on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social shows why chromosome cohesion fails in aging eggs & how to improve it. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.08.698387v1.full.pdf (1/10)12 Jan 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7wfy4jf22thttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3manado7r2c2zThe Schuh lab wishes you & your families a #MerryChristmas and a wonderful start to a happy & successful #NewYear2026 🎄✨ This year’s department Christmas card features a microscope image by our PostDoc @kosti-sofroni.bsky.social showing a fetal ovary containing prophase oocytes.23 Dec 2025 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3manado7r2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3ma4gtmcz4222We’re excited to have Qiuyan join the Schuh lab as a postdoctoral researcher 🎉 She earned her PhD in Biological Sciences, with a research focus on understanding early embryonic development. In her new role, she’ll explore germ cell development. Welcome to the team, Qiuyan!16 Dec 2025 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4gtmcz4222https://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3m5gi56qo6k2f🧬Why does female fertility decline with age? And can egg cells be rejuvenated🥚? Find out in a new interview with Melina discussing her research on the biology of aging #oocytes. #WomensHealth 💜 (Article in German) https://ajour.ch/de/story/634998/die-bittere-wahrheit-über-künstliche-befruchtung-ab-40?shareHash=aDWmP12 Nov 2025 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5gi56qo6k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3m2tmkhriyc2o🎉Ovo Labs won the @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social x @nucleate.bsky.social Grand Challenge 2025! Founded by Melina Schuh, Agata Zielinska & Oleksandr Yagensky to improve IVF success rates, Ovo Labs was picked from 450+ biotech companies. Huge congratulations!💜 🔗 https://nucleatehq.medium.com/ovo-labs-awarded-100k-to-advance-groundbreaking-ivf-therapy-in-lilly-grand-challenge-f4eb53365d7710 Oct 2025 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2tmkhriyc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3m2t5fxq6cs2mLast week, we enjoyed wonderful days on our #labretreat at Ringberg Castle by Lake Tegernsee, together with the Rink Lab and Lenart Lab from @mpi-nat.bsky.social. We explored science, hiked, did yoga, played games, and shared lots of laughter. A perfect setting to exchange ideas and connect. 🧠🧘‍♀️🎲10 Oct 2025 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2t5fxq6cs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3m2oojmudkk2pHow do oocytes prepare for life before life begins? 🧬 Our new review in Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology @annualreview explores how oocytes store proteins to support development and fertility. (1/5) 🔗 go.shr.lc/4o9hsk808 Oct 2025 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2oojmudkk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3lyzcooeht22jFeeling excited & grateful 🌟 Honored to receive the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough 2025 (Life Sciences) — for our team’s live ovulation imaging. Thanks to Tabea Lilian Marx, Christopher Thomas & our lab! https://www.mpinat.mpg.de/5118437/pr_2518 #FallingWalls #ScienceSummit25 #ScienceBreakthroughs17 Sep 2025 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyzcooeht22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3lxhhx2zqfk2c🎥 Our research made it into SWR Wissen, with our PhD student @tabeamarx.bsky.social sharing insights. Definitely worth a watch! (Video in German) [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2025 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhhx2zqfk2c