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/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/3lxhhx2zqfk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3lweamy5xts2iGreat honor to be nominated as one of the top 10 Falling Walls Foundation Science Breakthroughs of the Year 2025 in the Life Sciences. A big thank you to @ovarylab.bsky.social & @tabeamarx.bsky.social for their outstanding contributions, & to everyone else who helped move this project forward. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2025 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lweamy5xts2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3lwbvndh77s27Our fantastic technician Kevin marked his 30th birthday 🎉 and of course, the traditional German „fegen“ (sweeping) ritual was part of the celebration. Cheered on by colleagues, he handled it with humor and a great attitude. Welcome to your thirties, Kevin! 🧹🎂🥳13 Aug 2025 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwbvndh77s27https://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3lua45w25q22cThis week, Melina gave the Theodor Boveri Award Lecture at the University of Würzburg - the university’s highest honor in #lifesciences. This lecture recognizes outstanding scientists whose work continues Theodor Boveri’s pioneering legacy. Congratulations to Melina for this well-deserved honor! 🎉18 Jul 2025 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lua45w25q22chttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3ltyeaevrwk2oOur PostDoc @debojitsaha.bsky.social recently attended a @cshlcourses.bsky.social & came back with new techniques and stunning images. This mouse E9.5 embryo, labeled with Raldh2 (red), Fgf8 (green), Msx1 (magenta), DAPI (blue) is just one example. #Fluorescence revealing the magic of development!✨15 Jul 2025 07:16 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltyeaevrwk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3lsducdxzas2lWhat an inspiring #NachtdesWissens @ndw-goe.bsky.social in Göttingen! Thanks to our amazing team, who made our research on oocytes 🥚 fun and accessible for everyone. Great to see so many #curiousminds exploring our science up close and joining in creative activities! 🖍️🧑‍🔬24 Jun 2025 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsducdxzas2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3lri3gau3sc2yGreat to be part of this year's #NachtdesWissens in Göttingen 🎉! Come visit us to explore oocyte research, try your hand at creative activities, and experience #science up close 🔬🧬 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jun 2025 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lri3gau3sc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3lq7m2yb7qc23It was great having Mariia @schuhlab for her lab rotation within the IMPRS Molecular Biology Master Program. She presented her project, supervised by @ninaschweizer.bsky.social, in our large seminar room. Congratulations on sucessfully finishing - well done! 🎉 #researchtogether #posterpresentation28 May 2025 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq7m2yb7qc23https://bsky.app/profile/schuhlab.bsky.social/post/3lpltmnvaj223We had the pleasure of welcoming RTG2756 PhD students from @unigoettingen.bsky.social to our lab for a hands-on methods course. Great vibes, curious minds, and lots of good science – we truly enjoyed having you with us! 🧪🔬 #PhDLife #ScienceTogether www.uni-goettingen.de/rtg275620 May 2025 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:glutqc2dxonksuggslgsobvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpltmnvaj223