I'm a scientist 👨‍⚕️, author 📕and chair for genome stability in aging and disease at the University of Cologne. https://igsad.dehttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3mfhu2xygnk2w🧬🧬🧬 REGISTRATION JUST OPENED! Make sure you join our DNA REPAIR MEETING 2026 ON PHYSIOLOGICAL CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF GENOME INSTABILITY in Cologne, September 7-9, organized by the German Society for DNA Repair (DGDR) and the @dfg.de Research Unit 5504. https://www.for-5504.com/en/197/Conference-2026.htm22 Feb 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhu2xygnk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3mf2nfqnju22k“One of the Greatest Challenges of Our Time”: Preventing Neurodegeneration | Technology Networks https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/one-of-the-greatest-challenges-of-our-time-preventing-neurodegeneration-40965217 Feb 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2nfqnju22khttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3meornpgv7225🚀Our new preprint:🧠Neuronal 🧬DNA 🧬repair mediates systemic mitochondrial maintenance through acetylcholine signaling. Neuronal repair is sufficient for the overall health amid DNA damage! @cecad.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.11.705232v112 Feb 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3meornpgv7225https://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3menivgohv22pHow Aging clock reveals molecules that protect against neurodegeneration http://healthmedicinet.com/aging-clock-reveals-molecules-that-protect-against-neurodegeneration/12 Feb 2026 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3menivgohv22phttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3mebbgc3t6c2iDo natural substances from blueberries and blue grapes protect nerve cells from aging?A https://www.bionity.com/en/news/1188022/do-natural-substances-from-blueberries-and-blue-grapes-protect-nerve-cells-from-aging.html07 Feb 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebbgc3t6c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3me6dsolgkc2eA clock that measures the aging of nerve cells finds molecules that protect against age-related neurodegeneration | EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/111507506 Feb 2026 07:07 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3me6dsolgkc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3mdxdaxtgl22tEine Alternsuhr der Nervenzellen findet Moleküle, die vor altersbedingter Neurodegeneration schützen www.idw-online.de/-DTSBAA http://www.idw-online.de/-DTSBAA03 Feb 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxdaxtgl22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3mdxbv2ndjs2t🧠⏰our latest paper is out now: how each neuron ages differently allowed us to define in silico screens for new therapeutic molecules that could prevent neurodegeneration @cecad.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social @meyerdh.bsky.social https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-026-01067-503 Feb 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxbv2ndjs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3mbfdxdl7nc2oDie großen Fragen der Wissenschaft | Können wir ewig leben? Im Gespräch geht es um die tiefgreifenden biologischen Mechanismen hinter dem Altern, ethische Grenzen bei der Lebensverlängerung und um sinnvolle Strategien, länger gesund zu leben https://detektor.fm/wissen/die-grossen-fragen-der-wissenschaft-bjoern-schumacher-ewiges-leben/amp01 Jan 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfdxdl7nc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3mbfcya5m7k2wHier der Podcast: mein Gespräch über »Altersuhren«, Fadenwürmer, den Traum von der ewigen Jugend und die richtige Medizin https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q6eyaw86Pyw01 Jan 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfcya5m7k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3mbfcgtllcs2wHeute im @spektrum.de der Wissenschaft: mein Gespräch über »Altersuhren«, Fadenwürmer, den Traum von der ewigen Jugend und die richtige Medizin https://www.spektrum.de/news/longevity-koennen-wir-ewig-leben-bjoern-schumacher/230111001 Jan 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfcgtllcs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3mb2u32mjx22qMerry Christmas 🎄🎁 and happy new year 🎆🎈🎊 with all the best wishes for a great 202628 Dec 2025 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb2u32mjx22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3m7kgdrnzck2m🚀 Now out in print: AGE DECELERATION AND REVERSAL GENE PATTERNS IN DAUER DIAPAUSE. How we can learn from nature of to slow aging and rejuvenate. Big congrats to Khrystyna Totska, João Barata, Walter Sandt, and @meyerdavid.bsky.social! @cecad.bsky.social https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acel.7025309 Dec 2025 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kgdrnzck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3m6ydv2aahc22This was a great start of the @erc.europa.eu Synergy funded @batprotect.bsky.social BATPROTECT workshop @cecad.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social in Cologne [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2025 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ydv2aahc22https://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3m6jdzuyatc2q🔥🔥🔥Now out in print: how do germ cells instruct the soma and how does the soma impact inheritance? Together with Shoma Ishikawa we provide a comprehensive overview of The Somatic Impact on Inheritance and the Germline Control of the Soma - https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-genet-020325-04002226 Nov 2025 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6jdzuyatc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3m4gtqhvxgs2jIt's a great pleasure to introduce the RACE ERA Chair Initiative for Establishing a Research and Innovation Program of Excellence on Ageing and Longevity at the University of Crete with @garinis.bsky.social30 Oct 2025 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gtqhvxgs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3m3x6cceljs2k🧬🧬🧬Targeting Genome Stability to Mitigate Human Aging and Disease - read now our comprehensive review article written with Debbie Toiber how we can target the most fundamental mechanisms of aging and cancer. @annualreviews.bsky.social 🔗 go.shr.lc/3JohYMp https://media.tenor.com/bwwjcgjG0oQAAAAC/dna-deoxyribonucleic-acid.gif?hh=280&ww=49824 Oct 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3x6cceljs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bjornschumacher.bsky.social/post/3m3fgxmhoec2n🚀 🚀 🚀 Our latest paper is out now: Age Deceleration and Reversal Gene Patterns in Dauer Diapause. We can learn from nature how aging of a whole organism with completely differentiated tissues can be slowed and how that organism can be completely rejuvenated. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acel.7025317 Oct 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:xshsb5beu4hkat3rd6kjdabd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3fgxmhoec2n