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Science Publications RA1 RA3 Fischer-Friedrich Group
February 7, 2024
What regulates basal tension in epithelia? The answer is in the basement!
Novel findings published in PRX Life from the Fischer-Friedrich and Dahmann groups have uncovered a mechanism of basal tension regulation in epithelia.
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Science Publications RA2 RA3 Jahnel Group Brugués Group
February 6, 2024
Making Ends Meet: Researcher find that a protein superglue is crucial for DNA damage repair
A landmark study published in Cell, led by PoL member Alberti and including PoL group leaders Jahnel and Brugués, has revealed that PARP1 proteins form a kind of molecular superglue to hold broken DNA ends together.
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Science Publications RA3 RA4 Friedrich Group
February 1, 2024
Assembling the pieces for building muscles
Researchers from the Friedrich Group published a model for building the muscle structure in PRX Life.
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Events
January 22, 2024
The Saxony Minister of Science Visits PoL
Sebastian Gemkow is introduced to the world of PoL research.
Science Awards Associates and Affiliates
January 15, 2024
2024 SPIE Dennis Gabor Award in Diffractive Optics for Jürgen Czarske
The PoL member Jürgen Czarske is awarded for significant contributions to the development of digital holography, and related techniques for biomedicine, fiber communication, imaging, information processing, and laser metrology.
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Education Events
December 5, 2023
PoL opens up the EUtopia week
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Events
November 30, 2023
A day to bring Machine Learning to Biology data analysis
Symposium brings Dresden and Leipzig researchers together
Education Science Research Groups Events
November 24, 2023
The PoL Day 2023
A day to bring and celebrate the PoL community!
Education Fischer-Friedrich Group
November 9, 2023
Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich
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Science Publications RA1 RA4 RA6 Campàs Group
November 3, 2023
Under Pressure: Seeing the Squeeze in Living Organisms
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Education Adams Group
November 1, 2023
Dr. Ellen Adams as Mentor for Young Female Students
October 23, 2023
Research Group in PoL Aims to Reveal the Energy Map for Life
Science Associates and Affiliates Friedrich Group
September 27, 2023
Two PoL members are in the newly selected DFG research units
How do primary cilia act as signaling hubs to shape healthy tissues? This is what the newly selected DFG research groups aims to to unravel. The two PoL members, Benjamin Friedrich and Anne Grapin-Botton, are part of it.
Science RA1 RA3 RA4 Elias Barriga Group
September 27, 2023
New Research Group at PoL Investigates Collective Cell Migration in Living Tissue
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Education Mateus Group Friedrich Group Fischer-Friedrich Group
September 18, 2023
DIGS-BB Biological Making of Materials Summer School 2023
With the theme “Biological of Making Materials”, the school attracted outstanding Master’s and advanced Bachelor’s students to Dresden.
Publications RA3 Fischer-Friedrich Group
September 15, 2023
Ingenious “Safety Belt” Mechanism Safeguarding Mammalian Cells
A “safety belt” mechanism that protects the structural integrity of mammalian cells was observed by the Fischer-Friedrich group.
Science Awards Associates and Affiliates
September 5, 2023
ERC Grants Conceded to Three PoL Members
Agnes Toth-Petroczy, Alexander von Appen, and Ricard Alert receive funds to launch their own projects.
Society Events
September 4, 2023
Physics of Life joins the Dresden isst Bunt 2023
PoL exposes its internationality and diversity to the local community in the traditional picnic organized by the city of Dresden.
Education Bio-image Analysis Group Events
September 1, 2023
Bio-Image Analysis Symposium
Bio Image Analysis Symposium is hosted in Dresden and brought during a whole week experts on the field to discuss modern results and complex current challenges.
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Education Events
September 1, 2023
Statistical Inference in Physical Biology Workshop with Prof. Dr. Justin Bois, hosted by PoL
A Summer Workshop in Statistics hosted by PoL brought Prof. Dr. Justin Bois from Caltech to Dresden
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Awards Associates and Affiliates Schießel Group
August 15, 2023
PoL members awarded in the ICBP 2023
Prof. Dr. Frank Jülicher received the IUPAP medal for Physics of Life 2023, Dr. Ricard Alert for the IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize, and Manish Yadav for the best poster.
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Science Research Avenues Research Groups Events
July 10, 2023
EMBO Workshop on Physics of Living Systems Unites Global Scientific Community in Dresden
The highly anticipated EMBO Workshop on Physics of Living Systems: From Physical Principles to Biological Function took place from July 3rd to 7th, attracting over 300 scientists from around the world.
Education Society Events
July 3, 2023
Physics of Life Captivates Visitors at Long Night of Science Dresden 2023
On June 30th, 2023, the highly anticipated 20th-anniversary edition of the Long Night of Science unfolded from 17:00 to midnight, captivating an unprecedented number of visitors. This extraordinary event brought together science enthusiasts of all ages, with Physics of Life (PoL) being presented in three different locations: the main campus, the Technische Sammlungen Museum Dresden (TSD), and the Center of Regenerative Therapies (CRTD).
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Science Publications RA2 RA3 Associates and Affiliates
June 22, 2023
Repelling disorder: What makes cholesterol-containing surfaces so repulsive?
Living organisms use powerful physical principles to control interactions at their surfaces. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Leipzig University and TU Dresden have now discovered why cholesterol-containing surfaces can exhibit greatly reduced attachment of proteins and bacteria.