Cluster of ExcellencePhysics of Life
Source: https://physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de/ Parent: https://tu-dresden.de
Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life
The Dynamic Organization of Living Matter
Impact
13 New professors and group leaders for PoL
- 46 % Women
- 70 % International
Bio-Image Analysis
* published by PoL PIs between January 2019 (the start date of PoL) and August 2025
- 10 PoL Programs
- 21 Scientific Events
- 39 Joint PhD Students and Postdocs
- 34 Collaborative Grants
Our purpose
Discover new paradigms for understanding life and deepen our knowledge of living biological matter
We aim to elucidate the laws of physics that underlie the dynamic spatiotemporal organization of life into molecules, cells and tissues. Our focus is to bring fundamental physics to biology for the purpose of understanding and solving biological questions.
Our research is enabled by merging theory and experiment and driven by a sparkling collaborative atmosphere in Dresden between University and non-University research laboratories.
DFG Cluster of Excellence
Physics of Life is one of 57 DFG Clusters of Excellence in Germany
© Campàs Lab – Rana Amini
Our research: vision & mission
We seek to understand living matter as a self-organizing and active form of soft condensed matter
© Friedrich & Kröger groups
The people that make PoL
At PoL we are scientists, technicians, and administrative staff
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News
January 7, 2026
The Mechanical Ratchet: A New Mechanism of Cell Division Uncovered
March 13, 2026
Physics of Life at the DPG Spring Meeting 2026!
February 4, 2026
New insights into the mechanisms of organ growth and repair
January 28, 2026
New perspectives on how physical instabilities drive embryonic development
January 22, 2026
Making human pancreatic acinar cells
Events
Wed, Apr 15, 2026 11:00 am // CRTD | Auditorium left
PoL PhD and Postdoc Seminar \ Today’s speakers: Maria Kharlamova and Georg Csukovich
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 11:00 am // CRTD | Auditorium left
Michael Sixt: Mechanics and energetics of leukocyte migration \ PoL Research Seminar
Wed, May 6, 2026 11:00 am // CRTD | Auditorium left
PoL PhD and Postdoc Seminar \ Today’s speakers: Lara Köhler and Marina Marchenko
Wed, Jun 3, 2026 11:00 am // CRTD | Auditorium left
PoL PhD and Postdoc Seminar \ Today’s speakers: Joana Vidigueira and Beate Knauer
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 11:00 am // CRTD | Auditorium left
PoL PhD and Postdoc Seminar \ Today’s speakers: Francesco Leone and Joachim Rosenberger